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[August 20, 1970] Hour of the Horde meets The Star Virus (August 1970 Galactoscope)

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This month's Galactoscope round-up of science fiction offers up some familiar names, some new names, and heights that don't exactly soar along with depths that don't precisely plump.  See what's worth your six bits, and what should be left on the shelf this August!

A line up of four book covers, in order: Gordon Dickson, Hour of the Horde. Dennis Wheatley, Gateway to Hell. Barrington J Bayley, The Star Virus. John Jakes, Mask of Chaos.

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[July 19, 1970] Dips in road (Maze of Death, The Eternal Champion…and others—July Galactoscope #2)

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For our second of July's Galactoscopes, we have quite the mixed bag: two winners and two losers.  Aren't you glad you've got us to navigate the dross for you?

Covers of four books. The first cover is for the novel Quest for the Future by A E van Vogt. The illustration shows a huge, green, tentacled monster about to eat a human whole. Text at the bottom right corner says: In the palace of immortality, all the probabilities of time are waiting for you. The second cover is for the novel The Eternal Champion by Michael Moorcock. The illustration shows a man sitting on a throne, holding a sword in one hand and a big, shiny crystal ball in the other. A naked woman is kneeling in front of him, pouring a drink into his mouth. The third cover is for the novel Anti-Man by Dean R Koontz. The illustration shows a multitude of people struggling to walk in order. In the foreground, a human face is half covered by a hand. The palm of the hand shows the eye that the hand covers on that face. Text in the middle says: Sam was a miracle being—and a curse to a dangerously overpopulated planet. The fourth cover is for the novel A Maze of Death by Philip K. Dick. The illustration shows blue clouds half-covering an orange setting sun. Beneath the clouds, half-closed eyes look downward.

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[June 16, 1970] Solaris, Year of the Quiet Sun…and a host of others (June 1970 Galactoscope #1)

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This month saw such a bumper crop of books (and a bumper crop of Journey reviewers!) that we've split it in two. This first one covers two of the more exciting books to come out in some time, as well as the usual acceptables and mediocrities.  As Ted Sturgeon says: 90% of everything is crap.  But even if the books aren't all worth your time, the reviews always are!  Dive in, dear readers…

collage of six book covers described more thoroughly below

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