Charles L. Fontenay


Charles Louis Fontenay was an American journalist and science fiction writer. He wrote science fiction novels and short stories.
His non-fiction includes the biography of the prominent New Deal era politician Estes Kefauver.
Fontenay was editor of the Nashville Tennessean, among other newspapers, worked with the Associated Press and Gannett News Service. He retired to St. Petersburg, Florida, where he continued to write science fiction until shortly before his death.

Science fiction novels (partial list)

Short fiction (partial list)

Disqualified Escape Velocity Z Blind Alley Atom Drive The Silk and the Song Family Tree Conservation Service with a Smile Twice Upon a Time The Gift Bearer The Jupiter Weapon
  • ''Wind''

Collections

  • The Collected Works of Charles L. Fontenay, Vol. 1
  • ''Here, There and Elsewhen''

Non-fiction

  • Epistle to the Babylonians
  • ''Estes Kefauver: A Biography''