kallis@pen.DEC (04/18/85)
I have received inquiries concerning my last net message, saying ap- proximately, "I'm new at this: what's _Unknown Worlds_?" _Unknown Words_ was one of the two finest fantasy magazines published (_Weird Tales_ being the other). It was developed by John W. Campbell, Jr., as a companion magazine to Astounding/Analog. It had superb stories in it, including _Darker Than You Think_, "A Gnome There Was," "Trouble With Water," and "The Compleat Werewolf." The paper sortage in World War II caused it to cease publication. The current Analog editor would like to bring it back; the fantasies it would attract would be superior, but the publisher needs convincing. If you need convincing, go to a used magazine shop and look at an issue (it was originally _Unknown_, then _Unknown Worlds_). If you're interested in having it back, wrote Stanley Svhmidt and ask your non-net friends to do so too. Steve Kallis, Jr.
barry@ames.UUCP (Kenn Barry) (04/22/85)
> If you need convincing, go to a used magazine shop and look at an issue > (it was originally _Unknown_, then _Unknown Worlds_). If you're interested > in having it back, wrote Stanley Svhmidt and ask your non-net friends to > do so too. Good luck finding a copy of it, and if you do, be prepared to pay $10-25 dollars for it, depending on condition and gouge-factor. They're quite rare. If anyone has issues for less than $10, get in touch with me! I collect 'em. - From the Crow's Nest - Kenn Barry NASA-Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- USENET: {ihnp4,vortex,dual,hao,menlo70,hplabs}!ames!barry