Space Oasis

by Raymond Z. Gallun

"Space-weary rocket men dreamed of an asteroid Earth. But power-mad Norman Haynes had other plans—and he spread his control lines in a doom-net for that oasis in space." Raymond Z. Gallun was an American science fiction writer. He was among the stalwart group of early sci-fi pulp writers who popularized the genre. He sold many popular stories to pulp magazines in the 1930s. "Old Faithful" (1934) was his first noted story. "The Gentle Brain" was published in "Science Fiction Quarterly" under the pseudonym Arthur Allport. His first book, People Minus X, published in 1957 by Simon & Schuster, followed by The Planet Strappers in 1961 (Pyramid). The Ballantine collection issued in 1978, The Best of Raymond Z. Gallun, provides a selection of his early work. Gallun was honored with the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985 at I-CON IV; the award was later renamed The Raymond Z. Gallun Award. Space Oasis is one of his bedtime short stories from the series Planet Stories. Happy Reading.

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Published October 10, 2023

About the author

Aka William Callahan, Arthur Allport.

Raymond Zinke Gallun (March 22, 1911 - April 2, 1994) was an early science fiction writer.

Gallun (rhymes with "balloon") was born in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. He lived a drifter's existence, working a multitude of jobs around the world in the years leading up to World War II. He sold many popular stories to pulp magazines in the 1930s. "Old Faithful" (1934) was his first noted story. "The Gentle Brain" was published in "Science Fiction Quarterly" under the pseudonym Arthur Allport. Another of his pseudonyms was William Callahan.

Reviews

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining space listening 🎶🔰

Another will written fantasy Sci-Fi space exploration adventure thriller short story by Raymond Z. Gallun about the development of an asteroid which makes the local head businessman 🚹 start a power🔋 play which goes wrong. I would recommend this novella to readers of fantasy space adventurers. Enjoy the adventure of books and novels. 2022

[Tony Ciak · Rating 5 out of 5]

short and a lot happens, enjoyable!