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Dream Quest, v. 1, issue 1, July 1947
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DREAM QUEST 43 so he can print more names and hence give more egoboo; the long letters are usually the most interesting, we mean the type that Oliver and JoKe used to write before their unfortunate mutual disappearances. At any rate, TEV and TRS may yet become suitable successors to the told DISCUSSIONS, which was the most interesting letter column in stf, we feel, before the advent of the Shaver mystery and the deluge of crackpot letters. May Merwin have luck in the big gobs. He has proved his worth; in the brief time since the beginning of 1945 that he has been editor of TWS and SS, they have shown as much as, or more improvement than, any mag you can name has improved in so short a time. May he continue to be the guiding hand of Better Publications' stf pulps till their demises. Long live Merwin! ((Any more of this and we will be accused of trying to flatter the guy into a favorable reviews of this fanzine.)) And that finishes one of the best issues SS has put out. %%%%%%%%%%%%% THRILLING WONDER STORIES. Vol. XXX, #5. August 1947. 15c There are eight stories -- the lead novelet, two other novelets, and five shorts. Also included are the inevitable THE READER SPEAKS and Merwin's new department, SCIENCE FICTION BOOK REVIEW. The lead novelet, "The Deadly Dust" by William Fitzgerald, is another Bud Gregory tale. You remember Bud Gregory, hillbilly genius and hero of two other yarns. This time Geiger counters all over the country begin to go into too-high gear, due to some enemy which is broadcasting radioactive dust over the USA from the Pacific. Murfee searches for Gregory and finally finds him in the Puget Sound region, whereupon he saves the country as before. All in all, the thing is just like the other Gregory novelets. We really don't look forward to too many more of these. So far, they have all been alike, with only a different problem in each case for the Hick Mastermind to solve. And, like the other series of this nature -- most of which were done by Nelson S. Bond -- they can get boresome after awhile. However, Fitzgerald is a good writer; if he would get another set of characters, we feel he could go places. As for the other two novelets, by Kuttner and George O. Smith, only one is likely to rate as an all-time classic. It is "Atomic!", by Henry Kuttner, a shuddersome tale about mutants caused by atom wars. In this case a lake is turned into an evil intelligence by the mutation of some organism inside it. The plot isn't classical, but the writing ---! It is easy enough to see why Henry ranked first on last year's poll. Altogether, this is one of the most beautifully written yarns we've had the pleasure to read in a good while. And the illustrations are by Finlay! Of course, they have little resemblance to the story; actually, Lawrence could have illustrated it better. But considering the two pics as art and not as illustrations, they are as good as anything Virgil has ever done. Especially the full-pager. "In the Cards" is the title of George O. Smith's contribution to ------------------------- THE LEGION OF SPACE -- $3.00 from Fantasy Press! Buy yours today!!!!
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DREAM QUEST 43 so he can print more names and hence give more egoboo; the long letters are usually the most interesting, we mean the type that Oliver and JoKe used to write before their unfortunate mutual disappearances. At any rate, TEV and TRS may yet become suitable successors to the told DISCUSSIONS, which was the most interesting letter column in stf, we feel, before the advent of the Shaver mystery and the deluge of crackpot letters. May Merwin have luck in the big gobs. He has proved his worth; in the brief time since the beginning of 1945 that he has been editor of TWS and SS, they have shown as much as, or more improvement than, any mag you can name has improved in so short a time. May he continue to be the guiding hand of Better Publications' stf pulps till their demises. Long live Merwin! ((Any more of this and we will be accused of trying to flatter the guy into a favorable reviews of this fanzine.)) And that finishes one of the best issues SS has put out. %%%%%%%%%%%%% THRILLING WONDER STORIES. Vol. XXX, #5. August 1947. 15c There are eight stories -- the lead novelet, two other novelets, and five shorts. Also included are the inevitable THE READER SPEAKS and Merwin's new department, SCIENCE FICTION BOOK REVIEW. The lead novelet, "The Deadly Dust" by William Fitzgerald, is another Bud Gregory tale. You remember Bud Gregory, hillbilly genius and hero of two other yarns. This time Geiger counters all over the country begin to go into too-high gear, due to some enemy which is broadcasting radioactive dust over the USA from the Pacific. Murfee searches for Gregory and finally finds him in the Puget Sound region, whereupon he saves the country as before. All in all, the thing is just like the other Gregory novelets. We really don't look forward to too many more of these. So far, they have all been alike, with only a different problem in each case for the Hick Mastermind to solve. And, like the other series of this nature -- most of which were done by Nelson S. Bond -- they can get boresome after awhile. However, Fitzgerald is a good writer; if he would get another set of characters, we feel he could go places. As for the other two novelets, by Kuttner and George O. Smith, only one is likely to rate as an all-time classic. It is "Atomic!", by Henry Kuttner, a shuddersome tale about mutants caused by atom wars. In this case a lake is turned into an evil intelligence by the mutation of some organism inside it. The plot isn't classical, but the writing ---! It is easy enough to see why Henry ranked first on last year's poll. Altogether, this is one of the most beautifully written yarns we've had the pleasure to read in a good while. And the illustrations are by Finlay! Of course, they have little resemblance to the story; actually, Lawrence could have illustrated it better. But considering the two pics as art and not as illustrations, they are as good as anything Virgil has ever done. Especially the full-pager. "In the Cards" is the title of George O. Smith's contribution to ------------------------- THE LEGION OF SPACE -- $3.00 from Fantasy Press! Buy yours today!!!!
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