name: Brian M. Thomsen
birth_date: 1959-04-13 00:00:00
death_date: 2008-09-21 00:00:00
genres: Science Fiction & Fantasy
avg_rating: 3.67
ratings_count: 6663
about: Brian Thomsen was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's autobiography. He also worked as the publisher for TSR's Periodicals Department at one point. He was a consulting editor at Tor Books; as an author he was a Hugo Award nominee.He died on September 21, 2008, at his home in Brooklyn at the age of 49. He was survived by his wife, Donna. Brian Thomsen was a founding editor of the Questar Science Fiction line of books, and served as managing fiction editor at TSR, Inc.; he also wrote over 30 short stories, and collaborated with Julius Schwartz on Schwartz's autobiography. He also worked as the publisher for TSR's Periodicals Department at one point. He was a consulting editor at Tor Books; as an author he was a Hugo Award nominee.He died on September 21, 2008, at his home in Brooklyn at the age of 49. He was survived by his wife, Donna. ...more