author
Jack Owen Jardine
1931–2009
Best remembered for brisk, playful science fiction as Larry Maddock, this mid-century writer also worked across mystery and other popular-fiction genres. His career moved between radio, fandom, and paperback publishing, giving his work an energetic, fast-talking feel.
1 Audiobook
The Disembodied Man
by Jack Owen Jardine
About the author
Born in Eaton Rapids, Michigan, on October 10, 1931, Jack Owen Jardine wrote under several names, most notably Larry Maddock. Reference sources on speculative fiction identify him as the author behind the comic science-fiction Agent of T.E.R.R.A. adventures, and also note other bylines including Jack Jardine and Howard L. Cory.
Beyond publishing, he was active in science-fiction fandom for many years in the Los Angeles area, with ties to groups such as LASFS and appearances at conventions and panels. Some sources also describe earlier work in radio, which fits the quick, entertaining tone often associated with his fiction.
Jardine died on April 14, 2009, in Northern California. He is remembered chiefly for lively, humorous genre writing from the 1950s and 1960s, especially the stories and novels released under the Larry Maddock name.