Robert J. Szmidt is a novelist, translator, and a former editor in chief of the following monthly magazines: Video Business, PlayStation Plus, Science Fiction and Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror—all of which appeared between 1992-2012. He made his literary debut in the 1980s, then his career path veered into other areas and yet he has never forgotten his roots. At the turn of the century, he went back to writing and founded his by now cult Science Fiction magazine, thus initiating a revival of interest in Polish SF. He has published more than twenty novels, a few novellas and over twenty short stories. He’s also made an appearance in a number of anthologies.

A wiz at post-apocalyptic fiction, he is—not without grounds—called The Destroyer of Worlds.