Hugh Zachary (January 12, 1928 – September 5, 2016) was an American

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who has written

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novels under the pseudonyms Zach Hughes and Evan Innes (the latter for the

America 2040 ''America 2040'' (1986-1988) is a science fiction book series by Evan Innes, a pen name for Hugh Zachary. Locked in a fierce struggle with the Soviets and on the brink of nuclear annihilation, the United States sends a courageous group of me ...

series). His other pseudonyms include Peter Kanto and Pablo Kane. He described himself as "the most published, underpaid, and most unknown writer in the U.S." Some of his novels appear to be set in a

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, one where Earth experiences a nuclear apocalypse shortly after launching a

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fleet to settle new worlds among the stars.

Biography

Zachary was born in

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on January 12, 1928. He received his education from the

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. He served in the U.S. Army and worked in broadcast journalism in Florida. Zachary started writing as a full-time occupation along with his wife Elizabeth in 1963.

Works

* ''One Day In Hell'' (1961, Hugh Zachary) Novel Books * ''A Feast Of Fat Things'' (1968) Harris-Wolfe * ''Second Chance'' (1976) Major Books * ''Desert Battle'' (1983) Dell * ''Bitter Victory'' (1983) Dell * ''The Venus Venture'' (1986, Hugh Zachary) Vanguard (

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genre)

Science fiction

Near all of Hugh Zachary's

stories were written under the pseudonym Zach Hughes. The exceptions have the name used listed after the publication date. For example, ''The World where Sex was Born'' was written using the pseudonym, Peter Kanto. * ''The World where Sex was Born'' (1968, Peter Kanto) Ophelia Press OPH-123 * ''Rosy Cheeks'' (1969, Peter Kanto) Bee-Line * ''A Dick for All Seasons'' (1970, Pablo Kane) Ophelia Press OPH-206 * ''Gwen, in Green'' (1974, Hugh Zachary) Fawcett Gold Medal M2982 * ''Seed of the Gods'' (1974) Berkley Medallion * ''Tide'' (1974) Berkley/Putnam * ''The Stork Factor'' (1975) Berkley Medallion * ''The St. Francis Effect'' (1976) Berkley Medallion * ''For Texas and Zed'' (1976) Popular Library * ''Tiger in the Stars'' (1976) Laser Books * ''Pressure Man'' (1980) Signet / New American Library * ''Sundrinker'' (1987) DAW Books * ''Life Force'' (1988) DAW Books * ''The Revenant'' (1988, Hugh Zachary) Onyx / New American Library

Thunderworld science fiction series

* ''The Book of Rack the Healer'' (1973, Zach Hughes) Award Books AN1149 * ''The Legend of Miaree'' (1974) Ballantine Books * ''Killbird'' (1980) Signet / New American Library * ''Thunderworld'' (1982, Zach Hughes) Signet / New American Library * ''Gold Star'' (1983) Signet / New American Library * ''Closed System'' (1986) Signet / New American Library * ''The Dark Side'' (1987) Signet / New American Library * ''Mother Lode'' (1991) DAW Books * ''Deep Freeze'' (1992) DAW Books * ''The Omnificence Factor'' (1994) DAW Books NOTE: The Thunderworld series shares a common history, stellar cartography, and sometimes characters.

America 2040 science fiction series

The

series was written using the pseudonym Evan Innes. * ''America 2040'' (1986) Bantam Books * ''The Golden World'' (1986) Bantam Books * ''The City in the Mist'' (1987) Bantam Books * ''The Return'' (1988) Bantam Books * ''The Star Explorer'' (1988) Bantam Books

Westerns

* ''Dos Caballos'' (1989, Hugh Zachary) M. Evans

Sheriff Jugg Watson western series

* ''Bloodrush'' (1981, Hugh Zachary) Leisure – A string of killings in Earlysberg, a quiet Southern town, seem to suggest ritual voodoo and black magic. * ''Murder In White'' (1981, Hugh Zachary) Leisure

Tusk Smith western series

* ''To Guard the Right'' (1981, Hugh Zachary) Worldwide Library (Raven House) * ''Top Level Death'' (1981, Hugh Zachary) Worldwide Library (Raven House)

The Sierra Leone romance/western series

* ''Flight To Freedom'' (1981, Hugh Zachary) Dell * ''Freedom's Passion'' (1981, Hugh Zachary) Dell * ''Treasure of Hope'' (1982, Hugh Zachary) Dell * ''Freedom's Victory'' (1982, Hugh Zachary) Dell

Romance novels

* ''Love and Battle'' (1980, Hugh & Elizabeth Zachary) Ballantine

Nonfiction

* ''The Beachcomber's Handbook of Seafood Cookery'' (1969, Hugh Zachary) John F. Blair * ''Wild Card Poker'' (1976, Hugh Zachary) Stephen Green Press

References

External links

*
Fantastic Fiction Home

Interview with Hugh and Elizabeth Zachary, March 27, 1998
transcription of an oral history interview from UNCW Archives and Special Collections Online Database {{DEFAULTSORT:Zachary, Hugh 1928 births 2016 deaths 20th-century American novelists American male novelists American science fiction writers 20th-century American male writers