The Reign of the Robots: The Collected Edmond Hamilton, Volume Four

by Edmond Hamilton, Stephen Haffner (Editor), Frank R. Paul (Illustrator)

THE REIGN OF THE ROBOTS, THE COLLECTED EDMOND HAMILTON, VOLUME FOUR is certainly worth your coppers as herewith are contained no fewer than 10 unreprinted stories from WEIRD TALES and/or WONDER STORIES. Alongside these soon-to-be-presented wonders, you ll find some of Hamilton s classic works such as The Man Who Evolved and A Conquest of Two Worlds Noted scholar and editor, Mike Ashley handles the introduction for this mighty tome. As with previous volumes in this series, an appendix showcasing the original pulp magazine illustrations bulks large with obscura including reader s letters from the vintage magazines commenting on these stories, along with editorial correspondence between Hamilton and his editors.

696 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

Edmond Moore Hamilton was a popular author of science fiction stories and novels throughout the mid-twentieth century. Born in Youngstown, Ohio, he was raised there and in nearby New Castle, Pennsylvania. Something of a child prodigy, he graduated high school and started college (Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania) at the age of 14--but washed out at 17. He was the Golden Age writer who worked on Batman, the Legion of Super-Heroes, and many sci-fi books.

Reviews

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is early Hamilton from 1930 to 1932, written for
pulps of various types. Do not expect huge sophistication - but get ready for many mad scientists, irritable alien creatures, alien invasions etcetera. Hamilton got a lot better as time went on. Hopefully Haffner Press will issue the next volume.