Paul Frederick Ernst (November 7, 1899 – September 21, 1985)[1] was an American pulp fictionwriter. He is best known as the writer of the original 24 "Avenger" novels, published by Street & Smith under the house name Kenneth Robeson.
Ernst's novella "The Raid on the Termites" was the cover story in the June 1932 Astounding StoriesErnst's novella "The Duel of the Sorcerers" took the cover of the March 1932 issue of Strange Tales
Paul Ernst was born in Akron, Ohio.[2][3]: 2 He "[took] up fiction writing in his early twenties".[3] "A prolific manufacturer of potboilers-made-to-order," his stories appeared in a number of early Science fiction and fantasy magazines.[3] His writing appeared in Astounding Stories, Strange Tales and Amazing, and he was the author of the Doctor Satan series (8 stories in all) which ran in Weird Tales from 1935 to 1936.[3] His most famous work was in writing the original 24 The Avenger stories in the eponymous pulp magazine between 1939 and 1942.
When pulp magazine work began to dry up, Ernst "was able to make a painless transition into the more prestigious "slick" magazines, where his word skill earned him higher financial rewards."[3] As of 1971, he was "still active as a writer," including penning "Blackout" for the July 1971 issue of Good Housekeeping magazine. He died in Pinellas County, Florida in September 1985, at age 85.[3]
Bibliographyedit
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (October 2015)
Ernst, Paul (2013). The Complete Tales of Doctor Satan. Altus Press.
Twelve Who Were Damned and Other Stories, Ramble House, 2016
The Complete Tales of Seekay, Steeger Books, 2018
Rulers of the Future, Armchair Fiction, 2019
Red Hell of Jupiter, Armchair Fiction, 2012
Critical studies and reviewsedit
Lupoff, Richard A. (Dec 2013). "Locus Looks at Books : Divers Hands". Locus (635): 23, 53–54. Reviews The complete tales of Doctor Satan.
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