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Clyde Beck

1912–1986

A mid-century science fiction writer best remembered for the space adventure Collision Orbit, first published in Planet Stories in 1950. Very little biographical information appears to have survived, which gives the work a small air of mystery.

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Collision Orbit

Collision Orbit

by Clyde Beck

About the author

Clyde Beck was an American author associated with mid-20th-century science fiction. The clearest confirmed details available are his life dates, 1912 to 1986, and his authorship of Collision Orbit.

That novel originally appeared in Planet Stories in 1950 and has since remained accessible through Project Gutenberg, where it is listed under his name. The story reflects the brisk, adventurous style that helped define pulp-era science fiction, with danger, space travel, and youthful heroism at the center.

Beyond those basics, reliable public information about Beck seems to be scarce. For readers, that makes Collision Orbit the best introduction to his work and a small surviving window into the magazine science fiction world of its time.