author
Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
1910–2003
A lively figure from early science fiction fandom, he helped shape the field not only as a writer but also as the founder of Fantasy Press, one of the first specialty science fiction publishers. His career later stretched in surprising directions, including ministry and religious publishing.
1 Audiobook
Isle of the Undead
by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
About the author
Born in Palm, Pennsylvania, on June 20, 1910, Lloyd Arthur Eshbach grew up in Reading and discovered science fiction as a teenager. He became active in the earliest fan circles, wrote letters and stories for pulp magazines, and built a reputation as one of the genre's energetic early supporters.
Eshbach is especially remembered for founding Fantasy Press in 1946, a pioneering small press that helped bring important science fiction authors into book form. He also edited Of Worlds Beyond, an early and influential collection of essays about science fiction writing and ideas, and his own fiction career included later novels such as The Land Beyond the Gate.
His life was unusually wide-ranging. Along with his work in science fiction, he was also a minister and a publisher of religious books. He died on October 29, 2003, leaving behind a legacy that connects fandom, publishing, and storytelling in the formative years of American science fiction.