American science-fiction author Alfred Bester was also a television and radio scriptwriter, magazine editor, and writer for comic strips/books. 'Bester established his reputation in his earliest science fiction novels', The Demolished Man (1953) and The Stars My Destination (1957; originally published with alternative title Tiger! Tiger!, 1956), influential works that have been described as 'science fiction classics'. (Source: Contemporary Authors Online)
'The fact that he remains an important and respected writer despite producing only five novels and about three dozen short stories before his death is a testimony to the profound talent that he brought to those works.' (Source: St. James Guide to Science Fiction Writers, 4th ed. St. James Press, 1996; Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Farmington Hills, Mich.: Gale, 2010.)