author
Henry Hasse
1913–1977
A lively figure from the early science fiction scene, this writer is best remembered for collaborating with Ray Bradbury on Bradbury’s first professionally published story. His own work ranged from pulp-era adventures to later novels, with a knack for big ideas and classic magazine-style imagination.
16 Audiobooks
Star of Panadur
by Albert dePina, Henry Hasse
City of the Living Flame
by Henry Hasse
The Star of Satan
by Henry Hasse
Revenge of the Vera
by Henry Hasse
We're Friends, Now
by Henry Hasse
Out of This World
by Henry Hasse
Proktols of Neptune
by Henry Hasse
Passage to Planet X
by Henry Hasse
The Beginning
by Henry Hasse
Walls of Acid
by Henry Hasse
Dread-Flame of M'Tonak
by Henry Hasse
Alcatraz of the Starways
by Albert dePina, Henry Hasse
Final Glory
by Henry Hasse
Eternal Zemmd Must Die!
by Henry Hasse
Thief of Mars
by Henry Hasse
One Purple Hope!
by Henry Hasse
About the author
Born in Indiana on February 7, 1913, Henry Louis Hasse was an American science fiction writer and fan who became part of the Los Angeles fandom that helped shape the genre in the 1930s and 1940s. He is most often noted today for co-writing "Pendulum," the story generally recognized as Ray Bradbury’s first professional publication, which appeared in Super Science Stories in 1941.
Hasse also wrote a substantial body of his own short fiction for magazines including Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, and Planet Stories. Among his best-known works is "He Who Shrank," a frequently anthologized story built on one of science fiction’s great sense-of-scale ideas. He later published the novel The Stars Will Wait in 1968.
Beyond his fiction, Hasse was remembered as an active and enthusiastic member of science fiction fandom, especially in Los Angeles. That mix of fan energy, magazine-era storytelling, and close ties to other writers gives his career a special place in the history of classic American SF.