War over Lemuria

Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Life magazine described the Shaver Mystery as "the most celebrated rumpus that rocked the science fiction world." Its creators said it was a "new wave in science fiction." Critics called it "dangerous nonsense" and labeled its fans the lunatic fringe. Whatever else the Shaver Mystery was, it became a worldwide sensation between 1945 and 1948, one of the greatest controversies to hit the science fiction genre. Today these stories of the remnants of a sinister ancient civilization living in caverns under the Earth are an all but forgotten sidebar to the historical record.The Shaver Mystery began as a series of science fiction yarns in Amazing Stories nearly 70 years ago. The men behind it, Ray Palmer and Richard Shaver, were derided and seldom understood by a fandom that did its best to sweep them under the carpet of history. Though Ray Palmer was one of the earliest and biggest names in SF fandom, credited with many firsts in his field, his fannish brethren have roundly ignored him, thanks to the Shaver Mystery. What is the truth behind these men and their "mystery"? This is the question writers and editors that promoted the Shaver Mystery try to answer as they reveal the behind-the-scenes story of the phenomenon known as "Shaverism."

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-05-09
Mått:178 x 254 x 13 mm
Vikt:476 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:264
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786473076

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Richard Toronto is a journalist, former newspaper reporter and the editor of Shavertron.com, an E-zine dedicated to the Shaver Mystery, Ray Palmer and Richard S. Shaver. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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“very well written...an easy and pleasant read...definitely recommend”—SFRA Review; “fascinating reading”—Fantasy & Science Fiction; “brisk, entertaining account...provides new insight into the odd, and less well-known personality that was Richard Shaver. Thoroughly researched and documented”—Los Angeles Review of Books.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionPart I. The Life and TimesRaymond Alfred Palmer1. The Memory Comet2. Education3. Trauma4. Spilling the Atoms5. Politics6. The Inner CirclePart II. Richard Sharpe Shaver7. Shavertown8. The Early Years9. The Wicker School of Fine Art10. Through the Looking Glass11. Period of Abandonment12. Ionia, 1938–1943Part III. The Rise and Fall of the Shaver Mystery, 1945–194813. Howard Browne14. Lemuria, My Lemuria15. Conﬂict16. Line in the Sand17. Science of the Damned18. Fanfeud from Hell19. Armistice of 1948Part IV. Diaspora20. Reconstructing Ray Palmer21. The Unexpected Gaﬁation of William L. Hamling22. The Stigmata of Raymond A. Palmer23. Big Trouble in Little Amherst24. Artful Obsession25. Martian Diary26. The Inner Circle’s Last Stand, 1975–1977Chapter NotesBibliographyIndex