author
H. B. Hickey
1916–1987
A pulp-era science-fiction writer, H. B. Hickey sent rocket pilots, alien threats, and strange worlds racing across the pages of mid-century magazines. Best known for Beyond the Thunder, he also published dozens of adventurous short stories under both his pen name and his real name.
3 Audiobooks
Beyond The Thunder
by H. B. Hickey
The Eye of Wilbur Mook
by H. B. Hickey
Daughters of Doom
by H. B. Hickey
About the author
H. B. Hickey was the pen name of Herbert B. Livingston (1916–1987), an American science-fiction writer born in Chicago. His work appeared in magazines including Amazing Stories, Fantastic Adventures, Mammoth Mystery, and Mammoth Detective during the 1940s and 1950s.
His best-known novel, Beyond the Thunder, was first published in Amazing Stories in December 1948. The fast-moving adventure follows rocket pilot Case Damon as he investigates the destruction of New York by a devastating weapon from space.
Livingston also wrote numerous short stories, including “Full Circle,” “The Way of a Weeb,” “The Star Grabbers,” “Favors Can Be Fatal,” and “Gone Are the Lupo.” His fiction is remembered for its brisk pacing, imaginative settings, and classic pulp-science-fiction sense of wonder.