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THE VISIONS OF JOHN W. CAMPBELLHere are the finest stories by the man who almost single-handedly created modern science fiction--the writer who taught a generation to dream...and to write of all possible futures.TWILIGHTHe was a mere hitchhiker now, but he had once seen the far, far future...and had returned to mourn what he had seen!THE MACHINEThe machine was ultimately benevolent...so benevolent that it gave mankind the ultimate but most unwanted gift!FORGETFULNESSThey were like children in the museum of Earth's glorious past...children who had forgotten so much, but whose powers were those of gods!And the classic that was to become the movie THE THING: WHO GOES THERE?The Thing was the most dreadful threat men had ever faced...a creature that could be any one--or all--of them!And many more!Contents:· Introduction: The Three Careers of John W. Campbell · Lester del Rey · in · The Last Evolution · ss Amazing Aug ’32 · Twilight [as by Don A. Stuart; Dying Earth] · ss Astounding Nov ’34 · The Machine [as by Don A. Stuart; Machine, et seq] · ss Astounding Feb ’35 · The Invaders [as by Don A. Stuart; Machine, et seq] · ss Astounding Jun ’35 · Rebellion [as by Don A. Stuart; Machine, et seq] · nv Astounding Aug ’35 · Blindness [as by Don A. Stuart] · ss Astounding Mar ’35 · Elimination [as by Don A. Stuart] · ss Astounding May ’36 · Forgetfulness [as by Don A. Stuart] · nv Astounding Jun ’37 · Out of Night [as by Don A. Stuart; Sarn] · nv Astounding Oct ’37 · Cloak of Aesir [as by Don A. Stuart; Sarn] · na Astounding Mar ’39 · Who Goes There? [as by Don A. Stuart] · na Astounding Aug ’38 · Space for Industry · ar Astounding Apr ’60 · Afterword: Postscriptum · Mrs. John Campbell · aw
