Pebble in the Sky was originally written in the summer of 1947 under the title " Grow Old with Me " for Startling Stories, whose editor Sam Merwin, Jr. had approached Asimov to write a forty thousand word short novel for the magazine.

It was rejected by Startling Stories on the basis that the magazine's emphasis was more on adventure than science-heavy fiction ( despite the editor inviting Asimov to write the latter as an experiment for the magazine ), and again by John W. Campbell, Asimov's usual editor.

Pebble in the Sky was originally written in the summer of 1947 under the title " Grow Old with Me " for Startling Stories, whose editor Sam Merwin, Jr. had approached Asimov to write a forty thousand word short novel for the magazine.

It was rejected by Startling Stories on the basis that the magazine's emphasis was more on adventure than science-heavy fiction ( despite the editor inviting Asimov to write the latter as an experiment for the magazine ), and again by John W. Campbell, Asimov's usual editor.

Weisinger was soon editing a range of other pulps by Standard, including Startling Stories and Captain Future, and " was in charge of no fewer than 40 titles " by 1940.

It was published in Startling Stories in 1948 ( after John W. Campbell, Jr. rejected it, according to Clarke's own account ).

Shootings, hangings and beatings were common, and the sjambok was used by guards who treated the forced laborers harshly ; a September 28, 1905, article in the South African newspaper Cape Argus detailed some of the abuse, with the heading: " In German S. W. Africa: Further Startling Allegations: Horrible Cruelty ".

When Captain Future was cancelled due to wartime paper shortages, the novel was instead published in Startling Stories ( Fall of 1946 ).

Startling Stories was an American pulp science fiction magazine, published from 1939 to 1955 by publisher Ned Pines ' Standard Magazines.

Startling ran a lead novel in every issue ; the first was The Black Flame by Stanley G. Weinbaum.

He was known for equipping his heroines with " brass bras " and implausible costumes, and the public image of science fiction in his day was partly created by his work for Startling and other magazines.

Response was positive, and the new magazine, titled Startling Stories, was duly launched, with a first issue ( pulp-sized, rather than bedsheet-sized, as many readers had requested ), dated January 1939.

Startling was launched on a bimonthly schedule, alternating months with Thrilling Wonder Stories, though in 1940 Thrilling moved to a monthly schedule that lasted for over a year.

Merwin succeeded in making Startling popular and successful, and the bimonthly schedule was resumed in 1947.

At the start of 1952 Startling switched to a monthly schedule ; this was unusual in that Startling was notionally junior to Thrilling Wonder, its sister magazine, which remained bimonthly.

Sci Fi's Quest for Atlantis: Startling New Secrets followed several different groups researching possible locations for the legendary Atlantis, one of which focused on the Bimini Road.

While his science fiction and fantasy stories appeared in such pulps as Astounding Stories, Startling Stories, Unknown and Strange Stories, he is best remembered as one of the most popular contributors to the legendary Weird Tales, and for his fantasy and horror stories set in the Appalachian Mountains, which draw on the native folklore of that region.

From the beginning, every issue of Startling contained a complete novel, along with one or two short stories ; long stories did not appear since the publisher's policy was to avoid serials.

When Standard Magazines had bought Wonder Stories in 1936, they had also acquired rights to reprint the stories that had appeared in it and in its predecessor magazines, Air Wonder Stories and Science Wonder Stories, and so Startling also included a " Hall of Fame " reprint from one of these magazines in every issue.

Startling was popular, and soon " became one of the core science fiction magazines ", according to science fiction historian Mike Ashley.

When it folded with its Spring 1944 issue, the series of novels was continued for some time in the pages of Startling ; over the next six years ten more " Captain Future " novels appeared, with the last one, Birthplace of Creation, printed in the May 1951 issue.

* U. S. Navy Historical C / The Bermuda Triangle: Startling New Secrets, Sci Fi Channel documentary ( November 2005 )

A New Human: The Startling Discovery and Strange Story of the ' Hobbits ' of Flores, Indonesia.

This theme is repeated in the inner Fountain Court, but the rhythm is faster and the windows, unpedimented on the outer façades, are given pointed pediments in the courtyard ; this has led the courtyard to be described as " Startling, as of simultaneous exposure to a great many eyes with raised eyebrows.

The Fountain Court designed by Sir Christopher Wren ( E on plan ): " Startling, as of simultaneous exposure to a great many eyes with raised eyebrows.

The earliest citation known is from 1946, in Startling Stories.

In the South Park season 12 episode " Pandemic 2: The Startling ", giant guinea pigs dressed in costumes rampage over the Earth.

" Startling / Disturbing Research on School Program Effectiveness.

* In the South Park episode " Pandemic 2: The Startling ", it can be heard being played by the Peruvian flute players near the end of the episode when Craig is narrating.

In June 1995, she delivered what Richard Long called her " second ' public ' poem ", entitled " A Brave and Startling Truth ", which commemorated the 50th anniversary of the United Nations.

Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore published novels in Startling Stories, alone and together, which were far more romantic.

* The Luck of the Secret Service ; being the Startling Adventures of Claud Heathwaite, C. B., of His Britannic Majesty's foreign office ( 1921 )

Stories also appeared in such magazines as Short Stories, Railroad Magazine, The Toronto Star, Wonder Stories, MacLean's magazine, Ghost Stories, Strange Stories, Thrilling Mystery, Startling Stories, Complete Stories, Top-Notch and others.

When they were closer and he saw that one was a woman, he was more puzzled than ever.

Morgan hesitated, thinking that if this was a trick, it was a good one.

There was no one but me.

The pony herd was the one flaw in our defense ; ;

Next to him was a young boy I was sure had sat near me at one of the trading sessions.

He grabbed her by the shoulders and went down on one knee, taking her weight so that some of the wind was driven out of him.

There was only one place where Jake Carwood's description had gone badly awry: the peace and quiet.

The town was about what Wilson expected: one main street with its rows of false-fronted buildings, a water tower, a few warehouses, a single hotel ; ;

only the counter at one end was lighted by a long fluorescent tube suspended directly above it.

In the mornings, I was informed, fluorescent tubes, similar to the one above the counter, illuminated the entire hall.

No one was behind it, but in the rear wall of the office I noticed, for the first time, a door which had been left partially open.

The one thing they had in common was their hatred.

When they reached their neighbor's house, Pamela said a few polite words to Grace and kissed Melissa lightly on the forehead, the impulse prompted by a stray thought -- of the type to which she was frequently subject these days -- that they might never see one another again.

There was only one place where the mountain might receive her -- that unnamed, unnameable pool harbored in its secret bosom.

But she was caught in it, and she faced the terrible possibility that, if it were a dream, it was one from which she might never awaken.

That was another one of those traps.

At one and the same time, she was within it but still searching for the drawbridge that would give her entry.

All the doors were open at this hour except one, and it was toward this that Stevens made his way with Russ close at his shoulder.

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