''Wonder Stories'' was founded by legendary publisher Hugo Gernsback after he left ''Amazing Stories.'' ''Wonder Stories'' thrived in one form or another for more than thirty years, briefly rivaling even ''Astounding.'' This four-hundred-plus page anthology collects ten important stories from the magazine''s zenith. Included herein are: ''Onslaught from Rigel'' by Fletcher Pratt; ''Valley of Dreams'' by Stanley G. Weinbaum; ''The Revolt of the Star Men'' by Raymond Gallun; ''The Point of View'' by Stanley G. Weinbaum; ''The Metal Moon'' by Everett C. Smith and R.F. Starzl; ''The Martian'' by Allen Glasser and A. Rowley Hilliard; ''Pygmalion''s Spectacles'' by Stanley G. Weinbaum; ''Spacewrecked on Venus'' by Neil R. Jones; ''The Moon Destroyers'' by Monroe K. Ruch; and ''The Worlds of If'' by Stanley G. Weinbaum.
We know that as soon as interplanetary travel is possible, expeditions from the Earth will be ranging the length and breadth of the solar system searching out the thousands of wonders that are to be discovered. It is quite possible that some of the explorers, whether through accident or desire, may colonize the other planets and develop under new and unusual conditions a new branch of the human race. It is doubtlessly true that if each of the solar planets were to be colonized, at the end of several hundred centuries there would be nine races of human beings who might differ radically from each other and in fact might not recognize each other as members of the same human stock.
"The Metal Moon" is a collaborative science fiction short story authored by Everett C. Smith and Roman F. Starzl. The novel's plot takes place in a future where humanity has made technological developments that allow humans to travel beyond Earth. As the title character is so indulgent, readers are forced to keep reading to find out what happens next. Some stories are brutal and weird, while others creep up on you and draw you in slowly. A group of adventurous explorers embarks on a trip to investigate a mysterious metal moon orbiting a distant planet. When they reach at their destination, they find a world unlike any they've seen before: a moon composed entirely of metallic stuff. As they investigate the metallic moon's surface, the explorers discover amazing facts and encounter odd, alien people. These aliens have unique talents and a strong connection to the metallic composition of the moon. The story unfolds with astonishment and fear as the explorers try to understand the moon's origins and the purpose of its inhabitants. "The Metal Moon" is a classic science fiction story that blends elements of space exploration, alien contact, and cosmic mystery.