Selling a whole town, and doing it inconspicuously, can be a little difficult . . . either giving it away freely, or in a more normal sense of âselling.â People donât quite believe it . . . . Robert F. Young was a Hugo nominated author known for his lyrical and sentimental prose. His work appeared in Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, Startling Stories, Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, Collierâs, Galaxy Magazine, and Analog Science Fact & Fiction.