author
Frederick Orlin Tremaine
1899–1956
Best known for shaping early science fiction magazines, this sharp-eyed editor also wrote fiction of his own. His work helped define the kind of bold, idea-driven storytelling that pulp readers came to love.
1 Audiobook
Wanted—7 Fearless Engineers!
by Frederick Orlin Tremaine
About the author
Born in New York in 1899, Frederick Orlin Tremaine built his career in magazines and became one of the key editorial figures in early American science fiction. He is most closely associated with Astounding Stories, where his editorial direction helped the magazine become a major force in the genre.
Tremaine was more than an editor: he also published fiction, sometimes under the names Orlin Frederick and Warner Van Lorne. Along the way he worked on a range of magazines and publishing ventures, giving him a broad influence on pulp-era popular reading.
He died in 1956, but his reputation has lasted because of the writers and stories he helped bring to readers. For audiobook listeners interested in classic speculative fiction, he remains an important behind-the-scenes name from the genre's formative years.