author
William R. Doede
1918–2007
An American writer of science fiction, short stories, novels, and poems, he left behind a small body of work that still circulates through public-domain archives and volunteer audiobook projects. His fiction includes imaginative titles like A City Near Centaurus, The God Next Door, and Jamieson.
4 Audiobooks
A City Near Centaurus
by William R. Doede
The Birds of Lorrane
by William R. Doede
Jamieson
by William R. Doede
The God Next Door
by William R. Doede
About the author
William R. Doede was an American author born on August 27, 1918, in Flint, Michigan, and he died on September 13, 2007, in Yorkville, Illinois. Public records and obituary listings confirm those dates, while library-style author pages identify him as a writer of novels, short stories, and poems.
His surviving reputation today seems to rest mainly on science fiction and related short fiction. Catalog and archive pages connect his name with works including A City Near Centaurus, The God Next Door, Jamieson, and The Birds of Lorrane, which suggests a writer drawn to speculative settings and big ideas.
Although biographical detail appears limited in the sources available online, his work has remained accessible through places like Project Gutenberg and LibriVox. That continuing availability has helped keep his stories in circulation for new readers and listeners long after his lifetime.