On the eve of the Golden Age of Science Fiction, Alfred Bester launched his science fiction career by winning the $50 Grand Prize in Thrilling Wonder Stories first amateur writer's contest in its April 1939 issue with his debut story, "The Broken Axiom." Also discussed is the illustration for the story by Frank R. Paul, and Bester's second story, "No Help Wanted" from the December 1939 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories.
AUTHORS MENTIONED
• A. E. van Vogt
• Robert Heinlein
• Isaac Asimov
• Clifford D. Simak
• Ray Cummings
• Luigi Pirandello
OTHER STORIES DISCUSSED
• Black Destroyer
• The World of the Red Sun
• Six Characters in Search of an Author
• Zeoh-X
PDFs of Bester's first two stories can be found here:
• Thrilling Wonder Stories, April 1939
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• Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1939
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