author

William R. Doede

b. 1918

Best known for short science fiction from the magazine era of the early 1960s, this writer left behind a small body of adventurous, idea-driven stories. His work includes tales like The God Next Door and A City Near Centaurus, both later preserved by Project Gutenberg.

4 Audiobooks

The God Next Door

The God Next Door

by William R. Doede

A City Near Centaurus

A City Near Centaurus

by William R. Doede

Jamieson

Jamieson

by William R. Doede

The Birds of Lorrane

The Birds of Lorrane

by William R. Doede

About the author

William R. Doede was an American author remembered mainly for science fiction short fiction published in the early 1960s. Project Gutenberg lists several of his stories, including The God Next Door and A City Near Centaurus, and later reprints group his work with classic Golden Age-style science fiction.

Available sources suggest he was born on August 27, 1918, in Flint, Michigan, and died on September 13, 2007, in Yorkville, Illinois. Because reliable biographical information about his writing life is limited, many personal details remain unclear, but the surviving stories show a fondness for space exploration, strange worlds, and big speculative ideas.

He appears to have published only a modest number of works, which gives his bibliography a hidden-gem quality for readers who enjoy vintage magazine science fiction and lesser-known authors from that period.