his stuff in other mags, but his "The Meteor
Girl" was a mighty fine piece of work. Evidently you've got
to be good to crash Astounding Stories. Interesting as it
was, though, Williamson's yarn contained a noticeable error.
In the story, the narrator and his friend witness an event
occurring twelve hours in the future at a distant place.
They then travel to that place, reaching it at a time
exactly corresponding to the time of the event witnessed.
Therefore, they should have seen themselves in the future
scene--an obvious fact which the author either failed to
consider or conveniently ignored. [But--by the story, they
did not arrive at the rock until just AFTER the events they
witnessed by means of the fourth dimension. Thus, everything
is O. K. Take another look.--Ed.] Despite this flaw the
story embodied several original ideas, had plenty of action,
and was well told. We can stand more of Williamson.

"Phalanxes of Atlans," by F. V. W. Mason, was a corker. When
writers of Mason's standing turn to Science Fiction, we fans
have much to be thankful for. Is there any chance of our
getting a story by Fred MacIsaac, Theodore Roscoe, or Erle
Stanley Gardner? All of them are first-class writers, and
they can handle Science Fiction better than many who have
specialized in that field. The only other suggestion I can
offer for improving the magazine is to have additional
illustrations within the stories, such as Wide World
Adventures used to have.

Satisfied as I am with Astounding Stories it will probably
be a long time before I write again--unless I feel called
upon to administer a few more verbal spankings to certain
obstreperous individuals!--Sears Langell, 1214 Boston Road,
New York, N. Y.

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