Francis Leslie Ashton

Francis Leslie Ashton (24 June 1904 – July 1994) was an English writer known for his first novel ''Breaking of the Seals'' in 1946 and a kind of sequel ''Alas, That Great City'' from 1948. The two novels concern disasters involving objects orbiting the Earth in prehistoric times. In 1952 he co-wrote ''Wrong Side of the Moon'' with his brother Stephen, which concerns space travel. Provided by Wikipedia