He wrote more than forty novels and hundreds of short stories, many published using pseudonyms or anonymously.
He was known best for his science fiction, but also wrote horror, Westerns, mysteries and juveniles.
Bounds' debut professional sale using his own name occurred during 1946 in the first issue of the magazine Outlands, the publication of which left Bounds feeling that his post-war career as an electrical fitter was less interesting than one writing fiction.
He lived in Kingston upon Thames until May 2006, when he relocated to Telford, Shropshire where he died on 25 November 2006 at the age of 86.
In 2013, his short story "The Animators" was made into a movie called The Last Days on Mars.