The John W. Campbell Letters, Volume I

John W. Campbell Letters #1

by John W. Campbell Jr.

Book by Campbell, John Wood

Genres: Science Fiction

610 pages, Paperback

First published April 10, 1958

About the author

John Wood Campbell, Jr. was an influential figure in American science fiction. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact), from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction.

Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely."

As a writer, Campbell published super-science space opera under his own name and moody, less pulpish stories as Don A. Stuart. He stopped writing fiction after he became editor of Astounding.

Known Pseudonyms/Alternate Names:

Don A. Stuart
Karl van Campen
John Campbell
J. W. C., Jr.
John W. Campbell
John Wood Campbell

Reviews

[Walter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absolutely no quibbles with the content - an incredible read. No stars whatsoever for the formatting. This was an ebook, purchased via Amazon's Kindle store and the thing is riddled with typos, run-on sentences and transposed text. Beware.

If you can stand that though, Campbell's unexpurgated thoughts are fascinating. As is the casual abuse of L Ron Hubbard.