- Author: S. H. Courtier Author Record # 118691
- Legal Name: Courtier, Sidney Hobson
- Birthplace: Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia
- Birthdate: 28 January 1904
- Deathdate: 11 June 1974
- Language: English
- Webpages: latrobejournal.slv.vic.gov.au-1, latrobejournal.slv.vic.gov.au-2, SFE, thefreelibrary.com, web.archive.org
- Note: He was working on another SF novel, The Oneirocrats, at the time of his death; the first page can be seen at the archived Derham Groves link above.