Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #36.
We have another great issue featuring not one, but two full-length booksâGeorge O. Smithâs classic collection of linked science fiction stories, Venus Equilateral, and Hulbert Footnerâs mystery, Officer!
As always, our acquiring editors have cooked up some delights. From Michael Bracken comes an original police procedural from H.K. Slade, âA Body at the Dam.â Barb Goffman has unearthed âRun Donât Run,â by Mary Saums, which I know youâll enjoy. And Cynthia Ward brings us âShattering the Spear,â by P. DjĂšlĂ Clark, a heroic fantasy storyâwe need more of these in BCW!
Topping things off, we have another solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles, plus classic reprints by Rog Phillips (Vampires!), Lester del Rey (Superstitions in Space!), and Percy James Brebner (Kidnapping! Secret Agents!) All told, lots of terrific reading.
Hereâs the lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
âA Body at the Dam,â by H.K. Slade [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
âA Present from the Past,â by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]
âRun Donât Run,â by Mary Saums [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
âThe Missing Signorina,â by Percy James Brebner [short story]
Officer! by Hulbert Footner [novel]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
âShattering the Spear,â by P. DjĂšlĂ Clark [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]
âSuperstition,â by Lester del Rey [short story]
âA Vial of Immortality,â by Rog Phillips [short story]
Venus Equilateral, by George O. Smith [novel]