John Martin Leahy (May 16, 1886 – March 26, 1967) was an American short story writer, novelist and artist. He wrote and illustrated weird stories that appeared in pulp magazines such as Weird Tales and Science and Invention. His novel Drome was published by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., in 1952.
John Martin Leahy | |
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| Born | May 16, 1886 Newcastle, Washington, United States |
| Died | March 26, 1967 (aged 80) Seattle, Washington, United States |
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| Nationality | American |
| Genre | weird fiction, fantasy |
His short story "In Amundsen’s Tent" (1928) is a precoursor of both H. P. Lovecraft’s "At the Mountains of Madness" and John W. Campbell Jr.’s "Who Goes There?".[1]
Works
editDraconda (Weird Tales Nov. 1923 – May/Jun./Jul. 1924)
The Living Death (Science & Invention Oct. 1924 – Jun. 1925)
"The Voices From the Cliff" (Weird Tales May 1925)
"The Voice of Bills" (Weird Tales Oct. 1926)
Drome (Weird Tales Jan. 1927 – Jul. 1927; book form 1952)
"In Amundsen's Tent" (Weird Tales Jan. 1928; reprinted Aug. 1935)
"The Isle of the Fairy Morgana" (Weird Tales Feb. 1928)
References
edit- ^ Bleiler, E. F. (1990). Science-fiction, the early years. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. p. 430. ISBN 9780873384162.
Sources
edit- Clute, John; Peter Nicholls (1995). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. p. 699. ISBN 0-312-13486-X.
- Kevin Daniel (2007). "Art Collection". Archived from the original on 2008-05-03. Retrieved 2008-05-02.
- Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 268. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.
External links
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Works by or about John Martin Leahy at Wikisource- John Martin Leahy at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
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