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The Unknown Five
Contents:
• Author! Author! by Isaac Asimov
• The Bargain by Cleve Cartmill
• The Hag Séleen by Theodore Sturgeon]
• Hell Is Forever by Alfred Bester
• The Crest of the Wave by Jane Rice
• Author! Author! by Isaac Asimov
• The Bargain by Cleve Cartmill
• The Hag Séleen by Theodore Sturgeon]
• Hell Is Forever by Alfred Bester
• The Crest of the Wave by Jane Rice
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 1964
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Donald R. Bensen
25 books1 followerDonald Roynald Bensen (October 3, 1927 – October 19, 1997), also known as Don Bensen and sometimes listed as D.R. Bensen, was an American editor and science fiction writer. Editorally he is best known for editing works of P. G. Wodehouse and his involvement in their re-issue in paperback in the United States. Authorially, he is best known for his 1978 alternative history novel, And Having Writ…, published first by Bobbs-Merrill.
Bensen's literary career began as a literary agent at Scott Meredith. He was appointed editor of Pyramid Publications in 1957, and was eventually, if not immediately, editor-in-chief there. Later he was a senior editor for Ballantine Books and afterwards the Berkely Publishing Corporation of New York. In 1983 he joined Keats Publishing, where he also became editor-in-chief.
As a writer, Bensen was the author of And Having Writ…, the "Tracker" western novels, and a number of other books. He was associated with the Mystery Writers of America and the Trap Door Spiders (on whose fictional equivalent, the Black Widowers, he published a poem of the same name in 1977).
He died at the age of 70 at his home in Croton-on-Hudson, New York in 1997.[
Bensen's literary career began as a literary agent at Scott Meredith. He was appointed editor of Pyramid Publications in 1957, and was eventually, if not immediately, editor-in-chief there. Later he was a senior editor for Ballantine Books and afterwards the Berkely Publishing Corporation of New York. In 1983 he joined Keats Publishing, where he also became editor-in-chief.
As a writer, Bensen was the author of And Having Writ…, the "Tracker" western novels, and a number of other books. He was associated with the Mystery Writers of America and the Trap Door Spiders (on whose fictional equivalent, the Black Widowers, he published a poem of the same name in 1977).
He died at the age of 70 at his home in Croton-on-Hudson, New York in 1997.[
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January 21, 2011
This is a collection of four stories that originally appeared in John Campbell's UNKNOWN (later called UNKNOWN WORLDS) magazine from 1940-1942, and one story by Isaac Asimov that was purchased for the magazine but did not see print because it folded before it could be published. The other authors are Cleve Cartmill, Alfred Bester, Theodore Sturgeon, and Jane Rice. The Sturgeon is a classic but the other stories are all quite good, too, and have help up well. A nice volume, with illustrations from Edd Cartier and John Schonherr.
September 27, 2019
Found this oldie-but-goodie in a freecycle box by the side of the road -- what luck! Every story is satisfying, with the right balance of playfulness and chills. Gratuitous fat-shaming does detract from the pleasure of the last two. "Hell Is Forever" reminded me of Charles Williams of the Inklings.
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