THE IMMORTAL STORM, A History of Science Fiction Fandom

Preface by A. Langley Searles

Includes an index compiled by Jerry Burge and Carson Jacks

Dust jacket designed by Frank R. Paul

First Edition: xiii, 269 pages, original light blue cloth with gilt titling on the upper cover and spine, a very good copy in the dust jacket with a presentation inscription from the author on the front free endpaper who has also signed his portrait which is the frontispiece.

'Despite its controversial aspects and baroque prose style, The Immortal Storm remains essential reading for anyone interested in science fiction history. It captures the passion, feuds, and personalities of early fandom with unmatched detail and energy. While modern readers should supplement it with other accounts (particularly those sympathetic to the Futurians, like Damon Knight's The Futurians), Moskowitz's work preserves irreplaceable information about the formative years of science fiction fandom and provides a vivid portrait of a unique subculture's emergence. The book's very flaws—its partisan perspective and melodramatic style—paradoxically make it a more valuable historical document, revealing how participants experienced these events in the moment.'(Google)

Currey (L.W.) Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors: A Bibliography of Their First Printings of Their Fiction and Selected Nonfiction – Revised Edition, page 307: ‘The Immortal Storm: A History of Science-Fiction Fandom. N.p.: Sam Moskowitz, November 1951. Wrappers. No statement of printing. Mimeographed. 150 copies printed. ALSO: Atlanta: The Atlanta Science Fiction Organization Press, 1954. No statement of printing. 1000 copies printed. First hardcover edition.’