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A designation given by [[John W. Campbell|Campbell]] to stories written on old themes which breathed new life into them. [[John W. Campbell|JWC]] dropped it even quicker than he did "[[mutant]]", with a final defiant gesture or two. [[Nova Press]] was a [[publishing house]] of [[Al Ashley|Ashley]], [[EEEvans]], [[Jack Wiedenbeck|Wiedenbeck]], and [[Earl Perry|Perry]], in 1942, who soon joined [[ASP]]. | A designation given by [[John W. Campbell|Campbell]] to stories written on old themes which breathed new life into them. [[John W. Campbell|JWC]] dropped it even quicker than he did "[[mutant]]", with a final defiant gesture or two. [[Nova Press]] was a [[publishing house]] of [[Al Ashley|Ashley]], [[EEEvans]], [[Jack Wiedenbeck|Wiedenbeck]], and [[Earl Perry|Perry]], in 1942, who soon joined [[ASP]]. | ||
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| + | In [[fannish]] terms, referring to [[Willis Conover]], [[Sam Moskowitz]] defined a ''nova'' in ''[[The Immortal Storm]]'' as “a go-getter who flared with unprecedented brilliance for a short time and then faded from sight, scarcely ever to be heard from again.” | ||
Latest revision as of 16:15, 9 March 2024
(Did you mean a different Nova?)
| From Fancyclopedia 1, ca. 1944 |
| A designation given by Campbell to stories written on old themes which breathed new life into them. JWC dropped it even quicker than he did "mutant", with a final defiant gesture or two. Nova Press was a publishing house of Ashley, EEEvans, Wiedenbeck, and Perry, in 1942, who soon joined ASP. |
In fannish terms, referring to Willis Conover, Sam Moskowitz defined a nova in The Immortal Storm as “a go-getter who flared with unprecedented brilliance for a short time and then faded from sight, scarcely ever to be heard from again.”
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