Amazing Stories, August 1927 — page 102: what you’re looking at

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I am so constituted by Nature that it “goes against the grain” for me to say “Yes, sir,’’ parrot- like, to anything that any man gays. ‘Therefore, as [I have voted for your prize winners in your “Prize Cover Contest” in the same order as your committee awarded them, I will explain. In reading these stories I began, properly, at “the foot of the ladder” in order that I might gain the right perspective in climbing up—that is, if you had: awarded the prizes correctly according to my. notions. . “The Fate of the Poseidonia” is an exceedingly clever tale, highly interesting and well written— although I believe Mrs, Harris could re-write the first part more emphatically and make it more con- vincing, I enjoyed it hugely. “The Electronic Wall” is in another class, Not only is it a more elaborate ‘‘scientifiction," more’ perfectly convincing in all parts, but its appeal is deeper and more inspiring. Its motif is a hobby of mine—of which, more, later. It completely “carried me off my feet,” so that I had to stop and smoke my pipe and play a game of solitaire, before I could regain the poise to do justice to any other story, no matter what its merits. But the component parts of ‘“The Visitation’? are even more perfectly mitred in their respective con- nections than are those of ‘’The Electronic Wall,” and it adheres more minutely to the details of your cover design—and it has a similar mofr/. And it is this motif in these two stories, which I speak of last though they are first, that is my hobby. Is is not a strange commentary upon the genius of our race that, with mentualities capable of soaring into the skies, we should allow our lives and destinies to ba guided and directed by a group of grovelling grub-worms who are devoting their undeniable talents to” eternally grubbing in the muck and mire of our financial slough for all the gold they can steal ‘according to the rules of the game’? With the heights of comparative health and happiness plainly visible, is if not strange that a race with our possibilities should remain supinely fettered by the habits, customs and superstitions of our savage ancestry? It would seem that our boasted civilization is but a veneer, and that, at heart, we are still the wild beasts from which we have evoluted. Will the presentation of scientifically possible pictures of a better life, even though they be fan- ciful, help to direct the vision of our race to better things? Is this the underlying. motif behind Awazinc Stowes? If so, you are attempting the grandest ‘mission on earth’ possible to any human being, even though he be the perfected product of your greatest and best and most scicntificated im- agination, E. D. SxINNeR, Cincinnati, Ohio. (The ideas on which Aotaztnc Stoxtes is based include what you dicsignate as motifs. We wish to preach the possibilities of science, and the use of the most vivid imaginings in Ieading to new dis- coveries, and to make Our readers feel that there is far more ahead of us in the way of scientific achievement than there is in the past. Nothing helps us on aur way so much as such cheering letters as yours, Your view of the battle waged by mankind for gold, for money which they must leave behind them, and often on sadly short notice, is absolutely correct. We sometimes appear to be the wild beasts deycloped to a high degree on the side of wildness and selfishness.—EDITOR.] APPROVAL FROM A YOUNG READER Editor, AMAZING STORIES? I am fifteen years old and am a subscriber for both Asrazinc Stortzs and Science & Inyention. I am deeply interested in chemistry, minerology and exploration and have greatly enjoyed all the stories except the ‘‘Moon Hoax," which I oould not get interested enough in to finish, Some of the stories I enjoyed the most were the ‘Mad Planet” and its sequel “Red Dust”; “The Land That Time Forgot,” ‘Beyond the Pole,” “Columbus of Space” and “Station X." I like all the stories including the comical and gruesome because they produce a variety of thought. Some of the critics ought to give more instructive criticism by presenting reasonable proof along with their statements. For instance, the critlelsms on the ‘‘Man Eating Plants” in ‘Through the Crater's Rim” unjustly call it “junk” although there are plants that are insect traps such as the “Pitcher Plant,” ‘‘Venus’s Fly Trap” and “Hunters Horn,” which goes to shows that man eating plants are not impossible, Explorers at different times have re- ported animal-eating plants which could eaneeivably devour a man if he were caught at a disadvantage. I, and many others I am sure,‘ would like to see another story like “The Land that Time For- got” in which a group of scientists are ahipwre on a strange island without anything saved and are forced to put all their scientific fa and hotany to practical tae, also some by old and -Ave., wledge of old—the latter is 2 comparatively easy thing to do, It is hardly going too far to say that if our efforts please our younger critics, they will deserve the approval of all, The ‘‘Moon Hoax’? is of his- torical value—it led almost a whole nation astray.— EDITOR.) SORRY FOR TORON AND TORONA Editor, Amazin Srorres: te I have just finished reading the copy of AMAz- inc Stones in which three of the prize winners — were printed. I was very glad that I waa given this opportunity, for I was one of the contestants, I had a great desire to see how others would write, if their ideas regarding the picture were 0 very different from mine. =i I myself would bave given the story, “The Visi- tation” first place because it js noble in conception. Somchow, the ending of the story made me think of a heathenish race searching for Christ, and find- ing him, represented by the Thon. I could not have done better, I was’ sorry for Toron and © Torona and the company of one hundred that per-— ished, If I had written that story, I think I should have let them live, at Icast, Toron and Torona. Yet, it seems that for some great good, there must be always some great sacrifice. T was rather amused by one thing in the third prize story. It opens in 1895, the year in which the hero begins courting the heroine, In 1945, fifty. years later, he is still after her. Must be,a persistent fellow. I don’t see why the woman who wrote this story didn't compress it into a few months instead of scattering it through fifty years. I believe she could have produced a greater effect by shortening the time. And in the end he lost her; that’s too bad, after trying for fifty years, _ The reason why I like Amazine Stontes is that it ‘makes me think, That is more than I can say ~ of some of the other magazines I have read, The stories are stimulating to the’ imagination; -further- more, they give one an education-in sciéntific mat- ters without being bone-dry reading, Since I began — reading this magazine, I have learned more of © science than I could have gotten in a year’s course from some college text book. Win all, your magazine is very worth while, and I hope for its continuation. na” FT a Guy Dernicx, Big Prairic, Ohio, — (We read between the lines that you certainly did erp lela “The Visitation,” becatise you were sorry tor the fate of some of its characters, all of — which shows that you took it to heart, You give a real tribute to the author's ability, i 1895 was a misprint; it should have been 1944. So you see he only had one year for “soattering” hia be affections instead of the fifty years which the — printer has given him, If our magnzine, devoted — as it is to science as well as to fiction, makes our readers think instead of mercly giving them idle — Saas We Se that we are approaching our ideal and we highly appreciate your encoura Eas —EDITOR. 2 2 ot (OPPORTUNITY AD-LETS—Continued) $3.00 Delivered. 500 Watermarked Bond Letter: _ heads 8% x 11 and 250 envelopes. 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