Judgment Night: A Selection of Science Fiction (Golden Age Masterworks)

by C.L. Moore

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Released in 1952, Judgment Night collects five Moore novellas from the pages of editor John W. Campbell, Jr.'s Astounding Science Fiction magazine:

''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;

''Paradise Street'' (September, 1950) shows a futuristic take on the old western conflict between lone hunter and wilderness-taming settlers.

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.

  • ISBN10 1473222532
  • ISBN13 9781473222533
  • Publish Date 13 June 2019
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Gollancz
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 352
  • Language English