author
Bascom Jones
A science fiction writer with an unexpected second life in the world of mentalism, he moved between pulp storytelling, wartime experience, and a long-running specialty magazine for magicians. His career gives a glimpse of a mid-20th-century writer whose interests reached far beyond the page.
2 Audiobooks
Assassin
by Bascom Jones
Blind Spot
by Bascom Jones
About the author
Born in San Diego on October 28, 1924, Bascom Jones Jr. served in the Army Air Corps after finishing high school in 1942 and flew combat missions during World War II. He later wrote science fiction short stories, work that still connects him to readers of vintage genre fiction.
Jones is also remembered for his deep involvement in magic and mentalism. He published Magick, a monthly periodical for mentalists, for 24 years beginning in 1970, and became a well-known figure in that community.
He died on March 23, 1994. While biographical information about him is limited, the surviving record suggests a remarkably varied life that joined military service, imaginative writing, and a lasting influence on performers of mystery and mind-reading.