H. B. (Horace Bowne) Fyfe

Born in 1918 and known as H. B. Fyfe, Horace Bowne Fyfe was an American science fiction writer whose first published SF story appeared in Astounding in February 1940. Sources also agree that his fiction career became much more active after his Army service in World War II.

Fyfe wrote novels as well as a large number of short stories, and his work appeared in many of the major science fiction magazines of the mid-20th century. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction notes that he is especially remembered for stories about the Bureau of Special Trading, while public-domain catalogs such as Project Gutenberg show how many of his stories remain in circulation for modern readers.

He died in 1997. A suitable verified portrait image was not clearly available from the pages I could confirm, so no profile image is included here.