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Magnus Ludens
A mysterious, little-documented science-fiction writer, Magnus Ludens is best known for “The Long, Silvery Day,” a whimsical 1962 story about an ordinary commuter granted one impossibly perfect day. The tale blends everyday frustrations with cosmic humor and gentle wonder.
2 Audiobooks
My Lady Selene
by Magnus Ludens
The Long, Silvery Day
by Magnus Ludens
About the author
Magnus Ludens is a pseudonymous or otherwise obscure science-fiction author whose personal history has not been reliably documented. The available record identifies Ludens as the author of “The Long, Silvery Day,” first published in the April 1962 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction.
The story follows Peter Stone, a weary commuter whose wish transforms an ordinary day into an idealized vision of urban life. “The Long, Silvery Day” is now available through Project Gutenberg as a public-domain work in the United States.