Download or read book Astounding Stories of Super Science Vol 1 written by Ray Cummings and published by . This book was released on 2014-02 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first issue of the classic pulp magazine Astounding Stories of Super-Science (later renamed Astounding Science Fiction, and currently being published as Analog Science Fiction) presents a mix of science fiction adventure stories by top writers of the day. Included are "Phantoms of Reality," by Ray Cummings; "The Beetle Horde," by Victor Rousseau; "Tank," by Murray Leinster; "The Cave of Horror," by Captain S.P. Meek; and many others.

Download or read book Astounding Stories of Super Science Vol 1 No 1 January 1930 written by Ray Cummings and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-11-28 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing- ASTOUNDING STORIES What are "astounding" stories? Well, if you lived in Europe in 1490, and someone told you the earth was round and moved around the sun-that would have been an "astounding" story. Or if you lived in 1840, and were told that someday men a thousand miles apart would be able to talk to each other through a little wire-or without any wire at all-that would have been another. Or if, in 1900, they predicted ocean-crossing airplanes and submarines, world-girdling Zeppelins, sixty-story buildings, radio, metal that can be made to resist gravity and float in the air-these would have been other "astounding" stories. To-day, time has gone by, and all these things are commonplace. That is the only real difference between the astounding and the commonplace-Time. To-morrow, more astounding things are going to happen. Your children-or their children-are going to take a trip to the moon. They will be able to render themselves invisible-a problem that has already been partly solved. They will be able to disintegrate their bodies in New York and reintegrate them in China-and in a matter of seconds. Astounding? Indeed, yes. Impossible? Well-television would have been impossible, almost unthinkable, ten years ago. Now you will see the kind of magazine that it is our pleasure to offer you beginning with this, the first number of ASTOUNDING STORIES. It is a magazine whose stories will anticipate the super-scientific achievements of To-morrow-whose stories will not only be strictly accurate in their science but will be vividly, dramatically and thrillingly told. Already we have secured stories by some of the finest writers of fantasy in the world-men such as Ray Cummings, Murray Leinster, Captain S. P. Meek, Harl Vincent, R. F. Starzl and Victor Rousseau. So-order your next month's copy of ASTOUNDING STORIES in advance!-The Editor.

Download or read book The Beetle Horde written by Victor Rousseau and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bullets, shrapnel, shell-nothing can stop the trillions of famished, man-sized beetles which, led by a madman, sweep down over the human race.

Download or read book The Forgotten Planet written by Murray Leinster and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-09-18 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Forgotten Planet" by Murray Leinster. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Download or read book The Moon Master written by Charles Willard Diffin and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through infinite deeps of space Jerry Foster hurtles to the Moon-only to be trapped by a barbaric race and offered as a living sacrifice to Oong, their loathsome, hypnotic god.

Download or read book Astounding Stories of Super Science Vol I No 1 January 1930 written by Victor Rousseau and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astounding Stories of Super-Science (Vol. I No. 1 January, 1930); pulp science fiction and horror.In this issue:Part One of “The Beetle Horde” by Victor Rousseau“The Cave of Horror” by Captain S.P. Meek“Phantoms of Reality” by Ray Cummings“The Stolen Mind” by M.L. Staley“Compensation” by C.V. Tench“Tanks” by Murray Leinster“Invisible Death” by Anthony Pelcher

Download or read book Phantoms of Reality written by Ray Cummings and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red Sensua's knife came up dripping-and the two adventurers knew that chaos and bloody revolution had been unleashed in that shadowy kingdom of the fourth dimension.

Download or read book Worlds of Tomorrow written by Forrest J. Ackerman and published by Collectors Press, Inc.. This book was released on 2004 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From deep in the heart of imagination, where galaxies grow, robots rule, and Martians cause mayhem, comes Worlds of Tomorrow: The Amazing Universe of Science Fiction Art. Teeming with gigantic insects, spaceships, and scantily clad heroines, the science fiction pulp and paperback covers of the 1920s through the 1960s represented a generation's vision of the future. New military technology and increased information about space travel fuelled the minds of artists and writers to new heights. Predictions of planetary doom stood side-by-side with visions of Utopia on bookshelves and magazine racks worldwide. Written by lifetime science fiction collector, fan, and B-Movie icon Forrest Ackerman, more than 300 beautifully displayed science fiction covers come back to life in text and chapters grouped by theme. Explore the creative geniuses that moulded our vision of the great unknown into what it is today.

Download or read book The Forrest J Ackerman Oeuvre written by Christopher M. O’Brien and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-09-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book I Remember Lemuria written by Richard S. Shaver and published by eStar Books. This book was released on 2011-01-03 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though Records from the Past Tell the Ancient Story of Lemuria which Some Call Mu or Pan

Download or read book Dies the Fire written by S. M. Stirling and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-08-03 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S. M. Stirling presents his first Novel of the Change, the start of the New York Times bestselling postapocalyptic saga set in a world where all technology has been rendered useless. The Change occurred when an electrical storm centered over the island of Nantucket produced a blinding white flash that rendered all electronic devices and fuels inoperable—and plunged the world into a dark age humanity was unprepared to face... Michael Pound was flying over Idaho en route to the holiday home of his passengers when the plane’s engines inexplicably died, forcing a less than perfect landing in the wilderness. And as Michael leads his charges to safety, he begins to realize that the engine failure was not an isolated incident. Juniper McKenzie was singing and playing guitar in a pub when her small Oregon town was thrust into darkness. Now, taking refuge in her family’s cabin with her daughter and a growing circle of friends, Juniper is determined to create a farming community to benefit the survivors of this crisis. But even as people band together to help one another, others are building armies for conquest...

Download or read book Astounding written by Alec Nevala-Lee and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hugo and Locus Award Finalist An Economist Best Book of the Year A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2018 “An amazing and engrossing history...Insightful, entertaining, and compulsively readable.” — George R. R. Martin Astounding is the landmark account of the extraordinary partnership between four controversial writers—John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and L. Ron Hubbard—who set off a revolution in science fiction and forever changed our world. This remarkable cultural narrative centers on the figure of John W. Campbell, Jr., whom Asimov called “the most powerful force in science fiction ever.” Campbell, who has never been the subject of a biography until now, was both a visionary author—he wrote the story that was later filmed as The Thing—and the editor of the groundbreaking magazine best known as Astounding Science Fiction, in which he discovered countless legendary writers and published classic works ranging from the I, Robot series to Dune. Over a period of more than thirty years, from the rise of the pulps to the debut of Star Trek, he dominated the genre, and his three closest collaborators reached unimaginable heights. Asimov became the most prolific author in American history; Heinlein emerged as the leading science fiction writer of his generation with the novels Starship Troopers and Stranger in a Strange Land; and Hubbard achieved lasting fame—and infamy—as the founder of the Church of Scientology. Drawing on unexplored archives, thousands of unpublished letters, and dozens of interviews, Alec Nevala-Lee offers a riveting portrait of this circle of authors, their work, and their tumultuous private lives. With unprecedented scope, drama, and detail, Astounding describes how fan culture was born in the depths of the Great Depression; follows these four friends and rivals through World War II and the dawn of the atomic era; and honors such exceptional women as Doña Campbell and Leslyn Heinlein, whose pivotal roles in the history of the genre have gone largely unacknowledged. For the first time, it reveals the startling extent of Campbell’s influence on the ideas that evolved into Scientology, which prompted Asimov to observe: “I knew Campbell and I knew Hubbard, and no movement can have two Messiahs.” It looks unsparingly at the tragic final act that estranged the others from Campbell, bringing the golden age of science fiction to a close, and it illuminates how their complicated legacy continues to shape the imaginations of millions and our vision of the future itself. "Enthralling…A clarion call to enlarge American literary history.” — Washington Post “Engrossing, well-researched… This sure-footed history addresses important issues, such as the lack of racial diversity and gender parity for much of the genre’s history.” — Wall Street Journal “A gift to science fiction fans everywhere.” — Sylvia Nasar, New York Times bestselling author of A Beautiful Mind

Download or read book The Early Asimov written by Isaac Asimov and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1972 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Astounding SCI FI Stories Volume 1 No 1 3 written by Harry Bates and published by VolumesOfValue. This book was released on with total page 1003 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS VOL. I No. 1 THE BEETLE HORDE by VICTOR ROUSSEAU THE CAVE OF HORROR by CAPTAIN S. P. MEEK PHANTOMS OF REALITY by RAY CUMMINGS THE STOLEN MIND by M. L. STALEY COMPENSATION by C. V. TENCH TANKS by MURRAY LEINSTER INVISIBLE DEATH by ANTHONY PELCHER VOL. I, No. 2 OLD CROMPTON'S SECRET by HARL VINCENT SPAWN OF THE STARS by CHARLES WILLARD DIFFIN THE CORPSE ON THE GRATING by HUGH B. CAVE CREATURES OF THE LIGHT by SOPHIE WENZEL ELLIS INTO SPACE by STERNER ST. PAUL MAD MUSIC by ANTHONY PELCHER THE THIEF OF TIME by CAPTAIN S. P. MEEK VOL. I, No. 3 INTO THE OCEAN'S DEPTHS by SEWELL PEASLEE WRIGHT MURDER MADNESS by MURRAY LEINSTER BRIGANDS OF THE MOON by RAY CUMMINGS THE JOVIAN JEST by LILITH LORRAINE THE ATOM-SMASHER by VICTOR ROUSSEAU

Download or read book Astounding Stories of Super Science written by Ray Cummings and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-01 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Astounding Stories of Super-Science (Vol. II No. 1 February, 1930); pulp science fiction and horror. In this issue: "The Man Who Was Dead" by Thomas H. Knight “Brigands of the Moon” by Ray Cummings “Monsters of Moyen” by Arthur J. Burks “Vampires of Venus” by Anthony Pelcher “The Soul Snatcher” by Tom Curry"The Ray of Madness" by Capt. S. P. Meek"The Readers' Corner" by All of Us

Download or read book The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy written by Garyn G. Roberts and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This one volume anthology explores the last two hundred years of Science Fiction and Fantasy--featuring women and men authors of various ethnic backgrounds, and a range of both traditional canonical literature and popular culture. Designed to heighten interest in a fun and exciting topic, this book will lead readers to meaningful intellectual, social, and historic investigations. Contributing authors include Mary W. Shelly, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bram Stoker, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, Jack London, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut. For fans of science fiction, fantasy, and the stories presented here, who appreciate that they represent the best of humanity, and include potential warnings for where humanity is headed.

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