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Jack Gaughan (1930–1985)

Author of King of the World's Edge

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Works by Jack Gaughan

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The Fellowship of the Ring (1954) — Cover artist, some editions — 53,094 copies
The Two Towers (1954) — Cover artist, some editions — 47,082 copies
The Return of the King (1955) — Cover artist, some editions — 45,175 copies
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 15,441 copies
The Stars My Destination (1956) — Illustrator, some editions — 6,176 copies
Downbelow Station (1981) — Illustrator, some editions — 2,777 copies
Dr. Bloodmoney (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,989 copies
The Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag (1959) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,892 copies
The Weirdstone of Brisingamen (1960) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,883 copies
The King in Yellow (1895) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,808 copies
Triplanetary (1948) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,771 copies
Waldo & Magic, Inc. (1950) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,677 copies
Darkover Landfall (1972) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,635 copies
City of Illusions (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,551 copies
The Einstein Intersection (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,548 copies
Stormbringer (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,494 copies
First Lensman (1950) — Cover artist, some editions; Cover artist, some editions — 1,441 copies
Galactic Patrol (1950) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,310 copies
Gray Lensman (1951) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,283 copies
Witch World (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,254 copies
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1955) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,251 copies
Second Stage Lensman (1953) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,225 copies
The Heritage of Hastur (1975) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,194 copies
The Game-Players of Titan (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,191 copies
The Bloody Sun (1964) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,189 copies
Children of the Lens (1954) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,179 copies
The Warlock in Spite of Himself (1969) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,149 copies
The Zap Gun (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,061 copies
The Skylark of Space (1928) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,040 copies
Star of Danger (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 1,019 copies
Necromancer (1962) — Cover artist, some editions — 942 copies
Masters of the Vortex (1960) — Cover artist, some editions — 860 copies
Time and Again (1951) — Cover artist, some editions — 855 copies
The Green Brain (1966) — Frontispiece, some editions — 847 copies
Year of the Unicorn (1965) — Illustrator, some editions; Cover artist, some editions — 813 copies
Web of the Witch World (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 802 copies
The Book of Ptath (1942) — Cover artist, some editions — 794 copies
The Eyes of the Overworld (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 786 copies
Skylark Three (1930) — Cover artist, some editions — 756 copies
The maker of universes (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 731 copies
Three against the Witch World (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 710 copies
Skylark of Valeron (1949) — Cover artist, some editions — 709 copies
The Crystal Gryphon (1973) — Cover artist, some editions — 696 copies
Warlock of the Witch World (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 679 copies
Sorceress of the Witch World (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 674 copies
Skylark Duquesne (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 670 copies
Spell of the Witch World (1972) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 638 copies
The worlds of Robert A. Heinlein (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 623 copies
The Weapon Makers (1947) — Cover artist, some editions — 615 copies
Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 572 copies
Four for Tomorrow (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 572 copies
Key Out of Time (1963) — Frontispiece, some editions — 566 copies
The Whole Man (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 553 copies
Merlin's Mirror (1975) — Cover artist, some editions — 541 copies
The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith (1993) — Cover artist, some editions — 541 copies
A Private Cosmos (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 540 copies
Gryphon in Glory (1981) — Cover artist, some editions — 497 copies
Quag Keep (1978) — Cover artist, some editions — 481 copies
'Ware Hawk (1983) — Cover artist, some editions — 470 copies
The Ganymede Takeover (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 458 copies
The X Factor (1965) — Illustrator, some editions; Cover artist, some editions — 449 copies
Lore of the Witch World (1980) — Illustrator, some editions — 445 copies
Berserker's Planet (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 436 copies
The Silkie (1969) — Cover artist, some editions — 425 copies
Dark Piper (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 414 copies
Almuric (1939) — Illustrator, some editions — 409 copies
High sorcery (1970) — Illustrator, some editions — 398 copies
Hunters of Gor (1974) — Illustrator, some editions — 395 copies
The Book of Frank Herbert (1952) — Cover artist, some editions — 385 copies
Of Men and Monsters (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 381 copies
Operation Time Search (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 380 copies
Here Abide Monsters (1973) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 369 copies
Diadem from the Stars (1977) — Illustrator, some editions — 366 copies
Quest Crosstime (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 365 copies
The House That Stood Still (1950) — Cover artist, some editions — 364 copies
Secret of the Lost Race (1959) — Cover artist, some editions — 364 copies
The Universe Against Her (1964) — Illustrator, some editions — 362 copies
Judgement on Janus (1963) — Illustrator, some editions — 362 copies
The Universe Maker (1953) — Cover artist, some editions — 352 copies
The Long Way Home (1955) — Cover artist, some editions — 345 copies
The Reproductive System (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 331 copies
Yurth Burden (1978) — Illustrator, some editions; Cover artist, some editions — 318 copies
Starshine (1940) — Cover artist, some editions — 312 copies
Garan the Eternal (1973) — Illustrator, some editions — 312 copies
The Rituals of Infinity (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 300 copies
Limbo (1952) — Cover artist, some editions — 295 copies
Lamarchos (1978) — Illustrator, some editions — 275 copies
Three Worlds to Conquer (1960) — Cover artist, some editions — 274 copies
Space Lords (1961) — Cover artist, some editions — 271 copies
Sos the Rope (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 259 copies
The Horn of Time (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 253 copies
Empire Star (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 244 copies
The Many Worlds of Andre Norton (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 243 copies
The Star Kings (1949) — Cover artist, some editions — 239 copies
Nebula Award Stories Number Two (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 238 copies
The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph (1966) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 236 copies
None But Man (1969) — Cover artist, some editions — 236 copies
Halcyon Drift (1972) — Cover artist, some editions; Cover artist, some editions — 226 copies
Rocannon's World / The Kar-Chee Reign (1900) — Cover artist, some editions — 224 copies
The Book of Philip Jose Farmer (1973) — Cover artist, some editions — 223 copies
Quicksand (1969) — Cover artist, some editions — 219 copies
Rhapsody in Black (1973) — Illustrator, some editions — 210 copies
A Darkness in My Soul (1972) — Illustrator — 209 copies
The 1976 Annual World's Best SF (1976) — Cover artist, some editions — 208 copies
The 1975 Annual World's Best SF (1975) — Cover artist, some editions — 204 copies
The Queen of Zamba (1949) — Cover artist, some editions — 198 copies
The dreaming Earth (1961) — Cover artist, some editions — 194 copies
The Stardroppers (1972) — Cover artist, some editions — 190 copies
The R-Master (1973) — Cover artist, some editions — 188 copies
Out of the Dead City (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 184 copies
The Escape Orbit (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 182 copies
Isaac Asimov Presents The Great SF Stories 1 (1939) (1939) — Cover designer, some editions — 180 copies
World's Best Science Fiction: 1969 (1969) — Illustrator, some editions — 178 copies
World's Best Science Fiction: 1971 (1971) — Illustrator, some editions — 176 copies
Ocean on Top (1976) — Cover artist, some editions — 173 copies
The Dark Intruder and Other Stories / Falcons of Narabedla (Ace Double F-273) (1972) — Cover artist, some editions — 173 copies
Mention My Name in Atlantis (1972) — Illustrator, some editions; Cover artist, some editions — 167 copies
The Ship that Sailed the Time Stream (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 166 copies
Swan Song (1975) — Illustrator, some editions — 165 copies
World's Best Science Fiction: 1970 (1970) — Illustrator, some editions — 160 copies
The golden people (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 159 copies
The Cometeers (1936) — Cover artist, some editions — 156 copies
The Houses of Iszm (1954) — Cover artist, some editions — 154 copies
Time tunnel (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 151 copies
The Book of Fritz Leiber (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 142 copies
The Book of Poul Anderson (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 141 copies
World's Best Science Fiction: 1968 (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 141 copies
Strange doings (1972) — Cover artist, some editions — 138 copies
Mutiny in Space (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 134 copies
Battle for the Stars (1961) — Illustrator, some editions — 134 copies
Son of the Tree (1951) — Cover artist, some editions — 124 copies
Prince of Scorpio (1974) — Illustrator, some editions — 122 copies
The repairmen of Cyclops (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 119 copies
World's Best Science Fiction: 1967 (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 118 copies
The Blind Spot (1921) — Cover artist, some editions — 114 copies
The Kar-Chee Reign & Rogue Dragon (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 113 copies
The Worlds of Science Fiction (1963) — Illustrator, some editions — 112 copies
The Dragon Masters / The Five Gold Bands (1962) — Cover artist — 110 copies
World's Best Science Fiction: 1966 (1966) — Illustrator, some editions — 109 copies
The Best from Fantasy and Science Fiction: 14th Series (1965) — Illustrator — 107 copies
One Against the Legion (1939) — Cover artist, some editions — 107 copies
The Ultimate Weapon (1936) — Cover artist, some editions — 105 copies
Bladesman of Antares (1975) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 104 copies
Fliers of Antares (1975) — Illustrator, some editions; Cover artist, some editions — 104 copies
The 1979 Annual World's Best SF (1979) — Cover artist, some editions — 104 copies
The Well of the Worlds (1952) — Illustrator, some editions — 103 copies
The second book of Fritz Leiber (1975) — Cover artist, some editions — 102 copies
World's Best Science Fiction: 1965 (1964) — Illustrator, some editions — 101 copies
Renegade of Kregen (1976) — Illustrator, some editions — 98 copies
Orbit 1 (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 95 copies
Empire Star / The Tree Lord of Imeten (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 93 copies
S.O.S. From Three Worlds (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 93 copies
Tomorrow and Tomorrow (1956) — Cover artist, some editions — 92 copies
The day of the star cities (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 91 copies
The Unholy City (1937) — Cover Artist, some editions — 91 copies
A Talent for the Invisible (1973) — Cover artist, some editions — 90 copies
The Castaways of Tanagar (1981) — Illustrator, some editions — 89 copies
Empress of Outer Space / The Alternate Martians (1965) — Illustrator — 87 copies
The Million Year Hunt / Ships to the Stars (1964) — Cover artist — 86 copies
Rogue Dragon (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 85 copies
Fear That Man / Toyman (1969) — Cover artist, some editions — 83 copies
Soft Come the Dragons [and] Dark of the Woods (1970) — Cover artist, some editions — 83 copies
Off center : a Scintillating Science Fiction Collection (1952) — Cover artist, some editions — 83 copies
The Astronauts Must Not Land / The Space-Time Juggler (1963) — Cover artist — 82 copies
Manhounds of Antares (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 81 copies
Spacehawk, Inc. (1974) — Illustrator, some editions — 81 copies
The Star Mill (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 80 copies
Ships to the Stars (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 77 copies
The Fall of the Dream Machine / The Star Venturers (1969) — Cover artist — 77 copies
Bright New Universe (1967) — Illustrator, some editions — 77 copies
Hellflower (1953) — Cover artist, some editions — 76 copies
Turning On (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 76 copies
Stranger Than You Think / The Ship That Sailed the Time Stream (1965) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 76 copies
The Proxy Intelligence and Other Mind Benders (1971) — Cover artist, some editions — 76 copies
The Jewels of Aptor / Second Ending (1962) — Cover artist — 75 copies
Endless Shadow / The Arsenal of Miracles (1964) — Cover artist — 75 copies
The wrath of Fu Manchu (1973) — Cover artist, some editions — 75 copies
Beyond the Stars (1963) — Illustrator, some editions — 75 copies
The Wizard of Starship Poseidon / Let The Spacemen Beware (1963) — Cover artist — 74 copies
King of the World's Edge (1939) — Cover artist, some editions — 73 copies
Cradle of the Sun / The Wizards of Senchuria (1969) — Cover artist — 73 copies
A Planet of Your Own / The Beasts of Kohl (Ace Double) (1966) — Illustrator; Cover artist — 72 copies
The Star Virus / Mask of Chaos (1970) — Cover artist — 72 copies
So Bright the Vision / Man Who Saw Tomorrow (Ace #H-95) (1966) — Cover artist — 71 copies
The Planeteers / The Ultimate Weapon (Ace #G-585) (1936) — Cover artist — 70 copies
The Key to Venudine / Mercenary from Tomorrow (1968) — Cover artist — 68 copies
Behold the Stars (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 67 copies
The Best from the Rest of the World (1976) — Cover artist — 67 copies
Eight Against Utopia (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 66 copies
The Last Castle / World of the Sleeper (1966) — Cover artist — 66 copies
The Duplicators / No Truce with Terra (1964) — Cover artist — 66 copies
Ipomoea / The Brass Dragon (Ace Double 37250) (1969) — Cover artist — 65 copies
The Twisted Men / One of Our Asteroids is Missing (1964) — Illustrator — 65 copies
The Prism / The Crown of Infinity (1968) — Cover artist — 64 copies
The Path Beyond the Stars (1969) — Cover artist, some editions — 64 copies
The fantastic swordsmen (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 63 copies
Rebel of Antares (1980) — Illustrator, some editions — 63 copies
Tonight We Steal the Stars / The Wagered World (Ace Double No. 81680) (1969) — Cover artist; Illustrator — 63 copies
The Time Twister (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 63 copies
The planet of the double sun (1967) — Illustrator, some editions — 63 copies
The Tin Angel (1973) — Cover artist, some editions — 62 copies
Code Duello / The Age of Ruin (1968) — Illustrator — 61 copies
The Time Mercenaries / Anthropol (1968) — Cover artist — 60 copies
The Mindblocked Man (1972) — Illustrator, some editions — 60 copies
The IF Reader of Science Fiction (1966) — Illustrator, some editions — 59 copies
The Wrecks of Time / Tramontane (Ace Double H-36) (1967) — Illustrator, some editions — 59 copies
The Gates of Time / Dwellers of the Deep (Ace Double 27400) (1970) — Cover artist, some editions — 58 copies
Off Center / The Rithian Terror (1965) — Cover artist — 58 copies
The Stolen Sun (1967) — Illustrator, some editions — 58 copies
Night Monsters (1974) — Cover Artist, some editions — 57 copies
The Lost Millennium / The Road to the Rim (1967) — Cover artist — 57 copies
Behold the Stars / Planetary Agent X (1965) — Cover artist — 57 copies
Phoenix Ship / Earthrim (1969) — Cover artist — 57 copies
Genius unlimited (1972) — Cover artist, some editions — 56 copies
The coils of time (1940) — Cover artist, some editions — 56 copies
The Communipaths / The Noblest Experiment in the Galaxy (Ace Double, 11560) (1970) — Cover artist, some editions — 56 copies
Legend of the Lost Earth [and] Alpha Centauri or Die (1963) — Cover artist; Cover artist, some editions — 52 copies
Best of John Jakes (1977) — Cover artist, some editions — 52 copies
The Star Magicians / The Off-Worlders (Vintage Ace Double, G-588) (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 51 copies
The Suiciders (1972) — Cover artist, some editions — 51 copies
Masters of the Lamp/ A Harvest of Hoodwinks (1970) — Cover artist; Frontispiece — 51 copies
The Ship From Atlantis / The Stolen Sun (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 51 copies
Danger from Vega / Clash of Star-Kings (1966) — Cover artist — 50 copies
Fugitive of the Stars / Land Beyond the Map (Ace M-111) (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 50 copies
Utopia Minus X (1966) — Illustrator, some editions — 50 copies
To Venus! To Venus! / The Jester at Scar (1970) — Illustrator — 49 copies
The Pictures of Pavanne / The Youth Monopoly (1968) — Cover artist; Illustrator — 49 copies
The ghosts of Manacle (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 48 copies
Message From the Eocene / Three Worlds of Futurity (1964) — Cover artist; Illustrator — 48 copies
The Space Barbarians / The Eyes of Bolsk (1969) — Illustrator — 47 copies
C.O.D. Mars / Alien Sea (1968) — Cover artist — 47 copies
The Rebellers / Listen! The Stars! (1963) — Cover artist — 47 copies
The Spot of Life (1932) — Cover artist, some editions — 46 copies
Flower of Doradil / A Promising Planet (Ace Double 24100) (1970) — Cover artist, some editions — 46 copies
The Proxima Project / Target: Terra (1968) — Cover artist; Illustrator — 45 copies
The hunter out of time (1965) — Illustrator, some editions — 45 copies
Slave planet (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 45 copies
Demons' World / I Want the Stars (1964) — Cover artist — 45 copies
The atom conspiracy (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 45 copies
Tales in a jugular vein (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 44 copies
The Ships of Durostorum / Alton's Unguessable (1970) — Cover artist, some editions — 44 copies
Amazing Stories: 60 Years of the Best Science Fiction (1985) — Illustrator — 44 copies
Ace Science Fiction Reader (1971) — Cover artist, some editions — 43 copies
Sideslip (1968) — Cover artist, some editions — 42 copies
Seed of the Dreamers / The Blind Worm (1970) — Cover artist; Frontispiece — 41 copies
Clash of Star-Kings (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 41 copies
Dawnman Planet / Inherit the Earth (1966) — Illustrator — 40 copies
Invasion of the Robots (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 35 copies
Dimension 4 (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 32 copies
The trees of Zharka (1975) — Cover artist — 28 copies
The Duplicators (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 24 copies
Manhounds of Antares and Arena of Antares (1981) — Illustrator, some editions — 22 copies
Gates to Tomorrow: An Introduction to Science Fiction (1973) — Cover artist, some editions — 21 copies
The ship from Atlantis (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 20 copies
The Planeteers (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 17 copies
Demon's World (1964) — Cover artist, some editions — 17 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction March 1976, Vol. 50, No. 3 (1976) — Cover artist, some editions — 17 copies
A Planet of Your Own (1966) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 15 copies
The electric sword-swallowers (1974) — Cover artist, some editions — 15 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1970 July, Vol. 30, No. 4 (1970) — Cover artist — 15 copies
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction November 1969, Vol. 37, No. 5 (1969) — Cover artist, some editions — 13 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1973 May-June, Vol. 33, No. 6 (1973) — Cover artist — 12 copies
Fugitive of the Stars (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 12 copies
Dwellers of the deep (1970) — Cover artist, some editions — 11 copies
Danger from Vega (1966) — Cover artist, some editions — 11 copies
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 01, April 1963 (1963) — Illustrator — 11 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1968 April, Vol. 26, No. 4 (1968) — Illustrator — 10 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1964 June, Vol. 22, No. 5 (1964) — Illustrator — 10 copies
The Beasts of Kohl (1966) — Cover artist, some editions; Illustrator, some editions — 9 copies
Alpha Yes, Terra No! (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 9 copies
The Wizard of Starship Poseidon (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 9 copies
Worlds of Fantasy, Vol. 1 No. 4, Spring 1971 (1971) — Cover artist — 8 copies
The Space-Time Juggler (1953) — Cover artist, some editions — 8 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1971 March, Vol. 31, No. 4 (1971) — Cover artist — 8 copies
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 02, June 1963 (1963) — Illustrator — 8 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1968 August, Vol. 27, No. 1 (1968) — Illustrator — 8 copies
The ships of Durostorum (1970) — Cover artist, some editions — 8 copies
Tramontane (1967) — Cover artist, some editions — 7 copies
Galaxy Science Fiction 1957 April, Vol. 13, No. 6 (1957) — Illustrator — 7 copies
Analog 3 (1982) — Illustrator, some editions — 7 copies
Mask of Chaos (1970) — Cover artist, some editions — 7 copies
Five against Arlane — Cover artist, some editions — 6 copies
Analog 2 (1982) — Illustrator — 6 copies
Stranger than You Think (1965) — Cover artist, some editions — 6 copies
Phoenix Ship (1969) — Cover artist, some editions — 5 copies
The Boy Who Came Back (1966) — Illustrator — 5 copies
Flight From Yesterday (1963) — Cover artist, some editions — 5 copies
Worlds of Tomorrow No. 24, Summer 1970 (1970) — Cover artist — 4 copies
Worlds of Fantasy, Vol. 1 No. 3, Winter 1970 (1971) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Infinity Science Fiction, April 1957 (1957) — Illustrator — 4 copies
Target: Terra (1968) — Cover Artist, some editions — 3 copies
A promising planet — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
The City of Ul Chalan [novelette] (1973) — Illustrator — 2 copies
The Prism — Cover artist, some editions — 2 copies
Kalki : Studies in James Branch Cabell — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy

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aving read and reviewed No Boundaries by the same authors I found this book in a store I would never imagined and with a ridicolous low price so I grabed it and start reading imediately. Bare in mind that these story was written in the middle of WW2 and are one of the most revered names in what would be called SF's Golden Age (one of it), besides this C L Moore (the wife of Kuttner) was already publishing books when women at that time were not seen as today. Well when Kuttner died in 1958, Moore stopped writing altogether and she lived until 1987. It's a shame because she was very talented woman.

Well as I said most of SF from that period has historical value but the SF used or thought are completely surpassed and most people cannot understand those books or ideas. Well this book is about four people. Two allies (one american spy and one scottish scientist) and two Axis (one renegade american and one german girl) who stumble upon an alien craft in the Sahara and they are catapulted into the far future on a dying earth where aliens control a bred some of our own human descendents.
As I said this book is in the beginning of the SF era and at my modern measure I thought this book was dull and pretty small. There is no depth to the characters and the story relies on imagery like as they arrived and the moribund earth is populated by giant worms and fylging creatures and the views are shrouded in continuous mists. This part of the book drawns there and makes us feel the desolation and melancholy of our beautiful earth. The aliens are portrayed as devilish beings that are sucking the life of our earth and they resemble more akin to Lovecraft's aliens than anything else. I wouldn't advice to read this book as a CL Moore story or Henry's Kuttner. No Boundaries is far better... Then come back to this one.

The book is quite small and at the end starts being a little strange with the plot being quite strange and confusing...
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