Philip E High was an English science fiction author. Born in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire on 28 April 1914 his writing career spanned over 50 years before his death in Canterbury, Kent on 9 August, 2006. In the course of his career he published some 14 novels and numerous short stories. Philip E High made his name initially in the 1950s with a series of short stories for magazines such as Authentic Science Fiction, New Worlds and Nebula. A collection of these short stories The Best of Philip E High was published in 2002.

Phil's family hope that this website will give the readers who followed his work an insight into his life and his love of science fiction (sf) writing.

Books soon to be available on Kindle!

Titles as follows:

No Truce with Terra

The Prodigal Sun

The Mad Metropolis/aka Double Illusion

Reality Forbidden

Twin Planets

Invader on My Back

The Time Mercenaries

These Savage Futurians

Butterfly Planet

Come, Hunt an Earthman

Sold - For a Spaceship

Speaking of Dinosaurs

Fugitive from Time*

Blindfold from the Stars

The Best of Philip E. High

Step to the Stars

(*Has been out of print for a long time )

(Page Updated May 2011)