Alan J. Ramm

Alan J. Ramm was a science fiction author whose work appeared in late-1950s genre magazines, including Imagination Science Fiction and Other Worlds. His stories explored high-stakes adventures in space, with titles such as “Trouble Near the Sun” and “Test Problem.”

Ramm is best known today for Death Walks on Mars, a science fiction novel first published in the late 1950s. The story follows Leeda Carson as she struggles to survive on Mars after her husband is murdered by criminals seeking a valuable discovery.

Three of Ramm’s works—Death Walks on Mars, Test Problem, and Trouble Near the Sun—are available through Project Gutenberg, helping preserve his contribution to the adventure-driven science fiction of the period.