Reseña del libro "Shaverology: A Shaver Mystery Home Companion (en Inglés)"
Shaverology, the sequel to Richard Toronto's groundbreaking War Over Lemuria, is an encore performance of two of science fiction's most controversial figures: Richard S. Shaver and Raymond A. Palmer.Shaverology contains previously unpublished accounts from the people who knew these two men best. It answers questions that have been on the minds of science fiction fans for years: was Ray Palmer an unrepentant sci-fi hoaxer, as his critics claim, or was he a true believer? Did Richard Shaver really believe his claims of mutant robots living inside the earth, or did he disavow the entire Shaver Mystery on his deathbed? These questions and many more are answered in Shaverology. Shaverology is your ticket to sunny Palm Springs, and the home of William L. Hamling, the man who made Shaver a wanted criminal. We'll take a side trip to Richard Shaver's rock-strewn Wisconsin farm, and even better, to Ray Palmer's vast, uncharted mind. And here's something you will find nowhere else: two chapters written by the daughters of both Ray Palmer and Richard Shaver, full of details that only a family member would know.The angst, treachery, suspicion, and hope that comprised the Shaver Mystery all converge in Shaverology. With more than 170 illustrations from the author's personal files, Shaverology contains rare, never-before-published Shaver Mystery artifacts.A Shaver Mystery Home Companion is a self-guided tour of the minds and lives of the two men that made one of the craziest science fiction promotions of all time. So, climb aboard the Shaver Mystery for a wild ride to another era.
