The Short: With John O’Neill’s help, I finished reading The Girl with the Hungry Eyes, and Other Stories, Donald A. Wollheim editor, 1949 Avon. It’s the first anthology of origina…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
The Short: The Other Side of the Moon, August Derleth editor, 1949 Pellegrini & Cudahy, includes 20 stories and an introduction by August Derleth. While I think Derleth’s definition of sc…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
The Short: I read Invasion from Mars: Interplanetary Stories, Orson Welles “editor”, 1949 Dell (there is controversy about the actual editor). Including the 1938 “Invasion from Ma…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
The Short: I recently read Atomsk: A Novel of Suspense by Cordwainer Smith, 1949 Duell, Sloan and Pearce. It’s not SF, but today it would be called a techno-thriller, with an engaging story o…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
The Short: I recently read Burning Brightly: 50 Years of Novacon, Ian Whates editor, 2021 NewCon Press. My favorite story is “The Ships of Aleph”, a novelette by Jaine Fenn, rated 4.1/5…| A Deep Look by Dave Hook
The Short: I recently reread one of my favorite SF anthologies as a much younger person, A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume One and Volume Two, Anthony Boucher editor, 1959 Doubleday/1960 …| A Deep Look by Dave Hook