R. C. FitzPatrick

R. C. FitzPatrick was an American science fiction writer. Reliable catalog and reference sources confirm that he wrote The Circuit Riders, and genre references describe him as a science fiction author.

His work appeared during the classic magazine era of science fiction, with stories such as The Circuit Riders, Half a Loaf, and Second Seeded showing up in periodical and anthology records. Half a Loaf was also noted as a Nebula Award nominee, suggesting that even with a modest published output, his work drew attention within the field.

Very little biographical detail appears to be widely documented online, so most surviving references focus on the stories themselves rather than on his personal life. That relative obscurity gives his fiction an added sense of discovery for modern readers.