''A New Dawn: The Don A. Stuart Stories of John W. Campbell, Jr.'' is an archival collection of science fiction stories by
John W. Campbell
John Wood Campbell Jr. (June 8, 1910 – July 11, 1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. He was editor of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' (later called ''Analog Science Fiction and Fact'') from late 1937 until his death ...
, published in hardcover by
NESFA Press
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in 2003. The volume was compiled and edited by James A. Mann. It includes all 16 stories published by Campbell under that
pseudonym
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, as well as two Campbell/Stuart nonfiction pieces and an introduction by
Barry N. Malzberg
Barry Nathaniel Malzberg (born July 24, 1939) is an American writer and editor, most often of science fiction and fantasy.
Biography
Malzberg originated from a Jewish family and graduated from Syracuse University in 1960. He worked as an investi ...
.
Gary K. Wolfe
Gary K. Wolfe (born Gary Kent Wolfe in 1946) is an American science fiction editor, critic and biographer. He is an emeritus Professor of Humanities in Roosevelt University's Evelyn T. Stone College of Professional Studies.
Life
Wolfe was ...
declared that "the collected Stuart stories constitute a key document in the intellectual history of SF".
Contents
* "The Man Who Lost the Sea", Barry N. Malzberg (introduction)
* "Twilight", (''
Astounding
''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 Cl ...
'' 1934)
* "Atomic Power", (''Astounding'' 1934)
* "The Machine", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1935) Machine series #1
* "The Invaders", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1935) Machine series #2
* "Rebellion", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1935) Machine series #3
* "Blindness", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1935)
* "The Escape", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1935)
* "Night", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1935)
* "Elimination", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1936)
* "Frictional Losses", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1936)
* "Forgetfulness", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1937)
* "Out of Night", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1937) Aesir series #1
* "Cloak of Aesir", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1939) Aesir series #2
* "Dead Knowledge", (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1938)
* "Who Goes There?" (''
Astounding Stories
''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 Cl ...
'' 1938)
* "The Elder Gods" (''
Unknown
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* The Unknown (1915 drama film), ''The Unknown'' (1915 drama film)
* The Unknown (1927 film), ''The Unknown'' (1 ...
'' 1939)
* "Strange Worlds" (essay) (''Unknown'' 1939)
* "Wouldst Write, Wee One?" (essay) (''Scienti-Snaps'' 1940)
All items (except the introduction) were written by John W. Campbell and published under his "Don A. Stuart" pseudonym. "The Elder Gods", although attributed to Campbell alone for many years, is now credited as Campbell's reworking of "Of Divers Enchantments", an otherwise unpublished story by
Arthur J. Burks
Arthur Josephus Burks (September 13, 1898 – May 13, 1974) was an American Marine officer and fiction writer.
Burks was born to a farming family in Waterville, Washington. He married Blanche Fidelia Lane on March 23, 1918, in Sacramento, ...
.
References
External links
The Internet Speculative Fiction Database - A New Dawn: The Complete Don A. Stuart Stories by John W. Campbell, Jr.
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Science fiction short story collections