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Who Goes There [Kindle Edition]

John W. Campbell (Author)
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Every single one of these seven stories is pure science fiction gold, not only standing the test of time after 80 years but simply inspired works of fiction. Anyone really interested in science fiction should read this collection and see how it's written by the very best. (Anthony Jones SFBOOKREVIEWS blog )

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A group of scientists. An object buried under the ice. A terrifying fight for survival.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 393 KB
  • Print Length: 248 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0899667341
  • Publisher: Gateway (1 Dec 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B0068PHWAC
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #16,991 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
If you like scary stories then this is one for you. This book is a collection of 7 re-printed stories written by James W Cambell in the times when he was writing for 'Amazing Stories'. The first one 'Who Goes There' was used by Howard Hawks for the original 'The Thing', but the new John Carpenter version follows this in greater depth and is definately one for sci-fi collectors. One point though, don't read it alone!.
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By bernie VINE™ VOICE
Format:Hardcover
I have to say that I came to this novella "Who Goes There?" by John W. Campbell by seeing it on the credits of one of my favorite 50's Sci-fi movies with James Arness, "The Thing from Another World" (1951). Of course the movie had to stay true to its time and was loosely based on this story it still stands as a great presentation of its own. In 1982 John Carpenter took it on himself to add a few more of the original elements of the story. Unfortunately he had to bow to the gooey gory monster era and missed much of the original story including the fact that our antagonist was able to read minds and project thoughts. Not to distract from the two movies but it would be nice if someone tried again to portray this story. Carpenter also leaves his movie with an excellent potential for a sequel "Two things are better than one".

We find that thousands of years ago a rocket crashed and was buried in the Polar Regions. It was found due to a magnetic disturbance. On extraction there is an accident. We find a being from another world and another time. The being has powers of deception and shape shifting. Yet the story is not really of supernatural beings as it is of the people and their relationship to each other. As with many great mysteries it is always the last person you suspect. That is one of the strong points of Sci-Fi, not the technology as it will come about soon enough; what it is really about is how we deal with our fellow humans under duress.
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I'm a huge fan of John Carpenter's The Thing and have wanted to read this book for a long time. It starts off really well, but moves a little too fast. Firstly, it's difficult to figure what's actually happened in some instances. Secondly, there's not enough time to allow the reality of the situation to sink in for this group of men. They very quickly accept what's going on and that they could all be doomed.
That said, it's very well written and evokes the atmosphere of the film. Well worth a read.
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