By Jason Sacks With a Bang Today is Independence Day, traditionally celebrated with a dazzling pyrotechnic display. And so it is appropriate that the book I'm sharing with you today deals with the biggest bang humanity can make: the atomic bomb. Doctor Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick is an astonishing book. I use astonishing in all … Continue reading [July 4, 1965]: Hoode Hoode Hoo (Doctor Bloodmoney by Philip K. Dick)
[if you’re new to the Journey, read this to see what we’re all about!] by Gideon Marcus What if the good guys had lost World War 2? Imagine a United States split in three pieces: the East Coast is a protectorate of the Reich. The West has been colonized by the Japanese. A rump free … Continue reading [November 6, 1962] The road not taken… (Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle)
by Mark Yon Scenes from England Hello again! With this issue of New Worlds, number 190, we now seem to be getting back to a regular monthly schedule and the new style seems to be bedding itself down into a regular format – although this being New Worlds I suspect that they would hate any … Continue reading [April 24, 1969] The Strange New Normal New Worlds, May 1969
by Mark Yon Scenes from England Hello again! An interesting month for the Brit magazines, as there seems to be changes going on – again. More of which later, but I’m going to change convention this month and start with New Worlds, simply because it arrived first! Terrific cover by Keith Roberts The magazine is … Continue reading [August 28, 1966] Messiahs and Resignation (New Worlds and SF Impulse, September 1966)
by Mark Yon Scenes from England Hello again! This is a particularly exciting time with the British magazines this month. After the announcement of the end of Science Fantasy in the February issue, we now have Impulse, “The NEW Science Fantasy”, as it says on the cover, and a bigger, bolder, thicker New Worlds – … Continue reading [February 22, 1966] A New Age? Impulse and New Worlds, March 1966
by Mark Yon Scenes from England Hello again! The issue that arrived first in the post this month was Science Fantasy.. However, the incredibly cheap looking cover did not bode well. I reckon the thankfully-unnamed artist put this together at the end of a spare five minutes. But it is in colour. This month’s Editorial, … Continue reading [November 26, 1965] Plagues and Unicorns Science Fantasy and New Worlds, December 1965
by Alison Scott Meanwhile in Australian Fandom For three years we have been entertained and informed by the finest Australian fanzine of our age, the Australian Science Fiction Review (ASFR). Edited by John Bangsund, it started with a remit to explore Australian SF but of course it has cast its net far wider than that. … Continue reading [Apr. 20, 1969] Are Phoenixes Rising from ASFR's Ashes?
By Mx Kris Vyas-Myall Following their marriage in Gibraltar, experimental artist Yoko Ono and her husband, John Lennon, did something unusual for their honeymoon. In Amsterdam they stayed in bed… for peace. In complete contrast to the infamous Two Virgins album cover, they were fully attired and let the press observe them for 8 hours … Continue reading [March 31, 1969] 15 Minutes of Famous (Famous #8 & 9)
Is ten books a record for the Galactoscope? Lucky we have so many folks reading furiously for the Journey. And it's a good thing, because amidst the dross and mediocrity, there's a couple of gems… by Tonya R. Moore Let the Fire Fall by Kate Wilhelm Kate Wilhelm is perhaps better known for her debut … Continue reading [February 18, 1969] (February Galactoscope)
by Mark Yon Scenes from England Hello again. After the grumpiness of my last review, I’m pleased to say that 1969 has arrived and put me in a better frame of mind. I am determined that this new year will see me being more positive. Mind you, New Worlds seems determined at times to try … Continue reading [January 26, 1968] A New World Order New Worlds, February 1969
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