Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 PDF Author: Various
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5043101962
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 381

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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 PDF Author: Various
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5043101962
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 381

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Astounding Stories of Super-science

Astounding Stories of Super-science PDF Author: Ray Cummings
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781500725402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 200

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Astounding Stories of Super-Science (Vol. IV No. 1 October, 1930); pulp science fiction and horror.In this issue:“The Invisible Death” by Victor Rousseau(A Complete Novelette.)“Stolen Brains” by Captain S. P. Meek“Prisoners on the Electron” by Robert H. Leitfred“Jetta of the Lowlands” by Ray Cummings(Part Two of a Three-Part Novel.)“An Extra man” by Jackson Gee

Astounding Stories Of Super Science

Astounding Stories Of Super Science PDF Author:
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ISBN: 9783965376854
Category : Science fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May and June 1930

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May and June 1930 PDF Author: Various
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 146551791X
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May, 1930 PDF Author: Various
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5043101954
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 392

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Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 PDF Author: Various
Publisher: Litres
ISBN: 5043101946
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 322

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The History of the Science-fiction Magazine

The History of the Science-fiction Magazine PDF Author: Michael Ashley
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9780853238553
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 316

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This is the first of three volumes that chart the history of the science fiction magazine from the earliest days to the present. This first volume looks at the exuberant years of the pulp magazines. It traces the growth and development of the science fiction magazines from when Hugo Gernsback launched the very first, Amazing Stories, in 1926 through to the birth of the atomic age and the death of the pulps in the early 1950s. These were the days of the youth of science fiction, when it was brash, raw and exciting: the days of the first great space operas by Edward Elmer Smith and Edmond Hamilton, through the cosmic thought variants by Murray Leinster, Jack Williamson and others to the early 1940s when John W. Campbell at Astounding did his best to nurture the infant genre into adulthood. Under him such major names as Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt and Theodore Sturgeon emerged who, along with other such new talents as Ray Bradbury and Arthur C. Clarke, helped create modern science fiction. For over forty years magazines were at the heart of science fiction and this book considers how the magazines, and their publishers, editors and authors influenced the growth and perception of this fascinating genre.

The Gernsback Days

The Gernsback Days PDF Author: Mike Ashley
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 0809510553
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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"In recent years there has been a resurgence of interest in Hugo Gernsback, and the start of a serious study of the contribution he made to the development of science fiction. . . . It seemed to me that the time was due to reinvestigate the Gernsback era and dig into the facts surrounding the origins of Amazing Stories. I wanted to find out exactly why Hugo Gernsback had launched the magazine, what he was trying to achieve, and to consider what effects he had-good and bad. . . . Too many writers and editors from the Gernsback days have been unjustly neglected, or unfairly criticized. Now, I hope, Robert A. W. Lowndes and I have provided the grounds for a fair consideration of their efforts, and a true reconstruction of the development of science fiction. It's the closest to time travel you'll ever get. I hope you enjoy the trip."-Mike Ashley, Preface

The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre

The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre PDF Author: Christopher M. O’Brien
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786449845
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 242

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Although he is most remembered for his vast collection of science fiction memorabilia; his influential magazine, Famous Monsters of Filmland; and his frequent sci-fi convention appearances, Forrest J Ackerman (1916-2008) also left a sizeable body of work in print. An introductory biographical section traces Ackerman's early enthusiasm for pulp magazines and film productions of a fantastic nature, his rise to prominence in "fandom," his acquisition of memorabilia, his work as a literary agent, the founding of his landmark magazine in 1958, and his friendship with a number of performers and personnel from genre films. The extensive bibliography includes listings of books, published letters, articles, fiction, verse, speeches, screenplays, comics, discography, liner notes, and periodicals edited and published by Ackerman. A thorough filmography, a selected listing of nationally televised appearances, and rare photographs of Ackerman throughout his lifetime complete this definitive catalog of one of science fiction's most interesting personalities.

The Mechanics of Wonder

The Mechanics of Wonder PDF Author: Gary Westfahl
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN: 9780853235637
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 360

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This is a sustained argument about the idea of science fiction by a renowned critic. Overturning many received opinions, it is both controversial and stimulating Much of the controversy arises from Westfahl's resurrection of Hugo Gernsback - for decades a largely derided figure - as the true creator of science fiction. Following an initial demolition of earlier critics, Westfahl argues for Gernsback's importance. His argument is fully documented, showing a much greater familiarity with early American science fiction, particularly magazine fiction, than previous academic critics or historians. After his initial chapters on Gernsback, he examines the way in which the Gernsback tradition was adopted and modified by later magazine editors and early critics. This involves a re-evaluation of the importance of John W. Campbell to the history of science fiction as well as a very interesting critique of Robert Heinlein's Beyond the Horizon, one the seminal texts of American science fiction. In conclusion, Westfahl uses the theories of Gernsback and Campbell to develop a descriptive definition of science fiction and he explores the ramifications of that definition. The Mechanics of Wonder will arouse debate and force the questioning of presuppositions. No other book so closely examines the origins and development of the idea of science fiction, and it will stand among a small number of crucial texts with which every science fiction scholar or prospective science fiction scholar will have to read.