Futures Past: 1928 (searchable PDF)
Rating is 5.0 out of five stars based on 3 reviews
$20.00Price
190 pgs
Full-color throughout
Digital searchable PDF
Contents include:
- biographical notes on all sf people born/died in 1928
- a detailed biography of artist Frank R. Paul
- the most complete and well illustrated history of Space Opera published anywhere
- a biography of Edward E. "Doc" Smith
- a biography of Edmond Hamilton
- an extensive biography of Jack Williamson
- a 32 page mega-profile of the one and only BUCK ROGERS
- all the sf books, including publishing details and summaries
- science fiction films and plays of 1928
- detailed magazine coverage of AMAZING STORIES, WEIRD TALES, and others...
- early letters by future legends in sf
- and much more...
Reviews
What an incredible, detailed, fascinating book! The amount of research is just dazzling: Frank R. Paul's speech at the 1939 WorldCon? Yep, it's there. And the overview of space opera, from its very beginnings? Priceless! This book, and the entire series, is a necessity for any and every true science fiction fan, student and writer of the genre. I'll be pouring over this book for months...let me get back to it now....
I haven't read it yet, but the first look seems as good as the two previous ones. A lot of information related to the year in question and more.
These books just keep getting more amazing with each new volume. I haven't read it yet, just skimmed through, but the number and quality of the photos and covers is just overwhelming. Some of the articles like the one on Jack Williamson looks to be the most detailed of any I've ever seen, outside of Mr. Williamson's autobiography WONDER'S CHILD. The overall scope of space opera in general covered here is massive. I am in for many wonderful evenings of reading and yes, re-reading!