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Richard Rein Smith

Lifespan
1930–
Nationality
American
Active
1955 – 1961
Works held
8

Richard Rein Smith (born 1930) wrote science fiction and adventure across several decades and many pseudonyms, as ‘Reinsmith’ he produced The Savage Stars and a licensed Tarzan novel, among others. A dependable working writer of the paperback era, ranging from SF adventure into neighbouring genres as the markets required.

The works

  1. 1961
    Cover of Compatible Compatible
  2. 1959
    Cover of No Hiding Place No Hiding Place
  3. 1958
    Cover of Pick a Crime Pick a Crime Cover of The beast of boredom The beast of boredom Cover of The way out The way out
  4. 1956
    Cover of The Snare The Snare
  5. 1955
    Cover of Alien Equivalent Alien Equivalent Cover of The angry house The angry house

Wrote across

1950s1960s

Recurring themes

First ContactSocial SFColonizationSpace OperaDystopiaArtificial IntelligenceMilitary SFHorror

Kindred authors shared themes

Bryce WaltonRobert SheckleyRobert SilverbergStephen MarloweAlan Edward NourseAllen Kim LangDave DryfoosEvelyn E. Smith

Contemporaries writing in the same era

Randall GarrettStephen MarloweMurray LeinsterMack ReynoldsAlan Edward NourseH. Beam PiperRobert SilverbergFritz LeiberBryce WaltonCharles L. Fontenay

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