Under the Moons of Mars: A History and Anthology of the Scientific Romance in the Munsey Magazines, 1912-1920

THE PUBLICATION of Under the Moons of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs in THE ALL-STORY MAGAZINE in 1912 brought onto the magazine scene a writer whose instantaneous and phenomenal popularity shaped the policies of the early pulp magazines, making them the focal center of science fiction and inspiring a school of writers who made the scientific romance he wrote the most accepted form for more than twenty years. This book tells the history of the early years of that colorful writing cycle and puts it into perspective of the publishing world of the period. It also includes a selection from each of the most acclaimed who wrote in the tradition of Edgar Rice Burroughs.The history is chronological, with appropriate flashbacks, and written to be read for entertainment as well as information. Yet it is in every sense a reference, for careful attention has been paid to precise accuracy of titles, dates, rates of payment, biographical matter, and factuality. The bulk of the information provided was obtained from primary sources and has not appeared elsewhere.This volume is a continuation of the editor's Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911.Contents:PREFACEUNDER THE MOONS OF MARS by Edgar Rice Burroughs (1912)DARKNESS AND DAWN by George Allan England (1912)POLARIS OF THE SNOWS by Charles B. Stilson (1916)PALOS OF THE DOG STAR PACK by J. U. Giesy (1918)FRIEND ISLAND by Francis Stevens (1918)THE MOON POOL by A. Merritt (1918)THE GIRL IN THE GOLDEN ATOM by Ray Cummings (1919)THE MAD PLANET by Murray Leinster (1920)THE BLIND SPOT by Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint (1921)A HISTORY OF "THE SCIENTIFIC ROMANCE" IN THE MUNSEY MAGAZINES, 1912-1920, by Sam Moskowitz