Chosen by the author herself as the best of her longer-form writing, these stories show a gifted wordsmith working at the height of her talents: ‘ Judgment Night‘ first published in August and September, 1943 balances a lush rendering of a future galactic empire with a sober meditation on the nature of power and its inevitable loss ‘The Code’ July, 1945 pays homage to the classic Faust with modern theories and Lovecraftian dread ‘Promised Land’ February, 1950 and ‘Heir Apparent’ July, 1950 both document the grim twisting that mankind must undergo in order to spread into the solar system and ‘Paradise Street’ September, 1950 shows a futuristic take on the old western conflict between lone hunter and wilderness-taming settlers.Įxcept for ‘ Judgment Night,’ all of these pieces were originally published under the pen name Lawrence O’Donnell. Campbell, Jr.’s Astounding Science Fiction magazine. Released in 1952 from Gnome Press, Judgment Night collects five Moore novellas from the pages of editor John W. Moore, presented here in her first published book - Judgment Night. All of them the unique visions of science fiction master C.L. Five different tales of conflict and discovery.
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