She turned to her companion and spoke aloud. -So these are the system's best.- The emphasis was somewhere between condescension and sneer. -Not much to choose between, I'd say ... 'port me a tenth-piece, Clee? Heads, I take the tow-head.- She flipped the coin dexterously. -Heads it is, Lola, so I get Jim--James James James the Ninth himself. You have the honor of pairing with Clee--or should I say His Learnedness Right the Honorable Director Doctor Cleander Simmsworth Garlock, Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Science, Prime Operator, President and First Fellow of the Galaxian...
She turned to her companion and spoke aloud. -So these are the system's best.- The emphasis was somewhere between condescension and sneer....
Dr. Smith, that phenomenal writer of classic scientific fiction, seems to have become so thoroughly convinced of the advent of interplanetary travel that it is difficult for the reader to feel, after finishing Spacehounds of IPC, that travel in the great spaces is not already an established fact. Dr. Smith, as a professional chemist, is kept fairly busy. As a writer, he is satisfied with nothing less than perfection. For that reason, a masterpiece from his pen has become almost an annual event. We know you will like Spacehounds even better than the Skylark series. One of the most...
Dr. Smith, that phenomenal writer of classic scientific fiction, seems to have become so thoroughly convinced of the advent of interplanetary trave...
The editors of Amazing Stories -- who first published this novel in August, September, and October 1928 -- waxed ecstatic over it. ." . . when such a story as The Skylark of Space comes along," they said "we just feel as if we must shout from the housetops that this is the greatest interplanetarian and space flying story that has appeared this year. Indeed, it probably will rank as one of the great space flying stories for many years to come. . . ." Copy is often about hyperbole, but they were righter than any editor ever can expect to be. This story has all but become a part of the...
The editors of Amazing Stories -- who first published this novel in August, September, and October 1928 -- waxed ecstatic over it. ." . . when such...
An awful lot has gone under the bridge since 1934, but you know, the folks at Amazing Stories were on to something. Triplanetary really is all that special, and we're thrilled to offer it to you now anew. Even back before the first bits of this story hit the newsstands, the folks who published it in Amazing Stories (January through April, 1934) knew they were on to something special. "We are sure that our readers will be highly pleased to have us give the first installment of a story by Dr. Smith. It will continue for several numbers and is a worthy follower of the Skylark stories which...
An awful lot has gone under the bridge since 1934, but you know, the folks at Amazing Stories were on to something. Triplanetary really is all that...
