A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine, July 1950 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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FANTASY FANS! E ARE extremely glad to be bringing you in this issue of A. | MERRITT’S FANTASY an un- forgettable classic of adventure and haunted treasure by your favorite author of fantasy. A. Merritt’s “The Face in the Abyss” needs no introduction. This novel has not been reprinted for many years, al- though it has been much in demand, and is certainly one of Merritt’s most beloved stories. To compliment A. Merritt we are bring- ing you for the first time a story by Eric North. You well-read fantasy fans will recall not only “The Green Flame” but also ““Three Against The Stars” and his many assorted short stories. Every now and then one finds a bit of the author’s private experiences either coming out in his fantasy writings or in- fluencing them to a marked extent. We have previously mentioned that Theodore Rescoe’s inveterate traveling provided un- told opportunities for him to gather first- hand impressions of unusual countries as well as to delve personally into the rich source of legendary material. And in a similar way we find that Eric North’s in- terest in governmental affairs is brought out in his sinister novel of “The Green Flame.” Eric North, known in private life as Bernard Cronin, wrote more prolifically twenty years ago, and for that reason was much better known then, than he is today. Born in Australia, he has lived the better part of his life on that continent. His works, however, have been published all over the English-speaking world. His interest in working in the Australian gov- ernment has slowly taken precedence over his desire to write, so that today, he has almost entirely ceased to exercise his literary talents. In this magazine you see him only as a writer of fantasy, but he has written many straight short stories as well as full-length books of fiction. It is, _ therefore, with great pleasure that we give you one of Eric North’s most successful and exciting stories “The Green Flame.” And now a word about A. MER- RITT’S FANTASY in the future. Starting with this issue, A. MERRITT’S FANTASY is being changed to a quar- terly. The next issue, dated October, will go on sale in August. We hope that you, our fantasy fans, will not forget about A. Merritt over the summer months. Those who have already subscribed to A. MERRITT’S FANTASY are as- sured of receiving their six copies of this magazine. In the October issue of A. MER- RITT’S FANTASY we will bring you an outstanding collection of fantasy au- thors—George Allan England, Elinore C. Stone, Jack Williamson, and J. C. Marshall. The lead novel by G. A. Eng- land is entitled “The Elixir of Hate.” This mysterious tale ef a doctor finding the essence of youth takes place in the exotic, azure-shadowed hills of France’s Midi. Here is a story both weird and terrifying, unusual for its presentation and for its scope of imagination. Weare always glad to bring you stories of your regular authors, but we are also extremely pleased when we can introduce to you a new name who has written out- standing fantasy stories. Just such an au- thor is Elinore C. Stone whose mysterious “Devil-Fish” will appear in the October issue of A. MERRITT’S FANTASY. Two stories, more on the super science angle of fantasy will complete the issue. The interplanetary novelette by Jack Wil- liamson “Racketeers in the Sky” will carry you off the surface of the earth—into the yet unexplored orbit of mysterious heavenly bodies. A short story by J. P. Marshall “The World in the Balance” will bring you the city of New York besieged by a strange power—whose Achilles heel is Gold! The October issue of A. MERRITT’S rey bees will be published on August 2nd. | —The Editor. (C@NMiIeloorol KS.(eoynn)