Space Opera: Prolific British Authors
Today’s post is brought to you by Ships of Steel, a collection of Space Opera novellas in the Swords of Fire format. Each story features Read More
Tag: Ray a. Palmer
Invisibility in the Pulps: 1933-1939
If you missed the last one… This post is brought to you by The Cryo Game and Other Stories, the latest short story collection from Read More
More Science Fiction Writers Who Wrote Westerns
If you missed the last one… This post is brought to you by Whispers of Ice and Sand: Space Westerns by G. W. Thomas. This Read More
Festus Pragnell: British Enthusiast
Festus Pragnell (1905-1977) was a retired English policeman from South Hampton who wrote when unemployment gave him time to ponder ideas. What we would call Read More
Space Opera from the Big Four: The World With a Thousand Moons
If you missed the last one…. Last time we looked at an unusual tale from Henry Kuttner who didn’t write many space operas. This time Read More
The Lost Cities of Mars
If you missed the last one… I am currently reading Lin Carter’s The Man Who Loved Mars (1973). It features Ilionis, “…the long-lost and extremely Read More
J. J. Allerton: Pulp Phantom
Our history of the Science Fiction Pulps is often as shaky as our knowledge of the dinosaurs. We know much more about the giants of Read More
Adam Link in the Comics
Adam Link was an important Science Fiction creation. It should be no surprise that he ended up in comic books. It didn’t hurt that Otto Read More
1939 Was the Year of the Robot!
1939 was the Year of the Robot! So many stories, comics, movies from 1939 to 1942 were influenced by the World’s Fair, and one exhibit, Read More
The Robots of Superman Part 1
The Superman comics, including Superman, Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Superboy, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen, Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane as well as others, featured plenty Read More