Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #38.
This issue, we have some real gemsâstarting with our featured story, Hope Mirrleesâs Lud-in-the-Mist. Itâs a true classic of fantasy, acclaimed by critics for generations. Plus we have a Hashknife Hartley historical adventure novel (okay, you can call it a Western!) from W.C. Tuttle. Our acquiring editors have been busy, too. Michael Bracken snagged an original private eye tale from Laird Long, Barb Goffman found a terrific John M. Floyd story, and Cynthia Ward picked up a great science fiction story by Nisi Shawl and Michael Ehart.
And Iâve been busy picking out stories, tooâjust so you donât think Iâm resting on the magazineâs laurels. This issue has a classic-style detective yarn from new author Saul Golubcow (the first of of three stories weâll be running in this series), plus classic science fiction from Lester del Rey, John W. Campbell Jr., and Otis Adelbert Kline.
Hereâs the lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
âToy Ployâ by Laird Long [Michael Bracken Presents short story]
âA Robberâs Craftâ by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery]
âThe Cost of Livingâby Saul Golubcow [novelet]
âThe Barlow Boysâ by John M. Floyd [Barb Goffman Presents short story]
The Buckaroo of Blue Wells, by W. C. Tuttle [novel]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
âIn Blood and Songâ by Nisi Shawl and Michael Ehart [Cynthia Ward Presents short story]
âShadows of Empireâ by Lester del Rey [short story]
âThe Immortality Seekersâ by John W. Campbell, Jr. [novelet]
âMeteor Men of Marsâ by Harry Cord and Otis Adelbert Kline [short story]
Lud-in-the-Mist, by Hope Mirrlees [novel]