false <![CDATA[Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939 (Alternatives)]]> 2008797 1 <div><div>A reprint of the issue of <i>Astounding Science Fiction </i>that is widely considered to be the first great issue under the editorship of John W. Campbell, Jr.<br><i></i> <br><i>Astounding Science Fiction </i>as edited by Campbell was the pre­mier magazine of the golden age of American science fiction. This special reprint edition ably demonstrates why the science fiction magazines of that era were so important to the develop­ment of modern science fiction into the popular and important literary form it is today.<br> <br>Unquestionably a classic issue, it begins with the cover story, &#8220;Black Destroyer,&#8221; the first published work of A. E. van Vogt and also features &#8220;Trends&#8221; by Isaac Asimov, his first sale to <i>Astounding. </i>Significant as these debuts are, it is the overall strength of the issue that finally impresses. These are stories by some of the best-known writers in the field: Nat Schachner, &#8220;City of the Cosmic Rays&#8221;; Nelson S. Bond, &#8220;Lightship Ho!&#8221;; Ross Rocklynne, &#8220;The Moth&#8221;; C. L. Moore (one of the first women to achieve prominence in writing science fiction), &#8220;Greater than Gods&#8221;; as well as thought-provoking articles on nuclear energy, computers, and hemispheric migration.<br> <br>But this new edition is far more than just a fine reprint of an important issue. There is a commentary on <i>Astounding </i>by Stanley Schmidt (the current editor of <i>Analog Science Fiction / Science Fact, </i>the successor to <i>Astounding</i>)<i> </i>and memoirs of the stories and the magazine by Isaac Asimov, A. E. van Vogt, and Ross Rocklynne.<br></div></div> 2012802 1939 Astounding Science Fiction, July 1939 (Alternatives) total:3|5:1|4:0|3:0|2:0|1:0| 3 14 4 0 5 0 false false Thu Oct 15 16:27:18 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 16:27:18 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Apr 30 12:54:37 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 12:54:37 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sat Apr 12 12:35:24 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 14 21:17:30 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sun Oct 07 17:48:56 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 17:48:56 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2008797