author
Larry Offenbecker
1913–2011
Best known to science fiction readers for the novel Mutiny, he also wrote widely outside fiction and lived a long, eventful life that stretched from Austria-Hungary to Minnesota. His work reflects a practical, curious mind shaped by journalism, advertising, and a lifelong love of storytelling.
1 Audiobook
Mutiny
by Larry Offenbecker
About the author
Born on February 5, 1913, in Austria-Hungary, Larry Offenbecker later made his home in Albert Lea, Minnesota. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II and went on to build a long career in communications, eventually retiring in 1978 from Universal Cooperatives, where he worked as advertising manager and editor of The Universal Buyer Merchandiser.
Alongside his professional writing, he published numerous nonfiction pieces and at least two works of fiction. He is especially associated with Mutiny, a science fiction novel first published in Planet Stories, which helped earn him a place in public-domain and classic pulp-fiction collections.
Offenbecker died on June 6, 2011, at the age of 98. His background in journalism, editing, and promotion gives his fiction a direct, readable style, making his work an interesting discovery for listeners who enjoy vintage science fiction and overlooked mid-century writers.