Shadow on the Sun
Richard MathesonPublished1994
Pages177
Formatpaperback
PublisherBerkley Publishing Gruop
Synopsis
Young Indian agent Billjohn Finley has forged an uneasy truce between the U.S. Government and an Apache tribe. When two white men turn up dead, the angry townsfolk of Picture City think the Apache have broken the treaty--but Finley knows better. He is in for a shock when he discovers the real killer, however.
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About Richard Matheson
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Richard Matheson
1926–2013
Richard Matheson was born in Allendale, New Jersey, the son of Norwegian immigrant parents. He was raised in Brooklyn and started writing at age eight. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School in 1943. He served as an infantry soldier in World War II. He earned his bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri in 1949. His first short story, "Born of Man and Woman," appeared in the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in 1950. Between 1950 and 1971, he wrote dozens of stories, frequently blending elements of science fiction, horror and fantasy. In 1951 he moved to California and became a screenwriter, writing episodes for The Twilight Zone, Lawman, and Star Trek, and screenplays for horror movies such as The Devil Rides Out and Steven Spielberg's Duel. During the 1950s he published a handful of Western stories. His autobiographical war novel The Beardless Warriors was published in 1960.
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