Albert E. Cowdrey

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Albert E. Cowdrey (1933–2022) was an American author. After his retirement from the US Army, he started writing science fiction and fantasy, including the novellas that formed the foundation of his classic time-travel novel Crux. His novelette “Queen for a Day” won the World Fantasy Award in 2002 and was collected in Revelation and Other Tales of Fantascience. He is also the author of the historical novel of old New Orleans, Elixir of Life, and several books about the history of the medical branches of the army.