author
Ford McCormack
A mid-century science fiction writer from Seattle, he published stories and novels that mixed space adventure with classic pulp-era imagination. His work appeared in major genre magazines and has found new readers through modern reprints and digital editions.
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Phantom Duel
by Ford McCormack
About the author
Ford McCormack was an American science fiction author from Seattle, Washington. Bibliographic sources connect him with magazine and book publishing in the genre, and Project Gutenberg now offers at least one of his works to contemporary readers.
His fiction appeared during the classic magazine era of science fiction. Records for his work include stories in magazines such as Astounding Science Fiction and The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, as well as longer works including Towards Infinity and Phantom Duel.
While detailed biographical information is scarce online, the surviving publication record suggests a writer who contributed to the energetic, idea-driven tradition of mid-century American SF. For readers who enjoy vintage speculative fiction, his work offers a snapshot of the period’s sense of wonder and adventure.