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"The major part of this collection is devoted to macabre science fiction or melancholic science fiction, but unlike a lot of the stuff I've read from this era, most of the Wandrei tales have some real scientific underpinnings, even if some of these are no longer accurate (read: "ether"). Readers familiar with CAS's ultra weird forays in sci-fi (A Star-Change & The Eternal World) will have a good reference point, though Wandrei's work is more physics oriented and a lot more humanistic.
Included in this book are a quest for fundamental particles (Earth Minus), general cosmology and cosmogeny, as well as a rudimentary musing on quantum states (Finality Unlimited). Many of these science fiction stories have a macabre or horrific tone and very thoughtfully conceived aliens/otherworldly elements-- The Crystal Bullet would be a perfect companion piece for HPL's The Colour Out of Space, and The Monster from Nowhere reads like the best 50s sci-fi movie never made. And Wandrei's uncommonly chilling horror science fiction tale Black Fog is simply one of the best short stories I've ever read."

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