From the Golden Age of Science Fiction: John W. Campbell, Jr. presents three mind-jarring space operas: Contents: * Introduction - Big, Big, Big by Isaac Asimov * Marooned: Four giant ships made of the wonder element synthium crash the asteroid belt and brave the cold of Jupiter's moons in man's last reckless dash to adventure. * All: The Chinese have brutally conquered the Earth and out of their ruthless tyranny evolves the last great religious ar...and the first God of Nuclear Divinity. * The Space Beyond: When you wake up 75 billion miles from Earth in a crippled ship hurtling toward a blistering Mega-Sun, with a crew of insane gangsters and a Texan, what you don't need to run into is a galactic war. Or was that their only chance for survival? * Afterword by George Zebrowski
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John Wood Campbell, Jr. was an influential figure in American science fiction. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later called Analog Science Fiction and Fact), from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction. Isaac Asimov called Campbell "the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely." As a writer, Campbell published super-science space opera under his own name and moody, less pulpish stories as Don A. Stuart. He stopped writing fiction after he became editor of Astounding. Known Pseudonyms/Alternate Names: Don A. Stuart Karl van Campen John Campbell J. W. C., Jr. John W. Campbell John Wood Campbell
