"Legends spoke of Earth's glorious past, of freedom and greatness. But this was the future, ruled by god-globes, as men gazed fearfully at—"
The Buttoned Sky by Robert W. Krepps (as by Geoff St. Reynard)
Saturday, May 22, 2010
The Buttoned Sky
"Legends spoke of Earth's glorious past, of freedom and greatness. But this was the future, ruled by god-globes, as men gazed fearfully at—"
The Buttoned Sky by Robert W. Krepps (as by Geoff St. Reynard)
Isle of the Undead
Isle of the Undead by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach
"A gripping, thrilling, uncanny tale about the frightful fate that befell a yachting party on the dreadful island of living dead men."
"Here Lies" by Howard Wandrei (as by H. W. Guernsey)
"An ironic little story about a practical communist who taught his friend when to take him seriously."
"The Last of Mrs. DeBrugh" by H. Sivia
"Mr. DeBrugh was dead, but he still regarded his promise as a sacred duty to be carried out."
Friday, May 21, 2010
R.E.H.
R. E. H.
Died June 11, 1936
By R. H. BARLOW
Conan, the warrior king, lies stricken dead
Beneath a sky of cryptic stars; the lute
That was his laughter stilled, and sadly mute
Upon the chilling earth his youthful head.
There sounds for him no more the clamorous fray,
But dirges now, where once the trumpet loud:
About him press old memories for shroud,
And ended is the conflict of the day.
Beneath a sky of cryptic stars; the lute
That was his laughter stilled, and sadly mute
Upon the chilling earth his youthful head.
There sounds for him no more the clamorous fray,
But dirges now, where once the trumpet loud:
About him press old memories for shroud,
And ended is the conflict of the day.
Death spilled the blood of him who loved the fight
As men love mistresses, and fought it well—
His fair young flesh is marble where he fell
With broken sword that vanquished all but
Night; And as of mythic kings our words must speak
Of Conan now, who roves where dreamers seek.
As men love mistresses, and fought it well—
His fair young flesh is marble where he fell
With broken sword that vanquished all but
Night; And as of mythic kings our words must speak
Of Conan now, who roves where dreamers seek.
Warrior of the Dawn
Amazing Stories, December 1942 and January 1943
Warrior of the Dawn by Howard Browne
"From the forest deeps came brutal killers, and Tharn, the Cro-Magnon, vowed that vengeance would be his...."
"Pioneer" by William Hardy
"If you could travel through time to a few years hence you'd find a stone monument in honor and memory of a brave deed you may shy away from!"
After Two Nights of the Ear-Ache
After Two Nights of the Ear-Ache
By FRANCIS HARD
Most gentle Sleep! Two nights I wooed in vain; Thou wouldst not come to banish racking pain: For what is Sleep but Life in stone bound fast? Oblivion of the Present, Future, Past.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
All In The Mind
"Duel on Syrtis" by Poul Anderson
"Bold and ruthless, he was famed throughout the System as a big-game hunter. From the firedrakes of Mercury to the ice-crawlers of Pluto, he'd slain them all. But his trophy-room lacked one item; and now Riordan swore he'd bag the forbidden game that roamed the red deserts ... a Martian!"
Category Phoenix by Boyd Ellanby
"Man, it would appear, can adapt to any form of society ... but not one in which the knowledge of extending life becomes a passport to death!"
"The Statue" by Mari Wolf
"There is a time for doing and a time for going home. But where is home in an ever-changing universe?
"The Model of a Judge" by William Morrison
"Should a former outlaw become a judge—even if he need only pass sentence on a layer cake?"
"All In The Mind" by Gene L. Henderson
"When does life begin?... A well-known book says "forty". A well-known radio program says "eighty". Some folks say it's mental, others say it's physical. But take the strange case of Mel Carlson who gave a lot of thought to the matter."
The Thing in the Attic by James Blish
"Honath and his fellow arch-doubters did not believe in the Giants, and for this they were cast into Hell. And when survival depended upon unwavering faith in their beliefs, they saw that there were Giants, after all...."
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Way of a Rebel
Queen of the Flaming Diamond by Leroy Yerxa
"There it was, in a night club, the biggest diamond in the world. Why was it here when a whole race depended on it for existence?"
"No Shield from the Dead" by Gordon R. Dickson
"No conceivable force could penetrate Terri's shield. Yet he was defenseless."
"The Black Tide" by Arthur G. Stangland
"Space in its far dark reaches can be fickle with a man; it can shatter his dreams, fill him with fear and hate. It can also cure a man—if he is strong enough."
At the Post by H. L. Gold
"How does a person come to be scratched from the human race? Psychiatry did not have the answer—perhaps Clocker's turf science did!"
"Way of a Rebel" by Walter M. Miller, Jr.
"No one knows the heart of a rebel until his own search for the reason of right or wrong is made. Lieutenant Laskell found the answer to his own personal rebellion deep beneath a turbulent Atlantic, and somehow, when the time came, his decision wasn't too difficult...."
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