author
John Murray Reynolds
1901–1993
A prolific pulp-era writer, he moved easily from historical adventure to science fiction and weird tales, publishing across magazines and books for decades. His stories often carry the brisk pace and imaginative sweep that made early popular fiction so addictive.
2 Audiobooks
Goddess of the Moon
by John Murray Reynolds
The Golden Amazons of Venus
by John Murray Reynolds
About the author
Born in New York City on May 29, 1901, John Murray Reynolds studied geology at Princeton University, graduating in 1922. Outside his fiction, he built a long career in shipping and also served in the U.S. Naval Reserve, giving him a life that stretched well beyond the magazines where many readers first encountered his work.
Reynolds wrote widely and steadily, contributing historical fiction, adventure stories, mysteries, westerns, sea stories, and speculative fiction. He appeared in pulp magazines including Weird Tales and Planet Stories, and he is remembered by genre readers for works such as The Golden Amazons of Venus and Goddess of the Moon.
He also published books, including the historical novel Men of Morgan and The Private Life of Henry Perkins. Reynolds died in Deerfield Beach, Florida, in July 1993, leaving behind the kind of varied, energetic body of work that rewards readers who enjoy rediscovering overlooked popular writers of the twentieth century.