Armageddon 2419 A.D.

OH GOOD GRIEF!!!!! Okay, in order. I read this book many, many, many years ago sometime in the 1970s. However the novella itself was written in 1928 so it's not like I was one of the first to read it or anything. That all said it's a good read. This is "basically" the proto-Buck Rogers. Buck has gone......more

I would imagine, at this point, that you have previously heard of the fictional character named Buck Rogers. And indeed, dating from his initial comic strip appearance in January 1929, and proceeding on to radio shows (starting in 1932, Buck Rogers was radio's very first sci-fi hero), a 12-part film......more

This book comes very close to being the futuristic adventure it's supposed to be, it's got a good portion of the recipe... but the ingredient's that are missing are vital ones, so it fizzles. The odd thing is, much of what's missing is well represented in the Buck Rogers comic strips right from the......more

Philip Francis Nowlan’s novella Armageddon - 2419 A.D. appeared in the November 1928 issue of Amazing Stories and marked the first appearance in print of Buck Rogers, making it something of a pop culture landmark. In this and in a sequel published not long afterwards he wasn’t yet called Buck Rogers.......more

The original Buck Rogers story. Great SiFi from the pulp era. Recommended......more