in Bester's 1958 story "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed"). Firefly: Many of the names of off-camera and minor characters are drawn from the ranks of science fiction writers; under the character name "Bester," actor Dax Griffin played the original mechanic of the ship Serenity. Notable short stories "Adam and No Eve" "5,271,009" "Fondly Fahrenheit" "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" "The Rollercoaster" "Time is the Traitor" "The Disappearance Act" "Hell Is Forever" Awards The Science Fiction Writers of America made Bester its ninth SFWA Grand Master in 1988 (announced before his 1987 death) and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted him in 2001, its sixth class of two deceased and two living writers. Beside winning the inaugural Hugo Award, he was one of the runners-up for several annual literary awards. Hugo Award: The Demolished Man – 1953 novel Hugo nominations: "Star Light, Star Bright" – 1954 short story (retro Hugo) "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" – 1959 short story "The Pi Man" – 1960 short story "The Four-Hour Fugue" – 1975 short story The Computer Connection – 1976 novel In the Best Novel categories, The Computer Connection was a finalist for both the Hugo and Nebula Awards and third place for the Locus Award. Works Novels The Demolished Man (1953) Who He? (not science fiction; also published as The Rat Race) (1953) The Stars My Destination (also published as Tiger, Tiger) (1956) The Computer Connection (also published as Extro) (1975) Golem100 (1980) The Deceivers (1981) Tender Loving Rage (1991) Psychoshop (with Roger Zelazny) (1998) Collections Starburst (1958) contains the short stories "Disappearing Act" originally published in 1953 "Adam and No Eve" originally published in 1941 "Star Light, Star Bright" originally published in 1953 "The Roller Coaster" originally published in 1953 "Oddy and Id" originally published in 1950 as "The Devil's Invention" "The Starcomber" originally published in 1954 as "5,271,009" "White Light Cinema" originally published in 1956 as "Patrick the Programmer" "Travel Diary" "Fondly Fahrenheit" originally published in 1954 "Hobson's Choice" originally published in 1952 "The Die-Hard" "Of Time and Third Avenue" originally published in 1951 The Dark Side of the Earth (1964) contains the short stories "Time is the Traitor" (originally published in 1953) "The Men Who Murdered Mohammed" (originally published in 1958) (Hugo Award Nominee) "Out of This World" "The Pi Man" (originally published in 1959) (Hugo Award Nominee) "The Flowered Thundermug" (originally published in 1964) "Will