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Science Fiction Weekly
the national fantasy news-review
VOLUME II  No. 2  2571  BEDFORD AVE., BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. MAY 26,1940

FANTASTIC DAWN
     AS LONG AS there have been readers' columns in science-fiction magazines, so long has the question of reprinting the classics been coming up. And, one that was on all lists, both those of the old timers who'd read the story, and those of the new fans who'd heard so much about it they, too demanded a look, wa s George Allan England's "Darkness and Dawn".
     Yet, it is a simple story, easily told. No conquerors from Mars or other-world monsters, no princesses or Meritt-like fantasies. It is the story of a man and a woman who awake to find themselves alone, high up in the office of a Manhatten building. Alone while the city, nay, the world, has crumbld through 800 years.
     He was an engineer; she his secretary. When they awoke, they found that they would have to rebuild their lives, together, from what remained of the metropolis. That is the keynote of the tale.
     Also in this August issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries is "The Rebel Soul", by Austin Hall.
     "Darkness" has a fine cover illustration by Finlay, while Paul's interior work is the best we have seen in a long time from him. "Rebel Soul" has a remarkable inside drawing by Finlay.
     A brief biography of George Allan England rounds out the issue.

SPOT NEWS
     THE NEW UNKNOWN is out, all dressed up in its new clothes. Readers are warned that they may not find it in its customary place, as a result, so look carefully. New jacket is yellow. ...Granville Hicks' "The First to Awaken is being reviewed currently in the nation's book review columns; the book is a Utopian novel of 2040. ...Fortuny's, book publishers, have two more science-fantasy books on their lives "The Marsian" and "When the Soviets Come to America." ...Persons connected with book houses say that novels of the future are the most frequent type of unsolicited manuscript received. Few are published. ...Edward E. Smith, Ph. D. was in New York for a few days recently. Robert & Leslyn Heinlein are in New York, so also is Stanton A. Coblentz. ...Wednesday, last week, an informal gathering of professionals, in honor of Heinlein, took place. Among those present were editor Campbell, Willy Loy, and the Jamesons. .Super Science Stories has accepted "Inhuman Victory" by Lowndes and Wollheim. Story will probably be published under title of "The Outpost at Altark" b y Lowndes. ... John Forte, new science fiction artist, breaks into print for the first time with the masthead for the Missives & Missles column in Super Science. Other newcomors who had been competing for that cut were Marconette, Damon Knight, and Chet Cohen.

IN THIS ISSUE OF SCIENCE FICTION WEEKLY:
Angelenotes by Morojo - - - - - page two
City Desk - - - - - - pages two and ten
Hist Their Own Petard (Knight) - - three
Letter from Graham Conway - - page three
Letter from Nancy Warner - - - page four
Fanmag Reviews - - - - - - page four
Unger's Page - - - - - - - - - - - five
Their Own Petard (Koenig) - - page six
Futurian News - - - - - - - page seven
Ackerman's page - - - - - - - - - eight
On the Imaginot Line - - - - - page nine

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Science Fiction Weekly the national fantasy news-review VOLUME II No. 2 2571 BEDFORD AVE., BROOKLYN, NEW YORK. MAY 26,1940 FANTASTIC DAWN AS LONG AS there have been readers' columns in science-fiction magazines, so long has the question of reprinting the classics been coming up. And, one that was on all lists, both those of the old timers who'd read the story, and those of the new fans who'd heard so much about it they, too demanded a look, wa s George Allan England's "Darkness and Dawn". Yet, it is a simple story, easily told. No conquerors from Mars or other-world monsters, no princesses or Meritt-like fantasies. It is the story of a man and a woman who awake to find themselves alone, high up in the office of a Manhatten building. Alone while the city, nay, the world, has crumbld through 800 years. He was an engineer; she his secretary. When they awoke, they found that they would have to rebuild their lives, together, from what remained of the metropolis. That is the keynote of the tale. Also in this August issue of Famous Fantastic Mysteries is "The Rebel Soul", by Austin Hall. "Darkness" has a fine cover illustration by Finlay, while Paul's interior work is the best we have seen in a long time from him. "Rebel Soul" has a remarkable inside drawing by Finlay. A brief biography of George Allan England rounds out the issue. SPOT NEWS THE NEW UNKNOWN is out, all dressed up in its new clothes. Readers are warned that they may not find it in its customary place, as a result, so look carefully. New jacket is yellow. ...Granville Hicks' "The First to Awaken is being reviewed currently in the nation's book review columns; the book is a Utopian novel of 2040. ...Fortuny's, book publishers, have two more science-fantasy books on their lives "The Marsian" and "When the Soviets Come to America." ...Persons connected with book houses say that novels of the future are the most frequent type of unsolicited manuscript received. Few are published. ...Edward E. Smith, Ph. D. was in New York for a few days recently. Robert & Leslyn Heinlein are in New York, so also is Stanton A. Coblentz. ...Wednesday, last week, an informal gathering of professionals, in honor of Heinlein, took place. Among those present were editor Campbell, Willy Loy, and the Jamesons. .Super Science Stories has accepted "Inhuman Victory" by Lowndes and Wollheim. Story will probably be published under title of "The Outpost at Altark" b y Lowndes. ... John Forte, new science fiction artist, breaks into print for the first time with the masthead for the Missives & Missles column in Super Science. Other newcomors who had been competing for that cut were Marconette, Damon Knight, and Chet Cohen. IN THIS ISSUE OF SCIENCE FICTION WEEKLY: Angelenotes by Morojo - - - - - page two City Desk - - - - - - pages two and ten Hist Their Own Petard (Knight) - - three Letter from Graham Conway - - page three Letter from Nancy Warner - - - page four Fanmag Reviews - - - - - - page four Unger's Page - - - - - - - - - - - five Their Own Petard (Koenig) - - page six Futurian News - - - - - - - page seven Ackerman's page - - - - - - - - - eight On the Imaginot Line - - - - - page nine