And Then the Town Took Off, by Richard Wilson
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"[...] "I didn't know there were any." "Actually there's only one, the Superior Sentry, a weekly. This is an extra. Ed Clark must have been up all night getting it out." She opened her purse and unfolded a four-page tabloid. Don blinked at the headline: Town Gets High "Ed Clark's something of an eccentric, like everybody else in Superior," Alis said. Don read the story, which seemed to him a capricious treatment of an apparently grave situation.[...]".
And Then the Town Took Off, by Richard Wilson- Amazon Sales Rank: #741752 in Books
- Published on: 2015-03-10
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .25" w x 6.00" l, .29 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 108 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Brings back memories By Librarian As other reviewers have indicated this is not hardcore SF; it is a lightweight, humorous/satirical piece of fanciful, pulp fluff. But it IS entertaining, and it sure brings back memories. And it also makes one feel old to see the books of one's youth entering the public domain.Back in the day when this was first published (1960 to be exact), candy bars still cost only a nickel--except for Mounds and Almond Joy, which cost a dime presumably because they gave you two pieces, though neither piece alone was as big as what you could otherwise get for a nickel. For a dime one could still purchase a Coke or an ice-cream cone or a comic-book. (I say "still" because these prices, having held firm for over a decade, would soon begin to rise; in two years comics, for example, would be 12 cents.) Every candy store had at least one revolving, wire-rack for comics and another for paperback books. Paperbacks could still could be had for only a quarter each, though $.35 was on its way to becoming the new norm. Competing for attention at this higher price were the Ace-Doubles, which like the Mounds, gave you TWO for the price of one. The top, bottom & page-edges of most paperbacks were dyed either maroon/red or yellow (or in the case of Ace-Doubles, yellow/orange), and some paperbacks retained the original, shorter, "Pocket Book" height, while others were taller (more like today's). Ace-Doubles were short in height but big in promise, with bold, colorful, action-packed covers in vivid shades of red, yellow and blue to make them stand out. And since each book contained two stories, it also had two front covers; by turning the book over (and upside-down) another front cover appeared, so one or the other was certain to grab your attention. (Naive little kid that I was, the very first time I ever flipped through the pages of an Ace-Double, when I came to the point where the rightside-up pages of the first story met the upside-down pages of the second story, I actually thought the book was defective.) Sometimes the two stories (usually by different authors) were of equal length and equal quality, but very often a long one was accompanied by a shorter and presumably "lesser" one, included for the sake of providing that necessary second story and (perhaps more importantly) another eye-catching cover. Because Richard Wilson's whimsical tale was packaged with "The Sioux Spaceman," by Andre Norton (!), "And Then the Town Took Off" was definitely regarded as the lesser of the two. But that doesn't matter. The familiar Ace-Double cover still works its magic, and though there's not much (if any) real science in it, there are quite enough outlandish goings-on to evoke a chuckle or two. This "cute" story will certainly entertain you for the two or three hours it takes to read it.Given that candy bars are now about a buck each, comics are $2.95 and $3.95 or more, and a paperback cannot be had for much under ten dollars, to get this ebook today for a mere $.99 seems, by comparison, almost a bargain. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if sometime in the future (long after I am gone) another old codger were to be overheard remarking, "Why I can remember when I was a kid, Kindle ebooks could be purchased for as little as a dollar." May all YOUR memories (including those of this little, eccentric, pseudo-SF ebook adventure) be pleasant ones.FYI: This can also be read for FREE from Gutenberg.org, which is where I rediscovered it. It is also one of 25 (!) stories in the fabulous $.99 "Seventh Science Fiction Megapack" from Wildside; that is a real bargain (but you don't get the original Ace cover illustration).
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Typical low-brow pulp science fiction originally issued in 1960 By Ken Korczak Sometimes when I read a science fiction novel I think about what Kurt Vonnegut said: "Science fiction is the urinal of literature."I got that vibe about half-way through AND THEN THE TOWN TOOK OFF by RICHARD WILSON. It was issued as one-side of an Ace Double in 1960. Back then a writer could submit a manuscript that was little more than farcical drivel, get it published, earn a few hundred dollars and gain traction in the writing business.Richard Wilson did - gain some traction, that is -- he later won one of science fiction's highest honors, The Nebula Award. He also was nominated for the supreme SF honor, the Hugo.I bet he didn't get many accolades for this yarn even though it has an intriguing premise: A small town of 3,000 people in Ohio suddenly finds itself uprooted from the earth and levitating high into the earth's atmosphere.However, this was far from an original idea at the time. James Blish had already published at least two of his "Cities in Flight" novels by the late 1950s, and Wilson seems to have merely commandeered the same idea and played his version for laughs, whereas Blish's books were hard science fiction - and with a lot of technical scientific speculation to boot.I've already hinted at the major problem with And Then The Town Took Off - there's a premise, but little in the way of plot. Rather, the novel plays out as a series of reactions by the resident of Superior, Ohio, to their extraordinary situation. When it finally comes time to explain how the town was levitated, we don't even get treated to the thrill of the characters taking action to solve their own mystery. The 'Big Reveal' about why everything is happening is not clever either.Instead, Wilson resorts to "magical explanations" thinly disguised as elements of science fiction, as in: The aliens did it. They can perform any miracle they want with super advanced science. Wilson and his editors felt no need to explain anything or make it plausible. Also the aliens are meddling with earth's cities for a reason that was already a hackneyed plot device even in 1960 - their own planet was destroyed by a nova so they had to going roaming the stars to find a new home.One positive aspect of the novel is Wilson's talent at creating vivid, likable characters - something so many writers of today seem to have forgotten. For example, here is how Wilson introduces us to one of two potential love interests he supplies for his main character, Don Cort. He he first encounters her on a passenger train:"The girl's hair was a subtle red, but false. When Don had entered the club car he'd seen her hatless head from above and noticed that the hair along the part was dark. Her eyes had been on a book and Don had the opportunity for a brief study of her face. The cheeks were full and untouched by make-up. There were lines at the corners of her mouth which indicated a tendency to arrange her expression into disapproval. The lips were full, like the cheeks, but it was obvious that scarlet lipstick had contrived a mouth a trifle bigger than the one nature had given her."That's pretty good - as is her name - Geneva "Jen" Jarvis.I still say it is worth a read, if only for the delightful characters. Also, it gave me that certain happy nostalgic feeling for a simpler time when America was more uniformally prosperous and less complicated -- back when a hack writer could sit down at a battered typewriter, clack out a one-draft space opera and sell it to a decent publisher.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Kind of light hearted science fiction By y2kdaddio No blasters, lasers, giant crawling bugs. Kids could read this. The plot isn't very deep but it is a quick, enjoyable read.
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