Lucius Daniel is an author about whom little public information is available; only two works can currently be confirmed under his name. According to the library's holdings, he is the author of Martians Never Die and Up for Renewal. The number is small, yet it suggests a certain range in his choice of subjects. The former, with its title about Martians, clearly carries a science-fiction or speculative flavor and readily brings to mind such themes as alien life and encounters between humans and outsiders; the latter, judged by its title, leans toward the everyday or the social, and may touch on renewal, restarting, and change. The gap between the two subjects indicates that the author is not confined to a single genre, and that his writing may combine imagination with an attention to reality. Because his nationality, dates of birth and death, and professional background cannot be verified, this introduction can only sketch him on the basis of the existing titles; further details of his life and the full picture of his work await more material.
