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Lester del Rey
AuthorBooks · Second hand1915-1993
Leonard Knapp, best known by his primary pseudonym, Lester del Rey, was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the fantasy editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, working for his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey.
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About Lester del Rey
Birth
1915
Death
1993
First book
1938
Years writing
88
Leonard Knapp, best known by his primary pseudonym, Lester del Rey, was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile Winston Science Fiction series, and the fantasy editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books, working for his fourth wife Judy-Lynn del Rey.
Lester del Rey was born Leonard Knapp to a family of sharecroppers in Minnesota.
His prolific career includes over 250 published works, establishing him as a key figure in science fiction.
He used the pseudonym Charles Satterfield to sign part of his extensive literary production.
He began his career by publishing stories in pulp magazines during the 1930s.
Beyond being a novelist, he was an influential editor and critic who shaped the science fiction genre.
