Arsen Julius Darnay (born July 31, 1936 in Budapest) is a Hungarian-American science fiction writer.
Darnay emigrated to the United States in 1953.Arsen Darnay, at The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction; published July 8, 2014; retrieved October 27, 2014 His first science fiction stories were published in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1974–75, after being purchased by editor Jim Baen;Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines, 1970-1980, by Mike Ashley; published January 1, 2007. by Liverpool University Press (via Google Books) Mike Ashley has estimated that of all Baen's discoveries, Darnay was "the most prolific (...) at least for the next four years before he moved on to become a management consultant."
Critical reaction In 1976, Darnay was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.Arsen Darnay at the Science Fiction Awards Database; published August 10, 2012; retrieved October 27, 2014 His works were twice finalists for the Locus Award for Best Novella.
Kirkus Reviews described Darnay as a "diamond in the rough".KARMA, at Kirkus Reviews, originally published October 30, 1978; retrieved October 27, 2014
Novels A Hostage for Hinterland (1976) Karma (St. Martin's Press, 1978). Also published as The Karma Affair (Ace Books, 1979). The Siege of Faltara (1978) The Purgatory Zone (1981) Ghulf Genes (2009) In Search of Anna Magna (2009)
References
External links Darnay's blog Darnay's autobiography, at the ISFDB The Atomic Priesthood and Nuclear Waste Management - Religion, Sci-fi Literature and the End of our Civilization