Born in Brighton, England, Sydney J. Bounds worked as an electrical fitter before moving to Kingston-on-Thames, where he studied electrical engineering at a Technical College. He first discovered science fiction soon after leaving school, and joined the Science Fiction Association in 1937, attending his first convention in 1938. During the war he was an electrician and instrument repairer for the R.A.F. ground crew. At the same time, he began writing science fiction and fantasy, first for amateur magazines, and quickly progressed to professional publications.

His first professional short story appeared in 1946, and he was able to turn full-time professional in 1951. He soon branched out into other fields: crime novels (including "Sexton Blake") westerns, war stories, strip cartoons, confessions and childrens' stories, becoming an expert in the latter genre. He continued to write sf and fantasy, and his best-known novels include THE ROBOT BRAINS and THE WORLD WRECKER. In the 1970s he specialised in writing short stories for original anthology series, particularly NEW WRITINGS IN SF, and the many horror and macabre series issued by Fontana Books in the UK. Perhaps his finest short story in this vein was "The Circus" which was adapted for American television by George Romero, and appeared on the TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE series. For many years he has taught classes in the craft of writing, and is widely respected by fellow professionals.One of his early hardboiled crime novels is currently in print from Gryphon Books (HELL HATH NO FURY) and he is presently appearing in FANTASY ANNUAL and THE GRYPHON SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY READER.

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The Best of Sydney J. Bounds vol 1

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The Best of Sydney J. Bounds vol 2