George Alec Effinger ('Piglet') was the writer of several science fiction novels, he is known for his trilogy of novels set in a futuristic Middle Eastern-inspired world which comprises When Gravity Fails, Fire in the Sun and The Exile Kiss. His acclaimed short story, Schrödinger's Kitten, won the Nebula, Hugo and Seiun Awards.
Effinger would write various Planet of the Apes TV series adaptations: Planet of the Apes #1: Man the Fugitive, Planet of the Apes #2: Escape to Tomorrow, Planet of the Apes #3: Journey Into Terror and Planet of the Apes #4: Lord of the Apes. He also wrote several things for Marvel Comics,[1] including such 'Bronze Age' wonders as issues of Gulliver Jones, Warrior of Mars, and Thongor, Warrior of Lost Lemuria.