Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Loading
FS![]()
author
Francis Stevens
Francis Stevens was the pseudonym of Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1884-1948), an American writer of science fiction and fantasy novels. Born in Minneapolis, Stevens wrote her first st...view moreFrancis Stevens was the pseudonym of Gertrude Barrows Bennett (1884-1948), an American writer of science fiction and fantasy novels. Born in Minneapolis, Stevens wrote her first story at 17, finding publication in popular pulp magazine Argosy. Believed to be one of the first American women to publish a work of science fiction, Bennett gained a nationwide reputation as a leading short story writer with such tales as “The Nightmare” (1917), “Friend Island” (1918), and “Serapion” (1920). Additionally, Bennett published several novels throughout her career, including The Citadel of Fear (1918), The Heads of Cerberus (1919), and Claimed! (1920). To supplement her writing, Stevens—who was widowed in 1910 when her husband Stewart Bennett died at sea—worked as a stenographer to support herself, her daughter, and her invalid mother. Credited with influencing H. P. Lovecraft and A. Merritt, Bennett is recognized as a pioneering figure in the history of science fiction.view less
Books by Francis Stevens
The Citadel of Fear The Science Fiction Omnibus #2 (Serapis Classics) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFriend Island Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings7 best short stories by Francis Stevens Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Citadel of Fear: A Lost World Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFriend Island Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsEssential Novelists - Francis Stevens: the woman who invented dark fantasy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBig Book of Best Short Stories - Volume 13 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsClaimed: Sci-Fi Classic Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Heads of Cerberus Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Francis Stevens
Sunfire!: Collected pulp magazine tales from the original mistress of fantasy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSerapion: A tale of Demonic Possession from the Victorian Era Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5The Citadel of Fear Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Heads of Cerberus (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Citadel of Fear (Unabridged) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWomen of the Pulps Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5