Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 41

# Catalog Note

Authentic Science Fiction, Vol. 1, No. 41 (January 1954). This issue includes the feature novel "The Phoenix Nest" by Richard deMille, concerning the first human duplication via "phoenixology," a tissue-culture regeneration science. When scientists attempt to create duplicates of Sir Winston Churchill from preserved cells, complications arise when the procedure produces unexpected results. Supporting stories include "Fly By Night" by E. Everett Evans (exploring levitation), "The Boogie Matrix" by Charles Eric Maine (future politics), "The Censors" by J. F. Burke, "21st Century Mother" by Katherine Marcuse (the magazine's first Canadian author), and "Kids' Game" by Frank Quattrocchi (concerning deceptively innocent children). The issue also features a film review of Donovan's Brain, articles on the solar system and 3-D plotting, and expanded book review sections divided into fiction and non-fiction categories.