{"product_id":"2940011886072","title":"Lost Pulp Sci-Fi from 1950s for Hardcore Fans Only","description":"Before sci-fi got cute and discovered its softer side, it was hardboiled to the core – as were it hardcore readers.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIts masters were weaned on pulp fiction at a time in the second half of the 20th century when man actually began to reach out for the stars. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen I recently discovered some of the lost masterpieces that fill this 298-page, beautifully illustrated compilation produced exclusively for Kindle, once again I was amazed at how good the writing was of these long-forgotten visionaries. \u003cbr\u003e Hardboiled, sci-fi tales like \"The Man Who Hated Mars,\"  \"The Machine That Saved the World,\" or \"Alien Offer, \"brought back the same excitement I first felt as a young man when I stumbled upon my first vintage Sci-Fi pulp story. \u003cbr\u003eIn addition to these magnificent gems, this compilation includes the great Robert Silverberg's first novel,  \"Starman's Quest,\" which he wrote when he was 19 years old. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI believe you will find this compilation not a walk down lost memories but instead a rediscovery or great things yet to come. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChet Dembeck","brand":"Publisher of One","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145232269552,"sku":"2940011886072","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011886072_p0.jpg?v=1763550621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011886072","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}