It is forever new, at the point of its first discovery. But it also renews for every new initiate. It can be argued that – yes, the literature evolved from its cruder simpler pulp forms, and sophisticated as it grew. There are two perspectives on this phenomena. But those who have read it will have noticed, perhaps, that there is not one line of dialogue in “The Mad Planet”, and there is only one short speech in its sequel’ (in the essay “Writing For The Fun Of It” in ‘Tales Of Wonder’ no.9, Winter 1939). Commenting about his 1926 story “The Mad Planet” he points out that ‘one of the essentials for maintaining the reader’s interest, say the pundits, is dialogue. But, born 16 June 1896 in Norfolk, Virginia, he was one of the genre’s pioneers. Myth-wise, the alias ‘Leinster’ was derived from a province and an ancient Kingdom of Ireland. ‘One of my lunacies is that I enjoy doing things which the authorities in such matters say can’t possibly be right’ proclaimed William Fitzgerald Jenkins – aka ‘Murray Leinster’. It has evolved from simpler forms, into greater complexity. As the literature of science, SF conforms to the principles of evolution.
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