**"[Astounding] is a major work of popular culture scholarship that science fiction fans will devour." -- Publishers Weekly** **"Alec Nevala-Lee has brilliantly recreated the era. . . . A remarkable work of literary history." -- Robert Silverberg** **"Science fiction has been awaiting this history
Astounding!
β Scribed by Fielding, Kim
- Book ID
- 108997914
- Year
- 2015
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 599 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781634762205
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Carter Evans is founder and editor-in-chief of Astounding!βa formerly popular spec fiction magazine currently in its death throes. Not only can he do nothing to save it, but stuck in a rathole apartment with few interpersonal connections, he canβt seem to do much to rescue his future either. And certainly all the booze isnβt helping. He snaps when he receives yet another terrible story submission from the mysterious writer J. Harperβand in a drunken haze, Carter sends Harper a rejection letter he soon regrets. J. Harper turns out to be John Harper, a sweet man who resembles a β50s movie star and claims to be an extraterrestrial. Despite Johnβs delusions, Carterβs apology quickly turns into something more as the two lonely men find a powerful connection. Inexplicably drawn to John, Carter invites him along on a road trip. But as they travel, Carter is in for some big surprises, some major heartbreakβ¦ and just maybe the promise of a good future after all.
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