Galaxy SF Radio
If you missed the last one… This post is brought to you by Ships of Steel edited by G. W. Thomas. This anthology of Space Read More
Tag: James Blish
The Callistan Menace
If you missed the last one… This post is brought to you by Ships of Steel edited by G. W. Thomas, a collection of adventure Read More
The Interplanetary Graveyard: The Sargasso of Space
If you missed the last one… In previous posts we have talked about exiles and castaways in space, but where do all those ships end Read More
Before Star Trek There Was Pulp!
Before Star Trek there was Pulp! Here are three dozen different ideas seen on Star Trek the original series, Star Trek The Next Generation and Read More
Gallileo Seven and Edmond Hamilton
Weird Tales 1933 A connection between “Gallileo Seven” and Edmond Hamilton may have existed. And it might not have, but I find the parallels intriguing. 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
Two Complete Science-Adventure Books
Two Complete Science-Adventure Books was a Pulp published by Wings Publishing Co. from 1950 to 1954. Most SF novels are short (about 60,000 words) at Read More
Link: James Blish of the Jungle
James Blish won his place in Science Fiction history through the critical and the popular. On the critical side, his novel A Case of Conscience Read More
Link: Kinsmen of the Dragon – Part 1
When I write one of these blog pieces I usually begin by reading all the stories concerned. This time around I haven’t. Let me explain. Read More
Link: Planet Stories: Swimming Against the Tide
By the 1950s, adventure science fiction was seen as an embarrassment by those who had once written it for the Clayton Astounding and Amazing Stories. Read More