Science Fiction Gems, Volume Seventeen

George Harry Stine was raised in Colorado Springs. He earned a degree in physics from Colorado College in Colorado Springs. After graduating, he worked at White Sands Proving Grounds, first as a civilian scientist and then, from 1955–1957, at the U.S. Naval Ordnance Missile Test Facility as head of the Range Operations Division. Together with Orville Carlisle, he founded Model Missiles Inc., the first manufacturer of model rockets. Stine also founded the National Association of Rocketry and...

L. A. Eshbach was a writer and publisher who helped build the foundation of early science fiction. He is best known for his work on the collaborative novel Cosmos and for founding Fantasy Press

Randall Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a prolific contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and 1960s. Garrett is best known for the Lord Darcy books, the novel Too Many Magicians and two short story collections. He was also an inveterate punster (defining a pun as "the odor given off by a decaying mind"), he was a favorite guest at science fiction convention. Source: wikipedia

Raymond Z. Gallun was a writer whose stories appeared in pulp magazines like Startling Stories. His work often featured in collections such as Adventure House Presents. He was known for his adventure tales.

Wallace West is the author of the science fiction novel The Last Man on Earth. He writes stories that explore big ideas about humanity's future.