Harry Warner

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Harry Warner

1922–2003

A lifelong science-fiction fan, journalist, and Hugo-winning writer, he became one of the most trusted historians of fandom. His books helped preserve the people, magazines, and communities that shaped early science fiction culture.

2 Audiobooks

Rattle OK

Rattle OK

by Harry Warner

But the Patient Lived

But the Patient Lived

by Harry Warner

About the author

Harry Warner Jr. (December 19, 1922 – February 17, 2003) was an American journalist who spent about 40 years at the Hagerstown Herald-Mail. Alongside his newspaper work, he became a central figure in science-fiction fandom as a fan writer, editor, correspondent, and historian.

He was active in fandom from the 1930s and was especially known for his long-running fanzine Horizons. His nonfiction books All Our Yesterdays and A Wealth of Fable chronicled science-fiction fandom across the 1940s and 1950s, helping document a world that might otherwise have been lost to memory.

His work earned wide respect within the field, including Hugo Awards for Best Fan Writer in 1969 and 1972, and A Wealth of Fable later won the Non-Fiction Hugo. Readers interested in the history behind fan communities and early science-fiction culture still turn to his writing for its warmth, detail, and firsthand perspective.