Well, I don't know if Les Solomon and Lester del Rey were the same person,
but Lester del Rey was a giant in the field of sci-fi, and a great friend
of Isaac Asimov, Gerald Abromowitz, and the rest of the New York crowd
from the 1950's onwards.
Peace... Sridhar
On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Zane H. Healy wrote:
> Well, "Del Rey" was the imprint that Ballantine Books sold Sci-Fi/Fantasy
> under starting in 1977 (this included Star Wars, as I recall). It looks
> like it now belongs to Random House. From their website (couldn't totally
> remember the Ballantine name so had to look it up), "It was begun by
> editor Judy-Lynn del Rey with editoria assistance of her husband, author and
> editor Lester del Rey". Are they the same person?
>
> Zane
>
> > I noticed on the page he also wrote under the psuedonym of Lester Del Rey.
> > For some reason that tweaks my old sci-fi memory, but can't identify it.
> > As well as his impressive contribution to electronics did he also write sci-fi ?
> >
> > Lawrence
> >
> > >
> > > I saw this in comp.os.cpm, but didn't see it here, so for those who don't
> > > read that group, Les Solomon passed away this weekend at the age of 80.
> > >
> > > More details from Stan Veit on http://www.imsai.net/ ...
> > >
> > > I did not know Les, but he definitely led an interesting life, and I know he was
> > > well-respected and cared about ...
> > >
> > > :-(
> > >
> > > Rich B.
> > >
> > >
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Received on Mon Oct 21 2002 - 21:55:04 BST