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Arthur Jean Cox
1929–2016
A longtime Los Angeles science-fiction fan and writer, Arthur Jean Cox brought together genre imagination, mystery, and a deep love of fandom. Writing under several names, he created stories and novels that ranged from pulp-era adventures to offbeat science-fiction detective tales.
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The nobles are coming
by Arthur Jean Cox
About the author
Arthur Jean Cox (January 21, 1929–2016) was an American science-fiction author and an influential Los Angeles fan. He joined the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS) as a teenager, helped organize the 1946 World Science Fiction Convention, served as a club officer, and contributed to fanzines including Shangri L’Affaires, Science Fiction Times, and Riverside Quarterly.
His first published story, “The Twilight Planet,” appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in June 1951. LASFS honored him as its Writer of the Year in 1952. Cox later wrote under the names Ralph Carghill, Jean Cox, Gene Cross, William Dean, and John Thames Rokesmith.
His books include Nude in Orbit (1968), published as Gene Cross, and the science-fiction mystery The Asteroid Murder Case (2011), issued with the collection A Collector of Ambroses and Other Rare Items.