First published 2022
This reproduction brings back six stories from IMAGINATION STORIES OF SCIENCE AND FANTASY's March 1952 issue. Dwight V. Swain delivers DARK DESTINY, while John W. Jakes contributes SPACE OPERA. Charles E. Fritch presents ONCE UPON A MONBEAST, and J. T. Oliver offers THE KILLER. Milton Lesser provides RIDE THE CREPE RING, and Daniel F. Galouye rounds out the collection with REBIRTH. These tales capture the spirit of 1950s science fiction, when writers explored space travel, alien encounters, and technological futures through the pages of digest magazines. Each story reflects the era's optimism about scientific progress and humanity's place among the stars. The collection preserves the authentic experience of discovering new worlds through the magazines that shaped science fiction's golden age.
Genres: short-stories, science-fiction, 20th-century, fantasy
Vibes: suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: humanity-among-the-stars, optimism-about-progress
Period: 1950s
164 pages · Paperback · Fiction House Press