Ian Wallace was the pen name of science-fiction author John Wallace Pritchard (1912–1998).

Introduction

Ian Wallace was born in Chicago, Illinois but spent most of his life living in and around Detroit, Michigan

Detroit, Michigan

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. Wallace was a practicing clinical psychologist

Psychologist

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 for many years, and also had an extensive background in education

Education

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. Much of his career was spent working for the Detroit public schools system.

Wallace's mystery and adventure novels were generally set deep in the future, and often included characters with superhuman or telepathic abilities.

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