When did Peter Hamilton launch Nebula Science Fiction?
Peter Hamilton launched Nebula Science Fiction in the autumn of 1952. The first issue appeared that same season and sold 4,000 copies.
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Peter Hamilton launched Nebula Science Fiction in the autumn of 1952. The first issue appeared that same season and sold 4,000 copies.
Nebula Science Fiction ceased production with issue 41 dated June 1959 due to financial collapse caused by external political decisions. Import controls eliminated major revenue streams while domestic taxes increased operational costs beyond recovery.
Notable authors who published stories in Nebula Science Fiction include Robert Silverberg, Brian Aldiss, Barrington Bayley, Bob Shaw, and Ken Bulmer. Robert Silverberg had his story Gorgon Planet accepted on the 11th of January 1954.
A total of 41 issues of Nebula Science Fiction were published from its start in 1952 until its end in June 1959. This run spanned exactly seven years of intermittent but persistent output.
Hamilton moved the printing operations for Nebula Science Fiction to a Dublin-based firm in 1955. This relocation broke all ties with his parents' Glasgow facility known as Crownpoint Publications.