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"The World With a Thousand Moons" (1942) by Edmond Hamilton up on Fantastic Worlds

Mar 02, 2013 11:25

"The World With a Thousand Moons"
© 1942
by
Edmond Hamilton
Grim death was the only romance to be found on this world that boasted a thousand moons

CHAPTER 1

Thrill Cruise

Lance Kenniston felt the cold realization of failure as he came out of the building into the sharp chill of the Martian night. He stood for a moment, his lean, drawn face haggard in ( Read more... )

space opera, planetary adventure, fantastic worlds, 1940's science fiction, edmond hamilton, 1942

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polaris93 March 4 2013, 00:24:15 UTC

In spite of the scientific gaffes (many of which can't be blamed on the author, as at the time this was written not even scientists had the sort of detailed knowledge of the Solar System and astrobiology which we have now), this story succeeds brilliantly as a story, typical of Hamilton's work. I didn't see the solution coming until I was only a couple of paragraphs short of it, and it was carried off brilliantly. I hope you put up more stories by Hamilton soon. :-)