Paul W. Fairman

Paul W. Fairman
Paul W. Fairman was an American science fiction and pulp fiction writer and editor, active primarily during the mid-20th century. He wrote for magazines such as "Amazing Stories" and "Fantastic Universe", and also worked as the editor of "Amazing Stories" and "Fantastic" in the 1950s. Fairman authored numerous novels and short stories, including "The Doomsday Exhibit" and "The Girl Who Loved Death." In addition to his own work, he is known for ghostwriting the novel "The Body Snatchers" for Jack Finney.

Author's Books:


It began when a pedestrian got hit by a cab at the corner of 59th Street and Park Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, U.S.A. No doubt it was the first motor mishap in the history of creation that reached out among the stars. The pedestrian was walking south on Park Avenue, toward Grand Central Station. He was looking at the upper skeleton of the vast new Pan Am Building which blocked out the sky in that... more...

he examiner looked doubtful and said, "But Mr. Holloway, regulations require that I read your log before I take verbal testimony." Holloway's face was drawn and ravaged. His bloodshot eyes sat in black pits. They were trained on the Examiner but looked through him rather than at him. Holloway said, "But, I must talk! I've got to tell you about it. I have to keep talking."... more...