Thomas Edward Purdom (April 19, 1936 – January 14, 2024) was an American writer best known for science fiction and nonfiction. His story "Fossil Games" was a nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2000. He has also done music criticism since 1988. His works have been translated into German, Chinese, Burmese, Russian, and Czech. He lived in Philadelphia. Purdom died on January 14, 2024, at the age of 87.

Bibliography

Novels

• Five Against Arlane (1967)

• Reduction in Arms (1967)

• The Barons of Behavior (1972)

Short fiction

1. Collections

2. Lovers & Fighters, Starships & Dragons (2014)

3. Stories

Essays and reviews

• Various on Broad Street Reviewhttps://www.broadstreetreview.com/ since 2011

Critical studies and reviews of Purdom's work

1. Romance on four worlds

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1. Notes

References

Further reading

External links

• Tom Purdom on the web

• Tom Purdom, Lover & Fighter by Michael Swanwick