tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post6344852129298405271..comments2024-03-28T18:21:09.285-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: Last Call for Doomsday - Edmond HamiltonJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-90065855634907524592017-04-08T20:46:33.224-05:002017-04-08T20:46:33.224-05:00These later space opera tales for Hamling are some...These later space opera tales for Hamling are something special. A seasoned veteran doing intelligent adventure fiction is a thing to see. Hamilton went through many phases but this is one of my favorites.<br /><br />GWDark Worlds Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494324309365565904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-35207115956155067762015-12-20T02:13:01.213-06:002015-12-20T02:13:01.213-06:00Mr. Reasoner,
Thanks for the information!
Mr. Reasoner,<br /><br />Thanks for the information!<br /><br />S. Craig Zahlerhttp://scraigzahler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-15107725587631551892015-12-18T18:57:17.124-06:002015-12-18T18:57:17.124-06:00Todd,
I wondered the same thing. Was there ever an...Todd,<br />I wondered the same thing. Was there ever any rhyme or reason behind which house-names went on which stories in Hamling's digests and the Ziff-Davis pulps? Earl Kemp might know.<br /><br />Craig,<br />There's a BEST OF EDMOND HAMILTON collection edited by Leigh Brackett. The contents:<br /><br />ix • Fifty Years of Wonder • (1977) • essay by Leigh Brackett<br />1 • The Monster-God of Mamurth • (1926) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />15 • The Man Who Evolved • (1931) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />32 • A Conquest of Two Worlds • (1932) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton<br />61 • The Island of Unreason • (1933) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />79 • Thundering Worlds • (1934) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton<br />106 • The Man Who Returned • (1934) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />119 • The Accursed Galaxy • (1935) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />136 • In the World's Dusk • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />148 • Child of the Winds • (1936) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />167 • The Seeds from Outside • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />172 • Fessenden's Worlds • (1937) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />185 • Easy Money • (1938) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />199 • He That Hath Wings • (1938) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton<br />221 • Exile • (1943) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />226 • Day of Judgment • (1946) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />239 • Alien Earth • (1949) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton<br />263 • What's It Like Out There? • (1952) • novelette by Edmond Hamilton<br />284 • Requiem • (1962) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />301 • After a Judgement Day • (1963) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />312 • The Pro • (1964) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />324 • Castaway • (1969) • shortstory by Edmond Hamilton<br />331 • Afterword (The Best of Edmond Hamilton) • (1977) • essay by Edmond Hamilton<br /><br />I think "What's It Like Out There?" is regarded as one of his best stories. I like just about everything in this collection, though.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-53121775950613189932015-12-18T15:35:11.474-06:002015-12-18T15:35:11.474-06:00This seems like a potentially cool tale--facing pl...This seems like a potentially cool tale--facing planetary threats in this kind of situation can be interesting. Donald Wandrei handles a different variation on the meteor threat very poetically, intelligently, and wonderfully in Black Fog, which ranks up there with The Dunwich Horror and The Wendigo as perhaps my favorite short story ever.<br /><br />I have limited exposure to Edmond Hamilton, and only through Weird Tales, where I found even his short work repetitive--- 'The Man who Returned" and 'Thundering Worlds; were both obvious tales that grew tedious as they churned though similar events, though I did very much enjoy his wacky sci-fi extrapolations in his Burroughs styled Uranus adventure, "The Terror Planet." What is generally considered Hamilton's best work in Weird Tales and afterwards?S. Craig Zahlerhttp://scraigzahler.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-24768311579135762392015-12-18T13:57:09.092-06:002015-12-18T13:57:09.092-06:00Not because there was another Hamilton in the issu...Not because there was another Hamilton in the issue, at least...<br /><br />Contents <br /><br />6 • The Editorial (Imagination, December 1956) • [The Editorial (Imagination)] • essay by William L. Hamling<br />7 • Cartoon: "I have a hunch we're in for a big time!" • interior artwork by Luther Scheffy<br />8 • Last Call for Doomsday! • novella by Edmond Hamilton [as by S. M. Tenneshaw ]<br />8 • Last Call for Doomsday! • interior artwork by uncredited<br />63 • Cartoon: "I wish you'd invent something practical for a change!" • interior artwork by Luther Scheffy<br />64 • The Alien Dies at Dawn • shortstory by Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett [as by Alexander Blade ]<br />65 • The Alien Dies at Dawn • interior artwork by uncredited<br />75 • Cartoon: no caption • interior artwork by Bill Reid<br />76 • The Thing in the Truck • shortstory by Milton Lesser [as by Darius John Granger ]<br />77 • The Thing in the Truck • interior artwork by uncredited<br />87 • Unguided Missiles • essay by uncredited<br />87 • Cartoon: "Back so soon, dear?" • interior artwork by Luther Scheffy<br />88 • Lair of the Dragonbird • shortstory by Robert Silverberg<br />89 • Lair of the Dragonbird • interior artwork by uncredited<br />98 • How Hot Is Hot? • essay by uncredited<br />99 • Cartoon: "Well don't just stand there---blow it again!" • interior artwork by Bill Reid<br />100 • Revolt of the Brains • shortstory by Milton Lesser [as by C. H. Thames ]<br />101 • Revolt of the Brains • interior artwork by uncredited<br />105 • Cartoon: "I hate to think what would happen if these labels ever got mixed!" • interior artwork by Luther Scheffy<br />106 • The Inquisitor • shortstory by Randall Garrett<br />106 • The Inquisitor • interior artwork by uncredited<br />113 • Photonic Amplifier • essay by uncredited<br />113 • Cartoon: "Says we're on some planet called Krypton." • interior artwork by Bill Reid<br />114 • Fandora's Box (Imagination, December 1956) • [Fandora's Box (Imagination)] • essay by Robert Bloch<br />122 • Imagination Science-Fiction Library (Imagination, December 1956) • [Imagination Science-Fiction Library] • essay by Henry Bott<br />122 • Review: The Dragon in the Sea by Frank Herbert • review by Henry Bott<br />123 • Cartoon: no caption • interior artwork by Luther Scheffy<br />124 • Letters from the Readers (Imagination, December 1956) • [Letters from the Readers (Imagination)] • essay by William L. Hamling<br />bc • Tomorrow's Science: Mars, 4th Planet • interior artwork by Mt. Wilson and Palomar ObservatoriesTodd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-35649114976334764072015-12-18T13:51:44.506-06:002015-12-18T13:51:44.506-06:00Wonder why it appeared as a Tenneshaw story...Hami...Wonder why it appeared as a Tenneshaw story...Hamilton's name was certainly a draw. Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-56412149093630225632015-12-18T12:25:42.743-06:002015-12-18T12:25:42.743-06:00Those Armchair doubles look fun. I have a couple o...Those Armchair doubles look fun. I have a couple of their HORROR GEMS anthologies. I'd like to see a little more informative introductions. They mostly just package the public domain stories and nothing else. No frills. But, nice packaging and you can at least get the stories, so I can't complain too much.Paul R. McNameehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13498380385001618758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-72595931422874795362015-12-18T10:05:49.484-06:002015-12-18T10:05:49.484-06:00I like Hamilton although he's not my favorite,...I like Hamilton although he's not my favorite, and no Leigh Brackett. I do think she probably helped him though.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-36462125178621154432015-12-18T09:58:21.470-06:002015-12-18T09:58:21.470-06:00Excellent review, James, esp your note about Leigh...Excellent review, James, esp your note about Leigh Brackett. I bought every issue of Imagination and Madge Tales from 54 on. No wonder Im so crazy. :). Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-20199754633109715032015-12-18T09:50:02.056-06:002015-12-18T09:50:02.056-06:00Quite few Hamilton yarns in this magazine and also...Quite few Hamilton yarns in this magazine and also Imaginative Tales. Edmond was the main reason I bought these magazines back then. <br />Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-13414679386389731452015-12-18T08:45:31.182-06:002015-12-18T08:45:31.182-06:00Was unaware of this one. Will have to track a cop...Was unaware of this one. Will have to track a copy down.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-18496784962176962472015-12-18T07:53:26.099-06:002015-12-18T07:53:26.099-06:00I've read dozens of Edmond Hamilton works. Lo...I've read dozens of Edmond Hamilton works. Love his story-telling ability!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com