CITY IN THE SEA: by Wilson Tucker (1951 - Rinehart - N.Y.) $2.50
This is an adventure set in the future, in a post-atomic world very much like our own, and yet very different. It is the story of an army of women and one lone man whom they call Wolf. It is a fascinating story written in the very enjoyable style which is typical of Tucker's writing.This is a very difficult book to review. We have read no book which compares with it. The plot is unusual to say the least. All in all we can only say, read it yourself; it is too much for us to try to describe.
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SLAN: A.E. vanVogt (1951 - Simon & Schuster - N.Y.) $2.50
Almost every fan knows Jommy Cross and some of his adventures. Every fan knows that the title of this book has become almost synonymous with "fan". But not every fan has actually read the book "Slan". Now Simon & Schuster have released this in their $2.50 stf series and it's available. It should be in every collection that endeavors to be representative of stf.
Slan is the story of a mutant, a tendrilled slan, who is faced by the hatred of mankind, and the strange tendrilless slans. It is an extravagant story involving interplanetary travel, super-weapons and super-humans. And it is well worth the $2.50 price tag.
Data entry by Judy Bemis
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