author
Howard L. Myers
1930–1971
A science fiction writer with a small but memorable body of work, he published inventive stories in magazines like Analog and Galaxy, often under the pen name Verge Foray. His reputation rests especially on the novel Cloud Chamber and a style that readers of classic magazine SF still seek out.
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The Reluctant Weapon
by Howard L. Myers
About the author
Born in Tyrone, Pennsylvania, in 1930, Howard L. Myers was an American science fiction author whose work appeared during the great magazine era of the genre. He is best known for stories published in Analog and Galaxy, and he often used the pseudonym Verge Foray.
His first genre story, "The Reluctant Weapon," appeared in Galaxy in 1952. Over the following years he published a number of short stories and novellas, building a reputation for energetic ideas and imaginative speculative setups. His only novel, Cloud Chamber, was published after his death.
Myers died in 1971. Though he never became a household name, later collections such as The Creatures of Man and A Sense of Infinity helped keep his work in print for readers interested in mid-century science fiction and overlooked magazine-era authors.