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The Last Man in New York by Paul MacNamara Sep 15, 2024

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Joe Dunn and Julie are the sole survivors in a vast city of silence and death! The Last Man in New York by Paul MacNamara, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

We’ve narrated several last-man-on-Earth stories, but this one is different, as you are about to find out. It was written by Paul MacNamara, a man who has one published story—and that’s it. We know nothing else about him.

Our story was published eighty years ago in the Fall 1944 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories magazine. Let’s turn to page 32, The Last Man in New York by Paul MacNamara…

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A Hitch in Space by Fritz Leiber Sep 11, 2024

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My Space-partner was a good reliable sidekick—but his partner was something else! A Hitch in Space by Fritz Leiber, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Today’s story appeared in only the third issue of Worlds of Tomorrow magazine in August 1963. You will find it on the cover and on page 78, A Hitch in Space by Fritz Leiber…

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Hot Planet by Hal Clement - Sci Fi Short Story From the 1960s Sep 10, 2024

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Mercury had no atmosphere—everyone knew that. Why was it developing one now? Hot Planet by Hal Clement, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Harry Clement Stubbs, better known by his pen name Hal Clement, was born in Somerville, Massachusetts, in May 1922. He graduated from Harvard University with a degree in astronomy in 1943. While still a college student, he published his first story, Proof, in the June 1942 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.

Though Clement wrote relatively few short stories—around 30 in total—and only 8 novels, his work was highly regarded. His skill as a writer earned him the prestigious title of the 17th Grand Master from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 1999.

Appearing in the pages of Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in August 1963, on page 6 you will find, Hot Planet by Hal Clement…

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The Venus Evil by Chester S. Geier Sep 02, 2024

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In the sweet Venusian spring, when iridescent butterflies swarmed and deer-things scampered, it was both necessary and good for Richard Farris to kill George Pearce. The Venus Evil by Chester S. Geier, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Another day, another author making his debut on our podcast. Chester S. Geier. He was born in 1921 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. He wrote about 80 short stories, more than half of them in the 1940s. His first paid published story was, A Length of Rope, in 1941 and his last short story, The Astral Exile, was published in 1953. We know very little about him but we know that he was deaf from the age of twelve.

And I know that I love this story. It was published in the summer of 1947 about the time of the Roswell incident in Roswell, New Mexico. To this day some believe that an extraterrestrial spacecraft crash landed near Roswell and that aliens were aboard the spaceship. From Planet Stories Magazine in the Summer of 1947 turn to page 68, The Venus Evil by Chester S. Geier…

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The Ultimate Vice by A. Bertram Chandler Sep 01, 2024

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Hallam wanted to get out of space – but even more he wanted to make a fortune first. Now he had found a way to do it – by selling – The Ultimate Vice by A. Bertram Chandler, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Arthur Bertram Chandler was born in England in 1912, forty four years later he moved to Australia and became an Australian citizen. He wrote more than 150 short stories starting with This Means War! in 1944. He also wrote more than 40 novels. He is perhaps most well-known for his John Grimes novels and for the Rim World Series.

He was a merchant marine officer, sailing the world in everything from steamers to troopships for three decades. This experience is often woven into his writing. His descriptions of life aboard spaceships and the relationships between members of the crew come from his experience aboard seagoing ships.

His debut on our podcast also marks the debut of Space Travel magazine in July 1958. Space Travel magazine was published for only three issues, although the magazine got its start as Imaginative Tales in 1954 before the short lived rebranding. We will find our story on page 100, The Ultimate Vice by A. Bertram Chandler…

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The Parasite by Arthur C. Clarke Aug 29, 2024

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Ever done anything for no particular reason at all ? Ever feel as if you were arguing with yourself? Do you sometimes get the feeling that you’re really two people who are at odds over the basic rights and wrongs of life? . . . The Parasite by Arthur C. Clarke, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Today’s story appeared in the short lived Avon Science Fiction And Fantasy Reader. It was the second and last issue published in the ASFAFR in April 1953. We will discover this intriguing tale on page 119, The Parasite by Arthur C. Clarke…

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The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster Aug 28, 2024

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In a future where human contact is almost eliminated by The Machine, Vashti’s tranquil, isolated life is interrupted by a plea from her son, to experience the world outside the Machine’s influence. As Vashti struggles to understand his desire to see the stars from the Earth’s surface, a profound disconnect between their realities begins to emerge. The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Edward Morgan Forster, born in 1879, was a renowned English author celebrated for his novels A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India. His works have been adapted into well-known films, A Room with a View, which featured Maggie Smith and Helena Bonham Carter, and Howards End, starring Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson.

Science Fiction fans will perhaps remember him forever for the amazing story you are about to hear. It was the most requested story we had never narrated until today. First published in 1909 this dystopian short story explores a future society where humanity lives underground, entirely dependent on a vast, all-encompassing machine that provides for their every need, The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster…

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An Enemy of Peace by Robert Silverberg Aug 27, 2024

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When enemies of peace threaten the System, they must be eliminated. There are many ways to do this. And if all else fails, you can always go to war with them. An Enemy of Peace by Robert Silverberg, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

The February 1957 issue of Fantastic magazine contained a story we heard not that long ago, The Mystery of Deneb IV by Robert Silverberg. There was also a story in that magazine on page 86 by Ralph Burke, but it was really written by one of our favorite authors, An Enemy of Peace by Robert Silverberg…

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Until Life Do Us Part by Winston Marks - Immortality Science Fiction Aug 25, 2024

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It's a long life, when you’re immortal. To retain sanity you've got to be unemotional. To be unemotional, you can't fall in love… Until Life Do Us Part by Winston Marks, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Let’s jump in our time machine and go back to June 1955 and open the pages of If Worlds of Science Fiction Magazine to page 72, Until Life Do Us Part by Winston Marks…

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