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The Crucible of Power
| Author: | Jack Williamson |
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Haffner Press, 2006 |
| Series: | The Collected Stories of Jack Williamson: Book 5 |
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1. The Metal Man and Others |
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| Book Type: | Collection |
| Genre: | Science-Fiction |
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Synopsis
The fifth volume of a project to collect, in order of original publication, the short fiction of Science Fiction Grand Master Jack Williamson.
Volume Five includes twelve stories from 1938 to 1940, and a foreword by author and popular culture expert Frank M. Robinson. Included are two true rarities: two stories that originally appeared under the pen-name Nils O. Sonderlund. These stories, originally appearing in MARVEL TALES, were considered "too sexy" to appear under Williamson's own name!
An appendix reprints rare commentaries on this volume's contents as they originally appeared in the pulp magazines. The author provides an afterword commenting on the genesis of these stories, and reflecting on the economic and cultural mood of the nation during the early years of American Science Fiction.
Table of Contents:
- "Foreword" by Frank M. Robinson
- "The Chivaree" (Portales Daily News, Sep 13, ’38)
- "The Dead Spot" (Marvel Science Stories, Nov ’38)
- "Nonstop to Mars" (Argosy Weekly, Feb 25 ’39)
- "After World’s End" (Marvel Science Stories, Feb ’39)
- "The Crucible of Power" (Astounding Science-Fiction, Feb ’39)
- "Passage to Saturn" (Thrilling Wonder Stories, Jun ’39)
- "Star Bright" (Argosy Weekly, Nov 25 ’39)
- "The Fortress of Utopia" (Startling Stories, Nov ’39)
- "The Angel from Hell" (Marvel Tales, Dec ’39)
- "As In the Beginning" (Future, Mar ’40)
- "Hindsight" (Astounding Science-Fiction, May ’40)
- "Mistress of Machine-Age Madness" (Marvel Tales, May ’40)
- "Afterword" by Jack Williamson
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