author
Manly Banister
1914–1986
A pulp-era science fiction and fantasy writer, he also moved easily between fandom, illustration, and practical crafts. His work appeared in magazines like Weird Tales and Amazing Stories, and his novel Conquest of Earth helped secure his place in mid-century genre fiction.
2 Audiobooks
A Gift from Earth
by Manly Banister
The great illusion
by Manly Banister
About the author
Born in McCormick, Washington, in 1914, Manly Miles Banister became an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose career stretched across both professional publishing and fan culture. Reliable reference sources describe him as a fan, editor, and author, and note that he published the fanzine The Nekromantikon in the early 1950s.
His fiction appeared in pulp magazines including Weird Tales, and reference sources also connect him with Amazing Stories. His best-known novel is Conquest of Earth, first published in book form in 1957 after appearing earlier in magazine form under the title The Scarlet Saint.
Banister's interests went well beyond fiction. Sources about his life also describe him as an artist, photographer, translator, and author of craft and bookmaking titles, which gives his career an appealingly wide, hands-on feel. He died in Portland, Oregon, in 1986.