John Joseph McGuire (August 25, 1917, in Altoona, Pennsylvania – August 1, 1981) was an American author of science fiction.^[1]

He frequently wrote with H. Beam Piper.

Selected works

Short stories

• "Hunter Patrol" (Amazing May 1959)
• "The Return" (Astounding January 1954) Note: an expanded version of this story can be found in "The Science Fictional Sherlock Holmes" (Council of Four, 1960)
• "The Queen's Messenger" (Astounding May 1957)
• "Trap for the Bleeder" (Fantastic Universe March 1959)
• "To Catch an Alien" in Star Science Fiction #6 (Ballantine Books 1959)
• "Take The Reason Prisoner" (Analog November 1963)
• "Testing" (Fantastic Stories June 1964)

Novels

• Null-ABC (Astounding February and March 1953) Note: also published as "Crisis in 2140" (Ace 1957)
• Lone Star Planet (Fantastic Universe March 1957) Note: also published as "A Planet for Texans" (Ace 1958)