Topol, Allan
Entry updated 12 August 2018. Tagged: Author.
(1941- ) US lawyer and author, usually of nonfantastic (though occasionally implausible) political thrillers; of sf interest is The Fourth of July War (1978), a Near Future tale in which America, threatened by attempts by OPEC to jump up the price of oil (again), mounts a successful Invasion of the Middle East, and saves cheap oil for the world. [JC]
Allan J Topol
born 16 June 1941
works (highly selected)
- The Fourth of July War (New York: William Morrow, 1978) [hb/]
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