James P. Hogan (born June 27, 1941) is a science fiction author
Hogan's style of science fiction is often compared to Arthur C. Clarke's for its research in science. His philosophical views on how "science" should be done comes through in most of his novels; theories should be formulated based on empirical research, not the other way around. If a theory doesn't match the facts, he postulates that theory should be discarded, not the facts.
This is very evident in "Giants" series, where the "50,000 year old whodunnit" is explored, and as facts are discovered, theories on how the astronaut's body arrived on the moon 50,000 years ago are elaborated, discarded and replaced.
In recent years, however, Hogan's preferred theories have tended towards those widely considered "fringe" or pseudoscientific. He is a serious proponent of Immanuel Velikovsky's version of catastrophism, of Intelligent Design over Darwinism, and of the theory that AIDS is caused by pharmaceutical use rather than HIV (see AIDS reappraisal).
His novels include:
- Inherit the Stars - May 1977 (1st book in "Giants" series)
- The Genesis Machine - April 1978
- The Gentle Giants of Ganymede - May 1978 (2nd book in "Giants" series)
- The Two Faces of Tomorrow - June 1979
- Thrice Upon a Time - March 1980
- Giants' Star - July 1981 (3rd book in "Giants" series)
- Voyage From Yesteryear - July 1982
- Code Of the Lifemaker - June 1983 ISBN 0-345-30549-3 exploring ideas of a Clanking replicator robotic system
- The Proteus Operation - October 1985
- Endgame Enigma - August 1987
- The Mirror Maze - March 1989
- The Infinity Gambit - March 1991
- Entoverse - October 1991 (4th book in "Giants" series)
- The Multiplex Man - December 1992
- Out of Time 1993 (novella)
- The Immortality Option - February 1995 (sequel to "Code of the Lifemaker")
- Realtime Interrupt - March 1995
- Paths to Otherwhere - February 1996
- Bug Park - April 1997
- Star Child - June 1998
- Outward Bound - March 1999
- Cradle of Saturn - June 1999
- The Legend that was Earth - October 2000
- The Anguished Dawn - Summer 2003 (sequel to "Cradle of Saturn")
