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S.P. Somtow (born December 30, 1952), also known as Somtow Sucharitkul, is a Thai musical composer and personality, and also an English science fiction and horror author.
In 2000 he composed the first orchestral western opera sung in the Thai language. He has also composed a symphony and a ballet, which have all been performed.
As a science fiction writer, he is well known for several series, among which are Mallworld, Inquestor, and Aquila. He was first published in the late 1970s in the pages of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine. In the horror genre, he wrote Vampire Junction and a series of related novels and stories. He was president of the Horror Writers Association from 1998 to 2000.
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