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Felix Boyd
Best known as a pen name used by science fiction writer Harry Harrison, this byline appeared on sharp, imaginative stories published in magazines in the 1950s. The name is especially tied to "The Robot Who Wanted to Know" and other short fiction from the era.
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An artist's life
by Felix Boyd
About the author
Felix Boyd was one of the pseudonyms used by Harry Harrison (1925–2012), the American science fiction writer later famous for books such as The Stainless Steel Rat and Make Room! Make Room!. Reliable reference sources identify Felix Boyd as a byline Harrison used for short fiction rather than as a separate long-term public identity.
Stories published under this name include "An Artist's Life" and "The Robot Who Wanted to Know," both originally printed in science fiction magazines in the 1950s. That makes Felix Boyd part of the lively magazine world where many writers published under alternate names while building their careers.
For listeners today, the Felix Boyd name offers a glimpse into Harrison's early magazine storytelling: brisk, idea-driven, and full of classic mid-century science fiction energy. If you enjoy short speculative fiction with curiosity at its center, this pseudonymous corner of his work is a fun one to explore.