author

Robert H. Rohrer

b. 1946

A strikingly young voice in 1960s science fiction, he began publishing as a teenager and quickly placed stories in major genre magazines. His brief but memorable run left behind imaginative tales that still catch the eye of classic SF readers.

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Pattern

Pattern

by Robert H. Rohrer

About the author

Born in Savannah, Georgia, on January 31, 1946, Robert H. Rohrer Jr. was an American science fiction writer who started publishing at an unusually early age. Bibliographic sources identify him as Robert H. Rohrer Jr., and note that he also used the name Howard Lyon.

Rohrer is best remembered for a short, concentrated burst of work in the 1960s. His stories appeared in magazines including The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Amazing, and Fantastic, and reference sources credit him with a small but notable body of science fiction short fiction.

Because his publishing career was brief, he remains a somewhat elusive figure, which gives his work an extra air of discovery for readers exploring vintage magazine SF. What stands out most is how early he began and how confidently he entered the field, earning lasting notice from genre bibliographies and fan reference sites.