![]() ![]() In the late 90s, Williamson was still regularly publishing short stories in major magazines, including “The Firefly Tree” ( Science Fiction Age, 1997), “The Hole in the World” ( F&SF, 1997), and “Miss Million” ( Amazing Stories, 1999). Which brings me to my second favorite Jack Williamson story. ![]() He survived the coming of Campbell and continued writing into the 40s, 50s, and much later. Williamson was one of the earliest pulp writers and he had an impressive career right through the 30s. The editor, Hugo Gernsback, was notoriously slow in paying his authors… so slow, in fact, that Williamson discovered he had broken into the magazine when he first laid eyes on the issue in a magazine rack and recognized his hero on the cover. My favorite story about Jack Williamson concerns his first published story, “The Metal Man,” published in the December 1928 issue of Amazing Stories, when he was just 20 years old. ![]() Jack Williamson is a true legend among science fiction fans. ![]()
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