author
Margaret St. Clair
1911–1995
A sharp, imaginative voice in mid-century science fiction and fantasy, this American writer produced more than 100 short stories as well as novels that still stand out for their wit and strange, memorable ideas. She also published under the names Idris Seabright and, once, Wilton Hazzard.
6 Audiobooks
The Vanderlark
by Margaret St. Clair
The Autumn After Next
by Margaret St. Clair
Return Engagement
by Margaret St. Clair
Flowering Evil
by Margaret St. Clair
Garden of Evil
by Margaret St. Clair
The espadrilles
by Margaret St. Clair
About the author
Born Eva Margaret Neeley in Hutchinson, Kansas, Margaret St. Clair became a prolific American science fiction and fantasy author whose career stretched across the pulp-magazine era and beyond. She is best known for her short fiction, but she also wrote several novels, building a reputation for stories that could be eerie, playful, and unsettling all at once.
She published under her married name, Margaret St. Clair, and also used the pseudonym Idris Seabright for a number of stories; one work appeared under the name Wilton Hazzard. Reference works on science fiction note her range and originality, and her novel Sign of the Labrys is often remembered as an early example of fiction drawing on Wiccan themes.
St. Clair died in Santa Rosa, California, on November 22, 1995. Her work remains a rewarding discovery for readers who enjoy classic speculative fiction with unusual moods, clever turns, and a mind of its own.