Synopsis

Picking up where Out of Night left off, the humans and Aesir plot to force the Sarn to leave the city.

History

First publication: Astounding March 1939

The last story to use the Don A. Stuart pseudonym. Continuation of Out of Night.

Review

Every bit as good as the first story, Out of Night. The story literally picks up just after the events of the earlier story, so they can be read as one story of about 100 pages, but they also can stand alone fairly well. We still ahve the same fair characterization for the time, along with a well-imagined world of the future and some imaginative science. These stories don’t have the profound philosophy of the works of Wells, but they are really fun to read. They capture all the best traits that lead people to get involved in early science fiction.