Hellflower (Heathen Edition)

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Product Details
Price
$11.95
Publisher
Heathen Editions
Publish Date
Pages
242
Dimensions
5.5 X 8.5 X 0.55 inches | 0.69 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781948316439

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About the Author
George Oliver Smith was an American science fiction author. He was born on April 9, 1911, and died on May 27, 1981. He was also known by the pen name Wesley Long. He is not to be confused with American science fiction writer George H. Smith. During the Golden Age of Science Fiction in the 1940s, Smith wrote for the magazine Astounding Science Fiction. John W. Campbell, Jr., the editor of the magazine, stopped working with him when Campbell's first wife, Doa, left him and married Smith in 1949. Smith kept putting out science fiction books and stories on a regular basis until 1960. During the 1960s and 1970s, when he had a job that needed his full attention, he didn't get as much done. In 1980, he got the first award from the Fandom Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Trap Door Spiders, an all-male literary club. Isaac Asimov's Black Widowers, a fictional group of people who solve crimes, were based on the Trap Door Spiders. Smith mostly wrote about space, like in Operation Interstellar (1950), Lost in Space (1959), and Troubled Star (1957).
Reviews

"When he keeps the horseplay within bounds and really bends to his task, Smith can produce a highly readable book. He has done just this in Hellflower, perhaps the swiftest-moving story of interstellar conspiracy ever written. It is well-plotted and packed with surprises . . . In short, despite a few shortcomings, it's a lot of fun to read." -Fantastic Universe

"George O. Smith's big beautiful space novel." -Startling Stories

"Hellflower, by George O. Smith, is a piece of pure 'space opera' - and what an end!" -Richard Preston, The Sydney Morning Herald

"A thrill-packed story of unscrupulous men-and women-at war in an age when inter-planetary travel has become commonplace." -Nebula Science Fiction

"This new book by the author of Venus Equilateral will fascinate the fans. George Smith started writing in the early days of the war. Scientist as well as writer, the science part of his fiction is unimpeachable." -O. Gartrell, Tulsa World

"Hellflower, by George O. Smith, is a fast, exciting story that manages to miss all the opportunities the plot gives for space opera - and increases in value accordingly." -Authentic Science Fiction

"Swash-buckling, fast-moving, a melodramatic novel that keeps going all the way through. Here is a yarn for those who want something different." -R.G., The Montgomery Advertiser

"Along with romance of faraway planets, George O. Smith chooses an exotic theme in Hellflower, which succeeds Venus Equilateral, his first science fiction novel . . . Scientific-slant literature devourers, here are the sky trails. More space travel awaits you. Contact!" -The Cedar Rapids Gazette