author
Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
1915–1979
A Golden Age science-fiction storyteller with a talent for sharp plots, dry humor, and unsettling ideas, Winston K. Marks wrote memorable tales about aliens, technology, identity, and human nature. His work appeared in leading genre magazines and continues to attract readers of classic speculative fiction.
25 Audiobooks
Go to sleep, my darling
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Kid Stuff
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
John's Other Practice
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Mate in two moves
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
...So They Baked a Cake
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Brown John's Body
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Eight Million Dollars From Mars!
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Forsyte's Retreat
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
The Mind Digger
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
The Deadly Daughters
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Until Life Do Us Part
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
The Geisha Memory
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Slay-Ride
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Backlash
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
The Incredible Life-Form
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Bleedback
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
The Test Colony
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Unbegotten Child
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Breeder Reaction
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Tabby
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
The Vegans Were Curious
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
The Water Eater
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Never Gut-Shoot a Wampus
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Coffin for two
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
Fish talk
by Winston K. (Winston Kinney) Marks
About the author
Winston Kinney Marks (1915–1979) was an American science-fiction writer who also published as Win Marks, Win Kinney, and Ken Winney. He began publishing with “Mad Hatter” in Unknown in 1940, then returned to the field in 1953 with “The Water Eater.”
Marks became especially prolific during the 1950s, publishing nearly 60 stories through 1959, with additional magazine appearances in the late 1960s. His fiction was known for a mildly hard-bitten, amusing style, and several stories were included in science-fiction anthologies. His notable works include The Test Colony, “Backlash,” “Breeder Reaction,” “The Mind Digger,” and “The Deadly Daughters.”
Alongside his fiction career, Marks worked at KBOY radio station in Medford, Oregon; surviving papers from 1961–1964 include edited radio scripts. A posthumous collection, The Test Colony and Other Stories, introduced his work to new readers.