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Fantascience Digest, v. 3, issue 3, whole no. 15, November-December 1941

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Science Fiction Spotlight
Wilfred Owen Morley

   In the last issue of this column, we note with amusement, it was said: "After all said and done, Charles D. Hornig's SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY may never be published." Well, it did look as if it never would get started, but here's the fifth issue coming up now.
   Cover is by Hannes Bok, suggested from scenes in Cummings' "Into the 4th Dimension"; Dolgov did the interior double spread on it. Good news for Philly fans lies in the fact that Lee Gregor, PSFS Member, is represented in this issue with "Power Plant"; illustration by Roy Hunt. This is the story that was accepted on the spot at Denver, and given to Hunt also on the spot. Two novelets are also in this issue: S. D. Gottesman's "Sir Mallory's Magnitude", a scientific mystery tale of sabotage in a world peace convention after the war, and "The Year of Uniting", by Hugh Raymond, dealing with a "scientific" regime in America some ten years from now. Also among the short tales are "Caridi Shall not Die" by Walter Kubilius -- Walt's been appearing quite frequently of late; PSFS members may recall him as an old-time ISA member, and pretty active at that --- and "Baby Dreams" by Alan Warland, a newcomer. Others, too --- it's going to be a big issue --- same amount of pages as before, but lots more stories.
   There may be a number of fans who do not know of Arkham House's activities. They put out H. P. Lovecraft's works in the anthology known as "The Outsider and Others", a couple of years back. Now, they have regained their investments on this volume, and have brought out another book. This time, it's a smallish edition of August W. Derleth's weird stories -- but don't let the size fool you. There are sixteen of Derleth's best weird stories in the book. It is excellently printed & beautifully bound. It's a first class professional job, and equal to that put out by any standard book publisher at the same price, $3.50 -- in fact, better than some. If Derleth regains his investment on this, he plans to bring out editions of famous fantasts regularly; next on the list is Clark Ashton Smith. Robert E. Howard will probably be in line right after that, and by pledging support to the ventures, fans may be able to get some of their favorite stf writer's tales reprinted in these splendid little editions.
   Mary Gnaedinger is still waiting for the promised new story by A. Merritt, for FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES. Perhaps if some of the fans were to write Merritt, telling him that they, too, are waiting eagerly, it might spur him on. The gentleman is very busy, but when you know someone is waiting for a story, or rather, that a whole raft of people are waiting, it gives one the satisfaction which often turns into more driving power. "Burn Witch Burn" will probably be reprinted soon, we

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Page 14 Science Fiction Spotlight Wilfred Owen Morley In the last issue of this column, we note with amusement, it was said: "After all said and done, Charles D. Hornig's SCIENCE FICTION QUARTERLY may never be published." Well, it did look as if it never would get started, but here's the fifth issue coming up now. Cover is by Hannes Bok, suggested from scenes in Cummings' "Into the 4th Dimension"; Dolgov did the interior double spread on it. Good news for Philly fans lies in the fact that Lee Gregor, PSFS Member, is represented in this issue with "Power Plant"; illustration by Roy Hunt. This is the story that was accepted on the spot at Denver, and given to Hunt also on the spot. Two novelets are also in this issue: S. D. Gottesman's "Sir Mallory's Magnitude", a scientific mystery tale of sabotage in a world peace convention after the war, and "The Year of Uniting", by Hugh Raymond, dealing with a "scientific" regime in America some ten years from now. Also among the short tales are "Caridi Shall not Die" by Walter Kubilius -- Walt's been appearing quite frequently of late; PSFS members may recall him as an old-time ISA member, and pretty active at that --- and "Baby Dreams" by Alan Warland, a newcomer. Others, too --- it's going to be a big issue --- same amount of pages as before, but lots more stories. There may be a number of fans who do not know of Arkham House's activities. They put out H. P. Lovecraft's works in the anthology known as "The Outsider and Others", a couple of years back. Now, they have regained their investments on this volume, and have brought out another book. This time, it's a smallish edition of August W. Derleth's weird stories -- but don't let the size fool you. There are sixteen of Derleth's best weird stories in the book. It is excellently printed & beautifully bound. It's a first class professional job, and equal to that put out by any standard book publisher at the same price, $3.50 -- in fact, better than some. If Derleth regains his investment on this, he plans to bring out editions of famous fantasts regularly; next on the list is Clark Ashton Smith. Robert E. Howard will probably be in line right after that, and by pledging support to the ventures, fans may be able to get some of their favorite stf writer's tales reprinted in these splendid little editions. Mary Gnaedinger is still waiting for the promised new story by A. Merritt, for FAMOUS FANTASTIC MYSTERIES. Perhaps if some of the fans were to write Merritt, telling him that they, too, are waiting eagerly, it might spur him on. The gentleman is very busy, but when you know someone is waiting for a story, or rather, that a whole raft of people are waiting, it gives one the satisfaction which often turns into more driving power. "Burn Witch Burn" will probably be reprinted soon, we