Amazing Stories Quarterly, Fall 1928

This issue of Amazing Stories Quarterly features editorial material promoting Edgar Allan Poe as the originator of scientifiction, emphasizing his influence on Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, and Arthur Conan Doyle. A theoretical essay discusses scientifiction as the marriage of imagination with scientific plausibility, framing the genre as a predictive tool that guides scientific advancement—envisioning future civilizations that conquer matter, disease, and death.

The main story is "The World of Giant Ants" by A. Hyatt Verrill, presented as recovered field notes from the late Dr. Benjamin Henden. Verrill, noted as both author and explorer, wrote the story during a South American expedition. The narrative frames enormous ants—magnifications of real ant species—in the jungles of western Brazil and eastern Peru. Editorial notes emphasize the ant behavior depicted is scientifically accurate, blending natural history documentation with adventure fiction.