H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe

Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 30, 1918, Horace Browne Fyfe Jr. wrote under the name H. B. Fyfe and became a familiar presence in American science-fiction magazines. Reference sources for the field credit him with a large body of short fiction and note several alternate bylines, including H. B. Fife and Horace B. Fyfe.

Fyfe is especially associated with the magazine tradition of the 1940s through the 1960s, when many of his stories appeared in popular science-fiction venues and anthologies. His fiction is often remembered for clear plotting, lively pacing, and an easy movement between space adventure and lighter, humorous ideas.

He died on November 17, 1997. Archival records and genre bibliographies show that his work continued to be collected and cataloged after his death, reflecting a solid place in the history of mid-century magazine science fiction.