A Man of Many Names: The Pen Names of L. Ron Hubbard
During the golden age of pulp magazines, L. Ron Hubbard published stories under a remarkable range of pseudonyms. Discover the fascinating pen names behind his prolific pulp fiction career.
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Breaking the Fourth Wall Before It Was Cool: L. Ron Hubbard’s Revolutionary Typewriter in the Sky and the Birth of Recursive Fiction
/0 Comments/in Action & Adventure, Sci Fi & Fantasy/by Jason TothWhat if you heard your life being typed out by someone else—literally? That’s the terrifyingly funny premise of L. Ron Hubbard’s Typewriter in the Sky, a swashbuckling romp with a metaphysical twist. Written in 1940, it helped invent recursive fiction long before The Matrix or Stranger Than Fiction wondered if we’re all just characters in someone else’s plot.
Typewriter in the Sky Introduction
/2 Comments/in Sci Fi & Fantasy/by Jason TothBestselling author Kevin J. Anderson introduces Typewriter in the Sky—a clever, fast-paced tale of metafiction, pulp fiction, and swashbuckling fun.
On Typewriter in the Sky
/0 Comments/in Sci Fi & Fantasy/by Jason TothMike Resnick explores the roots of recursive science fiction in L. Ron Hubbard’s Typewriter in the Sky—a genre-defining classic still fun to read.
On Typewriter in the Sky
/0 Comments/in Sci Fi & Fantasy/by Jason TothS. M. Stirling explores L. Ron Hubbard’s Typewriter in the Sky—a witty, ironic, and genre-bending pulp classic that helped pioneer metafiction in SF.