Charles V. De Vet

Charles V. de Vet was an American author who lived from 1911 to 1997 and is chiefly remembered for science fiction. His stories appeared in the magazine world that helped shape classic mid-century SF, and his fiction has continued to circulate through later anthologies and public-domain audio editions.

He is especially associated with short fiction, where he worked with brisk pacing and high-concept premises that fit the era's magazine style. Readers who enjoy older science fiction often find in his work a mix of ingenuity, light humor, and the straightforward storytelling that marked much of the field in the 1950s and 1960s.

Though not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, de Vet remains part of the rich ecosystem of Golden Age and post-Golden Age science fiction writers whose stories still reward curious listeners.