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Donald A. Wollheim (1914–1990)

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(eng) The Anthology Series World's Best Science Fiction/ Annual World's Best SF/ Wollheim's World's Best SF was republished under various titles with inconsistant numbering. See Series page for more information before separating/combining.

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The 1980 Annual World's Best SF (1980) — Toimittaja — 271 kappaletta
The 1977 Annual World's Best SF (1977) — Toimittaja — 256 kappaletta
The 1987 Annual World's Best SF (1987) — Toimittaja — 238 kappaletta
The 1985 Annual World's Best SF (1985) — Toimittaja — 236 kappaletta
The 1988 Annual World's Best SF (1988) — Toimittaja — 235 kappaletta
The 1989 Annual World's Best SF (1989) — Toimittaja — 235 kappaletta
The 1974 Annual World's Best SF (1974) — Toimittaja — 231 kappaletta
The 1973 Annual World's Best SF (1973) — Toimittaja — 229 kappaletta
The 1984 Annual World's Best SF (1984) — Toimittaja — 229 kappaletta
The 1972 Annual World's Best SF (1972) — Toimittaja — 220 kappaletta
The 1981 Annual World's Best SF (1981) — Toimittaja — 215 kappaletta
The 1986 Annual World's Best SF (1986) — Toimittaja — 215 kappaletta
The 1976 Annual World's Best SF (1976) — Toimittaja — 212 kappaletta
The 1982 Annual World's Best SF (1982) — Toimittaja; Esipuhe — 211 kappaletta
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF (1975) — Toimittaja — 208 kappaletta
The 1990 Annual World's Best SF (1990) — Toimittaja — 201 kappaletta
The 1978 Annual World's Best SF (1977) — Toimittaja — 199 kappaletta
The 1983 Annual World's Best SF (1983) — Toimittaja; Johdanto — 199 kappaletta
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 (1969) — Toimittaja — 178 kappaletta
World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 (1971) — Toimittaja — 178 kappaletta
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 (1970) — Toimittaja — 160 kappaletta
World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 (1968) — Toimittaja — 142 kappaletta
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 (1967) — Toimittaja — 119 kappaletta
World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 (1966) — Toimittaja; Toimittaja — 110 kappaletta
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF (1979) — Toimittaja — 105 kappaletta
World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 (1964) — Toimittaja — 103 kappaletta
The Secret of the Ninth Planet (1959) 101 kappaletta
Swordsmen in the sky (1964) — Toimittaja — 96 kappaletta
The DAW science fiction reader (1976) — Toimittaja — 93 kappaletta
Adventures on Other Planets (1954) — Toimittaja — 77 kappaletta
The Best from the Rest of the World (1976) — Toimittaja — 67 kappaletta
More Adventures on Other Planets (1963) — Toimittaja — 66 kappaletta
The Hidden Planet (1959) — Toimittaja — 64 kappaletta
The Secret of the Martian Moons (1955) 64 kappaletta
Edge of Time (1958) — Tekijä — 64 kappaletta
The secret of Saturn's rings (1954) 58 kappaletta
Invader On My Back & Destination Saturn (1967) — Tekijä — 58 kappaletta
To Venus! To Venus! / The Jester at Scar (1970) — Tekijä — 49 kappaletta
The Avon Fantasy Reader (1969) — Toimittaja — 47 kappaletta
Across Time (1957) 45 kappaletta
The 100th Millennium / Edge of Time (1959) — Tekijä — 45 kappaletta
City on the Moon / Men on the Moon (Ace Double) (1953) — Toimittaja — 45 kappaletta
The Atlantic Abomination / The Martian Missile (1960) — Tekijä — 44 kappaletta
Ace Science Fiction Reader (1971) — Toimittaja — 44 kappaletta
Space Station #1 & Empire of the Atom (Ace Double D-242) (1956) — Toimittaja — 41 kappaletta
Sentinels of Space / The Ultimate Invader (1954) — Toimittaja — 41 kappaletta
The Portable Novels Of Science (1945) — Toimittaja — 39 kappaletta
The Pocket Book of Science-Fiction (1943) — Toimittaja — 39 kappaletta
Times Without Number / Destiny's Orbit (1962) — Tekijä — 38 kappaletta
Mike Mars, astronaut (1961) 37 kappaletta
The End of the World (1956) — Toimittaja — 36 kappaletta
Adventures in the Far Future / Tales of Outer Space (1954) — Toimittaja; Avustaja — 35 kappaletta
The Second Avon Fantasy Reader (1969) — Toimittaja — 33 kappaletta
More Macabre (1961) — Toimittaja — 31 kappaletta
Mike Mars in Orbit (1961) 27 kappaletta
Mike Mars Flies the X-15 (1961) 27 kappaletta
The Macabre Reader (1959) — Toimittaja — 26 kappaletta
Mike Mars at Cape Canaveral (1961) 24 kappaletta
Men On The Moon: Great Lunar Science Fiction (1958) — Toimittaja — 21 kappaletta
Mike Mars Flies the Dyna-Soar (1962) 20 kappaletta
Terror in the Modern Vein (1955) — Toimittaja — 15 kappaletta
Mike Mars, South Pole Spaceman (1962) 15 kappaletta
Mike Mars Around the Moon (1964) 14 kappaletta
To Venus! To Venus! (1971) 13 kappaletta
Destiny's Orbit (1961) 13 kappaletta
The Martian Missile (1959) 12 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 1 (1947) — Toimittaja — 11 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 14 (1950) — Toimittaja — 11 kappaletta
The Men from Ariel (1982) 11 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 4 (1947) — Toimittaja — 10 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 15 (1951) — Toimittaja — 10 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 5 (1947) — Toimittaja — 10 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 12 (1950) — Toimittaja — 10 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 17 — Toimittaja — 9 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 2 (1947) — Toimittaja — 9 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 10 (1949) — Toimittaja — 9 kappaletta
One Against the Moon (2013) 9 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 8 (1948) — Toimittaja — 8 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 9 (1949) — Toimittaja — 8 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 6 (1948) — Toimittaja — 8 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 11 (1949) — Toimittaja — 7 kappaletta
Flight Into Space (1950) 7 kappaletta
Adventures in the far future (1954) — Avustaja — 7 kappaletta
Various Temptations (1948) — Toimittaja — 7 kappaletta
Out of This World Adventures, July 1950 — Toimittaja — 7 kappaletta
Two Dozen Dragon Eggs (1969) 7 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 18 (1952) — Toimittaja — 6 kappaletta
Avon Science Fiction Reader No. 2 (1951) — Toimittaja — 6 kappaletta
The Rag Thing 6 kappaletta
Out of This World Adventures, December 1950 (2008) — Toimittaja — 6 kappaletta
Destination: Saturn — Tekijä — 6 kappaletta
Waterslag (1973) 6 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 3 (1947) — Toimittaja — 5 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 13 (1950) — Toimittaja — 5 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 16 (1951) — Toimittaja — 5 kappaletta
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 7 (1948) — Toimittaja — 5 kappaletta
Mimic 5 kappaletta
Het Ding in de Rots SF Verhalen 4 — Toimittaja — 5 kappaletta
Mundos ignorados (1963) 4 kappaletta
Top Secret 4 kappaletta
Wie Weit Ist Es Nach babylon?, — Tekijä — 4 kappaletta
Tales of Outer Space (1954) 4 kappaletta
Mysteriet på Mars 3 kappaletta
The Embassy 3 kappaletta
The Ultimate Invader and Other Science-Fiction (1954) — Toimittaja — 3 kappaletta
The Earth in peril 2 kappaletta
Botten 2 kappaletta
El planeta oculto 2 kappaletta
Prize Science Fiction (1953) 2 kappaletta
Trilogy of the Future (1972) — Toimittaja — 2 kappaletta
Storm Warning (1942) 2 kappaletta
Stirring Science Stories, February 1941 — Toimittaja — 2 kappaletta
Destiny World 1 kappale
Give Her Hell 1 kappale
She 1 kappale
The Planet That Time Forgot (2020) 1 kappale
Universum 66 (1965) 1 kappale
The Haters 1 kappale
Babylon: 70M 1 kappale
Science Fiction Special 9 (1974) — Toimittaja — 1 kappale
Castaway 1 kappale
Avon Fantasy Reader No. 17 (1951) 1 kappale
Blind Flight 1 kappale

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The Food of the Gods, and How It Came to Earth (1904) — Johdanto, eräät painokset1,181 kappaletta
The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories (2011) — Avustaja — 815 kappaletta
The Crystal Gryphon (1973) — Toimittaja, eräät painokset708 kappaletta
Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales (1963) — Avustaja; Avustaja — 455 kappaletta
100 Hair-Raising Little Horror Stories (1993) — Avustaja; Avustaja — 441 kappaletta
The Book of the Damned (1919) — Preface, eräät painokset407 kappaletta
Science Fiction Omnibus (1952) — Avustaja — 340 kappaletta
Ghosts: A Treasury of Chilling Tales Old & New (1981) — Avustaja — 332 kappaletta
The Many Worlds of Andre Norton (1974) — Johdanto, eräät painokset247 kappaletta
100 Great Fantasy Short, Short Stories (1984) — Avustaja — 246 kappaletta
Tales of the Lovecraft Mythos (1992) — Avustaja — 211 kappaletta
100 Creepy Little Creature Stories (1994) — Avustaja — 183 kappaletta
A Treasury of Science Fiction (1948) — Avustaja, eräät painokset175 kappaletta
Science Fiction: What It's All About (1971) — Johdanto, eräät painokset150 kappaletta
Nebula Award Stories 4 (1969) — Avustaja — 143 kappaletta
A Treasury of Modern Fantasy (1981) — Avustaja — 129 kappaletta
Haunted America: Star-Spangled Supernatural Stories (1990) — Avustaja — 111 kappaletta
Mars, We Love You (1971) — Avustaja — 109 kappaletta
A Treasury of American Horror Stories (1985) — Avustaja — 94 kappaletta
Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 16 (1954) (1987) — Avustaja — 90 kappaletta
Invaders of Earth (1953) — Avustaja — 89 kappaletta
The Reel Stuff (1998) — Avustaja — 83 kappaletta
England Swings SF: Stories of Speculative Fiction (1968) — Preface, eräät painokset80 kappaletta
Outside the Universe (1964) — Johdanto, eräät painokset71 kappaletta
The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack (2012) — Avustaja — 70 kappaletta
Future Tense (1968) — Avustaja — 69 kappaletta
Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1991) — Avustaja — 65 kappaletta
Lord of the Green Planet; and, Five against Arlane (1967) — Toimittaja — 65 kappaletta
Tales of the Dead (1981) — Avustaja — 64 kappaletta
Masters of Fantasy (1992) — Avustaja — 63 kappaletta
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998) — Avustaja — 63 kappaletta
The Gates of Time / Dwellers of the Deep (Ace Double 27400) (1970) — Toimittaja — 60 kappaletta
100 Astounding Little Alien Stories (1996) — Avustaja — 59 kappaletta
Christmas Magic (1994) — Avustaja — 55 kappaletta
New Writings in SF-22 (1975) — Avustaja — 54 kappaletta
100 Hilarious Little Howlers (1999) — Avustaja — 53 kappaletta
Crisis in 2140 / Gunner Cade (1957) — Toimittaja — 50 kappaletta
Alice's World / No Time for Heroes (Ace Double, 58880) (1971) — Toimittaja, eräät painokset50 kappaletta
100 Fiendish Little Frightmares (1997) — Avustaja — 46 kappaletta
Introductory Psychology through Science Fiction (1974) — Avustaja — 44 kappaletta
The Random House Book of Science Fiction Stories (1996) — Avustaja — 44 kappaletta
The Herod Men / Dark Planet (Ace Double 13805) (1971) — Toimittaja — 42 kappaletta
The Secret Visitors / Master of Life and Death (Vintage Ace Double, D-237) (1957) — Toimittaja, eräät painokset42 kappaletta
Dome Around America / The Paradox Men (1955) — Toimittaja, eräät painokset41 kappaletta
100 Tiny Tales of Terror (1996) — Avustaja — 33 kappaletta
Classic Science Fiction: The First Golden Age (1978) — Avustaja — 22 kappaletta
Fiends and Creatures (1975) — Avustaja — 21 kappaletta
Monster Mix (1968) — Avustaja — 17 kappaletta
Mummy: A Chrestomathy of Cryptology (1980) — Avustaja — 13 kappaletta
Kosmisk gåta (1982) — Tekijä, eräät painokset9 kappaletta
Invaders from space; ten stories of science fiction (1972) — Avustaja — 7 kappaletta

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Yleistieto

Kanoninen nimi
Wollheim, Donald A.
Virallinen nimi
Wollheim, Donald Allen
Muut nimet
Pearson, Martin
Grinnell, David
White, W. Malcolm
Gordon, Millard Verne
Wells, Braxton
Woods, Lawrence (näytä kaikki 9)
Raynor, Darrell G.
Cooke, Arthur
Zweig, Allen
Syntymäaika
1914-10-01
Kuolinaika
1990-11-02
Hautapaikka
Mount Carmel Cemetery, Queens, New York, USA
Sukupuoli
male
Kansalaisuus
USA
Syntymäpaikka
New York, New York, USA
Kuolinpaikka
New York, New York, USA
Kuolinsyy
heart attack
Asuinpaikat
Flushing, Queens, New York, USA
Ammatit
editor
publisher
writer
Suhteet
Wollheim, Elizabeth R. (daughter)
Wollheim, Elsie (wife)
Organisaatiot
Futurians
Avon Books
Ace Books
DAW Books
Fantasy Amateur Press Association
New York Science Fiction League (näytä kaikki 7)
Casa Susanna
Palkinnot ja kunnianosoitukset
First Fandom Hall of Fame Award (1975)
World Fantasy Special Award Nominee (professional, 1975)
World Fantasy Special Award Nominee (professional, publishing and editing, 1976)
World Fantasy Special Award Nominee (professional, DAW Books, 1978)
World Fantasy Special Award Nominee (professional, DAW Books, 1980)
World Fantasy Special Award (professional, DAW Books, 1981) (näytä kaikki 12)
World Fantasy Convention Award (1986)
World SF Convention Guest of Honor (1988)
Hugo Nominee (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1946], 1996)
SF Hall Of Fame (Posthumous Inductee, 2002)
Hugo Nominee (Professional Editor, Retro-Hugo, [1954], 2004)
Hugo Nominee (Fan Writer, Retro-Hugo, [1939], 2014)
Lyhyt elämäkerta
Author, Publisher. Born in New York City, New York, he was a member of the "Futurians", a group of science fiction enthusiasts who would go on to be prominent authors and editors in the field. He was one of the leading influences on the development of science fiction in the United States in the 20th century. He founded DAW Books in 1971 (company designed to produce exclusively science fiction publications), and is remembered for works such as "Across Time," "The Martian Missile," "Destination Saturn," "Two Dozen Dragon Eggs" and "The Man From Ariel."
Erotteluhuomautus
The Anthology Series World's Best Science Fiction/ Annual World's Best SF/ Wollheim's World's Best SF was republished under various titles with inconsistant numbering. See Series page for more information before separating/combining.

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A blast from the past! Sci-fi all the way back to the beginning of the Space Age!

In The Secret of the Ninth Planet, I felt like I was reading a Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon story from the 1930s. Set in the far future (sometime around now, I expect) but written when there was very little information available on the outer planets (Martian canals anyone?). Donald A Wollheim's young adult story of high schooler Burl Denning and how he gets roped into saving the planet is a fun, but scientifically inaccurate page turner.

Part of Wollheim's "Secret" series for younger readers, the novel brilliantly captures the era's optimism and curiosity about space exploration (albeit with a somewhat military and xenophobic bent). It's a decent blend of science fiction and youthful adventure, capturing the spirit of exploration and the boundless possibilities of the universe. While the scientific inaccuracies are blatant by today's standards, they add a retro feel to the narrative, reminiscent of classic pulp science fiction.

The "Secret" series, a staple in young adult science fiction when I was growing up, also includes titles like The Secret of Saturn's Rings and The Secret of the Martian Moons, each one taking the young protagonists on fantastic journeys across the solar system. This series, much like his renowned "Mike Mars" series, showcases Wollheim's talent for engaging young readers with a mix of adventure and science, albeit with a fanciful twist.

Beyond his work as an author, Wollheim was instrumental in shaping the science fiction community as we know it today. Often referred to as the father of the modern science fiction convention, he played a pivotal role in organizing the first of these gatherings, setting the stage for what would eventually evolve into massive events like Worldcon. His influence extended beyond literature into the very fabric of sci-fi culture, fostering a community where enthusiasts and creators could come together to innovate in the genre.

If you come across a copy of The Secret of the Ninth Planet, it's a nostalgic gem worth picking up. The book is a delightful snapshot of a bygone era of science fiction, brimming with adventure and wonder. It's a good read for those who appreciate simple sci-fi and enjoy fantastical stories as imagined through the lens of the Sputnik era.
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howermj | 2 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Nov 30, 2023 |
De regreso a Marte tras cuatro años de estudios en la Tierra, Nelson Parr viaja a bordo de la astronave Congreve rumbo a su hogar. Corre el año 2120. La Tierra ha establecido una colonia en el planeta rojo, dedicada fundamentalmente a explorar aquel mundo habitado originalmente por una raza de extraordinaria civilización que ha desaparecido sin dejar rastros. Es entonces cuando Nelson, adolescente de dieciséis años, descubre en el espejo de su camarote la impresión de una extraña mano, en la que hay tan sólo tres dedos … ¿Acaso los marcianos no eran una raza extinguida? ¿Quién, en todo el Sistema Solar puede tener una mano como aquélla?.
De inmediato el jovencito se sumerge en un tráfago vertiginoso de aventuras y acción, pasando desde las entrañas de Marte hasta la fría superficie de sus dos lunas, Fobos y Deimos, para entrar en contacto con una extraordinaria raza llegada de otro universo, con una misteriosa cultura y enfrentar solo, perdido en el espacio, a una flota de invasores extraterrestres que llegan asolando todos los mundos que se cruzan en el paso de sus colosales astronaves interestelares y se dirigen a la Tierra para aniquilar a la raza humana …
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Natt90 | Apr 25, 2023 |
I had this as a teenager: a hardback I'd gotten from the Science Fiction Book Club, back when 'book club editions' were these fake-you-out things shoddily constructed from poor paper and too-little glue, intended to fool you into thinking "wow! I'm getting hardback books at SUCH a bargain!" ... before they fell apart on you.

I recall the paper had a very distinctive smell, too.

The star in this collection was -- for me anyway -- Michael Bishop's "Death and Designation Among the Asadi," from which I can still recall a few scenes with some vividness.… (lisätietoja)
 
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tungsten_peerts | 1 muu arvostelu | Apr 30, 2022 |
review of
E.C.Tubb's / David Grinnell's The Jester at Scar / To Venus! To Venus!
by tENTATIVELY, a cONVENIENCE - March 14-16, 2019

I've only read one other Grinnell bk, The Edge of Time (my review's here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2606946933 ). Here's an excerpt from that review:

"As for the Grinnell? I liked it. His name seemed vaguely familiar so I did a little online research & learned from Wikipedia that:

""Donald Allen Wollheim (October 1, 1914 – November 2, 1990) was an American science fiction editor, publisher, writer, and fan. As an author, he published under his own name as well as under pseudonyms, including David Grinnell.

""A founding member of the Futurians, he was a leading influence on science fiction development and fandom in the 20th-century United States.

""Ursula K. Le Guin called Wollheim "the tough, reliable editor of Ace Books, in the Late Pulpalignean Era, 1966 and ’67, " which is when he published her first two novels, in an Ace Double."

"- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_A._Wollheim

"I'm impressed. I tend to think of the Futurians as the founders of 'zines, even tho that's probably not historically accurate. I reckon he used a pen-name to avoid criticism that he was publishing his own work. Dunno. I have plenty of bks published by Ace & by DAW Books, another press I take for granted was his given the 'coincidence' of the initials. Now I'll remember him & look for more of his work."

As w/ The Edge of Time I'd say Grinnell/Wollheim leans toward the Hard Science end of the SF spectrum. But before I get into that, I'll start w/ the E.C.Tubb side of this Ace Double. I think this is probably the 1st Tubb I've read.

The main character, Dumarest, was born on Earth but moved away as a child. Now, the people he encounters on other planets think that Earth is just a myth.

"Dumarest looked down at his hand where it was clenched around the glass. "Earth is no legend," he said flatly. "The planet is real and, one day, I shall find it."" - p 15

The "Jester" of the title is the ruler of the planet Jest who's recently married. As, I suppose, has always been typical of marriages between royalties, the marriage is one of financial benefit or alliance rather than one based around, say, a shared affection for cross-breeding Virmillion hot-dogs w/ Poontangian fruit-waterers.

"He glanced at her, noting the thin arrogance of her profile, the imperious tilt of her head. Strange how those with the least reason adapted the greater dignity, stranger still how the bare facts could be transmuted by pompous phraseology. He, the ruler of Jest, had married the daughter of Elgone, the Elder of Eldfane. If the people thought of it as a love-match, they were more stupid than he guessed. As a dowry she had brought him one hundred thousand tons of basic staples, the revenues from her estate on Eldfane, a million units of trading credit to be used on her home world, the services of an engineering corps for three years; and the promise of an obsolete space vessel when one should be available." - p 20

& all I got was this lousy t-shirt. Given that, I probably wdn't've been able to resist the suit.

""I see," said Dumarest. He frowned at the mechanism riding between the shoulders. "What would happen if I fell and buried my shoulders deep in mud?"

""The air-cell would continue to work under all conditions, sir."

""And suppose, at the same time, a fungi exploded and coated me with dangerous spores?"

""The filters would take care of that. Spores down to microscopic dimensions would be caught in one or the other of the treble filters. I am perfectly willing to deonstrate the suit under any conditions you may select, sir."

""Do that," suggested Dumarest. "Wear one and follow an expedition; test it as they order. If you remain alive and well you may possibly sell them—next year."" - p 28

When I went shopping for a suit & I duplicated Dumarest's apparently wise consumer savvy I was thrown out of the store, & none too gently. It was obvious that they weren't mycologists. But what about Tubb?

"Dumarest took a small folder from his pocket. It was filled with colored depictions of various types of fungi both in their early stage of growth and at maturity. He riffled the pages and found what he wanted. Holding the page beside the hemispheres at his side he checked each of fifteen confirming details.

"Slowly he put the book away.

"It was the dream of every prospector on Scar. It was the jackpot, the big find, the one thing which could make them what they wanted to be. There were the rare and fabulously valuable motes which could live within the human metabolism, acting as a symbiote and giving longevity, heightened awareness, enhanced sensory appreciation and increased endurance.

"There was golden spore all around him, in a place which he had almost died to find." - p 42

Any story in wch flipping a coin is featured can't be all bad. Instead of organizing my bks on shelves by color, I organize them by whether they have coin tosses or not. That's my only criteria of differentiation.

"A coin rested beside the bottle."

[Yes, coins, too, get tired. Esp coins in Money Against Capitalism ( https://youtu.be/-yi9PTR99xE ).]

"He picked it up and tossed it to Heldar. "Look at it," he invited. "It will decide your fate."

""My lord?"

"On one side you will see the head of a man. I have scratched a line across his cheek, a scar. The other side bears the arms of Jest. Spin the coin. Should it fall with that side uppermost you will receive your needed treatment, but if the other side whould be uppermost, the scar, then you belong to this world and I will not help you."" - p 49

Instead, Heldar shoved the coin in Jocelyn's nose slot, pulled his leg, & collected the harvest from his mouth.

"This batch was for testing and disposal. The rest would be for slicing and dehydrating by a quick-freeze process which kept the flavor intact. It would be packed for the markets of a hundred worlds. Gourmets light years apart would relish the soups and ragouts made from the fungi harvested on Scar." - p 62

All that just from one sovereign's mouth. What if he'd pulled on his cock-ring?

"Verification of anticipated movement of quarry received. Obtain ring and destroy Dumarest. - p 81

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I really got this bk for David Grinnell's To Venus! To Venus! & that's mainly b/c

"His left earphone was tuned in to the wavelength of Jim Holmes, who was his target. Jim had been fulfilling his assignment of cruising the surface in the ungainly looking but very efficient moonwalker when the machine had suddenly stopped operating. Chet hoped to get it restarted.

"His right earphone received the wavelength of the mother ship, which would eventually take everybody back to Earth. It took a bit of getting used to, this business of receiving two channels simultaneously, but it had been covered in the intensive training he had received, and now he could listen to two conversations at the same time and make sense of both." - p 6

Some people are bipolar, others are binaural, others write about the space race between the USA & the USSR. Pierre Boulle, e.g..

"["]Operation Immediate is the name which covers the three volunteers, their back-up and support unit and all the equipment necessary to achieve a manned landing on the southern hemisphere of Venus."" - p 32

Next thing ya know it was like a wormhole had opened up between p 32 & p 57 & the astronauts were THERE.

"Particularly, although the changeover from the dull routine of the many weeks into the bustle of the final days had caused a stir of excitement and a loss of sleep, on the eve of their arrival all three had settled down to the task which they had in hand. They all slept blissfully when their turn came, and when the orbital countdown began they were at their places, alert, relaxed and ready. The rockets roared, slowing their approach, and orbit was achieved perfectly. The fellows looked at each other and smiled broadly. They were about to embark on the most dangerous part of their mission. But the successful voyage which had covered twenty-five million miles had been capped by a beautifully simple functioning of all systems. So they forgot the dangers and were buoyed by confidence in their equipment and the scientists of the Agency who had engineered their exploration." - p 57

"Outside the fierce storm caused the clouds to boil heavily; dust, pebbles, stones and small rocks were caught by the hurricane winds and hurled like buckshot indiscriminately in every direction. The landing vehicle swayed in the strong gusts. But Chet's attention was riveted on the thremometer. The temperature outside was close to five hundred degrees! The auxiliary thermometer registered the same." - p 60

Heating up those frozen pizzas w/o burning them is going to be tricky.

"Then he continued: "A report from Venera, Lieutenant-colonel Yarmonkine commanding, whose point of origin was verified by Jodrell, says that the Russian crew have effected a soft landing in the southern hemisphere of Venus. The report describes tropical jungle scenery, breathable air and habitable land. They say they are comfortable without life-support systems of any kind and are currently conducting tests. Please advise when possible. End of message."" - p 65

Then everyone died in every bk & all the readers discovered themselves to be in excellent health, very happy, inspired, & immortal. THE END.
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