Thomas L. Sherred

Background

Thomas Sherred was born on August 27, 1915 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States.

Education

Thomas attended Wayne State University.

Career

Thomas worked in the auto industry, advancing from tool rooms to technical writing and public relations. Sherred published his only novel, Alien Island, in 1970.

Achievements

• Thomas's novella "E for Effort", about a time viewer, was voted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

Works

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  • First Person, Peculiar (Ballantine Books science fiction) 1972
  • A Century of Great Short Science Fiction Novels 1965
  • Alien Main (Doubleday Science Fiction) 1985
  • Cue for Quiet 2015
  • Future Science Fiction: Mirror, Mirror (Volume 5, No. 2) 1954

Interests

• History, particularly the Roman Empire and American Civil War

Connections

Thomas married a woman named M. L.

Spouse:

M. L.

colleague:

Lloyd Biggie, Jr.