On This Day: Philip E. High

On this day in 1914, Philip Empson High was born, in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.

High’s writing career spanned over half a century, encompassing fourteen novels and numerous short stories. He made his name initially in the 1950s with a series of short stories for magazines such as Authentic Science Fiction, New Worlds and Nebula Science Fiction. Perhaps his best-known book, Come, Hunt an Earthman, was originally published in the Venture SF series.

You can find Philip E. High’s work via his Author page on the Gateway website and read about him in his entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.