--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FADEAWAY #44 is a fanzine devoted to science fiction and related fields of interest, and is produced by Robert Jennings, 29 Whiting Rd., Oxford, MA 01540-2035, email
[email protected]. Copies are available for a letter of comment, or a print fanzine in trade, or by subscription at a cost of $20.00 for six issues. Letters of comment are much preferred. Any person who has not previously received a copy of this fanzine may receive a sample copy of the current issue for free by sending me your name and address. Publication is bi-monthly. This is the December-January 2014-2015 issue __________________________________________________________________________________________ THE SPEEDY JOURNEY Regular readers will recall the article that Dwight Decker wrote back in Fadeaway #39 about one of Germany’s oldest science fiction stories, the very first science fiction story to propose an interplanetary trip to one of the Martian Moons. The author, an early German astronomer, believed he had discovered a large moon of Mars, but his evidence was subsequently disproved. At the end of the article Dwight promised to work out a complete translation of the original novel that he would make available at some point in the future. He has recently completed the work. “A Speedy Journey” by Eberhard Christian Kindermann, originally published in 1744, edited and translated by Dwight R. Decker is now available for sale. Interested fans can purchase the 122 page Trade Paperback print version, complete with a long introduction direct from the author at $9.96, or available from Amazon.com at a discount price of $8.06.