Stanley G. Weinbaum is a figure who looms large in the history of
SF: years before John W. Campbell began editing "Astounding, he was
writing stories that had much the same appeal. He came, in a real
sense, out of nowhere -- not literally, but close to it. Most of
the folks writing SF in the first years of the genre were folks
who'd write "any sort of "pulp fiction for the pulps: westerns
today, confessions tomorrow, mysteries on Thursdays, and oh, yes,
scientificition on weekends. Weinbaum started out trying to be a
writer of that stripe -- he managed to publish a women's serial
called "The Lady Dances through the King-Features newspaper
syndicate in 1933, as "Marge Stanley." A serial that's never been
reprinted, much to universal regret).
But when the weekend came and he tried his hand at SF, something
special happened. The book you hold in your hand is a bit of that
specialness.
It includes half a dozen of Weinbaum's scientifictional stories
-- "A Martian Odyssey" (of course ), "Valley of Dreams," "The
Worlds of If," "The Ideal," "The Point of View," and "Pygmalion's
Spectacles." Enjoy
General
| Imprint: |
Aegypan
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
2008 |
| First published: |
2008 |
| Authors: |
Stanley G Weinbaum
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| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
|
| Pages: |
124 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-60312-589-5 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Science fiction
Promotions
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| LSN: |
1-60312-589-2 |
| Barcode: |
9781603125895 |
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