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Carl Jacobi

Carl Richard Jacobi was an American journalist and writer. He wrote short stories in the horror and fantasy genres for the pulp magazine market, appearing in such pulps of the bizarre and uncanny as Weird Tales, Ghost Stories, Startling Stories, Thrilling Wonder Stories and Strange Stories. He also wrote stories crime and adventure which appeared in such pulps as Thrilling Adventures, Complete Stories, Top-Notch, Short Stories, The Skipper, Doc Savage and Dime Adventures Magazine. Jacobi also produced some science fiction, mainly space opera, published in such magazines as Planet Stories. He was one of the last surviving pulp-fictioneers to have contributed to the legendary American horror magazine Weird Tales during its "glory days". His stories have been translated into French, Swedish, Danish and Dutch.

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Assignment on Venus

"Assignment on Venus" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction novella that was published in the early 1940s. The story follows Lieutenant Simms, who faces...

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The Dangerous Scarecrow

"The Dangerous Scarecrow" by Carl Jacobi is a short story that falls within the realms of science fiction and fantasy, written in the early to mid-20t...

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Tepondicon

"Tepondicon" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century. The story is set in a future where a plague ravages the ci...

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Enter the Nebula

"Enter the Nebula" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction novella written in the mid-20th century. It combines elements of crime and adventure set in a f...

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Doctor Universe

"Doctor Universe" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction novella published in the early 1940s, reflective of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. The story...

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Cosmic Castaway

"Cosmic Castaway" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The story revolves around Mason Standish, an Earth defense eng...

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The Long Voyage

"The Long Voyage" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction novel written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around a group of couples who embark o...

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Made in Tanganyika

"Made in Tanganyika" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction novella likely written in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around Martin Sutter, a co...

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Double Trouble

"Double Trouble" by Carl Jacobi is a science fiction novella published in the mid-20th century. The story revolves around an adventurous journey on Ju...

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