author
Frederic Arnold Kummer
1913–1990
A lively pulp-era science fiction writer, he published adventures of lost worlds, space voyagers, and strange inventions in magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was also part of early fandom in Baltimore, linking him to the community that grew around American science fiction before it became mainstream.
4 Audiobooks
Satellite of Fear
by Frederic Arnold Kummer
Star Pirate
by Frederic Arnold Kummer
Pied Piper of Mars
by Frederic Arnold Kummer
Sargasso of the Stars
by Frederic Arnold Kummer
About the author
Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr. (March 27, 1913 – May 21, 1990) was an American science fiction writer associated with the pulp-magazine era. Reference works on speculative fiction identify him as the son of Frederic Arnold Kummer Sr., and note that his name also appeared in variant forms including Frederick and Fredric.
His fiction appeared in genre magazines in the 1930s and 1940s, and bibliographic sources list stories such as The Exterminators, Pirates of Eros, The Treasure on Asteroid X, and Sargasso of the Stars. The titles alone give a good sense of his range: energetic space adventure, exotic worlds, and the fast-moving style that made pulp science fiction such a distinctive part of popular reading.
He is also remembered in fan-history sources as an early Baltimore science fiction fan who hosted local fannish activity at his home. That mix of writing and fandom makes him an interesting figure from the period when science fiction was being shaped not just by magazines, but by the small, enthusiastic communities gathered around them.