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Fletcher Pratt
1897–1956
A lively man of letters who moved easily between military history and imaginative fiction, he wrote with equal energy about naval warfare, the American Civil War, and fantastical adventures. He is still especially remembered for his collaborations with L. Sprague de Camp and for the breadth of his curiosity.
5 Audiobooks
The Onslaught from Rigel
by Fletcher Pratt
Expedition to Pluto
by Fletcher Pratt, Laurence Manning
War in Heaven
by Fletcher Pratt
The Blue Star
by Fletcher Pratt
Potemkin village
by Fletcher Pratt
About the author
Murray Fletcher Pratt was an American writer born in 1897 and died in 1956. He built an unusually varied career, becoming known both as a historian and as a writer of science fiction and fantasy. His work on naval history and the American Civil War brought him a wide readership, while his fiction showed a love of wit, invention, and big ideas.
Pratt is often associated with L. Sprague de Camp, with whom he wrote several well-known fantasy stories and novels. That partnership helped secure his place in genre history, but it was only one part of a larger body of work that ranged across military subjects, translation, and popular nonfiction.
What makes him stand out is his range: he could write seriously about war and strategy, then turn around and produce playful, imaginative storytelling. That mix of scholarship and storytelling gives his books a distinctive personality even now.