author
Alan Mattox
A little-known science fiction writer from the pulp era, remembered today for imaginative stories of space travel and alien worlds. His work has stayed alive through public-domain editions and audiobook recordings, giving modern listeners a glimpse of mid-century speculative fiction.
1 Audiobook
Shepherd of the Planets
by Alan Mattox
About the author
Very little biographical information about Alan Mattox is readily documented in reliable public sources. What can be confirmed is that he wrote science fiction in the late 1950s, and that his work has continued to circulate through public-domain archives and audiobook libraries.
Mattox is best known for Shepherd of the Planets, a science fiction story that has been preserved by Project Gutenberg and other free-reading platforms. That continuing availability has helped keep his name in front of readers who enjoy classic space-age fiction, especially stories shaped by the mood and imagination of mid-century magazines.
Because so few verified personal details are available, Alan Mattox remains one of those authors known more through the surviving work than through a well-recorded life story. For many listeners, that adds a certain charm: the stories arrive almost like artifacts from another era, still vivid long after their original publication.