tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post7053065450128248835..comments2024-03-27T10:50:17.270-05:00Comments on Rough Edges: Forgotten Books: The Time Trap - Henry KuttnerJames Reasonerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-60012208496136830822019-01-21T13:28:16.283-06:002019-01-21T13:28:16.283-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ahmed89https://www.blogger.com/profile/10868978261652555166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-74273840144909102992019-01-21T13:27:26.728-06:002019-01-21T13:27:26.728-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ahmed89https://www.blogger.com/profile/10868978261652555166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-38142222553733553642019-01-19T16:58:46.923-06:002019-01-19T16:58:46.923-06:00Thanks, Keith.Thanks, Keith.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-48371469474483254762019-01-19T15:11:21.423-06:002019-01-19T15:11:21.423-06:00I grabbed a copy of GIRLS FOR THE SLIME GOD when i...I grabbed a copy of GIRLS FOR THE SLIME GOD when it came out. If I come across another copy, I'll pick it up for you, James.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-82426461754371087612019-01-19T13:23:48.302-06:002019-01-19T13:23:48.302-06:00I ordered that reprint of MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES #...I ordered that reprint of MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES #1 mentioned above, as well as more reprints of old pulp SF than I probably should have, considering my limited reading time these days. But it won't always be that way . . .!James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-85180452102036746512019-01-19T12:01:41.059-06:002019-01-19T12:01:41.059-06:00MARVEL, in this version, was the closest sf got to...MARVEL, in this version, was the closest sf got to a SPICY SKIFFY STORIES title. <br /><br />By the time VENTURE SCIENCE FICTION rolled in in the late '50s, the handling of sex in the field was a bit more sophisticated...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18104399586348314594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-87502781950306465042019-01-18T21:04:12.767-06:002019-01-18T21:04:12.767-06:00If you're looking for a cheaper alternative to...If you're looking for a cheaper alternative to GIRLS FOR THE SLIME GOD -- the two other Kuttner "Spicy Scientifiction" stories from GIRLS, "Avengers of Space' and "Dictator of the Americas", are both included in a Fiction House Press replica of MARVEL SCIENCE STORIES #1. As a bonus, there's even a THIRD Kuttner story in the issue, under yet another pseudonym: "The Dark Heritage" as by "Robert O. Kenyon". Pound for pound, none of them are quite up to the level of "The Time Trap", but they're still pretty fun (and yep, the ladies do tend to lose their clothes in all three, IIRC). Of course, you don't get the articles by Resnick & Co., but you do get lots of zippy, strippy pulp for a mere fifteen bucks.<br /><br />- b.t. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-72342200503943878402019-01-18T14:00:40.375-06:002019-01-18T14:00:40.375-06:00I've read "A Million Years to Conquer&quo...I've read "A Million Years to Conquer" under its paperback reprint title of THE CREATURE FROM BEYOND INFINITY and recall enjoying it. I have "When New York Vanished" in the collection THE WATCHER AT THE DOOR but haven't gotten around to it yet. I really need to do that.<br /><br />I remember reading William Knoles' essay "Girls for the Slime God" in PLAYBOY and see that it's reprinted in that collection, along with several Kuttner stories and stories by Mike Resnick and Barry Malzberg, as well. That was enough to send me looking on-line for a copy, but I didn't find any that weren't priced a little more than I'm willing to pay. However, I will definitely keep my eyes open in case I run across one in the future.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-84065330280128875802019-01-18T12:22:59.313-06:002019-01-18T12:22:59.313-06:00Greddar Klon-- would you trust a character whose n...Greddar Klon-- would you trust a character whose name is so similar to "Genghis Khan"? "Time Trap" also appeared-- along with several related works-- in the small press title GIRLS FOR THE SLIME GOD (Obscura Press, 1997) edited by Mike Resnick. http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/pl.cgi?15475Leo Doroschenkonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-64616881663542936542019-01-18T11:03:58.250-06:002019-01-18T11:03:58.250-06:00THE TIME TRAP is also included in Brian Aldiss’ an...THE TIME TRAP is also included in Brian Aldiss’ anthology EVIL EARTHS, which is where I read it. It’s a dazzling whirlygig whizz-bang of a story, pure Pulp Sci-Fi entertainment. It has the wild invention and manic dynamic page-turning energy that I look for in early Space Opera, but rarely ever find. Kuttner himself would “out-grow” this kind of thing all too soon, more’s the pity — though two of his early STARTLING STORIES novels, “When New York Vanished” and “A Million Years To Conquer” have something of the same “Gosh Wow” intensity. Anyhow, I highly recommend it too.<br /><br />-b.t.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-10690716300974694592019-01-18T10:35:26.069-06:002019-01-18T10:35:26.069-06:00My inner 12 year old is the one calling the shots ...My inner 12 year old is the one calling the shots most of the time.<br /><br />I've got a couple of copies of this, but I haven't read it yet. The inner 12 year old says that needs to change.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-87875513113313002842019-01-18T09:07:54.244-06:002019-01-18T09:07:54.244-06:00Luckily I'm very much still a kid at heart.Luckily I'm very much still a kid at heart.James Reasonerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18049917964433932612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-51319999483183715232019-01-18T09:00:49.317-06:002019-01-18T09:00:49.317-06:00Excellent review. I remember my younger self enjoy...Excellent review. I remember my younger self enjoying this book immensely when I read it. Sean Brodrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11307875566403471653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7527967.post-67677326520721168712019-01-18T08:16:29.774-06:002019-01-18T08:16:29.774-06:00I've read many of Henry Kuttner's stories....I've read many of Henry Kuttner's stories. He was a wonderful writer who died too young.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.com