Early novels were risque (with lurid covers), but later moved to writing science fiction. Not to be confused with George O. Smith, another SF writer. Also used the following psuedonyms: Clancy O'Brien George Hudson Smith Jan Smith Jerry Jason Hal Stryker Jan Hudson BUT... not to be confused with Jan Hudson who wrote young adult novels, a female author from Canada. She wrote Sweetgrass and Dawn Rider and was born in 1954 in Calgary Alberta.