George Henry Weiss (1898–1946) was an American poet, writer and novelist. His
science fiction
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stories and poetry appeared under the pseudonym "Francis Flagg" in the magazines ''
Amazing Stories
''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances i ...
'', ''
Astounding
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'', ''
Tales of Wonder'', ''
Weird Tales
''Weird Tales'' is an American fantasy and horror fiction pulp magazine founded by J. C. Henneberger and J. M. Lansinger in late 1922. The first issue, dated March 1923, appeared on newsstands February 18. The first editor, Edwin Baird, prin ...
'' and others. His novel ''
The Night People'' was published by
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was an American science fiction and Fantasy fiction, fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L. Crawford.
Craw ...
in 1947.
Bibliography
Short stories
*''The Machine Man of Ardathia'', Amazing Stories, November 1927.
*''The Mentanicals'', Amazing Stories, April 1934.
*''Earth's Lucky Day'' (with
Forrest J. Ackerman
Forrest James Ackerman (November 24, 1916 – December 4, 2008) was an American magazine editor; science fiction writer and literary agent; a founder of science fiction fandom; a leading expert on science fiction, horror, and fantasy films; a pr ...
), Wonder Stories, March 1936.
*''The Seeds of the Toc-Toc Birds''
*''The Heads of Apex''
Novels
*''The Night People'' (1947)
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1898 births
1946 deaths
American male novelists
American science fiction writers
American male poets
American male short story writers
Writers from Halifax, Nova Scotia
20th-century American short story writers
20th-century American poets
20th-century American male writers
20th-century American novelists
Place of death missing
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