Exploration Team by Murray Leinster
Today’s post is brought to you by Ships of Steel, an upcoming collection of Space Opera novellas in the Swords of Fire format. Each story Read More
Category: Robots
New Book: Monster 2 on Kindle & Paperback
If you missed the last one… Contents WHY GHOSTS MUST BE SCARY CAN OCCULT DETECTIVES ACTUALLY BE SCARY? THE GOTHIC HERITAGE OF THE GHOSTBREAKER WHY Read More
Robots and Six-Shooters
This post is brought to you by Ships of Steel, an upcoming anthology of Space Opera novellas including a new Sudana and Zaar adventure. These Read More
Invisibility in the Pulps: 1931-1932
If you missed the last one… Invisibility has become a familiar idea to the Pulps by 1931. It appears with some explanation (usually involving atoms) Read More
Magnus, Robot Fighter
I was having coffee with a friend the other day and the conversation turned to AI, as it does often these days. My friend, Otto, Read More
Tin Robots in Film and Television
Robots have long been a favorite in Hollywood, especially after 1939 when Jack Haley played the Tin Woodsman in The Wizard of Oz. (He made Read More
Sloane’s Second-Hand Robots
If you missed the last one… Thomas O’Conor Sloane (1851-1940) was seventy-seven years old when he assumed the helm of Amazing Stories. His son, John, Read More
Miles Breuer, Noble Amateur
Miles J. Breuer, M. D. (1889-1945) was an early Science Fiction writer as well as a doctor from Lincoln, Nebraska. He was a acolyte of Read More
Fantasy Isle – Fantasy Comic Pioneer
“Fantasy Isle” was an experiment in Fantasy comics that appeared in Amazing Mystery Funnies. This anthology book from Centaur Publications ran from August 1938 to Read More
The Early Jack Williamson: 1928-1933
Jack Williamson might be the longest working Pulp SF writer in history, writing from 1928 (“The Metal Man”, Amazing Stories, December 1928) to The Stonehenge Read More