author
Robert A. W. (Robert Augustine Ward) Lowndes
1916–1998
A key figure in American science fiction, Robert A. W. “Doc” Lowndes shaped the genre both as a prolific editor and as a writer of imaginative pulp-era stories and novels. His long career connected generations of authors, magazines, and readers during science fiction’s formative years.
3 Audiobooks
A Green Cloud Came
by Robert A. W. (Robert Augustine Ward) Lowndes
The Troubadour
by Robert A. W. (Robert Augustine Ward) Lowndes
The Fourth Invasion
by Robert A. W. (Robert Augustine Ward) Lowndes
About the author
Robert Augustine Ward “Doc” Lowndes (September 4, 1916–July 14, 1998) was an American science fiction author, editor, and fan. A member of the influential Futurians, he became best known for editing magazines including Future Fiction, Science Fiction Quarterly, Science Fiction, Dynamic Science Fiction, and The Original Science Fiction Stories.
Lowndes also edited fantasy and horror publications, including The Magazine of Horror, and served as editor of the Avalon Books science fiction line from 1955 to 1967. He wrote fiction under several pseudonyms, including Carol Grey, Mallory Kent, Wilfred Owen Morley, and Michael Sherman.
His novels include The Mystery of the Third Mine, The Duplicated Man with James Blish, The Puzzle Planet, and Believers’ World. He received the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award in 1991 and remained an important voice in the history of science fiction publishing.