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New Worlds is a British
science fiction magazine that began in 1936 as a
fanzine called Novae Terrae. It was first published professionally in 1946, edited by
John Carnell. It was the leading British science fiction publication during the period to 1960 described by historian
Mike Ashley as the magazine's "Golden Age". Early issues featured
John Wyndham's "The Living Lies", under his John Beynon alias, and "Inheritance", an early story by
Arthur C. Clarke. "Escapement" by
J. G. Ballard appeared in the December 1956 issue; this was Ballard's first professionally published work, and he went on to become a significant figure in science fiction in the 1960s. After 1964, when
Michael Moorcock became editor, the magazine featured experimental and
avant-garde material, and it became the focus of the modernist
New Wave of science fiction. Reaction among the science fiction community was mixed, with partisans and opponents of the New Wave debating the merits of New Worlds in the columns of fanzines, such as Speculation. Several of the regular contributors during this period, including
Brian Aldiss and
Thomas M. Disch, became major names in science fiction. (
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From today's featured article
New Worlds is a British
science fiction magazine that began in 1936 as a
fanzine called Novae Terrae. It was first published professionally in 1946, edited by
John Carnell. It was the leading British science fiction publication during the period to 1960 described by historian
Mike Ashley as the magazine's "Golden Age". Early issues featured
John Wyndham's "The Living Lies", under his John Beynon alias, and "Inheritance", an early story by
Arthur C. Clarke. "Escapement" by
J. G. Ballard appeared in the December 1956 issue; this was Ballard's first professionally published work, and he went on to become a significant figure in science fiction in the 1960s. After 1964, when
Michael Moorcock became editor, the magazine featured experimental and
avant-garde material, and it became the focus of the modernist
New Wave of science fiction. Reaction among the science fiction community was mixed, with partisans and opponents of the New Wave debating the merits of New Worlds in the columns of fanzines, such as Speculation. Several of the regular contributors during this period, including
Brian Aldiss and
Thomas M. Disch, became major names in science fiction. (
Full article...)
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A series of rock formations, with the Dedo de Deus (God's Finger) peak in the background, at the Serra dos Órgãos National Park in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Established in 1939 as the country's third national park, Serra dos Órgãos National Park contains the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range as well as several water sources. Photograph: Carlos Perez Couto, edit: The Photographer
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