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Publisher
CreateSpace
ISBN-10
1503307751
ISBN-13
9781503307759
eBay Product ID (ePID)
224734132
Product Key Features
Book Title
Best of Amazing Stories: the 1927 Anthology
Number of Pages
258 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Science Fiction / General
Genre
Fiction
Book Series
Amazing Stories Classics Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
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Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
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1927 was a banner year for Amazing Stories. For Amazing's second year, Gernsback knew he would have to find more new writers with up-to-date science fictional ideas. And in 1927, Gernsback succeeded in spades, introducing not only a bumper crop of new authors and fresh stories, but also four brand spanking new tropes, to the nascent world of science fiction. In 1927 A. Hyatt Verrill's "Plague of the Living Dead," wasn't just another story of bloodthirsty zombies on the hunt, made more credible with a scientific rationale for their existence-it's the first such story ever! Pretty cool! But Gernsback was just getting warmed up. The 1927 Amazing Stories was also the first publication to introduce the work of the now-legendary fantasist H. P. Lovecraft to a mass audience. Though often mistaken as a writer of supernatural fiction, Lovecraft was actually a science fiction author, whose famed evil gods-the Great Old Ones such as Cthulhu, Azathoth, Yog-Sothoth, and Nyarlathotep-were not gods at all, but highly advanced aliens inspired by Lovecraft's readings of the new discoveries of Eddington, Einstein, and other early 20th century scientists. But Gernsback wasn't finished yet. He also introduced the work of a man whom the magazine's readers would consider one of the leading science fiction writers of its first decade: Miles J. Breuer, M.D. Although physician Brewer would become famed for mind-bending stories of conceptual breakthrough, usually facing mortals with dimensional dilemmas-such as "The Gosstak and the Doshes" and "The Captured Cross-Section"-his debut in Amazing, "The Man with the Strange Head," took a different tack and its appearance would mark the birth of yet another trope: that of a man who extends his life and strength through the creation of a mechanical body may also have served as a direct inspiration for Ironman's suit. And fourteen months after his inaugural issue and only six months after he began his push to fill Amazing with new writers and stories, Gernsback introduced the first woman author to appear in the pages of a science fiction magazine, Claire Winger Harris-and she introduced "TheFate of the Poseidonia, the first story in which the Earth is saved not by a hero but a heroine, a pacesetter tale whose style, characterization and superior storytelling would only be equaled by the best of Amazing's male writers during its first decade. But, these four classics aren't the only first-rate stories Gernsback could boast of in 1927, and in this anthology you will find six more bests from that year, including "Retreat to Mars" by Cecil B. White-an "idea story" with a kicker-and Benjamin Witwer's "Radio Mates" which, unlike so many scientific-device-leads-our-hero-to-a-princess-in-need-of-rescue stories, offers a touch of romance between equals. Then, with "Advanced Chemistry" by Jack G. Huekels, we see not only the first story about chemistry in an sf magazine-but a story which has achieved a fame of its own in scientific circles, and been reprinted in scientifically-themed anthologies as well as textbooks over the years. Bob Olsen's "The Four-Dimensional Roller-Press" is a dimensional romp, with a nod to Edwin Abbott's Flatland, that proved so popular with readers that four further "Four-Dimensional" sequels were demanded. "The Machine Man of Ardathia" was one of the youthful Forrest J Ackerman's favorite stories-and some years later he considered it a high honor to be allowed to collaborate with the author, Francis Flagg. Though bound to stir unease in many readers, "The Tissue Culture King" by biologist Julian Huxley (brother of Aldous), is easily one of the most gracefully written stories ever printed in a Gernsback publication. And, as a special treat for modern readers, we have paired each story with the original illustrations-most by the immortal Frank R. Paul, surely the first man to be paid to envision a new aspect of a new future every single day., 1927 was a banner year for Amazing Stories. For Amazing's second year, Gernsback knew he would have to find more new writers with up-to-date science fictional ideas. And in 1927, Gernsback succeeded in spades, introducing not only a bumper crop of new authors and fresh stories, but also four brand spanking new tropes, to the nascent world of science fiction. In 1927 A. Hyatt Verrill's "Plague of the Living Dead," wasn't just another story of bloodthirsty zombies on the hunt, made more credible with a scientific rationale for their existence-it's the first such story ever Pretty cool But Gernsback was just getting warmed up. The 1927 Amazing Stories was also the first publication to introduce the work of the now-legendary fantasist H. P. Lovecraft to a mass audience. Though often mistaken as a writer of supernatural fiction, Lovecraft was actually a science fiction author, whose famed evil gods-the Great Old Ones such as Cthulhu, Azathoth, Yog-Sothoth, and Nyarlathotep-were not gods at all, but highly advanced aliens inspired by Lovecraft's readings of the new discoveries of Eddington, Einstein, and other early 20th century scientists. But Gernsback wasn't finished yet. He also introduced the work of a man whom the magazine's readers would consider one of the leading science fiction writers of its first decade: Miles J. Breuer, M.D. Although physician Brewer would become famed for mind-bending stories of conceptual breakthrough, usually facing mortals with dimensional dilemmas-such as "The Gosstak and the Doshes" and "The Captured Cross-Section"-his debut in Amazing, "The Man with the Strange Head," took a different tack and its appearance would mark the birth of yet another trope: that of a man who extends his life and strength through the creation of a mechanical body may also have served as a direct inspiration for Ironman's suit. And fourteen months after his inaugural issue and only six months after he began his push to fill Amazing with new writers and stories, Gernsback introduced the first woman author to appear in the pages of a science fiction magazine, Claire Winger Harris-and she introduced "TheFate of the Poseidonia, the first story in which the Earth is saved not by a hero but a heroine, a pacesetter tale whose style, characterization and superior storytelling would only be equaled by the best of Amazing's male writers during its first decade. But, these four classics aren't the only first-rate stories Gernsback could boast of in 1927, and in this anthology you will find six more bests from that year, including "Retreat to Mars" by Cecil B. White-an "idea story" with a kicker-and Benjamin Witwer's "Radio Mates" which, unlike so many scientific-device-leads-our-hero-to-a-princess-in-need-of-rescue stories, offers a touch of romance between equals. Then, with "Advanced Chemistry" by Jack G. Huekels, we see not only the first story about chemistry in an sf magazine-but a story which has achieved a fame of its own in scientific circles, and been reprinted in scientifically-themed anthologies as well as textbooks over the years. Bob Olsen's "The Four-Dimensional Roller-Press" is a dimensional romp, with a nod to Edwin Abbott's Flatland, that proved so popular with readers that four further "Four-Dimensional" sequels were demanded. "The Machine Man of Ardathia" was one of the youthful Forrest J Ackerman's favorite stories-and some years later he considered it a high honor to be allowed to collaborate with the author, Francis Flagg. Though bound to stir unease in many readers, "The Tissue Culture King" by biologist Julian Huxley (brother of Aldous), is easily one of the most gracefully written stories ever printed in a Gernsback publication. And, as a special treat for modern readers, we have paired each story with the original illustrations-most by the immortal Frank R. Paul, surely the first man to be paid to envision a new aspect of a new future every single day.
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