author
Edward W. Ludwig
1920–1990
Best known for mid-century science fiction, this American writer and editor published stories that mixed big speculative ideas with a clear, accessible style. His work ranges from magazine fiction to books on history and biography, showing an unusually broad set of interests.
10 Audiobooks
The Aab
by Edward W. Ludwig
The First
by Edward W. Ludwig
The Drivers
by Edward W. Ludwig
The Holes and John Smith
by Edward W. Ludwig
To Save Earth
by Edward W. Ludwig
Inheritance
by Edward W. Ludwig
The Lonely Ones
by Edward W. Ludwig
A Coffin for Jacob
by Edward W. Ludwig
Juvenile Delinquent
by Edward W. Ludwig
Spacemen Die at Home
by Edward W. Ludwig
About the author
Born in Tracy, California on July 10, 1920, Edward William Ludwig was an American editor and author. Reference sources on speculative fiction note that he wrote science fiction and fantasy, while LibriVox’s author page also describes him as a nonfiction writer, especially in history and biography.
Ludwig published a number of short science fiction stories in the magazine era, and he also wrote longer works including The Mask of Jon Culon and the collection The 7 Shapes of Solomon Bean and 14 Other Marvelous Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy. His bibliography is varied enough that readers may come across his work in old magazines, reprints, and public-domain editions.
He died on May 1, 1990. Although he is not as widely remembered as some of his contemporaries, his fiction still appeals to readers who enjoy thoughtful classic science fiction and the wide-ranging imagination of mid-20th-century genre writing.