''The Radium Pool'' is a collection of
science fiction
Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
stories by American writer
Ed Earl Repp
Ed Earl Repp (May 22, 1901 – February 14, 1979) was an American writer, including screenwriter and novelist.
His stories appeared in several of the early pulp magazines including '' Air Wonder Stories'', ''Science Wonder Stories'' and ''Am ...
, comprising the title novella and two
short stories
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. It was published in
1949
Events
January
* January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025
* January 2 – Luis ...
by
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc.
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc., or FPCI, was an American science fiction and fantasy small press specialty publishing company established in 1946. It was the fourth small press company founded by William L. Crawford.
Crawford's first com ...
in an edition of 700 hardcover and 300 paperback copies. The stories originally appeared in the magazines ''
Amazing Stories
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'' and ''
Science Wonder Stories
''Wonder Stories'' was an early American science fiction magazine which was published under several titles from 1929 to 1955. It was founded by Hugo Gernsback in 1929 after he had lost control of his first science fiction magazine, ''Amazing Sto ...
''.
Contents
* "The Radium Pool" (1929)
* "The Phantom of Terror" (1933)
* "The Red Dimension" (1930)
References
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External links
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1949 short story collections
Science fiction short story collections
Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. books
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