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Nightstand 1523 Paperback Original (1960). Cover Art by W. H. McCauley

Either Robert Silverberg or Marion Zimmer Bradley is assumed to be the author of this novel. In 1959, publisher William Hamling launched Nightstand Books, an imprint for paperback original sex novels by authors working under house names. From 1961 on, Hamling's primary editor was Earl Kemp. Pseudonymous writers for Kemp/Hamling included Lawrence Block, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Harlan Ellison, Evan Hunter, Robert Silverberg and Donald E. Westlake. Hamling was one of the earliest publishers of gay-themed books.

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