Today I’ve reviewed the 30th and 31st story in my series on the science fictional media landscape of the future. In Edmond Hamilton’s “Requiem” (1962), the newsmen and women of the far future descend en masse to witness Earth’s death. And in John Anthony West’s snarky satire “George” (1961), the titular character’s body slowly atrophies while ensconced in the living room watching TV.
Previously: Sydney J. Van Scyoc’s “Shatter the Wall” (1962).
Up Next: Russell Bates’ “Hello, Walls and Fences” (1973) and “Warning: The Surgeon General Has Determined…:” (1977)
3.5/5 (Good)
Edmond Hamilton’s “Requiem” first appeared in Amazing Stories, ed. Cele Goldsmith (April 1962). You can read it online here.
In 2020, I read Hamilton’s brilliant “What’s It Like Out There?” (1952) which obliterated my ignorant view of his fiction. I asked some of my readers for other ruminative Hamilton works (i.e. not the pulp cosmos-exploding adventures he’s best known for) and “Friend of the Site” Brian Collins mentioned “Requiem.” And onto the queue, it went as it fit this series. Thank you!
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