author
F. Anton Reeds
1907–1970
A little-known pulp-era science fiction writer, remembered today for inventive time-travel and speculative stories that appeared in mid-century magazines. The surviving record is sparse, which gives the work an air of mystery as well as period charm.
1 Audiobook
Forever is Not So Long
by F. Anton Reeds
About the author
Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from reliable online sources beyond the life dates 1907–1970 and the published name F. Anton Reeds. What can be verified is that Reeds wrote science fiction and is now best known for Forever Is Not So Long, a story first published in Astounding Science-Fiction in May 1942 and later made widely available through Project Gutenberg.
Evidence from science-fiction bibliographic sources also links Reeds to additional magazine fiction from the early 1950s, including work published under the name Anthony Riker. Surviving listings connect that byline with stories such as Aunt Else's Stairway and other pulp-magazine appearances, suggesting a writer who moved through the lively magazine world of classic American science fiction.
Because so little personal history is readily documented, Reeds is best approached through the fiction itself: brisk, idea-driven storytelling from the pulp era, with a particular interest in time, consequence, and speculative twists.