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OPUS#137 Bride of the Lightning

OPUS: #137
Title: Bride of the Lightning
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1939
Type: short story

“What was that coiling thing of dazzling brillance that reached for Sheila with its arms of living light?”–TOC

“Sheila danced on the hilltop while fierce bolts of lightning played about her – but what was that coiling thing of dazzling brilliance that reached for her with its arms of living light?”

Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 33, no. 1, January 1939, (Jan 1939, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Weird Tales, $0.25, 132pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Virgil Finlay; illustrated by Finlay

ebook: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV33N01193901

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OPUS#136 Ephemerae, The

Title: The Ephemerae
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1938
Type: short story

“A star burst – and Man’s lifetime was suddenly 70 days instead of 70 years!”–TOC
“The death-drums of a bewildered, frightened race of savages – the Ephemerae – formed the background to the death of a man – and the death of Man’s civilization. Man’s lifetime was seventy days!”

Publications:

  • Astounding Science-Fiction, Vol. 22, no. 4, December 1938, (Dec 1938, ed. John W. Campbell, Jr., publ. Street & Smith Publications, Inc., $0.20, 164pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Schneeman; Illust: Jack Binder

book review

  • Carnell, Ted, “Review of Astounding Science-Fiction for December 1938,” in: NOVAE TERRAE #28 – Vol. 3 No. 4 (Dec 1938) , p. 16. * “The Ephemerae a very poor Hamilton yarn, which never ought to have seen publication in this mag.”

ebook:
https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v22n04_1938-12/page/n49?q=edmond+hamilton++Ephemerae

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OPUS#135 Cosmic Hiss, The

OPUS: #135
Title: The Cosmic Hiss
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1938
Type: short story
“From the Nethermost Regions of Space Visitors by Proxy Search for Earth’s Most Priceless Possession!”

Publications:

  • Thrilling Wonder Stories, Vol. 12, no. 6, December 1938, (Dec 1938, ed. Mort Weisinger, publ. Better Publications, Inc., $0.15, 132pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Howard V. Brown; Illust: Morey

ebook: https://archive.org/details/ThrillingWonderStoriesV12N03193812

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OPUS#134 Man Who Lived Twice, The

OPUS: #134
Title: The Man Who Lived Twice
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1938
Type: short story
“He found himself trapped in the laboratory of an unscrupulous scientist – and centuries passed.”-TOC
“Down and out, Nick Riley answered an ad for a chauffeur, and found himself trapped on an operating table. Awakening once more, he found his brain in the head of the Airlord of Amer.”
Publications:

  • Amazing Stories, Vol. 12, no. 6, November 1938, (Nov 1938, ed. Raymond A. Palmer, publ. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, $0.20, 148pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Robert Fuqua; Illust: Robert A. Fuqua
  • Science Fiction Adventure Classics, No. 7, Winter 1969, (1969, ed. uncredited, publ. Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc., $0.50, 132pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Wesso

ebook: https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v12n06_1938-11_Ziff-Daviscape1736
ebook: https://archive.org/details/ManWhoLivedTwice

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OPUS#133 Woman from the Ice

OPUS: #133
Title: Woman from the Ice
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1938
Type: short story
Publications:

  • Thrilling Mystery [v10 #2, September 1938] (Better Publications, Inc., 10¢, 116pp, pulp), pp. 35-43.
  • The Vampire Master and Other Tales of Terror, (Aug 2000, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Haffner Press, 1-893887-06-5, $32.00, xii+345pp, hc, coll) Cover: Jon Arfstrom
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OPUS#132 Fire Princess, The

OPUS: #132
Title: The Fire Princess
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1938
Type: NOVEL
“An intriguing story of tremendous doom threatening the world from central Asia”–TOC of part 2
“An intriguing story about a tremendous doom threatening the world from Central Asia” — TOC of part 3
“A thrill-tale of the dreadful valley of Kours and the Place of Power that was the tomb of the Ancient Ones” – part 1
“A thrill-tale of intrigue and weird horror in the terrible valley of Koom, the hidden city – a story of the Place of Power that was the tomb of the Ancient Ones” – part 2
“A thrill -tale of intrigue and weird horror in the terrible valley of Koom, the hidden city – a story of the Place of Power that was the tomb of the Ancient Ones” – part 3

Magazine Appearances:
The Fire Princess (Part 1 of 3) (1938) – Edmond Hamilton
The Fire Princess (Part 2 of 3) (1938) – Edmond Hamilton
The Fire Princess (Part 3 of 3) (1938) – Edmond Hamilton

Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 32, no. 2, August 1938, (Aug 1938, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 128pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Margaret Brundage; Illust: None
  • Weird Tales, Vol. 32, no. 3, September 1938, (Sep 1938, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 128pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Margaret Brundage; Illust: Finlay
  • Weird Tales, Vol. 32, no. 4, October 1938, (Oct 1938, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 128pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Margaret Brundage; Illust: Finlay

ebook of part2: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v32n03_1938-09_ATLPM-Urf
ebook of part3: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v32n04_1938-10_slpn

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OPUS#131 Horror in the Telescope, The

OPUS: #131
Title: The Horror in the Telescope
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1938
Type: short fiction
“The Giant Eye revealed a truth too awful to disclose”–TOC
“The All-seeing eye revealed things undreamed of – Things that were better life concealed …”

Publications:

  • Tales of Wonder, #3, Summer 1938, (Jul 1938, ed. Walter H. Gillings, publ. World’s Work Ltd., 1/-, 128pp, pulp, magazine)
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OPUS#130 He That Hath Wings

OPUS: #130
Title: He That Hath Wings
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1938
Type: novelette
“The story of a modern Icarus, who tasted the freedom of the sky” – WT
“Anthropologists speculated as to whether similar freak winged men had not been born a few times in the remote past giving rise to the world wide legends of harpies, vampires and flying people.” — Fantastic Stories of Imagination-07/63
Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 32, no. 1, July 1938, (Jul 1938, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 128pp, Pulp, magazine), pp. 22-44. Cover: Virgil Finlay; Illust: Unknown
  • Fantastic Stories of Imagination, Vol. 12, no. 7, July 1963, (Jul 1963, ed. Cele Goldsmith, publ. Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, $0.50, 132pp, Digest, magazine) Cover: Jacquelyn Blair; Illust : Finlay
  • Worlds of Weird, (Jan 1965, ed. Leo Margulies, publ. Pyramid Books, #R-1125, $0.50, 158pp, pb, anth) Cover: Virgil Finlay
  • Weird Legacies, (1977, ed. Mike Ashley, publ. Star (UK), 0-352-39657-1, £0.60, 157pp, pb, anth)
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Apr 1977, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #1561, $2.98, xvii+334pp, hc, coll) Cover: Don Maitz
  • Worlds of Weird, (Apr 1977, ed. Leo Margulies, publ. Pyramid Books, #V4471, $1.25, 158pp, pb, anth)
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Aug 1977, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Del Rey / Ballantine, 0-345-25900-9, $1.95, xviii+381pp, pb, coll) Cover: H. R. Van Dongen
  • Worlds of Weird, (Sep 1978, ed. Leo Margulies, publ. Jove / HBJ, 0-515-04826-7, $1.50, 158pp, pb, anth)
  • Young Mutants, (1984, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin Greenberg, Charles Waugh, publ. Harper & Row, 0-06-020156-8, $7.95, 256pp, tp, anth)
  • Young Mutants, (1984, ed. Charles Waugh, Martin Greenberg, Isaac Asimov, publ. Harper & Row, 0-06-020157-6, $10.89, 256pp, hc, anth) Cover: Fred Marcellino
  • Asimov’s Mutants, (Oct 1986, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, publ. Dragon (UK), 0-583-30967-4, £1.95, 201pp, pb, anth) Cover: Tony Roberts
  • Mutants, (1988, ed. Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg, Isaac Asimov, publ. Harper Starwanderer, 0-694-05629-4, $2.95, 256pp, pb, anth) Cover: Jerry Pinkney
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Nov 2010, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Phoenix Pick, 978-1-60450-489-7, $14.99, 348pp, tp, coll)

ebook: http://www.pulpmags.org/PDFs/WT_1938_07/index.html
ebook: https://archive.org/details/wt_1938_07

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OPUS#129 Great Illusion, The

OPUS: #129
Title: The Great Illusion
Author: Will Garth (Edmond Hamilton)
Year: 1938
Type: short story
“The Earth Is Held in Cosmic Bondage Until One Man Unleashes Its Mighty Shackles!”
Publication:

  • Thrilling Wonder Stories [v11 #3, June 1938] (15¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Brown), pp. 97-103, 129.

ebook: http://www.unz.org/Pub/ThrillingWonder-1938jun-00097

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OPUS#128 Murder in the Void [RC#2]

OPUS: #128
Title: Murder in the Void
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1938
Type: novelette
Series: Rab Crane
Series number: #2
“An Alien Vandal Seeks Control of the Strangest Scientific Weapon Known to Man!”
Publications:

  • Thrilling Wonder Stories, Vol. 11, no. 3, June 1938, (Jun 1938, ed. Mort Weisinger, publ. Better Publications, Inc., $0.15, 132pp, Pulp, magazine), pp. 14-30. Cover: Howard V. Brown

ebook: http://www.unz.org/Pub/ThrillingWonder-1938jun-00014