F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre

Who was F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre?

Fergus Gwynplaine MacIntyre known as Froggy was a journalist, novelist, poet and illustrator, who lived in New York City and said he had lived in Scotland and Wales. MacIntyre's writings include the science-fiction novel The Woman Between the Worlds and his anthology of verse and humor pieces MacIntyre's Improbable Bestiary. As an uncredited “ghost” author, MacIntyre is known to have written or co-written several other books, including at least one novel in the Tom Swift IV series, The DNA Disaster, published as by "Victor Appleton" but with MacIntyre's name on the acknowledgments page.

On June 25, 2010 MacIntyre set his Brooklyn apartment on fire and his body was later found there.