Ross Rocklynne

Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on February 21, 1913, Ross Rocklynne was the pen name of Ross Louis Rocklin. He became a regular presence in science fiction magazines during the late 1930s and 1940s, building a reputation for energetic, idea-driven stories that fit neatly into the classic pulp tradition.

His work appeared in many of the leading genre magazines of the time, and he also wrote under several alternate names. Readers of older science fiction often remember him for the sheer inventiveness of his plots and for the way his stories leaned into wonder, scale, and speculation.

Rocklynne died on October 29, 1988. Though he is not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his fiction still has a clear place in the history of American science fiction magazine writing.