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Frank Gasperik

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Frank Gasperik
BornNovember 5, 1942
United States
DiedMay 3, 2007(2007-05-03) (aged 64)
United States
OccupationAuthor, writer, songwriter, filk singer
GenreScience fiction

Frank Gasperik (November 5, 1942 – May 3, 2007) was an author, writer, songwriter and filk singer.

Frank appeared as a character in several science fiction novels including Lucifer's Hammer (as Mark Czescu), Footfall (as Harry Reddington aka Hairy Red)[1] and Fallen Angels, all by the writing team of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle. He maintained a close friendship with Niven and Pournelle throughout their careers, serving as Pournelle's editorial assistant on his Byte column.[2] He also co-wrote a story, "Janesfort War", with Leslie Fish that was published in Pournelle's War World collection, CoDominium: Revolt on War World.

References

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  1. ^ Jerry Pournelle. "Chaos Manor Mail". Retrieved 2007-08-24.
  2. ^ Jerry Pournelle. "Computing at Chaos Manor". Retrieved 2007-08-24.
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