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Vic Phillips

A hard-to-pin-down writer whose name turns up in pulp magazines, paperbacks, and later reprints, with work stretching from mid-20th-century science fiction appearances to crime and adventure titles. The scattered record gives him an air of mystery, but it also hints at a long, varied publishing life.

1 Audiobook

Monopoly

Monopoly

by Vic Phillips, Scott Roberts

About the author

Available catalog records suggest Vic Phillips was a writer whose work appeared across several very different corners of popular fiction. Goodreads listings connect the name to stories in classic pulp and digest publications such as Astounding Stories and Astounding Science-Fiction, while also listing later books including The Heroin Merchants, Clowns Wear Guns, and Monopoly.

Because reliable biographical information is scarce, it is hard to confirm many personal details about his life. What can be said with some confidence is that his name is associated with genre fiction and paperback-style storytelling, especially science fiction, crime, and adventure.

That limited paper trail can make authors like this especially interesting for curious readers. Even without a full public biography, the surviving book and magazine records suggest a writer connected to fast-moving, plot-driven fiction and the world of popular publishing.