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Of Men, Monsters, and Little People
Of Men and Monsters, by William Tenn (Ballantine Books, December 1975). Cover by Boris Vallejo After posting about The Borrowers by British author Mary Norton (1903 -1992) last week, several people...
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In the History of Vintage Science Fiction & Fantasy, Nothing Compares to...
Isaac Asimov’s I, Robot and the Foundation Trilogy. Robert A. Heinlein’s Sixth Column. Arthur C. Clarke’s first three novels. The entire Conan saga from Robert E. Howard. The International Fantasy...
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The Beating Heart of Science Fiction: Poul Anderson and Tau Zero
Tau Zero (Millennium/Gollancz SF Masterworks, February 2006). Cover by Dominic Harman Science fiction — what is it, really? What elements place a story firmly in the genre? For any requirement that you...
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The Sword & Planet Tales of Ralph Milne Farley
An Earthman on Venus (Avon, 1950). Cover by Raymond Johnson Ralph Milne Farley (1887 – 1963) was a pseudonym for Roger Sherman Hoar. Hoar was a Massachusetts senator and an attorney general, so I can...
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Sword & Sorcery on a Post-Apocalyptic Earth: Blackmark by Gil Kane
Blackmark by Archie Goodwin and Gil Kane (Bantam Books, January 1971). Cover by Gil Kane As I’ve mentioned before, I didn’t grow up with comics. They weren’t available in my small, rural town of...
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Tor Doubles: #0: Keith Laumer’s The Other Sky and The House in November
The Other Sky cover by Thomas KiddThe House in November cover by Mike Embden Between October and December of 1969, Keith Laumer’s novella The Seeds of Gonyl were published as a serial in the magazine...
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Tor Doubles #1: Arthur C. Clarke’s Meeting with Medusa and Kim Stanley...
Meeting with Medusa cover by Vincent di FateGreen Mars cover by Vincent di Fate Tor Double #1 was originally published in October 1988. This volume marked the beginning of the official Tor Double...
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A Sword & Sorcery Series I Really Love: Flashing Swords!, edited by Lin Carter
Flashing Swords! #2, 4, & 5 (Science Fiction Book Club, September 1973, May 1977, and December 1981). Covers by Frank Frazetta, Gary Viskupic, and Ron Miller It’s time to take a look at another...
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Tor Doubles: #2 Greg Bear’s Hardfought and Timothy Zahn’s Cascade Point
Hardfought cover by Tony RobertsCascade Point cover by Tim White This Tor Double has the distinction of containing two stories which were both nominated for the Hugo for Best Novella in 1984. Zahn beat...
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Tor Doubles: #3 Brian W. Aldiss’s The Saliva Tree and Robert Silverberg’s...
Cover for Born with the Dead by Ron WalotskyCover for The Saliva Tree by Lee Edwards Tor Double #3 was originally published in December 1988. The two stories included are Brian W. Aldiss’s The Saliva...
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