"[Madame Blavatsky] also admired the fiction of Edward Bulwer-Lytton, whose oeuvre included the hollow earth romance The Coming Race (1871). Its hero wanders underground and contacts a race of superhumans who, through the use of wands, control 'Vril,' a mysterious energy akin to the life force. … [Read more...]
The Shaver Mystery – Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Quest for Lemuria (Part 3)
(This is the conclusion of my two latest posts, a review of the books The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey by Fred Nadis, and War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction by Richard Toronto, both published in 2013.) They're … [Read more...]
The Shaver Mystery – Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Quest for Lemuria (Part 2)
(This is a continuation of last week's post, a review of the books The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey by Fred Nadis, and War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction by Richard Toronto, both published in 2013.) "I myself … [Read more...]
The Shaver Mystery – Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Quest for Lemuria (Part 1)
Fred Nadis, The Man From Mars: Ray Palmer’s Amazing Pulp Journey. New York: Tarcher/Penguin, 2013. Richard Toronto, War over Lemuria: Richard Shaver, Ray Palmer, and the Strangest Chapter of 1940s Science Fiction. Jefferson, NC: McFarland, 2013. They were an odd pair. Richard Shaver, of … [Read more...]
