1944 - Year in SF&F: Reviews
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THE WONDER TIMELINE: SF&F RETROSPECTIVE Read other issues here ----------------------------------------------  Leigh Brackett "Terror Out of Space" © Planet Stories, Sum 1944 --/ fourth place space sf story --/ adventure award --/ wonder award --/ rare find Vintage and wonderful. Lots of sense-of-wonder, great adventure. Read the title and shudder... taste Brackett's narrative and enjoy the atmosphere of intense and colorful action. It's a pity it hasn't been reprinted in a while. You can find it in the "Hidden Planet" anthology. review: 07-Jul-06 (read in 2003)  ---------------------------------------------- Ray Cummings "A Fragment of Diamond Quartz" (as Ray P. Shotwell) © Super Science Stories (Can), Aug 1944 Super Science Stories, Anthology 1950 --/ cool sf story --/ wonder award --/ adventure award --/ rare find How much more obscure can you get? Hidden under rarely-used pen name, published in the one of the hardest to find magazines, and what's more, inside the issue not found in any index or catalog of this magazine! "Super Science Stories", Canadian edition, published some unique and original content, which was NOT duplicated south of the border. It's impossible to find even cover images for these issues, not to mention the tables of contents. So... this neat adventure from the premier sf writer of the "wonder" era got buried in obscurity - and became all the more interesting for it! ---------------------------------------------- Return to the Wonder Timeline Labels: Timeline |
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"SF&F Reading Experience" is part of "Dark Roasted Blend / Thrilling Wonder" family of sites. We try to highlight the most entertaining and rewarding science fiction and fantasy, with emphasis on memorable reader experience, not necessarily general acceptance by the critics. Have fun, and delve into our extensive ratings and reviews! Most reviews are written by Avi Abrams, unless otherwise noted. Reviews also appear on our unique historical retrospective page Wonder Timeline of Science Fiction. Feel free to submit your own review, if a particular story is not listed here. All major OFFICIAL AWARDS are highlighted in BLUE ("winner" has a letter "W" by it, otherwise it is a runner-up only) Our PERSONAL AWARDS (ratings) are highlighted in RED and PURPLE: --/ first place : --/ second place : --/ third place : --/ fourth place : --/ cool : (equal to fifth place) ALL "BEST OF" LISTS ARE LOCATED HERE These awards are given in the following categories: - novel : - series : - novella : - story : - collection : Also, there are our personal STYLE / GENRE SPECIFIC AWARDS. These reflect the story's content and the lasting impression on the reader: --/ wonder award sense-of-wonder, "visual intensity" and inventiveness --/ idea award originality of idea / concept --/ adventure award exhilarating plot, excitement / action --/ style award outstanding literary qualities, inimitable style --/ romance award intense and beautiful love / relationships --/ humour award funny and cool --/ emotion award touching, lasting impression, sensitivity --/ shock value altogether wild --/ awesome scale mind-boggling; further enhances sense-of-wonder --/ rare find very hard to locate, mostly from old pulps, never reprinted, etc. Again, please feel free to leave your own review or comment under every writer's entry; also recommend us other stories you liked. |
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