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Inspiration, v. 4, issue 1, April 1946
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16 INSPIRATION the field's best known writers. The November 1935 ASTOUNDING had Binder's "Ships that come Back" and two good Weinbaum's "The Red Peri" and "The Adaptive Ultimate". The latter was quite a bit different from the usual Weinbaum, and it wasn't until after the death of the author that it was disclosed that this story, published under the name of John Jessel was actually his. One of Weinbaum's best also stood out in the December issue, and proved that he was still master of the c-t story, "The Mad Moon". To begin 1936, ASTOUNDING had Schachner's "The Isotope Men" and Van Lorne's "Strange City". That Warner Van Lorne was actually editor Tremaine was a well-kept secret for quite some time. February 1936 is the month that ASTOUNDING first had trimmed edges. The stories weren't exceptional. March brought "Mad Robot" by Gallun and "Entropy" by Schachner. ASTOUNDINGs covers generally weren't so good, but April featured a very lovely spaceship by Brown. As for stories, there was Binder's "Spawn of Eternal Thought" and Gallun's "Child of the Stars", the latter being one of the "Old Faithful" series. May had "The Cometeers", Willaimson's first sequel to "Legion of Space". June had a new writer, Ross Rocklynne, in a good cops and robbers story "At the Center of Gravity". It also had the first of a series of astronomical articles by J.W. Campbell. July 1936 has a Stuart story written more in the style of Campbell, "Frictional Losses". In August we get Weinbaum's "Proteus Island". September is unexceptional. 1936 was another bad year for s-f, and ASTOUNDING was slipping, tho not to the same extent as its competitors. WONDER had already fallen, and AMAZING was all but dead. Still, the pace of 1934-35 wasn't being kept. October is better, because of Gallun's "Godson of Almarlu". Gallun had become the standby that Schachner had been a couple of years previously. The latter could still be depended upon tho, for in November we find Schachner's "The Eternal Wanderer" ranking with Rocklynne's "Anton Moves the Earth" for top honors. December has C. L. Moore's "Tryst in Time". All in all, 1936 was a pretty lean year. 1937 opened with nothing especially worth noting, but in the February issue we have Willey's (Willey Ley) "At the Perihelion" and Russell's "The Saga of Pelican West", a space-opera which is pretty good. In March there is Gallun's "Fires of Genesis", and April has Rocklynne's "Water for Mars", "Sands of Time" by P. S. Miller, and Bond's "Down the Dimensions". May, not so good. June is a big improvement, with Schachner's "Earthspin", Jones' "Durna Rangue Neophyte", "Two SaneMen" by Saari, and especially "Forgetfulness", one of Stuart's best. The July 1937 ASTOUNDING has Schachner's "Sterile Planet" and "Frontier of the Unknown" by "Norman L. Knight". In August begins Willaimson's "Released Entropy", along with "Jupiter Trap" by Rocklynne. September 1937 is another of those special issues that seem to appear every so often, altho at this particular period they were few and far between. In this issue began E. E. Smith's "Galactic Patrol", first of the immortal "Lensman" series. There was also Schachner's well-known "Past, Present and Future", along with de Camp's "The Isolinguals" and "When the Sun Went Out" by Binder. October has one of those truly great stories which is worth hundreds of run of the mill stuff, Stuart's wonderful "Out of Night". Under the Stuart name, Campbell did just about the best writing that has ever been known in science-fiction. November is a bit of a letdown, except possibly for "Lost in the Dimensions" by Schachner. With the December issue came a change in editors, and the later ASTOUNDING reviews will be handled farther along in this chronicle. The Tremaine AST had run for 4 years, and had published during that period probably more stories of genuine merit than had any other s-f mag, or even than any other s-f mag had ever published. The Tremaine ASTOUNDING had brought a badly needed fresh outlook to science-fiction, and I look back upon it with almost a feeling of reverence.
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16 INSPIRATION the field's best known writers. The November 1935 ASTOUNDING had Binder's "Ships that come Back" and two good Weinbaum's "The Red Peri" and "The Adaptive Ultimate". The latter was quite a bit different from the usual Weinbaum, and it wasn't until after the death of the author that it was disclosed that this story, published under the name of John Jessel was actually his. One of Weinbaum's best also stood out in the December issue, and proved that he was still master of the c-t story, "The Mad Moon". To begin 1936, ASTOUNDING had Schachner's "The Isotope Men" and Van Lorne's "Strange City". That Warner Van Lorne was actually editor Tremaine was a well-kept secret for quite some time. February 1936 is the month that ASTOUNDING first had trimmed edges. The stories weren't exceptional. March brought "Mad Robot" by Gallun and "Entropy" by Schachner. ASTOUNDINGs covers generally weren't so good, but April featured a very lovely spaceship by Brown. As for stories, there was Binder's "Spawn of Eternal Thought" and Gallun's "Child of the Stars", the latter being one of the "Old Faithful" series. May had "The Cometeers", Willaimson's first sequel to "Legion of Space". June had a new writer, Ross Rocklynne, in a good cops and robbers story "At the Center of Gravity". It also had the first of a series of astronomical articles by J.W. Campbell. July 1936 has a Stuart story written more in the style of Campbell, "Frictional Losses". In August we get Weinbaum's "Proteus Island". September is unexceptional. 1936 was another bad year for s-f, and ASTOUNDING was slipping, tho not to the same extent as its competitors. WONDER had already fallen, and AMAZING was all but dead. Still, the pace of 1934-35 wasn't being kept. October is better, because of Gallun's "Godson of Almarlu". Gallun had become the standby that Schachner had been a couple of years previously. The latter could still be depended upon tho, for in November we find Schachner's "The Eternal Wanderer" ranking with Rocklynne's "Anton Moves the Earth" for top honors. December has C. L. Moore's "Tryst in Time". All in all, 1936 was a pretty lean year. 1937 opened with nothing especially worth noting, but in the February issue we have Willey's (Willey Ley) "At the Perihelion" and Russell's "The Saga of Pelican West", a space-opera which is pretty good. In March there is Gallun's "Fires of Genesis", and April has Rocklynne's "Water for Mars", "Sands of Time" by P. S. Miller, and Bond's "Down the Dimensions". May, not so good. June is a big improvement, with Schachner's "Earthspin", Jones' "Durna Rangue Neophyte", "Two SaneMen" by Saari, and especially "Forgetfulness", one of Stuart's best. The July 1937 ASTOUNDING has Schachner's "Sterile Planet" and "Frontier of the Unknown" by "Norman L. Knight". In August begins Willaimson's "Released Entropy", along with "Jupiter Trap" by Rocklynne. September 1937 is another of those special issues that seem to appear every so often, altho at this particular period they were few and far between. In this issue began E. E. Smith's "Galactic Patrol", first of the immortal "Lensman" series. There was also Schachner's well-known "Past, Present and Future", along with de Camp's "The Isolinguals" and "When the Sun Went Out" by Binder. October has one of those truly great stories which is worth hundreds of run of the mill stuff, Stuart's wonderful "Out of Night". Under the Stuart name, Campbell did just about the best writing that has ever been known in science-fiction. November is a bit of a letdown, except possibly for "Lost in the Dimensions" by Schachner. With the December issue came a change in editors, and the later ASTOUNDING reviews will be handled farther along in this chronicle. The Tremaine AST had run for 4 years, and had published during that period probably more stories of genuine merit than had any other s-f mag, or even than any other s-f mag had ever published. The Tremaine ASTOUNDING had brought a badly needed fresh outlook to science-fiction, and I look back upon it with almost a feeling of reverence.
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