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Francis George Rayer T.Eng.(CEI). Assoc.IERE (1921-1981) was a British science fiction writer and technical journalist. He was born at Longdon, Worcestershire on 6 June 1921. As a writer he might be best known for a series called either ''Mens Magna'' or ''Magnus Mesnis.'' Rayer was largely associated to the John Carnell era of New Worlds〔The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, pgs 992-993〕 As a technical journalist he specialized in radio and electronics. He was the second son of a farmer, and began his science writing after having a heart attack at a young age. He grew to admire the writing of Olaf Stapledon and learned Esperanto. Rayer sometimes published under the pseudonyms of Chester Delray and George Longdon. His work was largely criticized by New Wave science fiction writers. From about 1960, he specialized in nonfiction and when Michael Moorcock became editor of ''New Worlds'' Rayer largely switched to nonfiction writing. Rayer's fiction has since mostly fallen out of popularity.〔(The Star Seeker by Andrew Darlington at Zone-SF )〕 He held an amateur radio licence ( G3OGR ), and wrote technical books and numerous articles under the name F.G. Rayer. Rayer often provided illustrations and diagrams for these. Rayer was able to buy a cottage from his writing, married a teacher named Elizabeth, and had two children. He died 11 July 1981 at Upton-upon-Severn, Worcestershire. ==Partial Bibliography== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis G. Rayer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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