Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell
So what does everyone think of the John Campbell book that gave us The Thing from Another World and The Thing? The movies tend to eclipse the source material, for better or for worse, so I never see...
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I agree that the writing style is a problem, but the story is still exciting.
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I read it when I was about 12 and loved it, so I can't really be objective but I'm probably best off never re-reading it.
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I've only read the abridged version that FJA published in FM years ago, and I wasn't much taken with that. Probably was about 12 at the time myself.
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Well, for those who used CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED as a shortcut in school, here's similar type "Who Goes There?" refresher course:http://www.goldenageofscifi.info/pdf/Who_Goes_There_Starstream_Comic.pdf
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Rick wrote:I've only read the abridged version that FJA published in FM years ago, and I wasn't much taken with that. Probably was about 12 at the time myself.Thanks for jogging my memory, Rick. I...
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I cannot bring myself to auction this one off, even with my eyesight not up tp reading small print anymore, a true classic...
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Here's that illustration, MP, and a couple of others from that FM abridgment.These are from FM #12 and #13. Issue 12 also announced the death of Ernest Thesiger, while #13 did the same for George...
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The Campbell story is more suspenseful than scary, because we hardly ever see an alien in its true form. Really, it's a classic of sf problem-solving: how can you identify an alien that is able to...
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Been about a year since I read it. For the most part,I liked it. I didn't like the ending. If I remember right,the alien was building an atomic power source out of parts he took from the compound. It...
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