Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
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7 Quotations from Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
| atomic engine n. | 2001 The King Who Wasn’t in Analog Science Fiction & Fact Sept. 15/1 His assortment of knives…made him look equipped for tasks of a highly technological nature such as the overhaul of an atomic engine. |
| Centaurian n. 1 | 1965 Pariah Planet in Worlds of Tomorrow Mar. 137/2 He had been attacked without warning, without provocation, by a drunken Centaurian named Zaque. |
| Galactic n. 1 | 1961 Monument in Analog Science Fact & Fiction June 69/1 ‘And—you say they speak Galactic.’ ‘Speak it rather well, with a kind of provincial accent.’ [Ibid. 153/2] A holiday atmosphere prevailed, the gaily dressed natives laughing and singing around the fires—singing in Galactic, an accomplishment that never ceased to intrigue Dillinger. |
| planet-hop v. | 1959 Hornets’s Nest in Worlds of If Sept. 121/1 The thing has me worried. That’s why I want to hit Pluto Base and planet-hop our way in. Give Earth notice that we’re coming. |
| planet-hopping n. | 1958 Morgan’s Lucky Planet in Imagination Apr. 95/2 The awe-inspiring depths of space did not awe Morgan. He loathed space. He detested planet hopping. He hated space ships. |
| spacegram n. | 2003 Problem of Gourmet Planet in Analog Science Fiction & Fact Nov. 44/1 In the meantime, between feasts—every meal on Easole was a feast—he had the usual humdrum administrative tasks to take care of. He sat scowling at a spacegram he had just received. ‘Damn!’ he muttered, dropped it onto his desk, and then picked it up and read it again. |
| space relay n. | 1958 Orzu Problem in Saturn Science Fiction & Fantasy Mar. 14/2 Then back came the reply from the Director…by high-priority space relay. |