George Turner 1916 — 1997
Australian writer and sf critic Georg Turner died on Sunday, June 8th. He had suffered a massive stroke on June 5th and did not regain consciousness. He was to have been a Guest of Honor at Aussiecon Three, the 1999 Worldcon to be held in Melbourne, Australia.
Turner first became known in the science fiction world for his stern criticism appearing in Science Fiction, Australian Science Fiction Review, SF Commentary, Foundation, and elsewhere.
He started writing science fiction late in his life with the trilogy Beloved Son (1978), Vaneglory (1981), and Yesterday’s Men (1983). In 1987, Turner produced what was probably his finest work at novel length, The Sea and Summer which won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 1988 and was nominated for the Nebula. The novels that followed, Brainchild (1991), The Destiny MakersGenetic Soldier (1994) were some of the finest scienc fiction to come out of Australia.
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