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524: 214: 338:"used to be regarded as one of the classics of early science-fiction, but now it is much less esteemed." He concluded that while its opening section "evoke a considerable sense of wonder," the novel "soon degenerates into a routine adventure story with loose ends." 287:, by Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint, is an acknowledged classic of fantasy, first published in 1921; much praised since then, several times reprinted, venerated by connoisseurs - all despite the fact that the book has no recognizable vestige of merit. 328:#91, and stated that "You can enjoy spotting the howlers; in this dotty pulp melodrama and trying to work out what'll happen next, information quite evidently hidden from the authors ..." 564: 554: 559: 224: 30: 549: 467: 506: 480: 249: 528: 196:
in an edition of 74,200 copies, though fewer than 800 were actually bound, and the remainder are assumed lost. The sequel,
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an "honored classic" despite being "overwritten leaning a little heavily on the pseudo-metaphysical."
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Not to be confused with either the 1932 film or the 2003 film titled The Blind Spot.
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is critical of the novel's coherence, scientific accuracy and style:
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The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998
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of dimensional interstices" and "a highly philosophical work."
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The novel concerns an interdimensional doorway between worlds.
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beginning in May 1921. It was first published in book form in
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Austin Hall
Homer Eon Flint
Hannes Bok
Hannes Bok
Science fiction
Prime Press
Hardback
OCLC
7329780
science fiction
Austin Hall
Homer Eon Flint
Argosy
1951
Prime Press
plot summary
improve the plot summary
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In Search of Wonder
Damon Knight
Groff Conklin
Forrest J Ackerman
Astounding
Merrittesque
Dave Langford
White Dwarf
Everett F. Bleiler
In Search of Wonder
Galaxy Science Fiction

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