Episode#129: Sci-Fi Hall of Fame Stories Discussion Panel #2 Twilight by John W. Campbell (featuring Alec Nevala-Lee & Kate Heffner)

In 1970 Avon Books published a landmark anthology “Science
Fiction Hall of Fame” featuring 16 classic short stories that
represent landmark tales of the genre. The stories were voted on
by the members of the new (at the time in the late 60s)
organization Science Fiction Writers of America. In this series,
I will be joined by a panel of different guests to break down
these stories and talk about the authors in the book.





In this episode, I am joined by two experts on the history of
Science Fiction. Alec Nevala-Lee author of Astounding was in part
a biography of John W. Campbell and a history of the Golden Age
of Science Fiction. Kate Heffner is a postgraduate researcher of
science fiction and gender studies in the School of History at
the University of Kent. She was awarded the Peter Nichols
International Prize for best essay in science fiction for her
research on feminist science fiction fan cultures.





The story we are covering is the 1934 classic “Twilight by John
W. Campbell.” This story is considered a game-changer that
changed Science Fiction forever. Don’t have the story to read
before you listen? I got you. So use the link below to read the
story before listening. Or listen to an audio version of the
story on YouTube.





An Internet archive of the original magazine appearance:
https://archive.org/details/astounding_v14n03_1934-11_1.1/page/n45/mode/2up?view=theater





Audio version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0_I4_ILREs





The next episode will be Helen O’Loy by Lester Del Rey featuring
Robotics Through Science Fiction host Robin Murphy, Professor
Lisa Yaszek, and Brian Collins of SF Remembrance.





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