Born: August 29, 1926 Alton, Illinois
Died: April 29, 1986 La Verne, California
  • Michigan State College, 1944;
  • US Army, 44-46;
  • Washington University, 1949.
  • A professional writer since 1954.

Scortia primarily wrote disaster novels.
Famous for his book - The Glass Inferno which became the movie, The Towering Inferno.

PEN NAMES:

  • Arthur R. Kurz,
  • Gerald MacDow,
  • Scott Nichols
Artery of Fire (1972)
  • Artery of Fire, Thomas N. Scortia, 1972, Popular Library
Blow-Out! (1987)
  • Blow-Out!, Thomas N. Scortia+Frank M. Robinson, 1987, Franklin Watts
  • Blowout!, Thomas N. Scortia+Frank M. Robinson, 1987, Franklin Watts,
  • Blow-Out!, Thomas N. Scortia+Frank M. Robinson, 1988, St. Martin's
  • Blowout!, Thomas N. Scortia+Frank M. Robinson, 1990, Sphere
Earthwreck! (1974)
  • Earthwreck!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1974, Fawcett Gold Medal
The Glass Inferno (1974)
  • The Glass Inferno, Thomas N. Scortia+Frank M. Robinson, 1974, SFBC
The Best of Thomas N. Scortia (1981)
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
Caution! Inflammable! (1975)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
Human-Machines (1975)
  • Human-Machines, Thomas N. Scortia+George Zebrowski, 1975, Vintage
Strange Bed Fellows (1972)
  • Strange Bed Fellows, Thomas N. Scortia, 1972, Random House
Two Views of Wonder (1973)
  • Two Views of Wonder, Thomas N. Scortia+Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 1973, Ballantine
  • Two Views of Wonder, Thomas N. Scortia+Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 1973, Ballantine
Alien Night (1957)
  • Get Out of My Sky, Leo Margulies, 1960, Crest
The Armageddon Tapes - Tape III (1974)
  • Continuum 3, Roger Elwood, 1974, Berkley/Putnam
  • Continuum 3, Roger Elwood, 1974, Putnam
The Armageddon Tapes - Tape II (1974)
  • Continuum 2, Roger Elwood, 1974, Berkley/Putnam
  • Continuum 2, Roger Elwood, 1974, Putnam,
The Armageddon Tapes - Tape IV (1975)
  • Continuum 4, Roger Elwood, 1975, Berkley/Putnam
  • Continuum 4, Roger Elwood, 1975, Putnam,
The Armageddon Tapes - Tape I (1974)
  • Continuum 1, Roger Elwood, 1974, G. P. Putnam's
Blood Brother (1974)
  • Future Kin, Roger Elwood, 1974, Doubleday
  • Reader's Digest Science Fiction Top-Picks, Judith Hatch, 1977, Reader's Digest Services
The Bomb in the Bathtub (1957)
  • Galaxy Science Fiction, Feb 1957, H. L. Gold, 1957, Galaxy Publishing Corporation
  • The Fourth Galaxy Reader, H. L. Gold, 1959, Doubleday
  • The Fourth Galaxy Reader, H. L. Gold, 1960, Pocket Permabook
  • Cosmic Laughter, Joe Haldeman, 1974, Holt Rinehart Winston
  • Cosmic Laughter: Science Fiction for the Fun of It, Joe Haldeman, 1974, Rinehart and Winston
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
Broken Image (1966)
  • Fantastic, November 1966, Sol Cohen, 1966, Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.
  • Against Tomorrow, Robert Hoskins, 1979, Fawcett
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
By the Time I Get to Phoenix (1972)
  • Infinity 4, Robert Hoskins, 1972, Lancer
  • Best Science Fiction for 1973, Forrest J. Ackerman, 1973
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
Caliban (1960)
  • Future Science Fiction, #48, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1960
Cat O' Nine Tales (1957)
  • Future Science Fiction, #33, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1957, Columbia Publications
Caution! Inflammable! (1955)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
The Destroyer (1965)
  • Fantastic, Stories of Imagination, June 1965, Cele Goldsmith^Cele G. Lalli, 1965, Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.
End of the Line (1955)
  • Fantastic, February 1955, Howard Browne, 1955, Ziff-Davis Publishing Co.
Fall Out One (1972)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
Final Exam (1973)
  • The Other Side of Tomorrow, Roger Elwood, 1973, Random House
Flowering Narcissus (1973)
  • Eros in Orbit, Joseph Elder, 1973, Trident
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
Gee, Wurlitzer! It's a Dad! (1971)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
The Goddess of the Cats (1973)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
The Icebox Blonde (1959)
  • Strange Bed Fellows, Thomas N. Scortia, 1972, Random House
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
  • Marriage and the Family Through Science Fiction, Val Clear+Martin H. Greenberg+Joseph D. Olander+Patricia S. Warrick, 1976, St. Martin's
The Isle of Sinbad (8888)
  • The Last Dangerous Visions, Harlan Ellison
John Robert and the Dragon's Egg (1957)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
  • Dragon Tales, Isaac Asimov+Martin H. Greenberg+Charles G. Waugh, 1982, Fawcett
Judas Fish (1970)
  • The Year 2000, Harry Harrison, 1970, Doubleday
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
  • Shape Shifters, Jane Yolen, 1978, Seabury Press
Last Meeting Place (1957)
  • Future Science Fiction, #34, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1957, Columbia Publications, Inc.
The Last War (1975)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
Morality (1969)
  • Fantastic, December 1969, Sol Cohen, 1969, Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
Old, Old Death in New, New Venice (1975)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
One Small Room (1956)
  • Future Science Fiction, #31, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1956, Columbia Publications
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
The Premier's Lady (1975)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
The Prodigy (1954)
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
Sea Change (1956)
  • Astounding Science Fiction, June 1956, John W. Campbell, Jr., 1956
  • Space Opera, Brian W. Aldiss, 1974, Weidenfeld Nicolson
  • Space Opera, Brian W. Aldiss, 1974, Futura
  • Space Opera, Brian W. Aldiss, 1974, Weidenfeld Nicolson
  • Space Opera, Brian W. Aldiss, 1974, Futura
  • Human-Machines, Thomas N. Scortia+George Zebrowski, 1975, Vintage
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
  • SF: Contemporary Mythology, Patricia S. Warrick, 1978
  • Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology, Patricia S. Warrick+Martin H. Greenberg+Joseph D. Olander, 1978, Harper & Row
  • Caught in the Organ Draft: Biology in Science Fiction, Isaac Asimov+Martin H. Greenberg+Charles G. Waugh, 1983, Straus & Giroux
The Shores of Night (1956)
  • Best SF Stories and Novels 1956, T. E. Dikty, 1956
  • Best Science Fiction Stories and Novels: 1956, T. E. Dikty, 1956, Fredrick Fell
  • 6 from Worlds Beyond, T. E. Dikty, 1958, Crest
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
Superiority Complex (1969)
  • Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, December 1969, John W. Campbell, Jr.
Tarrying (1973)
  • Flame Tree Planet: An Anthology of Religious Science-Fantasy, Roger Elwood, 1973, Concordia
Thou Good and Faithful (1973)
  • Two Views of Wonder, Thomas N. Scortia+Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 1973, Ballantine
  • Two Views of Wonder, Thomas N. Scortia+Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 1973, Ballantine Books
  • Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Lester del Rey, 1974, E. P. Dutton
The Tower (1973)
  • Children of Infinity, Roger Elwood, 1973, Franklin Watts
A Walk in the Snow (1957)
  • Science Fiction Quarterly, August 1957, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1957, Columbia Publications, Inc.
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
The Weariest River (1973)
  • Future City, Roger Elwood, 1973, Trident
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
  • Visions of Tomorrow, Roger Elwood, 1976, Pocket
  • Bio-Futures, Pamela Sargent, 1976, Vintage
  • THBSSCRT7F1981>The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
When You Hear the Tone (1971)
  • Galaxy Science Fiction, January 1971, Ejler Jakobsson, 1971
  • Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Lester del Rey, 1972, E. P. Dutton
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
  • Love 3000, Martin H. Greenberg+Charles G. Waugh, 1980, Elsvier
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
Who Is Sylvia? (1974)
  • Vampires, Werewolves and Other Monsters, Roger Elwood, 1974, Curtis
Woman's Rib (1972)
  • Galaxy Science Fiction, Jul/Aug 1972, Ejler Jakobsson, 1972
  • Best Science Fiction Stories of the Year, Lester del Rey, 1973, E. P. Dutton
  • Best SF Stories of the Year 2, Lester del Rey, 1973, Ace
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
  • Marriage and the Family Through Science Fiction, Val Clear+Martin H. Greenberg+Joseph D. Olander+Patricia S. Warrick, 1976, St. Martin's
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
The Worm in the Rose (1972)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
The Worm (1975)
  • Beware More Beasts, Vic Ghidalia+Roger Elwood, 1975, Manor Books
The Stunning Science Fiction Caper (1957)
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
  • Laughing Space, Isaac Asimov+Janet O. Jeppson, 1982, Houghton Mifflin
The Lonely Stars (1957)
  • Future Science Fiction, #34, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1957, Columbia Publications
Though a Sparrow Fall (1965)
  • Caution! Inflammable!, Thomas N. Scortia, 1975, Doubleday
"Vive Laquelle Difference?" (1973)
  • Two Views of Wonder, Thomas N. Scortia+Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 1973, Ballantine
"Where Have All the Deflowerers Gone?" (1972)
  • Strange Bed Fellows, Thomas N. Scortia, 1972, Random House
& and Beyond (1959)
  • Future Science Fiction, #41, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1959, Columbia Publications
Introduction: "Unholy Marriage": The Cyborg in Science Fiction (1975)
  • Human-Machines, Thomas N. Scortia+George Zebrowski, 1975, Vintage
The Race into Space: I. Operation Bootstraptrap (1958)
  • Future Science Fiction, $#40, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1958, Columbia Publications, Inc.
The Race into Space: II. The Cemical Rocketcket (1959)
  • Future Science Fiction, #41, Robert A. W. Lowndes, 1959, Columbia Publications
Science Fiction as the Imaginary Experiment (1974)
  • The Best of Thomas N. Scortia, Thomas N. Scortia, 1981, Doubleday
This Is: An Introduction (1977)
  1. The Monadic Universe, George Zebrowski, 1977, Ace

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