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Walter Tevis

WALTER TEVIS is the author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Mockingbird, The Steps of the Sun, The Queen’s Gambit, The Color of Money, and the short story collection Far from Home. The Man Who Fell to Earth was the basis for a major motion picture starring David Bowie. The Hustler and The Color of Money were also adapted for film, The Queen’s Gambit was the basis of the Emmy Award–winning Netflix series, and The Man Who Fell to Earth is the basis of the Showtime series. Tevis died in 1984.
The King Is Dead
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Mockingbird
The Steps of the Sun
The Color of Money
The Hustler
The Queen's Gambit (Television Tie-in)

Books

The King Is Dead
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Mockingbird
The Steps of the Sun
The Color of Money
The Hustler
The Queen's Gambit (Television Tie-in)

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