author
Boyd Ellanby
A mid-century science fiction name with a hidden twist, this byline was actually shared by a husband-and-wife team who wrote imaginative magazine stories in the 1950s. Their work blends classic space-age adventure with the brisk, idea-driven style of the pulp era.
6 Audiobooks
The Star Lord
by Boyd Ellanby
What Do You Read?
by Boyd Ellanby
A Toothache on Zenob
by Boyd Ellanby
Category Phoenix
by Boyd Ellanby
Chain Reaction
by Boyd Ellanby
Show Business
by Boyd Ellanby
About the author
Boyd Ellanby was the joint pseudonym of Lyle Gifford Boyd and her husband William Clouser Boyd. Under that shared name, they published science fiction in the 1950s, with stories appearing in magazines such as Galaxy, Imagination, and Super-Science Fiction.
Their best-known longer works include Category Phoenix and The Star Lord. The name "Boyd Ellanby" can look like a single author at first glance, but reference sources identify it as a collaborative pen name used by the couple for their genre fiction.
William C. Boyd was also known outside fiction as an American immunochemist, which makes the partnership an especially interesting one: a scientific background on one side, and a compact, lively strain of magazine-era storytelling on the page. For listeners who enjoy classic science fiction, the Boyd Ellanby stories offer a snapshot of the field in its energetic 1950s phase.