Basil Eugene Wells (June 11, 1912 – December 23, 2003) was an American writer. His first published story, "Rebirth of Man" appeared in the magazine '' Super Science Stories'' in 1940. He wrote

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fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

western and

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stories for various magazines sometimes under the name Gene Ellerman. Two collections of his stories, ''

Planets of Adventure ''Planets of Adventure'' is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Basil Wells. It was published in 1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakist ...

'' and '' Doorways to Space'' were published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.

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