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Stanton A. Coblentz
Stanton Arthur Coblentz (August 24, 1896 – September 6, 1982) was an American writer and poet. He received a Master's Degree in English literature and then began publishing poetry during the early 1920s. His first published science fiction was ''The Sunken World,'' a satire about Atlantis, in ''Amazing Stories Quarterly'' for July, 1928. The next year, he published his first novel, ''The Wonder Stick''. But poetry and history were his greatest strengths. Coblentz tended to write satirically. He also wrote books of literary criticism and nonfiction concerning historical subjects. ''Adventures of a Freelancer: The Literary Exploits and Autobiography of Stanton A. Coblentz'' was published the year after his death. Bibliography * '' The Decline of Man'' (1925) on fiction* '' The Lone Adventurer'' (1927) * '' The Literary Revolution'' (1927) on fiction* ''The Sunken World'' (1928) * '' The Wonder Stick'' (1929) * '' Shadows on a Wall'' (1930) * '' The Answer of the Ages'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanton A
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The Pageant Of Man
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My Life In Poetry
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The Blue Barbarians
''The Blue Barbarians'' is a science fiction novel by American author Stanton A. Coblentz. It was first published in ''Amazing Stories'' magazine in 1931 and first published in book form in 1958 by Avalon Books. The novel is a satire on the American economic and political system as they existed in 1931. Plot In the Eight Hundredth Millennium the Sun is fading and Earth is freezing over. Humanity needs a new home if it is to survive and Venus has been chosen for exploration. Seven expeditions have gone to Venus and vanished: now the eighth is leaving. Physicist Erom Reve discovers, to his dismay, that his traveling companion will be Daolgi Kar, a self-styled poet who brings his little dog Tippy. Reaching Venus, the men must bail out of their spacecar before meteors destroy it. They descend under electric parachutes and then make their way across the alien landscape until they come to a city, where they are captured and put into a zoo. Over several weeks they learn the rudime ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under The Triple Suns
''Under the Triple Suns'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Stanton A. Coblentz. It was first published in 1955 by Fantasy Press in an edition of 1,528 copies. Plot introduction The novel concerns the survivors of the destruction of the earth and their attempt at settling a new planet. Reception Galaxy reviewer Groff Conklin panned the novel, saying "it has nothing new or even interesting to offer." Anthony Boucher found the novel "sounds exactly like one of oblentz'sfirst science-fantasies back in 1928 . . . tinged with some amusing topsy-turvy satire." P. Schuyler Miller found the novel marked by "heavy-handed satire" that "bludgeoned" the reader.Miller, P. Schuyler. "The Reference Library," ''Astounding Science-Fiction ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'' is an American science fiction magazine published under various titles since 1930. Originally titled ''Astounding Stories of Super-Science'', the first issue was dated January 1930, published by William C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rise Of The Anti-Poets
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Times Travelers
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The Planet Of Youth
''The Planet of Youth'' is a science fiction novella by American writer Stanton A. Coblentz. It was first published in book form in 1952 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. in an edition of 600 copies, of which 300 were hardback. The novel originally appeared in the October 1932 issue of the magazine ''Wonder Stories''. Plot introduction The novel concerns the first real estate boom on the planet Venus. Reception Boucher and McComas found the novel to have dated badly, "pleasing in period for its irony and economy, but pretty slight today.""Recommended Reading," ''F&SF ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science fiction magazine first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiva ...'', April 1953, p.98 References Sources * * 1952 American novels 1952 science fiction novels American science fiction novels Works originally published ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Into Plutonian Depths
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After 12,000 Years
''After 12,000 Years'' is a science fiction novel by American writer Stanton A. Coblentz. It was first published in book form in 1950 by Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. (FPCI) in an edition of 1,000 copies, of which 750 were hardback. Lloyd Arthur Eshbach regarded this as one of the stronger titles published by FPCI. Considered one of the author's most bizarre and most interesting futuristic fantasies, the novel originally appeared in the Spring 1929 issue of the magazine ''Amazing Stories Quarterly''. The novel was abridged for the FPCI publication. E. F. Bleiler considered the unabridged version to be superior. Plot introduction The novel concerns Henry Merwin, who after taking part in an experiment finds himself 12,000 years in the future. Taken captive by a giant race, he is forced to care for their insect pets. He falls in love with a fellow prisoner, Luellan, but his captors will not allow them to marry. Instead he is forced to go to war with his insect charges. The insect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Editor Looks At Poetry
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When The Birds Fly South
''When the Birds Fly South'' is a lost race fantasy novel by American writer Stanton A. Coblentz, defined as a "significant tale ... involving avian theriomorphy." It was first published in hardcover by The Wings Press, Mill Valley, California in 1945 and reprinted in 1951. Its importance in the history of fantasy literature was recognized by its republication by the Newcastle Publishing Company as the twenty-third volume of the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library in April, 1980. The Newcastle edition was the first paperback edition, and had a new introduction by the author. Later editions were issued by Arno Press (1978) and Borgo Press (1980). Plot summary Dan Prescott, an American adventurer, discovers the hidden valley of Sobul in a mountainous region of Afghanistan, inhabited by a strange race of winged people known as the "Ibandru". He falls in love with one of them, Yasma, and they marry in a scene of general celebration. When fall comes, however, the Ibandru abandon the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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