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William W. Stuart
A mid-century science fiction writer whose stories turned up in major genre magazines and later anthologies, this author had a knack for playful, idea-driven fiction. Even with little biographical information available, the surviving work suggests a sharp sense of humor and a fondness for clever speculative twists.
8 Audiobooks
The Real Hard Sell
by William W. Stuart
A prison make
by William W. Stuart
A Husband for My Wife
by William W. Stuart
Inside John Barth
by William W. Stuart
Star-Crossed Lover
by William W. Stuart
Out of Mind
by William W. Stuart
Don't Think About It
by William W. Stuart
The Little Man Who Wasn't Quite
by William W. Stuart
About the author
William W. Stuart is a somewhat elusive figure in science fiction history. Reliable biographical details are scarce, but bibliographic records show that his short fiction appeared in leading magazines of the field around 1960 and 1961, including Galaxy and If.
Among the stories confirmed in those magazines are Inside John Barth, A Husband for My Wife, Don't Think About It, and Out of Mind. His work also found a second life in anthologies such as The Sixth Galaxy Reader, Twisted, and 12 Great Classics of Science Fiction, which suggests that editors saw lasting appeal in his imaginative, magazine-era storytelling.
For listeners today, William W. Stuart is best approached through the stories themselves: brisk, inventive pieces from the classic science fiction magazine tradition, where one smart premise could open up an entire world.