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OPUS#141 Under the White Star

OPUS: #141
Title: Under the White Star
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1939
Type: short story
“The tyrant ruler of the Dome City expels a man into the airless surface world with hat as hour to live – for Darl Ailing’s secret would spell the downfall of the [merelless] [dietaxtor]!”–TOC
“Darl is thrown out upon an airless world where a dying sun seals him doom – and he alone could save an enslaved people from the wicked tyranny of Gorm Oga!

Publications:

  • Science Fiction, Vol. 1, no. 1, March 1939, (Mar 1939, ed. Charles D. Hornig, publ. Blue Ribbon Magazines, $0.15, 132pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Frank R. Paul; Illust : Finlay
  • TO THE STARS-& BEYOND, [1989] *Not Yet Published

ebook: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hKAYjeqOuO1nrDMnTumoAMK3OPA54abe/view

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OPUS#140 Fear Neutralizer, The

OPUS: #140
Title: The Fear Neutralizer
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1939
Type: short story
“”Who’s afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?” “Not I,” said John Stuart as he started to paint the town red!”

Publications:

  • Startling Stories, Vol. 1, no. 2, March 1939, (Mar 1939, ed. Mort Weisinger, publ. Better Publications, Inc., $0.15, 132pp, Pulp, magazine) Illust: Jack Binder
  • Science Fiction Yearbook, Number 2, (1968, ed. Helen Tono, publ. Popular Library, Inc., $0.50, 100pp, Pulp, magazine)

Book review

  • Gammell, Leon L., The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories, Starmont House, 1986, p. 44. “More messing about the glands, with somewhat less than desirable results.”
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OPUS#139 Conqueror's Voice, The

OPUS: #139
Title: The Conqueror’s Voice
Author: Robert Castle (Edmond Hamilton)
Year: 1939
Type: short story
“Shane Marlin finds the responsibilities of a nation heavy upon his shoulders – for he alone is immune to the hideous weapon of the Eurasians! Can he alone save America?”–TOC
“What hellish device were the Eurasians using to make loyal Americans surrender? Shane finds the future welfare of his country entirely in his hands! But how can any man hope to defeat a weapon that cannot be seen?”

Publication:

  • Science Fiction [v1 #1, March 1939] (15¢, 132pp, pulp, cover by Frank R. Paul), pp. 6-17. Illustrated by Jack Binder.
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OPUS#138 Comrades of Time [ED#1]

OPUS: #138
Title: Comrades of Time
Author: Edmond Hamilton
Year: 1939
Type: novelette
Series: Eathan Drew
Series number: #1
“A thrill-tale of the far future, and the aged Wise One who craved death”
“A thrill-tale of our world a million years from now, and of the aged Wise One who craved the boon of death.”
Publications:

  • Weird Tales, Vol. 33, no. 3, March 1939, (Mar 1939, ed. Farnsworth Wright, publ. Weird Tales, $0.25, 164pp, Pulp, magazine) Cover: Virgil Finlay; Illust: Finlay
  • Lost Fantasies 5, (1977, ed. Robert Weinberg, publ. Robert Weinberg (Lost Fantasies #5), $5.00, 96pp, tp, anth) Cover: Herb Arnold

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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