Authentic Science Fiction Monthly, No. 56 — page 138: what you’re looking at

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AUTHENTIC SCIENCE FICTION Ave., New York 22, U.S.A.) at $3.50. John Carnell, editor of the elegant New Worlds magazine, has selected eight stories from past issues and Boardman (14 Cockspur Street, London, S.W.1) has put them out in THE BEST FROM NEW WORLDS at 2s. These are stories by British authors— bit of a change!—and they are well worth reading. Seldom does one find so cheap a book having so much good material in it. With it, Carnell is living up to his reputation of being a discriminating anthologist. Strongly recommended. Two classic American novels have been brought out over here by Nova Publica- tions (2 Arundel Street, Lon- don, W.C.2), at only 2s. each. One is A. E. van Vogt’s THE WEAPON SHOPS OF ISHER and the other is Wilson Tucker’s THE CITY IN THE SEA. Both are strong meaty stories, full of interest and suspense, but both tend- ing a little towards the im- mature and fanciful. They are probably none the worse 137 for that, and you are re- commended to buy them. Edgar Rice Burroughs keeps on cropping up all through the years, a testimony to the popularity of his plots, per- haps, for his writing is ex- tremely dated. The latest re- print ii THE MASTER MIND OF MARS, put out by W. H. Allen (43 Essex Street, London, W.C.2) at 2s. The publishers could have chosen a better cover but not a better story. This one has the essence of Burroughs— the mystery, the romance, the earthy charm interwoven with supernatural beauty, and the inevitable unfolding of the plot that grips. Here’s the chance to read again one of the earliest science fiction stories. (NOTE: The Science Fiction Book Club begins its third year with a price reduction from 6s. to 4s. 6d.—a welcome innovation, we are sure. The next three books to be issued by the Club are John Wynd- ham’s The Kraken Wakes, Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and Arthur C. Clarke’s Childhood’s End.) comiclooks.com