The Waiting World

The Reverend Robert Lionel Fanthorpe (born February 1935) is a British priest and entertainer, and has at various times worked as a journalist, teacher, television presenter, author and lecturer. Born in Dereham, Norfolk (UK), he currently lives in Roath, Cardiff, South Wales and is married to Patricia Fanthorpe.

R. L. Fanthorpe has written approximately 180 paperback novels and short story collections, in the science fiction and supernatural genres. These books were produced for the UK publisher Badger Books during the 1950s and 1960s.