Science Fiction Adventures (UK) #17

Science Fiction Adventures No. 17 (1960) This British bi-monthly magazine presents three pieces of speculative fiction. The lead work is "Earth's Long Shadow," a short novel by Kenneth Bulmer, which follows protagonist Dave Caradine navigating the Galactic Hub under an assumed identity, securing passage to Alpha-Horakah with forged documents. The narrative explores interstellar politics and planetary clusters, including the Federation of Shanstar, Horakah, and others. The excerpt depicts Caradine's customs inspection and subsequent hotel encounter with fellow businessman Greg Rawson. "Transmat" by Lan Wright is a short story about malfunctions in matter transmission technology affecting a character named Mulchrone. An article by Alan Barclay titled "The Bow" concludes the issue. The magazine includes editorial matter promoting an upcoming weird-story special issue featuring works by John Brunner and John Rackham, and a critical study on H.P. Lovecraft by Sam Moskowitz.