Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 44 — page 4: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION ideas that characterised older types of science fiction. Many people believe that this modern type of science fiction should not be called science fiction at all. They pre- fer some term like ‘imaginative fiction’. And they would prob- ably say that such stories are not authentic in the sense that the word is used by this magazine. But I believe that these stories will continue to be known under the name of science fiction. I believe that - they are science fiction—if only because present trends are scientifically extrapolated in them. And I shall try to publish such stories as they come along. Unless you all raise objections. You sée;I try to make this lagazine cover the whole field * “OPS¢ ence fiction as.it is gener- > allyacce oe ea L try to.include stories t ing very deep in them. And I try to include stories that re- quire a certain amount of cogitation before they can be fully understood. It doesn’t do. anybody any harm to do a bit of thinking now and then! I like to print stories of many different types, covering all the | many facets of science fiction, at are more or less. just entertainment, with noth- and so avoid becoming as stereotyped as some publica- tions that have nothing but “engineering” stories, or nothing but “‘psychological’’ stories, or nothing but stories of the future. In AUTHENTIC you will find all types. Thus you can interpret the title of this magazine as authentic-science fiction, rather than authentic science- fiction. The fiction may roam where it will, through time and space and any other dimension the authors like to think up. But the science must be ac- curate. That way we avoid publishing fantasy. Not be- cause there is anything wrong with fantasy, but because if we . included it you wouldn’t know where you were. Those who prefer the term “imaginative stories’ are also catered. for. We. publish. i im- aginative stories... ly,, we call them science fiction! So if you read AUTHENTIC you can be pretty sure of keep- ing up to date with develop- ments in this form of literature. By reading AUTHENTIC you - can become an expert on - science fiction. But, of course, I forgot, you are already! Till next time . HY me Ccomicooolks.Ccomn