The Creatures of Neil R. Jones: Part Two
If you missed Part One… In the July 1934 issue of Wonder Stories, Hugo Gernsback published a story that rocked the Science Fiction community. It Read More
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The Creatures of Neil R. Jones: Part One
Neil R. Jones (1909-1988) may be remembered as the man who coined the word “astronaut” but he deserves so much more in the annals of Read More
Asimov’s Golden Age
It is usually difficult to point to one book and say definitively, “That book changed me.” It is usually a gradual process with many books Read More
Astro-Adventures: A Blaster from the Past
The 1980s saw the pinnacle of small press magazines that began back in the 1930s as fanzines and improved over the decades as copying technology Read More
Link: The Comet Doom: SF’s Second Chance
There really isn’t any way to predict if an author will one day become important to you. A perfect example of this is Edmond Hamilton. Read More
The Evolved Man of the Early Pulps
Science Fiction fans laugh (along with everybody else) when they watch Pinky and the Brain. But SF fans laugh just a little louder. The story 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
Neil R. Jones’s Zoromes Series
Neil R. Jones’s Zorome series is one of the longest running in SF history. The series began in Amazing Stories (July 1931-April 1938) under T. Read More