Robert Abernathy (1924–1990) was an American science fiction author during the 1940s and 1950s. He was known primarily for his short stories which were published in many of the pulp magazines that flourished during the

Golden Age of Science Fiction The first Golden Age of Science Fiction, often recognized in the United States as the period from 1938 to 1946, was an era during which the science fiction genre gained wide public attention and many classic science fiction stories were published. ...

. Many of his stories have been included in anthologies of classic science fiction such as the French ''

Les Vingt Meilleurs Récits de science-fiction ''Les Vingt Meilleurs Récits de science-fiction'' is an anthology of twenty short stories of science fiction composed and presented by Hubert Juin, published by in 1964. Content * Preface * ''Un homme contre la ville'', by Robert Abernathy * ...

'' edited by

Hubert Juin Hubert Juin, pseudonym for Hubert Loescher, (5 June 1926 – 3 June 1987) was a Francophone Belgian poet, novelist, essayist and literary critic. Works (selection) Novels *1978: ''Les Hameaux'' Verviers, Marabout, (with a preface by André ...

Selected stories

*"Peril of the Blue World" in ''

Planet Stories ''Planet Stories'' was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published by Fiction House between 1939 and 1955. It featured interplanetary adventures, both in space and on some other planets, and was initially focused on a young readershi ...

'', Winter 1942 *"Heritage" in ''

Astounding ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ...

'', June 1942 *"The Canal Builders" in ''

'', January 1945 *"Heritage" (novella) in ''Astounding'', June 1947 *"The Dead-Star Rover" in ''Planet Stories'', Winter 1949 *"Strange Exodus" in ''Planet Stories'', Fall 1950 *"The Rotifers" in '' if'', March 1953 *"Axolotl" (also published as "Deep Space") in ''

F&SF ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Boucher ...

'', January 1954 *"Heirs Apparent" (novella) in ''F&SF'', June 1954 *"Pyramid" (novella) in ''Astounding'', July 1954 *"Single Combat" in ''F&SF'', January 1955
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in '' Galaxy'', January 1956 *"Grandma's Lie Soap" in ''

Fantastic Universe ''Fantastic Universe'' was a U.S. science fiction magazine which began publishing in the 1950s. It ran for 69 issues, from June 1953 to March 1960, under two different publishers. It was part of the explosion of science fiction magazine publishin ...

'', February 1956

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