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ⓘ About Edgar Pangborn
Pangborn was born in New York City in 1909. His father was an attorney and dictionary editor while he mother, Georgia Wood Pangborn, was a well known writer of supernatural fiction. Edgar and his sister were home-schooled until 1919 when he started attended Brooklyn Friends School. By the age of fifteen, Pangborn began music studies at Harvard University. He would stay there until 1926, but he did not graduate. Edgar would also attend the New England Conservatory of Music, but he did not graduate from that school either. This was only the beginning for Pangborn of course and over the next twenty years he would write stories for numerous pulp detective and mystery under pseudonyms. He did take a break during this time to serve three years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II.
All Book Series by Edgar Pangborn
Still I Persist in Wondering
Latest in the series · book 4 of 4 · published 1978
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction Nineteenth Series
Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1971
The Arbor House Treasury of Modern Science Fiction / Great Science Fiction of the 20th Century
Book 6 of 16 · published 1980
The Best Horror Stories from the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Book 9 of 16 · published 1988
The Classic Sci-Fi Collection - Volume III
Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2018
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Edgar Pangborn?
Pangborn was born in New York City in 1909. His father was an attorney and dictionary editor while he mother, Georgia Wood Pangborn, was a well known writer of supernatural fiction. Edgar and his sister were home-schooled until 1919 when he started attended Brooklyn Friends School.
Which Edgar Pangborn series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Tales of a Darkening World series, the earliest of Edgar Pangborn's multi-book series: it opens with Davy (1964) and runs to 4 books across 1964–1978, ending with Still I Persist in Wondering (1978).
How many books has Edgar Pangborn written?
Edgar Pangborn has 28 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1951 and 2018. 4 of them belong to 1 named series — the largest being the Tales of a Darkening World series with 4 books — and 24 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Edgar Pangborn's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Edgar Pangborn's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Tales of a Darkening World (1964–1978, 4 books).
How are Edgar Pangborn's books organised into series?
This guide splits Edgar Pangborn's 28 books into 1 named series and 24 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Tales of a Darkening World (4 books, 1964–1978).