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THE MOON TERROR
by A. G. BIRCH

Is a stupendous weird-scientific novel of Oriental intrigue to gain control of the world.

ALSO—OTHER STORKS

In addition to the full-length novel, this book also contains three shorter stories by well-known authors of thrilling weird-scientific fiction:

OOZE
by Anthony M. Rud

Tells of a biologist who removed the growth limitations from an amoeba, and the amazing catastrophe that ensued.

PENELOPE
by Vincent Starrett

Is a fascinating tale of the star Penelope, and the fantastic thing that happened when the star was in perihelion.

AN ADVENTURE IN THE FOURTH DIMENSION
By Farnsworth Wright

Is an uproarious skit on the four-dimensional theories of the mathematicians and inter-planetary stories in general.

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a wonderful ability in this his debut to Weird fans. It isn't exactly a cover that could be painted by any of your artists and be better—simply because there's nothing sensational about it, nothing really outré, but Hannes Bok did his best with it and, by close examination, you can see it's mighty superb. His coloring sense surpasses Finlay, and, given future chances at the cover, he will, I have no doubt, give Virgil a run for his money. I only hope the rest of the fan world backs me up on this, for Hannes was first a fan-artist and then an illustrator for Weird. His story is the typical story of the struggling artist. Several years back he hitch-hiked to New York from Seattle, trying to make a scratch on the surface of the sacred doors of the literary mags. He is a protegé of Maxfield Parrish, who thought so much of him that he gave Bok a box of paints valued at far over one hundred dollars. His private collection of paintings is weirder than Weird Tales. He is a master at portraying symphonies in color, great stories and symbols. Weird Tales needs an artist with such an imagination."

Charles Chandler writes from Wooster, Ohio: "Concerning the December issue of WT: After looking at Finlay's full-page, I saw nothing but eyes—in my sleep too!—for a week. That skull! Oboyoboyoboy! As for the stories: top honors—in my humble opinion—go to C. L. Moore, although the story could have been longer. Second place, The Considerate Hosts—the illustration was worthy of comment also. I enjoyed Lovecraft's poem—many thanks for putting it in."

Robert W. Lowndes writes from Portland, Connecticut: "Reviewing the year 1939 in Weird Tales is an entirely pleasant pastime. As with all other years, there have been ups and downs, tales, covers, and illustrations which I, personally, wish you had filed in the trashcan, but, as always with WT your batting average on noteworthy material remains refreshingly high. . . . All three serials this year were weird and excellently written. While ardently fond of the works of Robert E. Howard, this critic fears that Almuric most