author
Robert W. Lowndes
1916–1998
A pioneering figure in American science fiction, he helped shape the genre as both a writer and an influential magazine editor. His work brought new voices to the pulps while his own stories and novels explored strange worlds, lost colonies, and mysteries of the future.
1 Audiobook
Einstein's planetoid
by C. M. (Cyril M.) Kornbluth, Robert W. Lowndes, Frederik Pohl
About the author
Robert Augustine Ward “Doc” Lowndes (September 4, 1916–July 14, 1998) was an American science fiction author, editor, and fan. He became active in science fiction fandom during its early years and was associated with the influential Futurian community.
Lowndes is best known for editing Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly, along with a wide range of crime, western, sports, horror, and other pulp magazines. He also edited magazines including Magazine of Horror and Startling Mystery Stories, helping preserve and reprint important weird-fiction work.
As a writer, he published stories under his own name and the pseudonym Michael Sherman. His novels include The Mystery of the Third Mine, The Puzzle Planet, and Believers’ World.