author
Stanley Whiteside
A little-known pulp-era writer of science fiction, best remembered today for stories that later entered the public domain and found new life online. His work leans toward brisk, idea-driven adventure, including spacefaring tales like The Sun-Death and shorter pieces such as Information Please.
1 Audiobook
The Sun-Death
by Stanley Whiteside
About the author
Very little biographical information about Stanley Whiteside appears to be readily documented in the sources available online. What can be confirmed is that he wrote science fiction, and that modern cataloging and audiobook/library sources still identify him as an author of science-fiction short stories.
His name survives mainly through the fiction itself. Project Gutenberg lists works by Stanley Whiteside, including The Sun-Death and Information Please, showing that his stories have remained accessible to new generations of readers. Bibliographic databases also track his science-fiction publications, suggesting a small but persistent legacy among readers of vintage speculative fiction.
Because reliable personal details are scarce, the safest picture is of a now-obscure genre writer whose stories outlasted his biography. For listeners who enjoy classic pulp science fiction, that can be part of the charm: the work arrives with a bit of mystery still attached to the name.