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OPUS#049 Earth-Brain, The

OPUS: #049
Title: The Earth-Brain
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1932
Type: novelette
“A weird-scientific story by a master of this type of fiction. about the vast creature on whose body we live”–TOC
“A thrilling story by a master of science-fiction, about the vast creature on whose body we live”

Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 19, no. 4, April 1932, (Apr 1932, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 144pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: C. C. Senf; Illust: Napoli
  • The Horror on the Asteroid and Other Tales of Planetary Horror, (1936, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Philip Allan, 2/6, 256pp, hc, coll)
  • The Horror on the Asteroid and Other Tales of Planetary Horror, (Jun 1975, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Gregg Press, 0-8398-2304-5, $12.50, ix+256pp, hc, coll)
  • Acolytes of Cthulhu, (Apr 2001, ed. Robert M. Price, publ. Fedogan & Bremer, 1-878252-47-X, $32.00, xv+390pp, hc, anth) Cover: Gahan Wilson

ebook: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV19N04193204Ibc

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OPUS#047 Conquest of Two Worlds, A

Title: A Conquest of Two Worlds
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1932
Storylen: novelette
“Earthmen prove that mass murder can be prevented only through universal law backed up by force! A classic reprinted by popular demand” – TOC
“In this outstanding Hall of Fame novelet, Earthmen prove once more that the only way to prevent the grim terror of mass murder is through universal law backed up by force!”
“Fame classic reprinted from Wonder Stories, February, 1932. Tragic account of Earthmen’s ruthless exploitation, brutalization and conquest of the less highly evolved inhabitants of Mars and Jupiter, obviously based upon historical treatment of the Indians” – Gammell, Leon L., The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories, Starmont House, 1986, p. 59
「主人公マーク・ホールキットが自らの信念に従い、温厚で子どものような木星人を搾取する貪欲な宇宙開発を阻止しようとする」 – マイク・アシュリー著; 牧眞司訳『SF雑誌の歴史 : パルプマガジンの饗宴』（東京創元社, 2004.7） p. 93
Publications:

  • Wonder Stories, Vol. 3, no. 9, February 1932, (Feb 1932, ed. Hugo Gernsback, publ. Stellar Publishing, $0.25, 96pp, large, magazine) Cover: Frank R. Paul; Illust: Paul
  • Startling Stories, Vol. 16, no. 3, January 1948, (Jan 1948, ed. Sam Merwin, Jr., publ. Better Publications, Inc., $0.15, 116pp, Pulp, magazine),  pp. 70-83. Cover: Earle Bergey
  • Every Boy’s Book of Science Fiction, (1951, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, publ. Frederick Fell, $2.75, 254pp, hc, anth)
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Apr 1977, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Nelson Doubleday / SFBC, #1561, $2.98, xvii+334pp, hc, coll) Cover: Don Maitz
  • 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
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Nov 2010, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Phoenix Pick, 978-1-60450-489-7, $14.99, 348pp, tp, coll)

Reviews:

  • Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years

ebook: http://www.unz.org/Pub/StartlingStories-1948jan-00070
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OPUS#046 Dead Legs

OPUS: #046
Title: Dead Legs
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1932
Type: short story
“Dall, the gangster, could not know that “Dead Legs” was a prophecy of doom.”

Publications:

  • Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, Vol. 1, no. 3, January 1932, (Jan 1932, ed. Harry Bates, publ. The Clayton Magazines, Inc., $0.25, 148pp, pulp, magazine), pp. 117-128, 50 Cover: H. W. Wesso
  • Weird Terror Tales. Vol. 1, no. 1, Winter 1969/1970, (publ. Health Knowledge)
  • Strange Tales, (1976, ed. William H. Desmond, Diane Desmond, publ. MA: Odyssey Publications, #OP 6, $4.50, 128pp, tp, anth)
  • 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

ebook: https://archive.org/details/StrangeTalesOfMysteryAndTerrorV01n03193201

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OPUS#045 Reign of the Robots, The

Title: The Reign of the Robots
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1931
Type: novelette
“Birk sprang back with upraised bar against the Master. The blue beam flashed. It struck Birk squarely.”
“Edmond Hamilotn is the master of exciting stories that carry the reader breathlessly from the first word to the last without a stop. This story is one of those can’t-story-until-you-finish kind.
Many people believe that machines are not an unmixed blessing. Even as far back as a hundred years ago, Mrs. Shelley in her “Frankenstein” showed the machine – the creation of a human brain arising to overthrow its master. Many thoughtful people today believe that that may yet happen if we are not careful. It is a monstrous thing to picture human beings as the creatures or slaves of machines; but if machines are given intelligence and power, their domination may be limitless.
Incindentally this story has an entirely unexpected as well as surprising ending that we doubt enyone will guess beforehand. Those ironical twists at the ends of his stories are part of Mr. Hamilton’s great popularity.”
Publications:

  • Wonder Stories, Vol. 3, no. 7, December 1931, (Dec 1931, ed. Hugo Gernsback, publ. Stellar Publishing, $0.25, 96pp, magazine) Cover: Frank R. Paul; Illust: Paul
  • Strange Love Stories, (Apr 1946, ed. uncredited, publ. Utopian Publications, 1/-, 74pp, pb, anth)

Reviews:

  • Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years

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OPUS#044 Creatures of the Comet

OPUS: #044
Title: Creatures of the Comet
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1931
Type: novelette
“An utterly strange and blood-curdling tale about a weird world in the heart of a comet, and fearful adventures thereon”

Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 18, no. 5, December 1931, (Dec 1931, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 144pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: C. C. Senf; Illust: Doolin

ebook: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v18n05_1931-12_sas

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OPUS#043 Shot from Saturn, The

OPUS: #043
Title: The Shot From Saturn
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1931
Type: novelette
“A tale replete with thrills and surprizes, about an attempted invasion of the earth by the planet Saturn”–TOC
“A startling weird tale about an attempted invasion of Earth by the planet Saturn.”

Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 18, no. 3, October 1931, (Oct 1931, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 144pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: C. C. Senf; Illust: Doolin

ebook: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTalesV18N03193110

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OPUS#042 Sargasso of Space, The

OPUS: #042
Title: The Sargasso of Space
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1931
Type: novelette
“Helpless, doomed into the graveyard of space floats the wrecked freighter Pallas.”
Publications:

  • Astounding Stories, Vol. 7, no. 3, September 1931, (Sep 1931, ed. Harry Bates, publ. The Clayton Magazines, Inc., $0.20, 144pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: H. W. Wesso; illustrated by H. W. Wesso.
  • Astounding Stories: The 60th Anniversary Collection (Vol. 1 with red cover), (1990, ed. uncredited, publ. The Easton Press, (none), (none), x+397pp, hc, anth)
  • The Sargasso of Space, (May 2009, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Project Gutenberg, #28832, ebook)
  • The Sargasso of Space and Two Others / The Copper-Clad World, (Jun 2009, Edmond Hamilton, Harl Vincent, publ. Wildside Press (Wildside Double #1), 978-1-4344-0506-7, $14.95, 86+80pp, dos, omni) Cover: Byron Moore , Catmando
  • Short Science Fiction Collection 19, (Jun 2009, ed. LibriVox, publ. LibriVox, audio (MP3), anth)

Reviews:

  • Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years

ebook: http://manybooks.net/titles/hamiltone2883228832.html
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OPUS#041 Earth-Owners, The

OPUS: #041
Title: The Earth-Owners
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1931
Type: short story
“A weird-scientific story of beings from outside, who fought for the ownership of our world”–TOC
“A strange story of beings from outside, the fought for the ownership of our world”

「宇宙から雲状の生命体が飛来し、アメリカを襲う。雲状の生命体は人間のエネルギーを吸いとってしまう。チャールズ・フォートの本を読んだランダムは、彼らこそ太古における地球上の生命体の創造主であって、人類も彼らの家畜にすぎない、彼らはふたたび地球の所有物として君臨しにきたのだと信じる。人類が絶体絶命の危機に追いこまれたとき、天よりまた別の発光体が現れて雲状の生命体を撃退した。それを見ていたランダムは、発光体のほうこそ地球の真の所有者であったのだと悟る – おそらくハミルトンがチャールズ・フォートの本を読んで一気呵成に書きあげた作品だろう」 — 那智史郎・宮壁定雄　『ウィアード・テールズ』　別巻　（国書刊行会, 1988）  p. 113
Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 18, no. 1, August 1931, (Aug 1931, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 144pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: C. C. Senf; Illust: Senf or Wesso

ebook: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v18n01_1931-08.Popular_Fiction_ATLPM-Sas

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OPUS#040 Ten Million Years Ahead

OPUS: #040
Title: Ten Million Years Ahead
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1931
Type: novelette
“A startling story of what this world will be like ten million years from now, when plants rule instead of men”

Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 17, no. 3, April/May 1931, (Apr 1931, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, #v17 #3, $0.25, 144pp, pulp, magazine) Cover: C. C. Senf; Illust: Senf

ebook: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTales19310405ATLPM

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OPUS#039 Monsters of Mars

OPUS: #039
Title: Monsters of Mars
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1931
Type: novelette
“Three Martian-duped Earth-man swing open the gates of space that far so long had barred the greedy border of the Red Planet.”
“The Martian gestured with a reptilian arm toward the ladder.”
Publications:

  • Astounding Stories, Vol. 6, no. 1, April 1931, (Apr 1931, ed. Harry Bates, publ. Reader’s Guild, $0.20, 144pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: H. W. Wesso; illustrated by J. Fleming Gould.
  • Astounding Stories, April 1931, (Nov 2009, ed. Harry Bates, Project Gutenberg, publ. Project Gutenberg, #30452, ebook, anth) Cover: H. W. Wesso

Reviews:

  • Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years

ebook: http://manybooks.net/titles/various3045230452-8.html
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