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Gary Wright

1930–2004

A quietly intriguing science fiction and western writer, he published short fiction in major genre anthologies before later writing the novel The Road West. The record that survives online is sparse, which gives his work an air of discovery for curious readers.

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Captain of the Kali

Captain of the Kali

by Gary Wright

About the author

Gary Wright was an American writer born in 1930 who is credited with science fiction short fiction as well as the later novel The Road West (1990).

Available bibliographic sources suggest his work appeared in notable science fiction anthologies during the 1960s and 1970s, and that he wrote across more than one genre. Beyond those publication records, reliable biographical detail is limited in the sources available online.

That relative obscurity can be part of the appeal: Wright belongs to the large, often overlooked group of mid-20th-century writers whose stories circulated in magazines and anthologies and still reward readers who like exploring beyond the best-known names.