0008: QRM Interplanetary
QRM Interplanetary by George O. Smith was his first story in the Venus Equilateral series, which was published in Astounding Science Fiction from 1942 to 1945. Venus Equilateral is a space station…
0007: The Little Black Bag
What would you do if you found a bag filled with near-magical tools that could cure any ailment? We discuss Cyril M. Kornbluth's Little Black Bag and its many television…
0006: Allamagoosa
What's up, dog? Erik Frank Russell's Allamagoosa is fun service-comedy-in-space, but it's not without controversy. We also discuss the type of story where protagonists attempt to fix a small problem,…
0005: The Runaway Robot
Is there any plot more universal than the companionship between a boy and his robot? This episode we discuss Lester del Rey's Runaway Robot, and the value of Scholastic Books…
0004: Who Goes There?
John W. Campbell's Who Goes There appeared in the August 1938 issue of Astounding Science Fiction. It is generally considered to be one of the most influential stories from the…
0002: A Martian Odessey
Today we discuss A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum. First published in 1934, it was a memorable and groundbreaking story about an explorer who crashed on Mars and forced…
0001: Gernsback to Roddenberry
Welcome to Unknown Orbits, where two writers discuss everything Science Fiction, from Gernsback to Roddenberry. In this introductory episode we introduce ourselves and discuss why we chose to focus on…
Was Allamagoosa Plagiarism?
WARNING: SPOILERS Did Eric Frank Russell plagiarize an earlier tale for his Hugo Award winning short story Allamagoosa? Allamagoosa was published in the May 1955 issue of Astounding Science Fiction.…