Floyd C. Gale was an American book reviewer closely associated with Galaxy Science Fiction, a preeminent American digest-size science fiction magazine published from 1950 to 1980. Founded by World Editions and guided by founding editor H. L. Gold, the magazine revolutionized the genre by prioritizing social issues and intellectual sophistication over technological speculation.
Throughout Galaxy's golden era, which saw the publication of landmark works by authors like Ray Bradbury, Robert A. Heinlein, and Alfred Bester, Gale contributed to the magazine's reputation as a mature literary venue. His work coincided with the magazine's peak of influence under Gold and subsequent editor Frederik Pohl, a period that ultimately helped foster the experimental New Wave science fiction movement of the 1960s.