author
Margaret St. Clair
1911–1995
A pioneering American writer of fantasy and science fiction, Margaret St. Clair created sharp, imaginative stories that questioned progress, power, and the limits of human understanding. She also wrote elegant fantasy under the memorable pseudonym Idris Seabright.
7 Audiobooks
The Vanderlark
by Margaret St. Clair
The Autumn After Next
by Margaret St. Clair
Garden of Evil
by Margaret St. Clair
Flowering Evil
by Margaret St. Clair
Return Engagement
by Margaret St. Clair
The espadrilles
by Margaret St. Clair
Squee
by Margaret St. Clair
About the author
Born in Hutchinson, Kansas, Margaret St. Clair (February 17, 1911–November 22, 1995) studied Classics at the University of California, Berkeley, where she later earned a master’s degree in Greek. She began publishing science fiction in 1946 and went on to write novels, short stories, satire, and mystery fiction.
St. Clair was especially known for stories published as Idris Seabright, including “The Listening Child” and “The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles.” Her novels include Agent of the Unknown, Sign of the Labrys, The Dolphins of Altair, and The Shadow People. She also used the name Wilton Hazzard for one story, and her work is remembered for its inventive ideas, dark humor, and quietly subversive view of science-fiction conventions.