A career of nearly 60 years.

A hiatus of almost 20 years.

A return of which Paul Di Filippo said

Tom Purdom hauled himself back on stage, in a world and field that had changed immeasurably—a field that had essentially, save for old-timers, forgotten him—and proved himself utterly cutting-edge and au courant.

Gripping stories of transhumanism, history, war, love, and music.

An output small enough to look at closely.

That’s why there’s a Tom Purdom Project.

Literary autobiography and list of works. I’ll be adding works as I review them.

“Grieve for a Man” (1957), Purdom’s first story.

Five Against Arlane (1967), set in the same universe as “Haggle Chips”, which is included in Lovers & Fighters, Starships & Dragons, and “A War of Passions” (1970)

“The Noise of Their Joye” (2000), not included in Lovers & Fighters, Starships & Dragons

“Bank Run” (2006), not included in Lovers & Fighters, Starships & Dragons

“Bogdavi’s Dream” (2014)

“Fossil Games“. (1999).

Lovers & Fighters, Starships & Dragons (2014), Purdom’s only short story collection

Romance of Four Worlds: A Casanova Quartet (2015), four linked novellas