I sometimes think that I am channeling Murray Leinster’s ghost. Will Jenkins, A.K.A. Murray Leinster was one of the most prolific short story writers of the Golden Age of Science Fiction. He wrote what I consider to be the quintessential Science Fiction story: First Contact. This book, Sideways in Time, has what has to be the most anthologized SF story of all time – A Logic Named Joe, which is probably the first modern story of artificial intelligence.

Here’s an eBay auction for a signed version of one of his books. Only 82 bucks, but money is tight and that’s a lot for a book.

Murray Leinster Sidewise in Time Signed First in Dj – eBay (item 230274477997 end time Aug-02-08 13:19:15 PDT)