Science fiction -- Periodicals; Science fiction, American -- Periodicals
In closing, I wish to express my desire that more stories of
the Breuer quality be bestowed upon the Readers.--Mortimer
Weisinger, 266 Van Cortland Ave., Bronx, New York.
_And It Wasn't!_
Dear Editor:
Having read "The Readers' Corner" since its first appearance
in Astounding Stories and noted the various criticisms
offered, may I tell you about a story written by a Science
Fiction author?
The author, by the way, is the perfect author; he makes
absolutely no mistakes in his story, and is in no danger of
starving if his works aren't accepted and older stories are
reprinted instead. His science is correct and the story
contains nothing that cannot be understood.
The story is of interplanetary adventure. Strange to say,
there is no war in the story; there is no villain; there is
no hero to save a world from destruction or his sweetheart
from the monsters of another planet. Instead, there are
nothing but characters--if you get what I mean. The persons
involved in this interplanetary novel reach their goal due
to the tremendous strides of science in experimenting with
air and space vehicles.
When they arrive on the planet they do not meet hostile
nations. They do not meet monstrosities. They do, however,
meet people much like themselves who do not welcome the
travelers with open arms and show them about their city, but
regard them with curiosity and treat them with all due
respect for their achievement in conquering space.
As I said before, there is no hero who falls in love with
the beautiful girl from the planet visited, and saves her
and her country from other warring nations. To tell the
truth, the adventurers have their own loved ones at home.
They meet no intrigue. When they have learned all they
can--experiencing many difficulties in mastering the
language used, for the people of the planet have not
perfected a brain-copier or other like mechanism--they
arrange for commerce and travel between the two worlds and
return to Earth. On their return, they are not met with
world wide ovations and made heroes of, but receive credit
for their undertaking and are soon forgotten about.
To cap the climax, the story is acceptable to the Editors.
It is not in need of corrections and is published
immediately. The story is gratefully accepted by the public
and not one single soul writes a scathing letter to the
Editor telling why it was not good. In fact, I can hardly
believe that such a story was written. Possibly it
wasn't!--Robert R. Young, 86 Third Avenue, Kingston, Penn.
_Ha-ha!_
Dear Editor:
Christmas day, and because I'm not acquainted in this city
I'm writing you a letter.
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