Gary Scott Beatty's Strange Horror

Gary Scott Beatty's Strange Horror

Gods of Aazurn: Captain (2)

A pulp-style sci-fi adventure.

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Gary Scott Beatty
Dec 17, 2024
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I realize now this Captain story is not only about life and living, but about sci-fi itself.

Stories in the golden age of sci-fi (and, yes, all the gold color in this story is on purpose) in the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s were about hope — facing tomorrow with optimism and a bunch of new science gadgets. The starship here is named Future. The planet is Heofon, …

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