Lyman D. Hinckley

Lyman D. Hinckley is a little-documented author associated with mid-20th-century science fiction. The clearest confirmed credit is for Dust Unto Dust, a short story published in Planet Stories in Summer 1955 and later made available through Project Gutenberg.

That story fits squarely into the classic pulp tradition: space exploration, strange worlds, and the unsettling remains of a lost civilization. Even with so little known about the writer personally, Hinckley’s fiction has continued to circulate through digital archives, reprints, and audiobook-style rediscoveries, keeping the story alive for modern readers.

Because reliable biographical records are scarce, it is hard to say much more with confidence about Hinckley’s life beyond this published work. For readers who enjoy overlooked vintage science fiction, that rarity is part of the appeal.