A groundbreaking science fiction novelette from the early days of Galaxy magazineâplus a new foreword by Paul Di Filippo.
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Appearing in the second issue of Galaxy dated November 1950, Honeymoon in Hell showcased the magazineâs distinctive identity as opposed to other publications of its timeâdarker, more socially aware, sometimes sexually frank in ways that were shocking for the era. Dealing with copulation and its desired consequences, Honeymoon in Hell avoided euphemismsâand used a satirical attack that parodied magazine taboos.
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The covers of pulp magazines depicted monsters putting near-naked females in peril, but the narratives under the cover offered no equivalent. Brownâs hastily married couple, sent to the moon to see if they can breed a male childâall births on Earth over recent months having been femaleâencounter problems emotional as well as practical. This book includes both the landmark novelette and a new foreword by Paul Di Filippo.
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About the series:
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Debuting in 1950, Galaxy was science fictionâs most admired, widely circulated, and influential magazine, known for publication of full-length novels, novellas, and novelettes by giants in the field. The Galaxy Project is a selection of the best of Galaxy, with new forewords by some of todayâs top writers. Initial selections include work by Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Lester del Rey, Robert A. Heinlein, Damon Knight, C. M. Kornbluth, Walter M. Miller, Jr., Frederik Pohl, Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg, William Tenn (Philip Klass), and Kurt Vonnegut. Foreword contributors include Paul Di Filippo, David Drake, John Lutz, Barry N. Malzberg, and Robert Silverberg. The Galaxy Project is committed to publishing new work in the spirit of Galaxy magazine and its founding editor, H. L. Gold
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