THE ULTIMATE COSMOS How a 1933 Serial Reshaped Science Fiction

The creators of The Visual History of Science Fiction Fandom bring you the story of Cosmos -- a remarkable serial novel from 1933, with chapters by sixteen of the most prominent authors of the day. A rousing space opera with sweeping galactic scope and epic battles in space! Yet even more astonishing is the tale of how this extravagant novel came to be. Orchestrated by a scrappy, ambitious cadre of young fans -- mostly teenagers -- the creation of Cosmos is a seminal episode in the history of science fiction. Unique to this publication are thirty-seven original illustrations by Clay Ferguson, Jr., commissioned by the editors for private editions of the novel and the personal inscriptions of the authors to Raymond A. Palmer, the primary force behind an event that reshaped the genre. The impact on the novel’s editors and authors echoed through the decades that followed. Also here: Arthur J. Banks, Francis Flagg, E. Hoffman Price, P. Schuyler Miller, Lloyd A. Eshbach...in the world of the early pulp writers, all famous, prolific names! This 350-page, profusely illustrated and documented volume presents the full text of Cosmos in the most accessible form yet published. More importantly, the book brings to life the history and impact of the novel through the words of its editors and authors. All of the original covers, artwork, correspondence and more is reproduced from the original published pages. Only the story itself has been newly typeset for easy reading.