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Fergus (also
Feargus)
Gwynplaine MacIntyre is a Scottish-born journalist, novelist, poet and illustrator, who now resides in
Wales and
New York City. MacIntyre's writings include the science-fiction novel
The Woman Between the Worlds and his anthology of verse and humor pieces
MacIntyre's Improbable Bestiary. As an uncredited “ghost” author, MacIntyre is known to have written or co-written several other books, including at least one novel in the
Tom Swift IV series,
The DNA Disaster, published as by
Victor Appleton (a house pseudonym) but with MacIntyre's name on the acknowledgments page.
Although MacIntyre has professionally published many works of non-fiction and literature, he's best known as an author of genre fiction: specifically, science fiction, fantasy, horror and mystery stories. His short stories have been published in
Weird Tales,
Analog,
Asimov's Science Fiction,
Amazing Stories,
Absolute Magnitude,
Interzone, the
Strand Magazine and numerous anthologies, including
Terry Carr's
Best Science Fiction of the Year #10,
Michael Reaves's and
John Pelan's mystery/horror anthology
Shadows Over Baker Street,
James Robert Smith's and
Stephen Mark Rainey's horror anthology
Evermore, and
Stephen Jones's
The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror.
In addition to publishing science fiction in
Analog, MacIntyre has also contributed to that magazine as an artist, illustrating his own stories and some by
Ron Goulart.
A characteristic of MacIntyre's writing (both fiction and non-fiction) is his penchant for coining new words and resurrecting obscure words. Language authority
William Safire has acknowledged MacIntyre's neologisms.
From October 2002 through November 2005, MacIntyre was a regular contributor to the “Big Town” feature of the
New York Daily News, publishing more than 30 by-lined articles about Broadway musicals, restaurants, songwriters, athletes, and other figures in New York City's history. The May 2, 2007 issue of the
New York Press carried his first by-lined article for that paper.
MacIntyre has written a considerable number of book reviews for
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. In the July 2003 issue of that magazine, MacIntyre mentioned that he's related to the wife of Scottish author
Eric Linklater. This admission is significant, as MacIntyre has stated (in interviews and at science-fiction conventions) that he's estranged from his abusive family and doesn't acknowledge them. He has legally changed his name, officially filing a deed poll: "Fergus MacIntyre" is therefore his legal name but not his birth name. He has acknowledged that he took the name "Gwynplaine" from the protagonist of
The Man Who Laughs, a novel by
Victor Hugo.
As a screenwriter, MacIntyre contributed substantial script material to a 2006 documentary about actress
Theda Bara,
The Woman with the Hungry Eyes: his contributions included the film's title and an interview he'd conducted with author
Fritz Leiber. Contractually prevented from receiving a screenplay by-line, MacIntyre received "special thanks" in the film's credits.
Bibliography
Books
Novels and collections include:
Short stories
Short stories include:
Asimov's Science Fiction:
- "For Cheddar or Worse" (volume 4 number 11, November 1980)
- "Martian Walkabout" (volume 5 number 13, December 1981)
- "Isle Be Seeing You" (volume 6 number 4, April 1982)
Weird Tales:
- "The Ones Who Turn Invisible" (#293, 1988)
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