PLANET NOVELETS OF OTHER WORLDS WAR-GODS OF THE VOID (by Henry Kuttner) Ever Northward on Venus, Vanning strode—the mindless slave of the War-Gods’ deadly virus. A WEIRD OUTSTANDING PLANET NOVEL CITY OF THE LIVING FLAME (by Henry Hasse) It was flame from onter space, and it was alive. Unshackled, it would bring doom to all mankind—and Jim Landor had just slain its keeper. PLANET SHORT STORIES THE THOUGHT-MEN OF MERCURY (by R. R. Winterbotham) To plan escape, the prisoners had to think—and their captors could read minds. PRISON PLANET (by Bob Tucker) ‘Rat’ was a criminal—yet he lived by a code that the Ancient Gods might honor.

Earthly year: 2726 Planet: Gogo, under the influence of the Solar Empire Captain Migrid’s crew lands on planet Gogo to prepare the first human settlement. However, the reality on the ground does not look the same as that presented in the simulations. "... Viewed from above, planet X3342 resembled Earth, except for the absence of any water sheen. At least on the surface. All tests had proven not only that there was a true system beneath the ground level, but especially that it was potable. Just as she wondered whether there were flooded underground galleries and how, or rather when, they would visit them, she heard her deputy ask as clearly as possible, “Do you listen to my advice, or do we take action?”.

Paperback Quarterly, the Journal of Mass-Market Paperback History, Volume 4, Number 4, Winter 1981, contains: "Leon Skimin -- Paperback Pioneer," by Michael S. Barson, "Interview with Leon Shimkin," by Michael S. Barson, "Ace Science Fiction Special Series," by Bill Crider, "The Destroyer Series," by Will Murray, "Skeleton Covers," by Bill Crider, "Elements of Success," by Thomas L. Bonn, and "The World's Great Novels of Detection," by Don Hensley.

How women and feminism helped to shape science fiction in America. Runner-up for the Hugo Best Related Book Award (2003) The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction is a lively account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th century. Beginning in 1926, with the publication of the first issue of Amazing Stories, Justine Larbalestier examines science fiction's engagement with questions of femininity, masculinity, sex and sexuality. She traces the debates over the place of women and feminism in science fiction as it emerged in stories, letters and articles in science fiction magazines and fanzines. The book culminates in the story of James Tiptree, Jr. and the eponymous Award. Tiptree was a successful science fiction writer of the 1970s who was later discovered to be a woman. Tiptree's easy acceptance by the male-dominated publishing arena of the time proved that there was no necessary difference in the way men and women wrote, but that there was a real difference in the way they were read.

There is a byway between reality and dream. A transit we call Möbius Blvd … Inspired by the enigmatic Möbius strip, a mathematical construct that defies conventional notions of linearity and infinity, Möbius Blvd has no beginning or end but exists in a place where reality and dream have fused … coalesced … merged. With each turn of the page, you'll encounter a unique blend of horror, fantasy, and science-fiction—fiction that will challenge your perceptions and leave you in awe of the infinite possibilities that exist within the written word. Indeed, Möbius Blvd is far more than a magazine; it's an experience. It's an exploration of the infinite, a passage through dimensions where the only constant is storytelling at its most daring, a kaleidoscope of wonder and terror. Join us on this winding, never-ending journey of speculative fiction that will keep you entranced from the first twist to the last loop. Open your mind to the limitless worlds of Möbius Blvd … and discover that the boundary between fiction and reality is as thin as a strip of paper with a twist. In this issue: SETT Jon Gluckman WHERE THE TALL CORN GROWS Mary Jo Rabe DRAG MARKS Rutger Middelburg LAST SUPPER Patrick Crerand FLASHBACK DAWN Wayne Kyle Spitzer LONGEVITY Vivian Doolittle MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Charmaine Arjoonlal A SPECIAL GAME Troy Ernest Hill KILL THE FINNISH WOLF Robb T. White HOLLY WOODS MAGIC: GARDEN GNOME DAY Ross Kimble

Published in chronological order, with extensive story and bibliographic notes, this series not only provides access to stories that have been out of print for years, but gives them a historical and social context. Series editors Scott Conners and Ronald S. Hilger excavated the still-existing manuscripts, letters and various published versions of the stories, creating a definitive “preferred text” for Smith's entire body of work. This second volume of the series brings together 20 of his fantasy stories.

Phenomenal Stories #08 features the origin story, ?Secrets, ? and continuing the theme, we present Henry Kuttner's classic ?The Secret of Kralitz.? H.P. Lovecraft contributes his classic tale, ?The Temple, ? and PS presents the next installment of Richard H. Nilsen's fantasy serial, ?The Book of Power.? Dunces & Dragons continues its exhausted and exhaustive adventures of put-upon reporter/columnist J.D. Hayes-Canell, known endearingly as Intrepid, as he navigates Minas Tirith and gets his own stalker! Richard H. Nilsen's column, The Write Stuff, is designed to help novice writers out there to get writing. This installment focuses upon discipline for writers. Future parts will go into other specifics to help the budding writer write. The editor quotes Dorothy Parker in his views about ?Having Written.? Phenomenal Stories is a modern-day tribute to the science fiction/horror/fantasy/speculative pulp magazines of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s.

H. Beam Piper is one of science fiction’s most enigmatic writers. In 1946 Piper appeared seemingly from out of nowhere, already at the top of his form. He published a number of memorable short stories in the premier science fiction magazine of the time, Astounding Science Fiction, under legendary editor John W. Campbell. Piper quickly became friends with many of the top writers of the day, including Lester Del Rey, Fletcher Pratt, Robert Heinlein and L. Sprague de Camp. Piper also successfully made the turn from promising short story writer to major novelist, authoring Four-Day Planet, Cosmic Computer, Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen and Little Fuzzy, which was nominated for a Hugo award. Even those who counted Piper among their friends knew very little about the man or his life as a railroad yard bull in Altoona, Pennsylvania. This biography illuminates H. Beam Piper, both the writer and the man, and answers lingering questions about his death. Appendices include a number of Piper’s personal papers, a complete bibliography of Piper’s works, and an essay on Piper’s Terro-Human Future History series.