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The Last Bounce
''Immodest Proposals'' is a collection of 33 science fiction stories by British-American writer William Tenn, the first of two volumes presenting Tenn's complete body of science fiction writings. It features an introduction by Connie Willis. Tenn provides afterwords to each story, describing how they came to be written. Contents * Bernie the Scheherazade by Connie Willis * "Firewater" - novella - ''Astounding'', Feb. 1952 *Lisbon Cubed - novelette - ''Galaxy'', Oct. 1958 * "The Ghost Standard" - short story - ''Playboy'', Dec. 1994 *The Flat-Eyed Monster - novelette - ''Galaxy'', Aug. 1955 * "The Deserter" - short story - ''Star Science Fiction Stories #1'', ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953 * " Venus and the Seven Sexes" - novelette - ''The Girl With the Hungry Eyes'', ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Avon, 1949 *Party of the Two Parts - novelette - ''Galaxy'', Aug. 1954 * "The Liberation of Earth" - short story - '' Future Science Fiction'', May 1953 * "Eastward Ho!" - short sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Tenn
William Tenn was the pseudonym of Philip Klass (May 9, 1920 – February 7, 2010), a British-born American science fiction author, notable for many stories with satirical elements. Biography Born to a Jewish family in London, Phillip Klass moved to New York City with his parents before his second birthday and grew up in Brooklyn, the oldest of three children. After serving in the United States Army during World War II as a combat engineer in Europe, he held a job as a technical editor with an Air Force radar and radio laboratory and was employed by Bell Labs. Phillip and Fruma Klass married in 1957, and they moved in 1966 to State College, Pennsylvania, where he taught English and comparative literature at Penn State University for 22 years. Students of his who would go on to professional careers as writers included ''Rambo'' creator David Morrell, screenwriter Steven E. de Souza, technology writer Steven Levy and crime novelist Ray Ring. Phil's wife, Fruma Klass (b. 1935), g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Science Fiction
''Future Science Fiction'' and ''Science Fiction Stories'' were two American science fiction magazines that were published under various names between 1939 and 1943 and again from 1950 to 1960. Both publications were edited by Charles Hornig for the first few issues; Robert W. Lowndes took over in late 1941 and remained editor until the end. The initial launch of the magazines came as part of a boom in science fiction pulp magazine publishing at the end of the 1930s. In 1941 the two magazines were combined into one, titled ''Future Fiction combined with Science Fiction'', but in 1943 wartime paper shortages ended the magazine's run, as Louis Silberkleit, the publisher, decided to focus his resources on his mystery and western magazine titles. In 1950, with the market improving again, Silberkleit relaunched ''Future Fiction'', still in the pulp format. In the mid-1950s he also relaunched ''Science Fiction'', this time under the title ''Science Fiction Stories''. Silberkleit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Dann
Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-editor of story anthologies in the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres. He has published nine novels, numerous shorter works of fiction, essays and poetry and his books have been translated into thirteen languages. His work, which includes fiction in the science fiction, fantasy, horror, magical realism and historical and alternative history genres, has been compared to Jorge Luis Borges, Roald Dahl, Lewis Carroll, J. G. Ballard, and Philip K. Dick. Life and career Earlier life Jack Dann was born to a Jewish family in New York State in 1945 and grew up in Johnson City, New York. His father was an attorney and a Judge. Dann describes himself as having been "a troublesome child in a very small town" and in his teens associated with a lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wandering Stars
In Greco-Roman Classical Mythology, the Astra Planeta (Ancient Greek: (Astra Planêta); lit. " Wandering Stars", "Planets" (their Roman name is the ''Stellae Errantae'')) are brothers, and are five of Eos' and Astraeus' children--along with the '' Anemoi'' and ''Astraea''--personifying the Classical planets (minus the Sun and the Moon (Eos' siblings), and the Earth ( Gaia)); Uranus, Neptune and Pluto are not included, as they are invisible to the naked eye and were thus unknown to the ancient Hellenic peoples. The ''Astra Planeta''s names are: # ''Phainon'' (Ancient Greek: (Phainôn); lit. "Shining" (phainô)); the personification of the planet Saturn. Associated with the god, '' Kronus''/'' Saturn'' (''Kronion''). # ''Phaethon'' (Ancient Greek: (Phaethôn); lit. "Blazing", "Shining" (phaethô)); the personification of the planet Jupiter. Associated with the god, ''Zeus/Jupiter/Jove'' (''Dios''). ''Phaethon'' also shares a similar name with ''Phaethon'', the son of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Venus, Have We Got A Rabbi
''On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi!'' is a 1974 science fiction novella, novelette by William Tenn. At an Interstellar Neozionist Congress convened on Venus, weirdly-looking aliens claim that they are Jews. This legal quagmire was ingeniously resolved by the Great Rabbi of Venus. The story satirizes the question "Who is a Jew?". It was first published in the anthology ''Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction'' edited by Jack Dann. Plot :"The word ''goy'' does not apply to aliens. ''Up to recently''." The frame story is Milchik the TV repairman, the firsthand immediate witness of the events, tells a "Mr. Important Journalist" in a very eloquent and embellished way how this all happened. You like dust storms? That’s a dust storm. If you don’t like dust storms, you shouldn’t come to Venus. It’s all we got in the way of scenery. Tel Aviv beach, The beach at Tel Aviv we don’t got. Grossinger's Catskill Resort Hotel, Grossinger’s, from ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If (magazine)
''If'' was an American science fiction magazine launched in March 1952 by Quinn Publications, owned by James L. Quinn. The magazine was moderately successful, though for most of its run it was not considered to be in the first tier of American science fiction magazines. It achieved its greatest success under editor Frederik Pohl, winning the Hugo Award for best professional magazine three years running from 1966 to 1968. ''If'' published many award-winning stories over its 22 years, including Robert A. Heinlein's novel ''The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress'' and Harlan Ellison's short story "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream". The most prominent writer to make his first sale to ''If'' was Larry Niven, whose story "The Coldest Place" appeared in the December 1964 issue. ''If'' was merged into ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' after the December 1974 issue, its 175th issue overall. Publication history Although science fiction had been published in the United States before the 1920s, it di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantastic Adventures
''Fantastic Adventures'' was an American pulp fantasy and science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1953 by Ziff-Davis. It was initially edited by Raymond A. Palmer, who was also the editor of ''Amazing Stories'', Ziff-Davis's other science fiction title. The first nine issues were in bedsheet format, but in June 1940 the magazine switched to a standard pulp size. It was almost cancelled at the end of 1940, but the October 1940 issue enjoyed unexpectedly good sales, helped by a strong cover by J. Allen St. John for Robert Moore Williams' ''Jongor of Lost Land''. By May 1941 the magazine was on a regular monthly schedule. Historians of science fiction consider that Palmer was unable to maintain a consistently high standard of fiction, but ''Fantastic Adventures'' soon developed a reputation for light-hearted and whimsical stories. Much of the material was written by a small group of writers under both their own names and house names. The cover art, like those of many other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrilling Wonder Stories
''Wonder Stories'' was an early American science fiction magazine which was published under several titles from 1929 to 1955. It was founded by Hugo Gernsback in 1929 after he had lost control of his first science fiction magazine, ''Amazing Stories'', when his media company Experimenter Publishing went bankrupt. Within a few months of the bankruptcy, Gernsback launched three new magazines: ''Air Wonder Stories'', ''Science Wonder Stories'', and ''Science Wonder Quarterly''. ''Air Wonder Stories'' and ''Science Wonder Stories'' were merged in 1930 as ''Wonder Stories'', and the quarterly was renamed ''Wonder Stories Quarterly''. The magazines were not financially successful, and in 1936 Gernsback sold ''Wonder Stories'' to Ned Pines at Beacon Publications, where, retitled ''Thrilling Wonder Stories'', it continued for nearly 20 years. The last issue was dated Winter 1955, and the title was then merged with ''Startling Stories'', another of Pines' science fiction magazines. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Human Angle
''The Human Angle'' is the second collection of science fiction stories by American writer William Tenn, published simultaneously in hardback and paperback by Ballantine Books in 1956. Ballantine reprinted the collection in 1964 and 1968.Tuck, ''Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy'', p. 254. Contents ''The Human Angle'' contains the following stories. *Project Hush ( ''Galaxy'' 1954) *The Discovery of Morniel Mathaway (''Galaxy'' 1955) * "Wednesday’s Child" (''Fantastic Universe'' 1956) *The Servant Problem (''Galaxy'' 1955) *Party of the Two Parts (''Galaxy'' 1954) *The Flat-Eyed Monster (''Galaxy'' 1955) * "The Human Angle" (''Famous Fantastic Mysteries'' 1948) * "A Man of Family" (original) Reception '' New York Times'' reviewer Villiers Gerson praised the stories as "Mordant and suave, cruel and clever, saturnine and sentimental," noting that "if enn ENN may refer to: People * Enn (given name) * Hans Enn (born 1958), Austrian alpine skier Other uses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinity (magazine)
''Infinity Science Fiction'' was an American science fiction magazine, edited by Larry T. Shaw, and published by Royal Publications. The first issue, which appeared in November 1955, included Arthur C. Clarke's "The Star", a story about a planet destroyed by a nova (an exploding star) that turns out to have been the Star of Bethlehem; it won the Hugo Award for that year. Shaw obtained stories from some of the leading writers of the day, including Brian Aldiss, Isaac Asimov, and Robert Sheckley, but the material was of variable quality. In 1958 Irwin Stein, the owner of Royal Publications, decided to shut down ''Infinity''; the last issue was dated November 1958. The title was revived a decade later by Stein's publishing house, Lancer Books, as a paperback anthology series. Five volumes were published between 1970 and 1973, edited by Robert Hoskins; a sixth was prepared but withdrawn after Lancer ran into financial problems at the end of 1973. Publication history American sci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cavalier (magazine)
''Cavalier'' is an American magazine that was launched by Fawcett Publications in 1952 and has continued for decades, eventually evolving into a ''Playboy''-style men's magazine. It has no connection with the Frank Munsey pulp, ''The Cavalier'', published in the early years of the 20th century. In its original format, ''Cavalier'' was planned by Fawcett to feature novelettes and novel excerpts by Fawcett's Gold Medal authors, including Richard Prather and Mickey Spillane. Editors During the 1950s, the magazine was edited by James B. O'Connell (1952–1958) and Bob Curran (1959). Editors in the 1960s included Frederic A. Birmingham (1962), Frank M. Robinson, Robert Shea (1966), and Alan R. LeMond (1967). Maurice DeWalt was the editor in 1973. Contributors Authors in the 1950s included Jimmy Breslin, Henry Kuttner, Clyde Beatty ("Tigers on the Loose"), and Stanley P. Friedman. During the 1960s, the magazine featured such writers as Nelson Algren, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Robe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PS, The Preventive Maintenance Monthly
''PS: The Preventive Maintenance Monthly'' is a series of United States Army technical bulletins published since June 1951 as a monthly magazine with comic book-style art to illustrate proper preventive maintenance methods. The magazine's title derives from its being a "postscript" to technical manuals and other published maintenance guidance. Origin – ''Army Motors'' magazine The Army had experienced some degree of acceptance and success during the Second World War with the instructional publication ''Army Motors'', for which Corporal Will Eisner, an established comic-book writer-artist-editor, had been appropriated to draw such characters as Beetle Bailey-like Private Joe Dope, Lauren Bacall look-alike and " by the book" Corporal Connie Rodd, and Master Sergeant Half-Mast McCanick. Eisner left the Army as a chief warrant officer to start American Visuals Corporation, a contract graphic art company. In response to a sudden need for maintenance instruction at the start of the Kor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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