Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 53 — page 128: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION that we confidently reccm- mend you to buy all three. Certainly the average young- ster will love them. Lutterworths (4 Bouverie Street, E.C.4) are getting deeper into the science fiction _act with two more juvenile titles, both at 6s. ADAM TROY, ASTROMAN, by M. E. Patchett, is the kind of thing that makes us want to cry. It happens quite often. Here we have a radioactive asteroid that breaks loose from the Belt— God knows why—and crashes into Earth—how could it possibly miss! Follows devas- tation and allis misery. Except for Adam Troy. Fine fellow that he is—“‘tall, slender and strong, with deep blue eyes in his brown face”—he is off to Mars in case things get too hot for comfort on Earth. There are odd jaunts on the Moon and Mars all tied up in some complex, rather vague way. Both the Moon and Mars, we are told, has “‘pock- ets” of air. On the Moon there is.a blue jelly that is easily turned into water. There are also some very peculiar creatures on that pock-marked world, it is said—spiders and suchlike. Oh, well, no doubt the youngsters will lap it up! The second Lutterworth title is THUNDERBOLT AND THE REBEL PLANET, by Here- ward Ohlson, who also wrote Thunderbolt of the Spaceways. Thunderbolt, as you may have guessed, is another Spaceman. He pilots Audacity IJ in a snow white uniform, is good and kind and gentle with animals, and talks with broken glass in his mouth. His story is all about dog-men and a snake king. WILLIAM AND THE MOON ROCKET, by Richmal Cromp- ton (Newnes, Southampton Street, W.C.2, 8s. 6d.), is the title of the first story in this book. It is the only one con- nected with science fiction, but so what ? It’s a lovely book and William is just the same as ever. Buy it and have a rest from space heroes! NON-FICTION FLYING SAUCERS FROM MARS, by Cedric Allingham (Freder- ick Muller, 110 Fleet Street, E.C.4, 10s. 6d.) is one of those books that is either a gigantic hoax or is something of worldwide importance. And 127 conmicloooks.comn