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1927–1987
A lively, versatile voice in mid-20th-century science fiction and fantasy, he wrote everything from space adventure to clever mystery-fantasy crossovers. He is especially remembered for the Lord Darcy stories, which blend detective fiction with an alternate world shaped by magic.

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Laurence M. Janifer

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Laurence M. Janifer

by Randall Garrett, Laurence M. Janifer

by Randall Garrett, Laurence M. Janifer

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Laurence M. Janifer

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Laurence M. Janifer

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Laurence M. Janifer

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett, Robert Silverberg

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett
by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett

by Randall Garrett
Born in 1927 and active through the pulp and paperback boom, Randall Garrett became known as an American science fiction and fantasy writer with a knack for fast-moving plots and inventive ideas. He wrote both under his own name and in collaboration with other authors, building a reputation as a dependable and imaginative storyteller.
His best-known work today is often the Lord Darcy series, which mixes classic detective structure with fantasy and alternate history. That combination helped set his fiction apart: even when the settings were unusual, the stories stayed clear, witty, and accessible.
Garrett died in 1987, but his work still appeals to readers who enjoy older speculative fiction with strong story momentum and genre-mixing charm. For audiobook listeners, he offers a window into a period when science fiction and fantasy were expanding in bold, playful directions.