Category Archives: short story (4-20 pages)

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OPUS#088 Child of the Winds

OPUS: #088
Title: Child of the Winds
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1936
Type: short story
“A tender and fascinating tale of a strange plateau in Turkistan where the winds of Earth converge”–TOC
“A tender and fascinating story about a strange plateau in Turkistan where the winds from all over Earth converge”

Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 27, no. 5, May 1936, (May 1936, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 128pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Margaret Brundage; Illust: Finlay
  • Weird Tales (Canada), May 1936
  • The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology, (1965, ed. Boris Karloff, publ. Souvenir Press (UK), 190pp, hc, anth)
  • Boris Karloff’s Favorite Horror Stories, (May 1965, ed. Boris Karloff, publ. Avon, #G1254, $0.50, 176pp, pb, anth)
  • The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology, (1969, ed. Boris Karloff, publ. Corgi, 0-552-08144-2, £0.20, 158pp, pb, anth)
  • The Boris Karloff Horror Anthology, (1975, ed. Boris Karloff, publ. Everest Books, 0-903925-88-5, 172pp, 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
  • 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)

ebook: https://archive.org/details/Weird_Tales_v27n05_1936-05_sas

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OPUS#087 Beasts That Once Were Men

OPUS: #087
Title: Beasts That Once Were Men
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1936
Type: short story
“The Evidence Seemed Plain: Dr Robine’s Experiments Had Wrought a horrible Change, Transforming Men to Monsters!”
Publication:

  • Thrilling Mystery [v3 #1, May 1936] (10¢, 132pp, pulp), pp. 47-55.
  • 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
  • Thrilling Mystery, May 1936, (Apr 2010, ed. John P. Gunnison, publ. Adventure House, 978-1-59798-294-8, $14.95, 128pp, tp, anth)
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OPUS#084 Intelligence Undying

OPUS: #084
Title: Intelligence Undying
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1936
Type: short story
「自分の記憶と知識を新生児に移植することで、世代を超えた人生を送りつける科学者を描いた」 – 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. 140

“In this story, we read about a succession of generations, extending through the centuries. It presents a most impressive picture for the future of our world, as the generations carry the message of extraordinary and increasing intelligence down through the ages.” — AMZ 10(9)

“How would you like to live forever? Or have at least a part of you live forever? Naturally, the world would be lucky to have you around so long, you being so loaded with smarts, and all. But maybe everyone would come to depend too much on your venerable and constant support. Would it be a blessing or a curse? Can there be too much of a good thing? Read on.”–Fantastic, Vol. 27, no. 5

Publications:

  • Amazing Stories, Vol. 10, no. 9, April 1936, (Apr 1936, ed. T. O’Conor Sloane, publ. Teck Publications, Inc., $0.25, 148pp, Pulp, magazine), pp. 13-26. Cover: Leo Morey; illustrated by Leo Morey
  • Amazing Stories, April 1966, (Apr 1966, ed. Joseph Ross, publ. Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc., $0.50, 196pp, Digest, magazine), pp. 45-63. Cover: Paul , Fuqua , Wesso
  • Fantastic, Vol. 27, no. 5, April 1979, (Apr 1979, ed. Omar Gohagen, publ. Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc., $1.50, 132pp, Digest, magazine), pp. 18-38.

Reviews:

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

ebook: https://archive.org/details/FantasticV27N05197904

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OPUS#083 Earth Dwellers, The

OPUS: #083
Title: The Earth Dwellers
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1936
Type: short story
Publication:

  • Thrilling Mystery [v2 #3, April 1936] (10¢, 132pp, pulp), pp. 48-53.
  • 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#081 In the World’s Dusk

OPUS: #081
Title: In the World’s Dusk
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1936
Type: short story
“A gripping tale of the last survivor of the human race and his attempts to repopulate the world.”
Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 27, no. 3, March 1936, (Mar 1936, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Popular Fiction Publishing Co., Chicago, IL, $0.25, 128pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Margaret Brundage; Illust: Finlay
  • Weird Tales (Canada), March 1936
  • The End of the World, (1956, ed. Donald A. Wollheim, publ. Ace, #S-183, $0.25, 159pp, 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
  • 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 Last Man on Earth, (Aug 1982, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, publ. Fawcett Crest / Ballantine, 0-449-24531-4, $2.95, 352pp, pb, anth) Cover: Wayne Douglas Barlowe
  • The Best of Edmond Hamilton, (Nov 2010, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Phoenix Pick, 978-1-60450-489-7, $14.99, 348pp, tp, coll)

ebook: https://archive.org/details/WeirdTales193603ATLPM

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OPUS#080 Ramrod Key Killings, The

OPUS: #080
Title: The Ramrod Key Killings
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1936
Type: short story
Publication:

  • Popular Detective [v6 #1, February 1936] (15¢, pulp), pp. 65-74.
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OPUS#077 Cosmic Pantograph, The

Title: The Cosmic Pantograph
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1935
Type: short story
“In our March, 1935 issue we published a short story by this favorite author, entitled “The Eternal Cycle.” This tale received much higher acclaim than many of our novels and has been accepted by our readers as a short science-fiction classic.
We do not hesitate to say that you will find the present yarn of at least equal merit to “The Eternal Cycle.” It also presents some brand-new conceptions never before hinted at in science-fiction. And we all know how rare stories like that are.
Though Edmond Hamilton goes, at times (as he does in this story), into the very heights of fantasy, his work at no time becomes illogical or unconvincing. He makes you believe what he is telling you. tearing down all the barriers of conventions and routine, but always making things real and lifelike.
A few minutes from now you will be entering upon a new train of thought, inspiring, enthralling, fantastic.”
“Must man die, as Doctor Robine believers, with his own universe.”
Publications:

  • Wonder Stories, Vol. 7, no. 5, October 1935, (Oct 1935, ed. Hugo Gernsback, $0.25, 128pp, magazine) Cover: Frank R. Paul; Illust: Paul, pp. 555-559, 623
  • Fantastic Story Magazine, Fall 1951, (Oct 1951, ed. Sam Merwin, Jr., publ. Best Books, Inc., $0.25, 148pp, Pulp, magazine)

Reviews:

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

ebook: http://comicbookplus.com/?cid=2611

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OPUS#075 Accursed Galaxy, The

OPUS: #075
Title: The Accursed Galaxy
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1935
Type: short story
“Now at last we know why all the other galaxies are fleeing from ours!”-TOC
“In which we hear a tale of eternal punishment which came from space”

Publications:

  • Astounding Stories, Vol. 15, no. 5, July 1935, (Jul 1935, ed. F. Orlin Tremaine, publ. Street & Smith Publications, Inc., $0.20, 164pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Howard V. Brown; illustrated by Elliot Dold Jr.
  • The Horror on the Asteroid and Other Tales of Planetary Horror, (1936, Edmond Hamilton, publ. Philip Allan, 2/6, 256pp, hc, coll)
  • Before the Golden Age, (1974, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Robson Books, 0-903895-28-5, £5.95, xix+986pp, hc, anth) Cover: Timothy Jaques
  • Before the Golden Age, (Apr 1974, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Doubleday, 0-385-02419-3, $16.95, xix+986pp, hc, anth) Cover: Tim Lewis
  • Before the Golden Age, (May 1974, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Doubleday / SFBC, #6173, $4.50, xvi+912pp, hc, anth) Cover: Tim Lewis
  • Before the Golden Age Volume Three, (1975, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Orbit, 0-86007-862-0, £0.75, 287pp, pb, anth)
  • 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)
  • Before the Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930’s: Book 3, (Aug 1975, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Fawcett Crest, #Q2525, $1.50, 400pp, pb, anth)
  • Before the Golden Age, Book 3, (Aug 1975, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Fawcett Crest, #Q2525, $1.50, 400pp, 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
  • 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
  • Before the Golden Age Volume Three, (1978, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Orbit, 0-86007-862-0, £0.95, 400pp, pb, anth)
  • Before the Golden Age, Book 3, (Jun 1978, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Fawcett Crest, 0-449-23593-9, $1.95, 400pp, pb, anth)
  • Before the Golden Age, (1988, ed. Isaac Asimov, publ. Black Cat / Macdonald & Co, 0-7481-0196-9, £9.95, 828pp, hc, anth)
  • 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
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OPUS#072 Eternal Cycle, The

Title: The Eternal Cycle
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1935
Type: short story
We are almost sorry that author Hamilton did not write this story into a novelette, because the tremendous idea behind it could well support a much longer story.
In this story is propounded a theory so fantastic that you have never heard anything to equal it – but, at the same time, it is not only very logical, but easily understandable. These three qualities are seldom mixed to such a masterful balance as they are in this short story.
Here, indeed, is an excellent example of the type of story we are looking for under our revolutionary policy – so original and utterly different that it will live in your memory much longer than others thirty times its length.
Publications:

  • Wonder Stories, Vol. 6, no. 10, March 1935, (Mar 1935, ed. Hugo Gernsback, $0.25, 128pp, magazine) Cover: Frank R. Paul; Illust: SAA???
  • Gosh! Wow! (Sense of Wonder) Science Fiction, (Jan 1982, ed. Forrest J. Ackerman, publ. Bantam Books, 0-553-20187-5, $3.50, xxii+561+[2]pp, pb, anth)

Reviews:

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

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OPUS#071 Truth Gas, The

Title: The Truth Gas
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1935
Type: short story
“Honesty is the best policy.”
That is a sentence which everyone is familiar with. Little children are taught it by their parents and it is strongly advocated in every school and college. Among other things, it means that we should never tell a falsehood.
Then there are such words as “tact” and “discretion.” They signify what is fit, proper, and prudently wise. The question is, can you always tell the truth and be tactful and discreet at the same time?
This little tale draws a parallel to the author’s “The Man With X-Ray Eyes,” which we printed over a year ago, and will prove just as intriguing and original, though the development of the present story will amuse you.
Edmond Hamilton is one of the old stand-bys of science-fiction and is well up to standard here.
Publications:

  • Wonder Stories, Vol. 6, no. 9, February 1935, (Feb 1935, ed. Hugo Gernsback, $0.25, 128pp, magazine) Cover: Frank R. Paul; Illust: Paul

Reviews:

  • Review by Everett F. Bleiler (1998) in Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years
  • Drugs and death ; resarch issues, no. 9, Nov. 1974, p. 15.
    Descriptor: Drugs as mind-controllers
    Annotation: A scientist who believes that all sin and crime stem from deceptiveness perfects and releases into the atmosphere a drug that “causes a short-circuit between the brain’s thought-centers and its motor-centers of speech” so that lying becomes impossible. The resulting compulsive honesty leads to impossible social situations as the whole veneer of tact and diplomacy vanishes; it becomes necessary to devise and release an antidote.

ebook: http://comicbookplus.com/?cid=2611