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Fantascience Digest, v. 2, issue 2, January-February 1939
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FANTASCIENCE DIGEST Page 13 operations, which Smith gets around weakly, by using an organ-like keyboard. The keyboard is more complex, and more trouble, which is why I consider Campbell more lazy in this respect. He avoided trouble. Campbell, tho, goes to more trouble to have the hero work every thing out by himself, while Smith's hero has everything handed to him on a silver platter. Incidentally, that is a habit of Smith's which he also used in Galactic Patrol. On the whole, Campbell's science is easier to believe, for his explanations are more matter of fact and closer to reality. Smith's on the other hand, are easier to understand, but are more mystical and less down to earth. However, his richer style makes up for that. The opportunity to take two stories like these, written by two master authors, and comparing the manner in which the authors handle the same theme is, I believe, unique. Of course, there are many instances of different authors working on similar ideas, but not in such an obvious direct relationship. It would be interesting to try to find other examples like this. Let us hear what other readers have to say about it. MY FAVORITE SCIENCE FICTION STORY by Jack Agnew My favorite science fiction story happens to be "Into Plutonian Depths" by Stanton A. Coblentz, which appeared in the Spring 1931 Wonder Stories Quarterly. This story was written intelligently throughout. Everything I desire in a science fiction novel was present; action, humor, novel inventions, human interest, etc. Especially humerous was the Plutonian aspect of the story; it was handled in the typical Coblentz fashion. Paul's illustrations added to the excellence of the novel. This story was a [[underline]]real[[end underline]] classic of science fiction. ETERNAL WANDERER by OSWALD TRAIN In a recent issue of Amazing Stories it was mentioned in the Meet the Authors section that Benson Herbert went to college at Newcastle on Tyne. I remember as a kid over there I was in Newcastle many times. Fact is that I was born in a town only about 18 miles from there. Wonder if any of the English fans live there or in any of the other nearby cities such as Hartlepoole and Sunderland. I remember them pretty well. It is the hope of many readers of the Argosy that they will continue to publish reprints of some of the famous stories that helped to make that magazine famous. As you well know, they reprinted 'The Ship of Ishtar' recently, which was followed by "The Thirty Nine Steps." "The Ship of Ishtar" was one of the greatest science fiction stories ever written and it is a good thing that some of these youngsters now reading the magazines can see whata [[underline]]real[[end underline]] story is like. This is, by the way, Merritt's own choice as the best story he has written. Argosy ought to follow this up with such immortal stories as "The Blind Spot", "The Moon Pool," and "Into the Infinite". Of course, if they do continue reprints, they will in all probability use stories of other types as well as stf,
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FANTASCIENCE DIGEST Page 13 operations, which Smith gets around weakly, by using an organ-like keyboard. The keyboard is more complex, and more trouble, which is why I consider Campbell more lazy in this respect. He avoided trouble. Campbell, tho, goes to more trouble to have the hero work every thing out by himself, while Smith's hero has everything handed to him on a silver platter. Incidentally, that is a habit of Smith's which he also used in Galactic Patrol. On the whole, Campbell's science is easier to believe, for his explanations are more matter of fact and closer to reality. Smith's on the other hand, are easier to understand, but are more mystical and less down to earth. However, his richer style makes up for that. The opportunity to take two stories like these, written by two master authors, and comparing the manner in which the authors handle the same theme is, I believe, unique. Of course, there are many instances of different authors working on similar ideas, but not in such an obvious direct relationship. It would be interesting to try to find other examples like this. Let us hear what other readers have to say about it. MY FAVORITE SCIENCE FICTION STORY by Jack Agnew My favorite science fiction story happens to be "Into Plutonian Depths" by Stanton A. Coblentz, which appeared in the Spring 1931 Wonder Stories Quarterly. This story was written intelligently throughout. Everything I desire in a science fiction novel was present; action, humor, novel inventions, human interest, etc. Especially humerous was the Plutonian aspect of the story; it was handled in the typical Coblentz fashion. Paul's illustrations added to the excellence of the novel. This story was a [[underline]]real[[end underline]] classic of science fiction. ETERNAL WANDERER by OSWALD TRAIN In a recent issue of Amazing Stories it was mentioned in the Meet the Authors section that Benson Herbert went to college at Newcastle on Tyne. I remember as a kid over there I was in Newcastle many times. Fact is that I was born in a town only about 18 miles from there. Wonder if any of the English fans live there or in any of the other nearby cities such as Hartlepoole and Sunderland. I remember them pretty well. It is the hope of many readers of the Argosy that they will continue to publish reprints of some of the famous stories that helped to make that magazine famous. As you well know, they reprinted 'The Ship of Ishtar' recently, which was followed by "The Thirty Nine Steps." "The Ship of Ishtar" was one of the greatest science fiction stories ever written and it is a good thing that some of these youngsters now reading the magazines can see whata [[underline]]real[[end underline]] story is like. This is, by the way, Merritt's own choice as the best story he has written. Argosy ought to follow this up with such immortal stories as "The Blind Spot", "The Moon Pool," and "Into the Infinite". Of course, if they do continue reprints, they will in all probability use stories of other types as well as stf,
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