Starclimber: The Literary Adventures and Autobiography of Raymond Z. Gallun

by Raymond Z. Gallun

Raymond Z. Gallun began writing during the pulp era of the 1930s and soon established himself as one of the leading science fiction authors of his time. This new autobiography related the story of his life and provides an insider's look at the early days of the SF field.

172 pages, Paperback

First published September 30, 2007

About the author

Aka William Callahan, Arthur Allport.

Raymond Zinke Gallun (March 22, 1911 - April 2, 1994) was an early science fiction writer.

Gallun (rhymes with "balloon") was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. He lived a drifter's existence, working a multitude of jobs around the world in the years leading up to World War II. He sold many popular stories to pulp magazines in the 1930s. "Old Faithful" (1934) was his first noted story. "The Gentle Brain" was published in "Science Fiction Quarterly" under the pseudonym Arthur Allport. Another of his pseudonyms was William Callahan.