Charles Willard Diffin (1884–1966)
Author of Two Thousand Miles Below
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Works by Charles Willard Diffin
The Power and the Glory 2 copies
The Moon Master [Sound Recording] 2 copies
Holocaust 1 copy
The Pirate Planet 1 copy
Robot 13 1 copy
Dark Moon [Sound Recording] 1 copy
Out of thr Dreadfull Depths 1 copy
Spawn of the Stars 1 copy
The Finding of Haldgren 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Diffin, Charles Willard
- Other names
- Willard, C. D.
Diffin, Charles W. - Birthdate
- 1884-03-25
- Date of death
- 1966-05-15
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Buffalo
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Meadville, Pennsylvania, USA
- Place of death
- San Diego, California, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- USA
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If a mysterious alien shows up on Earth one day, don't disrespect him and piss him off.
That's the moral of this story, where an American firefighting ace pilot happens to be there when an alien ambassador(?) tries to introduce himself to the Soviets. The alien's destructive fit of pique is not limited to Russia, as he angrily flings meteoric rays at Earth.
Our firefighter must team up with a nerdy genius in order to figure out the alien tech and quickly come up with a way to combat it. show more Bravery and ingenuity will save the day... at least that part of the 'day' that remains to be saved.
Originally published in 1932, in Astounding Stories, this short piece is very much of its time - but is still fairly entertaining.
Read on a recommendation from my Post-Apocalyptic book club, as it was cited as a (very slight) inspiration for Arthur C. Clarke's 'Hammer of God.' show less
That's the moral of this story, where an American firefighting ace pilot happens to be there when an alien ambassador(?) tries to introduce himself to the Soviets. The alien's destructive fit of pique is not limited to Russia, as he angrily flings meteoric rays at Earth.
Our firefighter must team up with a nerdy genius in order to figure out the alien tech and quickly come up with a way to combat it. show more Bravery and ingenuity will save the day... at least that part of the 'day' that remains to be saved.
Originally published in 1932, in Astounding Stories, this short piece is very much of its time - but is still fairly entertaining.
Read on a recommendation from my Post-Apocalyptic book club, as it was cited as a (very slight) inspiration for Arthur C. Clarke's 'Hammer of God.' show less
A defenceless earth is under attack by monstrous aliens.
This was an imaginative story and was probably a novel idea in the 1930's when it was written, but the characters and plot didn't really engage me.
This was an imaginative story and was probably a novel idea in the 1930's when it was written, but the characters and plot didn't really engage me.
If a mysterious alien shows up on Earth one day, don't disrespect him and piss him off.
That's the moral of this story, where an American firefighting ace pilot happens to be there when an alien ambassador(?) tries to introduce himself to the Soviets. The alien's destructive fit of pique is not limited to Russia, as he angrily flings meteoric rays at Earth.
Our firefighter must team up with a nerdy genius in order to figure out the alien tech and quickly come up with a way to combat it. show more Bravery and ingenuity will save the day... at least that part of the 'day' that remains to be saved.
Originally published in 1932, in Astounding Stories, this short piece is very much of its time - but is still fairly entertaining.
Read on a recommendation from my Post-Apocalyptic book club, as it was cited as a (very slight) inspiration for Arthur C. Clarke's 'Hammer of God.' show less
That's the moral of this story, where an American firefighting ace pilot happens to be there when an alien ambassador(?) tries to introduce himself to the Soviets. The alien's destructive fit of pique is not limited to Russia, as he angrily flings meteoric rays at Earth.
Our firefighter must team up with a nerdy genius in order to figure out the alien tech and quickly come up with a way to combat it. show more Bravery and ingenuity will save the day... at least that part of the 'day' that remains to be saved.
Originally published in 1932, in Astounding Stories, this short piece is very much of its time - but is still fairly entertaining.
Read on a recommendation from my Post-Apocalyptic book club, as it was cited as a (very slight) inspiration for Arthur C. Clarke's 'Hammer of God.' show less
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- Works
- 22
- Also by
- 9
- Members
- 50
- Popularity
- #316,247
- Rating
- 3.0
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 23
- Languages
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