Henry Kuttner Part 2 – 1940-1941
If you missed The 1930s… Henry Kuttner married Catherine Lucille Moore in 1940. (The Internet is light on exact dates. Henry doesn’t mention being married Read More
Tag: Astonishing Stories
Edwin K. Sloat: Science Fiction Pragmatist
Edwin K. Sloat (1895-1986) began his writing career in Science Fiction. A resident of Fort Madison, Iowa, he worked as a newspaperman, for the U. Read More
Spock’s Brain and Other Missing Cerebrum
Brain-stealers! As a kid, I can recall the sheer terror of Doctor McCoy saying to Captain Kirk: “His brain is gone.” Aliens have stolen Mr. Read More
The Early Asimov or Eleven Years of Trying
The Early Asimov or Eleven Years of Trying (1972) is my second favorite Isaac Asimov collection. The first is Before The Golden Age (1974), an Read More
E. A. Grosser: Invisible Author II
E. A. Grosser is another invisible author. Unlike last time, when I wrote about Alexander Blade, a house name with no real substance, Grosser was Read More
Frank Belknap Long – Part Two: The 1940s
If you missed Part One… The 1940s saw Frank Belnkap Long move into new areas as a professional writer. He is moving away from Lovecraft Read More
Link: Tweenies of Venus: The Early Asimov
Isaac Asimov never made any secret about the fact that he was not an instant success. Where Robert A Heinlein and AE van Vogt exploded Read More
Link: When Elephants Rule the Earth
Manly Wade Wellman won himself a place in Fantasy history as the author of the Silver John stories that first appeared in Fantasy and Science Read More
Astonishing Stories: Bargain Basement Science Fiction
When you don’t have plenty of money, sometimes you just have to settle for second best. Or you have to be more creative. Certainly this Read More
Leigh Brackett, Queen of Space
Leigh Brackett was one quarter of Space Opera’s Big Four (Edmond Hamilton, Henry Kuttner, C. L. Moore. These four were actually two married couples who Read More