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Astounding - John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction (Paperback)
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Astounding - John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction (Paperback)
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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unpublished letters, and dozens of interviews, Alec Nevala-Lee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 Dona 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
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