Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys
Budrys in 1985
Budrys in 1985
BornJanuary 9, 1931
Königsberg, East Prussia, German Reich
DiedJune 9, 2008(2008-06-09) (aged 77)
Evanston, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation
Alma materUniversity of Miami
Columbia University
GenreScience fiction
Notable worksThe Falling Torch, Rogue Moon, Who?
SpouseEdna Duna
Children4
RelativesJonas Budrys (father)
Budrys's "Snail's Pace" was the cover story in the October 1953 issue of Dynamic Science Fiction.
Budrys's novelette "Shadow on the Stars" was cover-featured on the November 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe.
Budrys's short story "Cage of a Thousand Wings" was the cover feature in the penultimate issue of Planet Stories in 1955.
Budrys's novelette "The Strangers" was the cover story for the June 1955 issue of If.
Budrys's novelette "Why Should I Stop?" was featured on the cover of the February 1956 issue of Science Fiction Quarterly.
Budrys wrote "Resurrection on Fifth Avenue" for Fantastic under his pseudonym "Gordon Jaulyn".

Algirdas Jonas "Algis" Budrys (January 9, 1931 – June 9, 2008) was a Lithuanian-American science fiction author, editor and critic. He was also known under the pen names Frank Mason, Alger Rome in collaboration with Jerome Bixby, John A. Sentry, William Scarff and Paul Janvier. In 1960 he wrote Rogue Moon, a novel.[1] In the 1990s he was the publisher and editor of the science-fiction magazine Tomorrow Speculative Fiction.

  1. ^ Obituary by John Clute in The Independent.