author
Raymond E. Banks
1918–1996
A mid-century science fiction writer with a strong magazine-era feel, he published inventive stories and novels in the 1950s and 1960s while also working in business. His fiction ranges from eerie fantasy to brisk, idea-driven science fiction.
1 Audiobook
Ticket to the Stars
by Raymond E. Banks
About the author
Born in Missouri on November 8, 1918, Raymond E. Banks was an American science fiction writer best known for short fiction and novels published during the 1950s and 1960s. He also wrote under variations of his name, including Ray Banks, Ray E. Banks, and R. E. Banks, and used the pen name Fred Freair.
His writing career began with the fantasy story The Sad Room, published in Esquire in 1946. He returned to genre fiction in the early 1950s and went on to publish dozens of stories over the next decade, building a reputation as a dependable magazine-era author with a knack for sharp premises and concise storytelling.
Banks died on August 3, 1996. Though not as widely remembered as some of his contemporaries, his work remains of interest to readers who enjoy classic American science fiction from the pulp and digest magazine years.