Dangerous Assignment — “The Lost City”

“Yeah, danger is my assignment–I get sent to a lot of places I can’t even pronounce.  They all spell the same thing, though–trouble!” Dangerous Assignment (1949-53) aired “The Lost City” on May 17, 1950. Since this is only the fifth episode we have offered of Dangerous Assignment since February of 2018 and the first since …

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Asimov’s, January/February 2021

Asimov’s, January/February 2021 “A Rocket for Dimitrios” by Ray Nayler “The Realms of Water” by Robert Reed “No Stone Unturned” by Nick Wolven “Table Etiquette for Diplomatic Personnel, in Seventeen Scenes” by Suzanne Palmer “Hunches” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch “Shy Sarah and the Draft Pick Lottery” by Ted Kosmatka “Mayor for Today” by Fran Wilde …

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Candy Matson — “Symphony of Death”

Candy Matson (1949-1951) aired “Symphony of Death” on June 19, 1950 as the 51st of its estimated 92 shows (some accounts give 93 as the number, including a pilot that aired over a year later in hopes of sparking a revival that never took place). Candy Matson is a smart, self-sufficient, female detective. Everyone is …

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Galaxy’s Edge #48, January/February 2021

Galaxy’s Edge #48, January/February 2021 “The Homecoming” by Mike Resnick (reprint, not reviewed) “The Broken Sky” by Kai Wolden “Slow Life” by Michael Swanwick (reprint, not reviewed) “Drowned Prison” by Elsie Stephens “Scion of the Storm” by Sean Patrick Hazlett “Laws of Survival” by Nancy Kress (reprint, not reviewed) “Precedent and Prejudice” by Dantzel Cherry …

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