Book Description
George Turner is one of the few Australian writers who can boast an established international readership. Commanding serious attention on the world stage, he is by far the most important science fiction writer Australia has produced. Yet despite the continuing popularity of his work overseas, George Turner's name remains little known in his own country, except among serious science fiction devotees. George Turner died in 1997, at the age of eighty-one, just as Judith Buckrich's manuscript was completed. In this first biography of a complex and difficult man, she explores the many facets of Turner's life and work, illuminating his own character traits through those of the characters he invented and offering acute critical insights.

About the Author
Dr Judith Buckrich is a freelance researcher, writer and editor. She is the author of Melbourne's Grand Boulevard: The Story of St Kilda Road (1996) and The Montefiore Homes (1998).