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Dream Quest, v. 1, issue 1, July 1947
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DREAM QUEST 29 yarn. However, if the story won't be remembered for its new concepts or sociological ponderings, it was good for a little entertainment. FURY fills the back half of the issue. The exploits of Sam Harker, alias Reed, are carried on in fine style. As the conclusion has not yet been reached, it is difficult to pass judgment yet on anything but the writing style and other such merely physical aspects. These have improved considerably since Part I -- apparently the vastly too-long introduction is at least finished, and the body is the yarn has been reached. One of the things in FURY's favor is that it reads very well. Many yarns have us glancing to the end to see how many more pages there are to cover. This one didn't. It carries the reader right along, to coin a phrase. The characterization, as is usual with Kuttner, is believable and convincing. Apparently there are no grounds for criticism of the style now that the introduction is finished. We shall see how really great FURY is as a whole when Part III is at hand. ((It is -- and it is good. -- ed.)) Now to the non-fictional content. Campbell's editorial and the article (NEWS FROM OUR SUN by J. J. Coupling) are as usual, interesting to the scientists and technicians in the audience. "In Time to Come" forecasts Jack Williamson for July, together with newcomer Paul Anderson of "Tomorrow's Children". Biggest cause for praise in the June ASF is the artwork. SCHNEEMAN IS BACK! And fandom will give out with fervent hallelujahs which were only equaled by those issued upon the return of Virgil Finlay to FFM. Schneeman does the cover, and he does a darned fine job. It's a space scene -- from the bridge of the CENTAURUS II, looking out at a bright star and its pale binary. Charles is on the interiors for that story too, turning out a few masterpieces in the same style which won him so much praise in the prewar ASTOUNDING. With the return of Orban and Schneeman, Cartier, and Rogers, ASF's art ought to take a definite upward swing. Nothing to put FFM out of business, of course, but still far above the crud which was used as fill-in during the war. And that takes care of the top prozine until next issue. ************************* AVON FANTASY READER. #2, undated ((Would probably be called the Apr issue, fine the first AFR was on sale in early March and dated Feb; this was on sale in early May -- ed)) 35c This number of prodom's newest addition contains seven stories, which are not divided into classifications. There is also a two-page editorla, making a total of 130 pages on good quality paper; the bad paper used in #1 has disappeared, much to the improvement of the magazine. Wollheim continues the custom of giving a note about each story at the beginning of it, the space occupied in more conventional pro magazines by a picture and a blurb. *********** GOLDEN GATE IN '48!!
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DREAM QUEST 29 yarn. However, if the story won't be remembered for its new concepts or sociological ponderings, it was good for a little entertainment. FURY fills the back half of the issue. The exploits of Sam Harker, alias Reed, are carried on in fine style. As the conclusion has not yet been reached, it is difficult to pass judgment yet on anything but the writing style and other such merely physical aspects. These have improved considerably since Part I -- apparently the vastly too-long introduction is at least finished, and the body is the yarn has been reached. One of the things in FURY's favor is that it reads very well. Many yarns have us glancing to the end to see how many more pages there are to cover. This one didn't. It carries the reader right along, to coin a phrase. The characterization, as is usual with Kuttner, is believable and convincing. Apparently there are no grounds for criticism of the style now that the introduction is finished. We shall see how really great FURY is as a whole when Part III is at hand. ((It is -- and it is good. -- ed.)) Now to the non-fictional content. Campbell's editorial and the article (NEWS FROM OUR SUN by J. J. Coupling) are as usual, interesting to the scientists and technicians in the audience. "In Time to Come" forecasts Jack Williamson for July, together with newcomer Paul Anderson of "Tomorrow's Children". Biggest cause for praise in the June ASF is the artwork. SCHNEEMAN IS BACK! And fandom will give out with fervent hallelujahs which were only equaled by those issued upon the return of Virgil Finlay to FFM. Schneeman does the cover, and he does a darned fine job. It's a space scene -- from the bridge of the CENTAURUS II, looking out at a bright star and its pale binary. Charles is on the interiors for that story too, turning out a few masterpieces in the same style which won him so much praise in the prewar ASTOUNDING. With the return of Orban and Schneeman, Cartier, and Rogers, ASF's art ought to take a definite upward swing. Nothing to put FFM out of business, of course, but still far above the crud which was used as fill-in during the war. And that takes care of the top prozine until next issue. ************************* AVON FANTASY READER. #2, undated ((Would probably be called the Apr issue, fine the first AFR was on sale in early March and dated Feb; this was on sale in early May -- ed)) 35c This number of prodom's newest addition contains seven stories, which are not divided into classifications. There is also a two-page editorla, making a total of 130 pages on good quality paper; the bad paper used in #1 has disappeared, much to the improvement of the magazine. Wollheim continues the custom of giving a note about each story at the beginning of it, the space occupied in more conventional pro magazines by a picture and a blurb. *********** GOLDEN GATE IN '48!!
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