Chester S. Geier

Born in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, on April 4, 1921, Chester S. Geier was an American science fiction writer and editor who began publishing in 1941. He became especially active in the pulp magazines connected with editor Ray Palmer and the Ziff-Davis line, writing for outlets such as Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures.

Geier published a large amount of fiction in the 1940s and 1950s, both under his own name and under several pseudonyms, including Guy Archette. Reference sources describe him as a dependable, highly productive contributor to magazine science fiction, with stories ranging from weird horror-tinged adventures to space-opera style action.

He died in Chicago, Illinois, on September 10, 1990. Today, his fiction continues to circulate through reprints, public-domain editions, and genre archives, giving modern readers a lively window into the classic pulp science fiction era.