Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods! is a fascinating and nostalgic collection of radio interview transcripts from the Probabilities radio show collected and curated by Richard Wolinsky. Released 2nd Sept 2025 by Tachyon, it's 264 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats.
This is a great collection of vital speculative fiction history, collected in the interviews from 1977 to the mid 1990s with highlights from the most famous, most integral giants of the golden and silver ages. The interviews read like a literal who's who of SF history: E.E. "Doc" Smith, Theodore Sturgeon, Forrest Ackerman (who knew EVERYTHING about everything SF), Julie Schwartz, Ray Bradbury, A.E. Van Vogt, it's a huge and comprehensive list (se publisher's promotional blurb).
There's so much *history* included in the volume that it's a contemporaneous account and will undoubtedly become an important reference for future archivists and students of literature. It's a fun read in its own rights as well, there are amusing stories included, told by the people involved (many of whom are sadly no longer living).
Five stars. Well worth a read, as well as an important reference and resource for fans of SF/Fantasy and fan culture. It would be an excellent choice for public library acquisition as well as home use.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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