author
Daniel F. Galouye
1920–1976
A New Orleans journalist turned science-fiction writer, he became known for vivid, idea-driven stories that explored perception, technology, and alternate realities. His best-known novel, Simulacron-3, later inspired major screen adaptations and helped cement his reputation as an early pioneer of simulated-world fiction.
5 Audiobooks
Reign of the telepuppets
by Daniel F. Galouye
Spillthrough
by Daniel F. Galouye
Gravy Train
by Daniel F. Galouye
The Chasers
by Daniel F. Galouye
All Jackson's Children
by Daniel F. Galouye
About the author
Born in New Orleans in 1920, Daniel F. Galouye studied journalism at Louisiana State University and went on to serve as a naval aviator during World War II. After the war, he worked as a reporter and later a copy editor for the New Orleans States-Item, while building a parallel career in science fiction.
During the 1950s and 1960s, he published a steady stream of short fiction in genre magazines, sometimes using the pseudonym Louis G. Daniels. He also wrote several novels, including Dark Universe, Lords of the Psychon, and Simulacron-3, a 1964 novel that became his most famous work for its striking vision of artificial or simulated reality.
Galouye died in 1976 in his hometown of New Orleans. Though he never became as widely known as some of his contemporaries, his work has had a long afterlife, especially through adaptations of Simulacron-3 and the lasting relevance of its ideas.