Astounding Stories Of Super Science, March 1930

Astounding/Analog #3

by Harry Bates (Editor), Ray Cummings, S.P. Meek

Vol 1, No 3.

Contents:
• Cold Light • [Doctor Bird and Operative Carnes] • short story by S. P. Meek [as by Capt. S. P. Meek]
• Brigands of the Moon (Part 1 of 4) • [Gregg Haljan • 1] • serial by Ray Cummings
• The Soul Master • novelette by R. J. Robbins and Will Smith
• From the Ocean's Depths • [Warren Mercer • 1] • short story by Sewell Peaslee Wright
• Vandals of the Stars • novelette by A. T. Locke

First edition here.

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Genres: Short Stories, Science Fiction, Adventure, Fantasy, Pulp

76 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1930

About the author

Hiram Gilmore "Harry" Bates III (October 9, 1900 – September 1981) was an American science fiction editor and writer. His short story "Farewell to the Master" (1940) was the basis of the well-known science fiction movie The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_B...

see also under the following pen-names:
Anthony Gilmore (with D.W. Hall)
A.R. Holmes
H.G. Winter (with D.W. Hall)

Librarian Note:
There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Reviews

[Derek · Rating 2 out of 5]

These magazines are a little hard to digest. The stories feel overlong and are mainly in the realm of "scientific adventure", a genre that doesn't greatly appeal to me.

"Brigands of the Moon" and "Vandals of the Stars" were the standout stories, and they are closer to the space opera, pew-pew lasers that I had wanted.

"Brigands" uses an interesting device of claiming to be a straight adventure story that would be published in the year 2080, and that the casual reader of our time would find as amazing as George Washington would find a western. This concept sort of works except that this means by definition that it is a Bat Durston story.

The most entertaining part of these stories, of course, is seeing their interpretation of future society and future technology. "Radiovisors" and multi-lane air highways.

[Anne Patkau · Rating 4 out of 5]

Absurd future 2079 now past. Unintentionally funny.
1 Cold Light - If thief freeze-rays plane, why dont packets ice?
2 Brigands of the Moon -cont'd- thrills except love at first sight
3 The Soulmaster - again wimp, daughter. Mad scientist's tube apparatus moves soul, even of animal, traps news photographer
4 From the Depths of the Ocean - lovely mermaid caught in freshwater?? indoor pool mind-melds missing home to men

[Joel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This issue wasn't as good as the first two. I almost gave it 3 stars, but the last story was a good one about an invasion by a giant alien ship. Real, pulp sci-fi goodness.

[Anne Patkau · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reread. One story to be continued. Others complete, focus on suspense, violence, supremacy of man. Opponents from sea or space face trouble, winners.