I've been reading an issue of Planet Stories from 1941 and enjoying the mad science fiction adventure tales that the magazine featured. It's a strange window into the minds of people trying to envision a future from that troubled time and I find it oddly calming. Even the transposition of obvious nautical ideas to the surface of oceans on Venus feels completely entrancing when seen through this backward glancing lens. Knowing that when these tales were written the world was on the brink of a second world war rather than an age of outward expansion is both fascinating and unsettling. Certainly not for every taste but perfect for my annual pulp dive!
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