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Robert Moore Williams

Williams, Robert Moore

June 19, 1907 – May 12, 1977 (aged 69)

Birth place: Farmington, Missouri, USA

195 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
December 1937 65 Short Fiction Beyond That Curtain Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1937
March 1938 26 Short Fiction Flight of the Dawn Star Astounding Science-Fiction, March 1938
June 1938 44 Short Fiction The Man Who Looked Like Steinmetz Thrilling Wonder Stories, June 1938
June 1938 10 Short Fiction The Man Who Ruled the World Amazing Stories, June 1938
August 1938 106 Short Fiction Song of the Shadow Death Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1938
September 1938 140 Short Fiction Robots Return Astounding Science-Fiction, September 1938
February 1939 88 Short Fiction Quest of Zipantoric Dynamic Science Stories, February 1939
March 1939 151 Short Fiction Death Sentence Unknown, March 1939
May 1939 87 Short Fiction The Piping Death Unknown, May 1939
June 1939 76 Short Fiction Lundstret's Invention Amazing Stories, June 1939
June 1939 132 Essay Meet the Authors (Amazing Stories, June 1939): Robert Moore Williams Amazing Stories, June 1939
July 1939 8 Short Fiction Secret of the Pyramid Amazing Stories, July 1939
August 1939 124 Essay The Story Behind the Story: The Warning from the Past Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1939
August 1939 34 Short Fiction The Warning from the Past Thrilling Wonder Stories, August 1939
September 1939 129 Essay Meet the Author: A Self-Portrait (Startling Stories, September 1939) Startling Stories, September 1939
September 1939 112 Short Fiction Rocket Race to Luna Amazing Stories, September 1939
September 1939 16 Short Fiction The Bridge to Earth Startling Stories, September 1939
October 1939 28 Short Fiction Return of Satan Amazing Stories, October 1939
November 1939 116 Short Fiction Missing: Millions in Radium Amazing Stories, November 1939
January 1940 30 Short Fiction Death Over Chicago Fantastic Adventures, January 1940
January 1940 66 Short Fiction The Eternal Light Thrilling Wonder Stories, January 1940
February 1940 28 Short Fiction Rockets over Europe Amazing Stories, February 1940
April 1940 123 Essay The Story Behind the Story: The Tides of Time Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1940
April 1940 12 Short Fiction The Tides of Time Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1940
June 1940 6 Short Fiction Dr. Destiny, Master of the Dead Fantastic Adventures, June 1940
July 1940 130 Short Fiction The Red Death of Mars Astounding Science-Fiction, July 1940
August 1940 33 Short Fiction Quest on Io Planet Stories, Fall 1940
August 1940 6 Short Fiction The Golden Princess Fantastic Adventures, August 1940
September 1940 6 Short Fiction Fifth Column of Mars Amazing Stories, September 1940
October 1940 10 Short Fiction Jongor of Lost Land Fantastic Adventures, October 1940
October 1940 33 Short Fiction One Way Star Ride Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1940
October 1940 10 Short Fiction Raiders Out of Space Amazing Stories, October 1940
December 1940 6 Short Fiction Lord of the Silent Death Comet, December 1940
1941 8 Short Fiction Survivors from 9000 B.C. Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1941
1941 98 Short Fiction The Accidental Murders Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Fall 1941
February 1941 21 Short Fiction Castaway Astounding Science-Fiction, February 1941
March 1941 88 Short Fiction Dark Reality Comet, March 1941
April 1941 109 Short Fiction Who Was Thomas Morrow? Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1941
May 1941 180 Short Fiction Rocky Gordon's Billion-Dollar Trap Amazing Stories, May 1941
June 1941 106 Short Fiction To Fight Another Day Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1941
August 1941 74 Short Fiction Mr. Murchison's Ghost Fantastic Adventures, August 1941
August 1941 86 Short Fiction You Ought to Be Dead Amazing Stories, August 1941
September 1941 107 Short Fiction No Heroes Wanted Startling Stories, September 1941
November 1941 84 Short Fiction Death Desert Amazing Stories, November 1941
December 1941 68 Short Fiction The Reformation of Joseph Reed Fantastic Adventures, December 1941
1942 54 Short Fiction Crime Clean-Up in Center City Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Fall 1942
1942 132 Short Fiction Fate and the Fly Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Fall 1942
1942 100 Short Fiction Planet of Doomed Men Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Summer 1942
1942 264 Essay Scientific Mysteries: Lost Races of America Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1942
1942 262 Essay Scientific Mysteries: The Lost Race of Illinois Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Fall 1942
1942 54 Short Fiction Secret of the Golden Jaguar Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Winter 1942
1942 40 Short Fiction The House of Fire Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Summer 1942
1942 130 Short Fiction The Incredible Slingshot Bombs Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1942
1942 158 Short Fiction The Mystery of Shaft 13 Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Winter 1942
1942 98 Short Fiction Voyage into the Lightning Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Fall 1942
June 1942 26 Short Fiction On Pain of Death Astounding Science-Fiction, June 1942
June 1942 23 Short Fiction The Impossible Invention Astonishing Stories, June 1942
August 1942 134 Short Fiction The Son of Death Fantastic Adventures, August 1942
September 1942 10 Short Fiction Blitz Against Japan Amazing Stories, September 1942
December 1942 22 Short Fiction Johnny Had a Gun Astounding Science-Fiction, December 1942
December 1942 150 Short Fiction Planet of the Gods Amazing Stories, December 1942
1943 96 Short Fiction Jimmy Dolan's Radio Ray Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1943
1943 130 Short Fiction Pacifist of Hell's Island Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1943
1943 98 Short Fiction The Fisherman Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Fall 1943
1943 8 Short Fiction The Lost Warship Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Fall 1943
1943 8 Short Fiction The Machine Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1943
1943 208 Short Fiction The Miracle of Kicker McGuire Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Fall 1943
January 1943 129 Essay Meet the Author: Bob Williams Likes to Read—and Write—Science Fiction Startling Stories, January 1943
January 1943 15 Serial World Beyond the Sky (Complete Novel) Startling Stories, January 1943
November 1943 50 Short Fiction The Man from the Stars Thrilling Wonder Stories, Fall 1943
November 1943 129 Essay The Story Behind the Story: The Man from the Stars Thrilling Wonder Stories, Fall 1943
March 1944 104 Short Fiction Battle Before Dawn Amazing Stories, March 1944
April 1944 12 Short Fiction The Return of Jongor Fantastic Adventures, April 1944
October 1944 162 Short Fiction Martian Adventure Fantastic Adventures, October 1944
January 1945 80 Short Fiction The Observer Fantastic Adventures, January 1945
September 1945 174|174.2 Essay Letter (Amazing Stories, September 1945): He Was a Swell Guy Amazing Stories, September 1945
December 1945 92 Short Fiction The Miracle of Bulldozer Mike Amazing Stories, December 1945
February 1946 54 Short Fiction The Huntress of Akkan Amazing Stories, February 1946
May 1946 92 Short Fiction Bridge of Life Amazing Stories, May 1946
July 1946 156 Short Fiction The Man Next Door Amazing Stories, July 1946
July 1946 8 Short Fiction To Watch by Night Fantastic Adventures, July 1946
November 1946 78 Short Fiction The Counterfeiter Fantastic Adventures, November 1946
1947 76 Short Fiction The Weapon Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1947
January 1947 84 Short Fiction Like Alarm Bells Ringing Amazing Stories, January 1947
March 1947 112 Short Fiction Man of Two Worlds Fantastic Adventures, March 1947
1948 134 Short Fiction Miracle Man Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Summer 1948
1948 80 Short Fiction The Isle of Doom Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Summer 1948
1948 142 Short Fiction The Watching Eyes Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Fall 1948
May 1948 92 Short Fiction The Seekers Startling Stories, May 1948
October 1948 136 Short Fiction The Pruning Man Fantastic Adventures, October 1948
November 1948 71 Short Fiction The Stubborn Men Startling Stories, November 1948
1949 54 Short Fiction Sons of the Prophet Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Winter 1949
1949 128 Short Fiction The Magic of Joe Wilks Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Winter 1949
March 1949 132 Short Fiction Refuge for Tonight Blue Book Magazine, March 1949
March 1949 74 Short Fiction The Sound of Bugles Startling Stories, March 1949
June 1949 70 Short Fiction Land of the Golden Men Amazing Stories, June 1949
September 1949 8 Short Fiction The Girl Who Read Minds Amazing Stories, September 1949
October 1949 154 Essay Letter (Astounding, October 1949): "Project Aphrodite" Was, of Course, an Article in Fiction Form. It Hasn't Happened—Yet. But Russian Review Was an Exact Quotation of an Actual Article. Astounding Science Fiction, October 1949
October 1949 86 Short Fiction The Bees of Death Fantastic Adventures, October 1949
November 1949 109 Short Fiction Homeward Bound Startling Stories, November 1949
December 1949 124 Short Fiction The Elixir of Peace Amazing Stories, December 1949
1950 94 Short Fiction Doom Ship Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Summer 1950
1950 66 Short Fiction The Metal Martyr Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1950
1950 124 Short Fiction Time Tolls for Toro Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1950
1950 116 Short Fiction Where Tall Towers Gleam Fantastic Adventures Quarterly, Winter 1950
1950 60 Short Fiction World Without Men Amazing Stories Quarterly (Reissue), Winter 1950
January 1950 88 Short Fiction The Final Frontier Super Science Stories, January 1950
April 1950 136 Short Fiction Danger Is My Destiny Amazing Stories, April 1950
April 1950 8 Short Fiction When Two Worlds Meet Amazing Stories, April 1950
July 1950 108 Short Fiction To the End of Time Super Science Stories, July 1950
September 1950 94 Short Fiction This Way Out Amazing Stories, September 1950
October 1950 69 Short Fiction The Challenge Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1950
November 1950 106 Short Fiction Road Block Startling Stories, November 1950
November 1950 58 Short Fiction The Soul Makers Super Science Stories, November 1950
November 1950 60 Short Fiction The World of Reluctant Virgins Amazing Stories, November 1950
February 1951 64 Short Fiction Terror Out of Zanadu Amazing Stories, February 1951
March 1951 8 Short Fiction Beyond the Rings of Saturn Amazing Stories, March 1951
April 1951 100 Short Fiction Find Me in Eternity Amazing Stories, April 1951
April 1951 72 Short Fiction The Void Beyond Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1951
May 1951 111 Short Fiction Tame Me This Beast Startling Stories, May 1951
June 1951 88 Short Fiction Three Against the Roum Fantastic Adventures, June 1951
September 1951 52 Short Fiction Mission Accomplished Fantastic Adventures, September 1951
October 1951 89 Short Fiction The Cave Where I Am Hiding Thrilling Wonder Stories, October 1951
December 1951 6 Short Fiction Jongor Fights Back! Fantastic Adventures, December 1951
January 1952 123 Short Fiction Adaptation Fantastic Story Magazine, Winter 1952
May 1952 6 Short Fiction She Knew the Face of Evil Marvel Science Fiction, May 1952
May 1952 92 Short Fiction When the Spoilers Came Planet Stories, May 1952
August 1952 fep Essay Men Behind Amazing Stories: Robert Moore Williams Amazing Stories, August 1952
August 1952 62 Short Fiction The Winged Peril Amazing Stories, August 1952
September 1952 124 Short Fiction Sinister Paradise If, September 1952
September 1952 18 Short Fiction Thompson's Cat Planet Stories, September 1952
February 1953 68 Short Fiction The Night the General Left Us Other Worlds, February 1953
March 1953 90 Short Fiction Publicity Stunt Other Worlds, March 1953
March 1953 70 Short Fiction What Inhabits Me? Planet Stories, March 1953
May 1953 2 Short Fiction Medicine Show Astounding Science Fiction, May 1953
May 1953 127 Short Fiction To the Stars Fantastic Story Magazine, May 1953
September 1953 18 Short Fiction Miss Tweedham's Elogarsn Planet Stories, September 1953
October 1953 78 Short Fiction Battle in the Sky Science Stories, October 1953
October 1953 bep Essay People Who Write Science Stories Science Stories, October 1953
December 1953 46 Short Fiction Aurochs Came Walking The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, December 1953
January 1954 150 Short Fiction Be It Ever Thus Fantastic Universe, January 1954
September 1954 2 Short Fiction The Man Who Unbelieved Amazing Stories, September 1954
December 1954 51 Short Fiction The Spidery Pied Pipers Fantastic, December 1954
February 1955 114 Short Fiction Back Door in the Sky Fantastic Universe, February 1955
June 1955 119 Review The Chaos Fighters Galaxy Science Fiction, June 1955
July 1955 101 Review Conquest of the Space Sea The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1955
September 1955 92 Review Conquest of the Space Sea Galaxy Science Fiction, September 1955
November 1955 149 Review Conquest of the Space Sea Astounding Science Fiction, November 1955
April 1956 64 Short Fiction Sudden Lake Other Worlds Science Stories, April 1956
June 1956 6 Short Fiction The Grove of God Other Worlds Science Stories, June 1956
July 1956 126 Review Conquest of the Space Sea / The Galactic Breed Astounding Science Fiction, July 1956
September 1956 16 Short Fiction Cat Astrophy Other Worlds Science Stories, September 1956
January 1957 102 Short Fiction Last Ship Out Imaginative Tales, January 1957
January 1957 66 Short Fiction Where the High Gods Go Other Worlds Science Stories, January 1957
February 1957 38 Short Fiction The Next Time We Die Amazing Stories, February 1957
March 1957 92 Short Fiction The Drainers Imaginative Tales, March 1957
March 1957 117 Short Fiction The Martian Cats Fantastic Universe, March 1957
April 1957 60 Short Fiction Secret of the Painting Imagination, April 1957
May 1957 6 Short Fiction New Lamps Other Worlds Science Stories, May 1957
May 1957 82 Short Fiction The Man from Space Imaginative Tales, May 1957
July 1957 94 Review Doomsday Eve The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, July 1957
July 1957 32 Short Fiction The De Tatum Effect Flying Saucers from Other Worlds, July 1957
July 1957 60 Short Fiction The Red Rash Deaths Imaginative Tales, July 1957
August 1957 102 Short Fiction Shoot the Works Amazing Stories, August 1957
September 1957 74 Short Fiction Monster in the Night Imaginative Tales, September 1957
October 1957 60 Short Fiction John Holder's Weapon Imagination, October 1957
January 1958 144 Review Doomsday Eve Astounding Science Fiction, January 1958
March 1958 66 Short Fiction The Son of Jalnor Fantastic Universe, March 1958
April 1958 68 Short Fiction I Want to Go Home Super-Science Fiction, April 1958
January 1959 27 Short Fiction The Diamond Images Fantastic Universe, January 1959
March 1959 102 Review The Blue Atom Fantastic Universe, March 1959
March 1959 103 Review The Void Beyond, and Other Stories Fantastic Universe, March 1959
September 1959 148 Review The Void Beyond, and Other Stories / The Blue Atom Astounding Science Fiction, September 1959
September 1960 90 Review To the End of Time If, September 1960
September 1960 90 Review World of the Masterminds If, September 1960
March 1961 160 Review To the End of Time and Other Stories Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, March 1961
March 1961 160 Review To the End of Time and Other Stories / World of the Masterminds Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, March 1961
March 1961 160 Review World of the Masterminds Analog Science Fact -> Fiction, March 1961
February 1962 139 Review The Day They H-Bombed Los Angeles Amazing Stories, February 1962
April 1962 165 Review The Day They H-Bombed Los Angeles Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, April 1962
December 1962 156 Review The Ladder in the Sky / The Darkness Before Tomorrow Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1962
May 1963 127|127.1 Review The Darkness Before Tomorrow Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, May 1963
December 1963 88 Review Envoy to New Worlds / Flight From Yesterday Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1963
December 1963 90 Review The Star Wasps / Warlord of Kor Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, December 1963
November 1964 88 Review The Towers of Toron / The Lunar Eye Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, November 1964
October 1965 112 Short Fiction Short Trip to Nowhere If, October 1965
January 1966 127 Short Fiction The Smallness Beyond Thought If, January 1966
May 1966 53 Short Fiction The Hide Hunters If, May 1966
August 1966 23 Short Fiction Peace Corps If, August 1966
November 1968 54 Essay Letter: Science Fiction Review, November 1968 Science Fiction Review, November 1968
October 1970 32 Essay Letter (Science Fiction Review, October 1970) Science Fiction Review, October 1970
October 1970 32 Review Love Is Forever—We Are for Tonight Science Fiction Review, October 1970
November 1970 48 Essay Letter (Science Fiction Review, November 1970) Science Fiction Review, November 1970
January 1971 56 Essay Letter (Science Fiction Review, January 1971) Science Fiction Review, January 1971
January 2007 162 Review Love is Forever - We Are For Tonight The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, January 2007

54 English-language books

Year Type Title Author(s)
1955 Omnibus Conquest of the Space Sea / The Galactic Breed Robert Moore Williams & Leigh Brackett
1955 Novel The Chaos Fighters Robert Moore Williams
1957 Omnibus Three to Conquer / Doomsday Eve Eric Frank Russell & Robert Moore Williams
1958 Omnibus The Void Beyond, and Other Stories / The Blue Atom Robert Moore Williams
1960 Omnibus To the End of Time and Other Stories / World of the Masterminds Robert Moore Williams
1961 Novel The Day They H-Bombed Los Angeles Robert Moore Williams
1962 Omnibus King of the Fourth Planet / Cosmic Checkmate Robert Moore Williams & Charles V. De Vet & Katherine MacLean
1962 Omnibus The Ladder in the Sky / The Darkness Before Tomorrow Keith Woodcott & Robert Moore Williams
1962 Novel Walk Up the Sky Robert Moore Williams
1963 Omnibus Envoy to New Worlds / Flight from Yesterday Keith Laumer & Robert Moore Williams
1963 Omnibus The Star Wasps / Warlord of Kor Terry Carr & Robert Moore Williams
1964 Omnibus The Towers of Toron / The Lunar Eye Samuel R. Delany & Robert Moore Williams
1965 Novel The Second Atlantis Robert Moore Williams
1967 Novel Vigilante 21st Century Robert Moore Williams
1967 Novel Zanthar of the Many Worlds Robert Moore Williams
1968 Novel The Bell from Infinity Robert Moore Williams
1968 Novel Zanthar at Moon's Madness Robert Moore Williams
1968 Novel Zanthar at the Edge of Never Robert Moore Williams
1969 Novel Zanthar at Trip's End Robert Moore Williams
1970 Novel Beachhead Planet Robert Moore Williams
1970 Novel Jongor Fights Back Robert Moore Williams
1970 Novel Jongor of Lost Land Robert Moore Williams
1970 Nonfiction Love Is Forever—We Are for Tonight Robert Moore Williams
1970 Novel The Return of Jongor Robert Moore Williams
1970 Collection When Two Worlds Meet Robert Moore Williams
1971 Novel Now Comes Tomorrow Robert Moore Williams
1972 Novel Seven Tickets to Hell Robert Moore Williams
2009 Chapbook Be It Ever Thus Robert Moore Williams
2009 Novel Doomsday Eve Robert Moore Williams
2010 Chapbook Planet of the Gods Robert Moore Williams
2010 Chapbook Sinister Paradise Robert Moore Williams
2010 Collection Sinister Paradise and Other Tales from the Pulps Robert Moore Williams
2010 Chapbook The Lost Warship Robert Moore Williams
2010 Chapbook The Next Time We Die Robert Moore Williams
2010 Chapbook Thompson's Cat Robert Moore Williams
2013 Collection Jongor Robert Moore Williams
2013 Omnibus When Two Worlds Meet / The Man Who Had No Brains Robert Moore Williams & Jeff Sutton
2014 Collection Time Tolls for Toro and Other Tales Robert Moore Williams
2015 Anthology Last Call For Doomsday / The Huntress of Akkan Edmond Hamilton & Robert Moore Williams
2015 Chapbook Publicity Stunt Robert Moore Williams
2015 Collection The 22nd Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack Robert Moore Williams
2016 Chapbook New Lamps Robert Moore Williams
2016 Chapbook The Bridge to Earth Robert Moore Williams
2020 Chapbook Quest on Io Robert Moore Williams
2021 Chapbook Dark Reality Robert Moore Williams
2021 Chapbook John Holder's Weapon Robert Moore Williams
2021 Chapbook Lord of the Silent Death Robert Moore Williams
2021 Collection Lord of the Silent Death and Four More Stories Robert Moore Williams
2021 Chapbook Miss Tweedham's Elogarsn Robert Moore Williams
2021 Chapbook Secret of the Painting Robert Moore Williams
2021 Chapbook What Inhabits Me? Robert Moore Williams
2021 Chapbook When the Spoilers Came Robert Moore Williams
2022 Chapbook The Impossible Invention Robert Moore Williams
2025 Chapbook The Incredible Slingshot Bombs Robert Moore Williams

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
2014 Retro Hugo Award Best Short Story Robots Return Nominee
2019 Retro Hugo Award Best Novella The Lost Warship Nominee
2020 Retro Hugo Award Best Novella The Return of Jongor Nominee
2020 Retro Hugo Award Best Novella Star Base X Nominee
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