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Fantasy Times, v. 2, issue 21, whole no. 52, May 25, 1947
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Page 62 Fantasy-Times ------------------------------------------------- _____________________________ TOME TALK by Alex Osheroff ______________________________ Arkham House title No. 25 arrived recently adding its bit to the terrific cumulative effect of the Sauk City Set. While Mr. Derleth in trying for more general appeal of late has been getting away from the old guard Weird Tales' writers, i.e.: Smith, Wandrei, Long, etc. and plugging the "classical" weird writers such as Blackwood, Wakefield, and Coppard who may be more easily obtained in other formats, an Arkham House book, any Arkham House book is simply a must to the fervent afictonado who is suffering from the more or less common disease "complete collectivitis". The current volume Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury boasts a photographic cover jacket which is strikingly professional looking. There are 313 pages, 27 tales in the fresh Bradbury style. The stories have been collected from such sources as Madameoisvello, Harpers, and of course Weird Tales. The price: $3.00 and well worthit, we opine. The latest communication from Fantasy Press states that The Legion of Space by Jack Williamson will be in your avid paws the week of May 19th. Prime Press announces the scheduled publication of their - second volume Venus Equilateral by George O. Smith as approximately July 15th. The book will consist of ten novelettes in the Venus Equilateral series, one hitherto unpublished. It will have an introduction by John Campbell, Jr. and be priced at $3.00. Well we've had the Lovecraft cycle and the Van Vogt cycle, the latter still going strong though the former has waned a bit. Permit me to predict that the next trend will be for David H. Keller M.D. Not only is the N.F.F.F. engrossed in producing The Sign of the Burning Hart by Keller but two more "Fan publishing companies", one well-established and the other still in the embryo stage, are mulling over proposed Keller books. -ao _____________________________ THE COSMIC REPORTER (continued from page 61, column 2) tend this meeting. Seems to us your club newsie PSFS News hasn't come out in quite awhile. Now come, Bob Madle? The Queens SFL missed its May meeting and will probably also cancel it's June meeting. The lack of meeting place is the main reason. The officers of the club will probably find a meetinghall in time for its September meeting, the first of the 1947-8 season. The Queens SFL doesn't meet in July and August. Elections that were to be held in June, will be held in September, if the June meeting is not held. -ls ____________________________ On The Newsstand reviewed by Lane Stannard ___________________________ Astounding SCIENCE FICTION, June 1947 brings back to stf the first postwar cover of one Charles Schneeman and we'll predict that it will be the best cover of 1947, the Rogers will be a very close second. The only thing that might upset our prediction will be if Johnny Campbell will listen to our plea and let Cartier do a cover for aSF. Cartier deserves the front spot after the fine work he did for Unknown. Centaurus II by A.E. van Vogt is the best in the issue, ably illustrated by Schneeman. The serial Fury is coming along nicely. The three short stories were fair to very good. This issue is well illustrated by Orban, Schneeman and Cartier. With the return from the wars of its old-time artists, aSF is now one of the best illustrated stf mag.
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Page 62 Fantasy-Times ------------------------------------------------- _____________________________ TOME TALK by Alex Osheroff ______________________________ Arkham House title No. 25 arrived recently adding its bit to the terrific cumulative effect of the Sauk City Set. While Mr. Derleth in trying for more general appeal of late has been getting away from the old guard Weird Tales' writers, i.e.: Smith, Wandrei, Long, etc. and plugging the "classical" weird writers such as Blackwood, Wakefield, and Coppard who may be more easily obtained in other formats, an Arkham House book, any Arkham House book is simply a must to the fervent afictonado who is suffering from the more or less common disease "complete collectivitis". The current volume Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury boasts a photographic cover jacket which is strikingly professional looking. There are 313 pages, 27 tales in the fresh Bradbury style. The stories have been collected from such sources as Madameoisvello, Harpers, and of course Weird Tales. The price: $3.00 and well worthit, we opine. The latest communication from Fantasy Press states that The Legion of Space by Jack Williamson will be in your avid paws the week of May 19th. Prime Press announces the scheduled publication of their - second volume Venus Equilateral by George O. Smith as approximately July 15th. The book will consist of ten novelettes in the Venus Equilateral series, one hitherto unpublished. It will have an introduction by John Campbell, Jr. and be priced at $3.00. Well we've had the Lovecraft cycle and the Van Vogt cycle, the latter still going strong though the former has waned a bit. Permit me to predict that the next trend will be for David H. Keller M.D. Not only is the N.F.F.F. engrossed in producing The Sign of the Burning Hart by Keller but two more "Fan publishing companies", one well-established and the other still in the embryo stage, are mulling over proposed Keller books. -ao _____________________________ THE COSMIC REPORTER (continued from page 61, column 2) tend this meeting. Seems to us your club newsie PSFS News hasn't come out in quite awhile. Now come, Bob Madle? The Queens SFL missed its May meeting and will probably also cancel it's June meeting. The lack of meeting place is the main reason. The officers of the club will probably find a meetinghall in time for its September meeting, the first of the 1947-8 season. The Queens SFL doesn't meet in July and August. Elections that were to be held in June, will be held in September, if the June meeting is not held. -ls ____________________________ On The Newsstand reviewed by Lane Stannard ___________________________ Astounding SCIENCE FICTION, June 1947 brings back to stf the first postwar cover of one Charles Schneeman and we'll predict that it will be the best cover of 1947, the Rogers will be a very close second. The only thing that might upset our prediction will be if Johnny Campbell will listen to our plea and let Cartier do a cover for aSF. Cartier deserves the front spot after the fine work he did for Unknown. Centaurus II by A.E. van Vogt is the best in the issue, ably illustrated by Schneeman. The serial Fury is coming along nicely. The three short stories were fair to very good. This issue is well illustrated by Orban, Schneeman and Cartier. With the return from the wars of its old-time artists, aSF is now one of the best illustrated stf mag.
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