Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Fitz-James O'Brien (December 31 1828 - April 6 1862) was an author and is usually considered one of the forerunners of todays Science Fiction. Born as Michael O'Brien in the County Limerick, Ireland he changed his name to Fitz-James after immigration to the USA. He died in Cumberland, Maryland. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.