A prolific if under-appreciated writer from the Golden Age of science fiction haled from Lucas, Kansas. Now Wildside Press has published “The Best of Don Wilcox, Volume II,” the second volume of a two-part set showcasing some of the very best science fiction/fantasy work by Cleo Eldon “Don” Wilcox.Wilcox published over 100 short stories, essays and novels in a 53-year.Born in Lucas in 1905, Wilcox graduated from the University of Kansas and had a successful teaching career before turning to writing for the Ziff-Davis publication group of Chicago. From 1939 through 1952 Wilcox was among the most popular authors in the science fiction/fantasy magazines of the day, said Wildside Press publisher John Betancourt.