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The Vanisher
Up in space a man named Web Hilton discovers something disturbing about a ship sent up years ago. Back on Earth, Ivy Thompson undergoes the most terrifying experience of her life. Something strange has been going on right underneath Earth's nose...
Originally published in Planet magazine, January 1954.
Originally published in Planet magazine, January 1954.
66 pages, Paperback
Published November 1, 2024
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Michael Shaara
116 books1,044 followersMichael Shaara was an American writer of science fiction, sports fiction, and historical fiction. He was born to Italian immigrant parents (the family name was originally spelled Sciarra, which in Italian is pronounced the same way) in Jersey City, New Jersey, graduated from Rutgers University in 1951, and served as a sergeant in the 82nd Airborne division prior to the Korean War.
Before Shaara began selling science fiction stories to fiction magazines in the 1950s, he was an amateur boxer and police officer. He later taught literature at Florida State University while continuing to write fiction. The stress of this and his smoking caused him to have a heart attack at the early age of 36; from which he fully recovered. His novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. Shaara died of another heart attack in 1988.
Shaara's son, Jeffrey Shaara, is also a popular writer of historical fiction; most notably sequels to his father's best-known novel. His most famous is the prequel to The Killer Angels, Gods and Generals. Jeffrey was the one to finally get Michael's last book, For Love of the Game, published three years after he died. Today there is a Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, established by Jeffrey Shaara, awarded yearly at Gettysburg College.
Before Shaara began selling science fiction stories to fiction magazines in the 1950s, he was an amateur boxer and police officer. He later taught literature at Florida State University while continuing to write fiction. The stress of this and his smoking caused him to have a heart attack at the early age of 36; from which he fully recovered. His novel about the Battle of Gettysburg, The Killer Angels, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1975. Shaara died of another heart attack in 1988.
Shaara's son, Jeffrey Shaara, is also a popular writer of historical fiction; most notably sequels to his father's best-known novel. His most famous is the prequel to The Killer Angels, Gods and Generals. Jeffrey was the one to finally get Michael's last book, For Love of the Game, published three years after he died. Today there is a Michael Shaara Award for Excellence in Civil War Fiction, established by Jeffrey Shaara, awarded yearly at Gettysburg College.
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November 19, 2023
I listened to this as part of The 16th Science Fiction Megapack 77 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories
As with Megapacks some stories are better than other but that is normal. I enjoyed the stories. 2023
It is interesting that a number of these stories have no reviews. This one had no reviews
I find the differents between listening and reading like watching TV how you view the story is so different.
As with Megapacks some stories are better than other but that is normal. I enjoyed the stories. 2023
It is interesting that a number of these stories have no reviews. This one had no reviews
I find the differents between listening and reading like watching TV how you view the story is so different.
July 28, 2024
Cheezy astronaut with ray-gun era sci-fi, originally published in 1954. Escapist pulp fiction ... hard to say much more about it, except it's available for free via either Project Gutenberg or, if your library offers it, The Palace Project.
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