Amazing Stories, Vol. 1, No. 8

# Amazing Stories, November 1926

This issue presents serialized science fiction alongside stories from the pulp tradition. "The Second Deluge" (opening installment) by Garrett P. Serviss concerns a scientific genius named Cosmo Versal who discovers astronomical evidence of impending catastrophic flooding on Earth—referencing the Biblical deluge. H.G. Wells' "The Island of Dr. Moreau" concludes its serial run, depicting the scientist's experiments creating hybrid creatures. A.Hyatt Verrill's "Beyond the Pole" concludes its two-part narrative, and Murray Leinster's "The Mad Planet" appears as a standalone work. Upcoming features include Edwin Balmer and William B. MacHarg's "The Man Higher Up" (experimental psychology), "The Time Eliminator" by Kaw (time-viewing apparatus enabling romance), Augusto Bissiri's "The Lord of the Winds" (climate control), Jules Verne's "A Drama in the Air," and Charles S. Wolfe's detective tale "The Educated Harpoon." The issue includes editorial discussion of scientific plausibility in science fiction literature.