author
William P. Salton
A little-known science-fiction writer, William P. Salton created tense stories shaped by war, isolation, strange inventions, and the darker corners of human behavior. His work includes the post-apocalyptic tale “Operation Lorelie” and the psychological mystery “A Trick of the Mind.”
2 Audiobooks
A trick of the mind
by William P. Salton
Operation Lorelie
by William P. Salton
About the author
William P. Salton is best known for short science fiction published in the pulp-magazine era. “Operation Lorelie” appeared in Amazing Stories in March 1954, placing two soldiers in the ruins of a devastated world where a mysterious recording draws them toward danger. The story was later preserved by Project Gutenberg and adapted for audiobook collections.
Salton also published “A Moment of Peace” in Amazing Stories in May 1957 and “A Trick of the Mind,” a psychological science-fiction story later included in Black Cat Weekly and other digital collections. Little biographical information about Salton is readily documented, but his surviving work reflects the suspenseful, idea-driven style associated with mid-century science fiction.