![]() ![]() In 1999, he won the Nonfiction Hugo for The Dreams Our Stuff Is Made Of. In the 1980s, he made a switch to horror fiction with The Businessman, The M.D., The Priest and The Sub. Dick, Harlan Ellison, Broian Aldiss and Frank Herbert, among others. He soon became known as part of the New Wave of sci-fi writers that included Philip K. His last book, The Word of God, will be published posthumously by Tachyon Publications this summer.ĭisch was born in Des Moines, Iowa and began publishing in science-fiction magazines in the 1960s. He also wrote the first novel based on the cult-favorite 1960s sci-fi television series The Prisoner. In addition to his foray into kid lit, Disch leaves behind a body of sci-fi work that includes the critically acclaimed novels The Genocides (1965), Camp Concentration (1968) and 334 (1972). ![]() Internet reports say the Hugo Award-winning scribe committed suicide at his New York apartment on July 4. Science-fiction fans are mourning the passing of author Thomas M Disch, whose children’s book The Brave Little Toaster was made into a popular animated series by Disney. ![]()
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