author
Walter J. Sheldon
1917–1996
A prolific American writer who moved easily between crime fiction and science fiction, he also worked in film and behind the scenes on other popular series. His career stretched from the pulp-magazine era into later paperback and media tie-ins.
6 Audiobooks
Jimsy and the Monsters
by Walter J. Sheldon
The shrine
by Walter J. Sheldon
Brink of Madness
by Walter J. Sheldon
I, the Unspeakable
by Walter J. Sheldon
Your Time is Up
by Walter J. Sheldon
Houlihan's Equation
by Walter J. Sheldon
About the author
Born in Philadelphia on January 9, 1917, and deceased on June 9, 1996, Walter J. Sheldon was an American author best known for mystery and science-fiction writing. Bibliographic sources also list Walt Sheldon and Walter James Sheldon as forms of his name, reflecting the range of markets and formats he wrote for.
Sheldon published widely from the pulp era onward and built a body of work that included detective novels, science-fiction stories, and paperback originals. He is associated with titles such as This Is Klon Calling, and reference sources note that he wrote dozens of shorter pieces as well as novels.
His career also reached beyond standalone books. Available reference pages credit him with screenwriting work on The Manster, and later accounts note that he ghostwrote at least one mystery novel for entertainer Steve Allen. Taken together, those credits suggest a versatile, professional writer who was comfortable adapting his voice for many kinds of popular storytelling.