author
Donald F. Daley
A little-known science fiction writer remembered for a single published story, Donald F. Daley left behind one intriguing piece of mid-century magazine SF: "The Abandoned of Yan." His brief record adds to the story's air of mystery and forgotten-world charm.
1 Audiobook
The Abandoned of Yan
by Donald F. Daley
About the author
Donald F. Daley is credited as the author of "The Abandoned of Yan," a science fiction short story that appeared in If magazine in March 1963. Reliable public records located during this search, including LibriVox, Project Gutenberg, and Wikidata, point to that story as the main work currently associated with his name.
Very little biographical information about Daley appears to be documented in widely available sources. That scarcity has made him a somewhat obscure figure for modern readers, but it also gives his surviving story a special curiosity: it feels like a small, preserved fragment from the classic magazine era of science fiction.
For audiobook listeners, Daley is best approached through the atmosphere of his work rather than through a well-known life story. "The Abandoned of Yan" stands as the piece most clearly connected to him and the reason his name continues to circulate among readers of vintage speculative fiction.