The Rise of the Black Sun and Other Galactic Odysseys

He was born in Los Angeles in 1915. After losing his father at an early age, he lived in poverty and had to earn money as a teenager. Thanks to his bright and unique literary talent, Henry Kuttner began to publish in magazines before he turned twenty and quickly became one of the main masters of the golden age of science fiction. He experimented with numerous genres and used more than fifteen pseudonyms, making it impossible to determine the exact number of works he wrote. He also had a creative tandem with his wife, and Catherine Lucille Moore, also a well-known science fiction writer, played a huge role in his life; they often published under the same pseudonym (even under Kuttner's own name). And although Henry did not take his writing career seriously and dreamed of becoming a clinical psychiatrist, his contribution to science fiction is invaluable. This volume includes novellas and stories written during Kuttner's close collaboration with American 'pulp magazines' when he was fascinated by the theme of 'cosmic odysseys' and adventures in space.