author
Dave Dryfoos
1915–2003
A quietly prolific mid-century science fiction writer, he turned out brisk, imaginative stories for many of the era’s classic pulp and digest magazines. His work has the fast-moving, idea-first feel that makes 1950s SF such a pleasure to rediscover.
8 Audiobooks
Bridge Crossing
by Dave Dryfoos
Uniform of a Man
by Dave Dryfoos
New Hire
by Dave Dryfoos
Waste Not, Want
by Dave Dryfoos
Sign of Life
by Dave Dryfoos
Seller of the Sky
by Dave Dryfoos
Tree, Spare that Woodman
by Dave Dryfoos
Journey Work
by Dave Dryfoos
About the author
David M. Dryfoos was an American science fiction writer born in San Francisco, California, on March 29, 1915, and he died on May 4, 2003. He is usually remembered as Dave Dryfoos, the name under which he published his fiction.
He began publishing science fiction in 1950, and reference sources describe him as a steady contributor to the magazine market of the 1950s. His stories appeared in well-known genre magazines including Galaxy, Fantastic Adventures, Startling Stories, Imagination, and Future Science Fiction, helping place him among the many dependable magazine writers of the postwar SF boom.
Although he is not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, bibliographic and encyclopedia sources show a solid body of short fiction that has continued to interest anthologists, archive projects, and audio libraries. For listeners who enjoy classic science fiction, his stories offer a good snapshot of the energetic, magazine-driven Golden Age and its afterglow.