author
Sam Moskowitz
1920–1997
A lifelong science-fiction enthusiast, critic, and historian, he helped readers see how the genre grew from pulp adventure into a major literary tradition. His books and anthologies are still valued for their enthusiasm, deep research, and love of early SF.
2 Audiobooks
World of Mockery
by Sam Moskowitz
The Way Back
by Sam Moskowitz
About the author
Born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1920, Sam Moskowitz became one of the most influential historians and champions of science fiction. He was active in fandom from the 1930s onward and built a reputation not just as a writer, but also as an editor, anthologist, critic, and organizer deeply involved in the culture surrounding the field.
He is especially remembered for documenting the history of science fiction and the people who shaped it. Works such as The Immortal Storm, Explorers of the Infinite, and Seekers of Tomorrow helped preserve the stories of early magazines, writers, and fan communities, and his anthologies introduced many readers to classic speculative fiction from earlier eras.
Moskowitz also edited magazines and assembled numerous collections, bringing an archivist's care and a fan's excitement to everything he did. He died in 1997, but his work remains an important bridge between the earliest decades of science fiction and later generations of readers.