author
E. G. Von Wald
A mid-century science fiction writer whose stories imagine future societies with a cool, idea-driven edge. The work credited to this name appeared in magazines such as If, Astounding/Analog, and Galaxy, and several stories later became available through Project Gutenberg.
4 Audiobooks
Fair and Warmer
by E. G. Von Wald
Easy Does It
by E. G. Von Wald
Shock Absorber
by E. G. Von Wald
World Without War
by E. G. Von Wald
About the author
Little biographical information about this author is easy to confirm from reliable public sources, so the surviving work is the clearest guide. Stories credited to E. G. von Wald appeared in 1950s and 1960s science fiction magazines, including If Worlds of Science Fiction, Astounding Science Fiction (later Analog), and Galaxy.
Among the stories that remain widely accessible are Fair and Warmer, World Without War, Easy Does It, and Shock Absorber, all of which have been digitized by Project Gutenberg from their original magazine appearances. Bibliographic listings also show later work such as "Important Difference" in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact in 1967 and "HEMEAC" in Galaxy in 1968.
The fiction associated with this name leans toward classic magazine-era science fiction: speculative futures, social systems under pressure, and human behavior tested by strange settings. Because dependable personal background details are scarce, it is best to read E. G. von Wald as one of those intriguing bylines from the pulp and digest era whose stories have outlasted the biography.