author

Stephen Marlowe

1928–2008

Best known for fast-moving crime and science fiction, this versatile American writer published under several names and built a career that ranged from pulp magazines to acclaimed historical novels. His work includes the detective Chet Drum series and the prizewinning novel The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus.

48 Audiobooks

Divvy up

by Stephen Marlowe

Quest of the Golden Ape

by Paul W. Fairman, Stephen Marlowe

Prison of a Billion Years

by Stephen Marlowe

Finders keepers

by Stephen Marlowe

Pen Pal

by Stephen Marlowe

Think Yourself to Death

by Stephen Marlowe

A World Called Crimson

by Stephen Marlowe

No-Risk Planet

by Stephen Marlowe

The Dictator

by Stephen Marlowe

Recruit for Andromeda

by Stephen Marlowe

World Beyond Pluto

by Stephen Marlowe

My Shipmate—Columbus

by Stephen Marlowe

A Cold Night for Crying

by Stephen Marlowe

Voyage To Eternity

by Stephen Marlowe

Black Eyes and the Daily Grind

by Stephen Marlowe

The Graveyard of Space

by Stephen Marlowe

A Place in the Sun

by Stephen Marlowe

Fugue

by Stephen Marlowe

Slaves to the Metal Horde

by Stephen Marlowe

Summer Snow Storm

by Stephen Marlowe

Picnic

by Stephen Marlowe

It's Raining Frogs!

by Stephen Marlowe

Stop, You're Killing Me!

by Stephen Marlowe

Centauri Vengeance

by Stephen Marlowe

The Sense of Wonder

by Stephen Marlowe

Home is Where You Left It

by Stephen Marlowe

The One and the Many

by Stephen Marlowe

The Thing in the Truck

by Stephen Marlowe

World Without Glamor

by Stephen Marlowe

Earthsmith

by Stephen Marlowe

Tyrants of Time

by Stephen Marlowe

Es Percipi

by Stephen Marlowe

Quickie

by Stephen Marlowe

Disaster Revisited

by Stephen Marlowe

Pariah

by Stephen Marlowe

My sweetheart's the Man in the Moon

by Stephen Marlowe

Newshound

by Stephen Marlowe

The Old Way

by Stephen Marlowe

The Cosmic Snare

by Stephen Marlowe

Revolt of the Outworlds

by Stephen Marlowe

Planet of Doom

by Stephen Marlowe

Ride the Crepe Ring

by Stephen Marlowe

Forever We Die!

by Stephen Marlowe

We Run From the Hunted!

by Stephen Marlowe

World of the Hunter

by Stephen Marlowe

Jungle in the Sky

by Stephen Marlowe

Revolt of the Brains

by Stephen Marlowe

Resurrection Seven

by Stephen Marlowe

About the author

Born Milton Lesser in New York City on August 7, 1928, he wrote under many names, but Stephen Marlowe became the one most closely linked with his long career in mystery, adventure, and science fiction. He sold stories to pulp and science-fiction magazines early on, then moved into novels, showing an unusual range across genres.

As Stephen Marlowe, he became especially known for the private-eye character Chet Drum. He also earned major recognition for The Memoirs of Christopher Columbus, which won a French prize for best foreign novel. Alongside crime fiction, he wrote historical and literary works, giving his bibliography a breadth that still stands out.

Marlowe died on February 22, 2008, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Remembered as a deeply adaptable storyteller, he left behind a body of work that appeals both to readers who enjoy classic paperback suspense and to those who like ambitious historical fiction.