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Book cover of Future Fiction, March 1940

Future Fiction, March 1940

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Synopsis

This March 1940 issue of Future Fiction magazine features a collection of science fiction stories. Explore the "Isles of the Blest" in a novella by Frederic Arnold Kummer, Jr., and journey to an "Interplanetary Graveyard" with a tale from Edmond Hamilton. The issue also includes works by notable authors like Jack Williamson and Isaac Asimov, offering a glimpse into the speculative fiction of the era.

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Authors

Frederick Arnold Kummer Jr. contributed to the pulp science fiction magazine Thrilling Wonder Stories in its March 1940 issue. His work appeared in a time when imaginative tales of space and adventure were highly popular.

John Cotton is the author of Future Fiction, a notable work in the March 1940 genre. He's known for his contributions to speculative fiction.

Edmond Hamilton was a writer who brought us stories like The Last Man on Earth. He was a master of science fiction, creating worlds that explored the future and the unknown.

John Stewart Williamson (April 29, 1908 – November 10, 2006), who wrote as Jack Williamson, was an American science fiction writer.

Asimov was born sometime between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920 in Petrovichi in Smolensk Oblast, RSFSR (now Russia), the son of a Jewish family of millers. Although his exact date of birth is uncertain, Asimov himself celebrated it on January 2. His family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York and opened a candy store when he was three years old. He taught himself to read at the age of five. He began reading the science fiction pulp magazines that his family's store carried. Around the age of...

Charles D. Hornig wrote for Future Fiction back in March 1940. He's a name you'll find in the science fiction of that era.

James V. Taurasi is the author of Future Fiction, a collection that explores the genre he's known for. His work, including March 1940, offers a glimpse into imaginative worlds.

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Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr.Cameo
Edmond HamiltonCameo
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Book cover of Future Fiction: March 1940