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George Henry Weiss
1898–1946
Best known by the pen name Francis Flagg, this early pulp-era writer blended poetry, fantasy, and science fiction in stories that appeared in magazines like Weird Tales and Amazing Stories. His work carries the eerie, imaginative feel of classic speculative fiction from the 1930s and 1940s.
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The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds
by George Henry Weiss
The Heads of Apex
by George Henry Weiss
About the author
Born in 1898 and active under the name Francis Flagg, George Henry Weiss was an American poet, writer, and novelist whose fiction and poetry appeared in many of the leading pulp magazines of his day. His work was published in outlets including Amazing Stories, Astounding, Tales of Wonder, and Weird Tales.
Weiss wrote across the borders of science fiction, fantasy, and the strange tale, which helped give his stories a distinctive mood. Readers drawn to early speculative fiction will find in his work a mix of imagination, atmosphere, and the experimental spirit that shaped the genre's magazine years.
He died in 1946. His novel The Night People was published after his death, helping preserve the legacy of a writer remembered for his contributions to classic pulp science fiction.