Novae Terrae Volume 1 (Nos 1–12)
Novae Terrae Volume 2 (Nos 13–24)
Novae Terrae Volume 3 (Nos 25–29)
Novae Terrae — Latin for ‘New Worlds’ — was the U.K.’s first ever fanzine, running from 1936 to ’39 before being superceded by a fanzine version of New Worlds which, as a magazine after the War, would go on to become the most seminal of speculative fiction periodicals.
Volume 1
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 1
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, March 1936;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
Cover + 8 pages.
Contents:-
p. 1: ‘Novae Terrae’ (editorial) by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques (as “The Editors”);
p. 2: ‘Science Fiction Ideals: No. 1 — The Perfect Science Fiction Story’ by “Space-Ray”;
p. 4: ‘Science Fiction This Side Of The Atlantic’ (reviews; uncredited);
p. 6: ‘Scientific Progress’ (part) by J.E. Barnes;
p. 7: ‘When WILL The Space-ship Arrive?’ by Hanson;
p. 8: ‘Scientific Progress’ (conclusion).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 2
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, April 1936;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
Cover + 9 pages.
Contents:-
p. 1: ‘Novae Terrae [New Worlds]’ (editorial) by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques (as “The Editors”);
p. 2: ‘Alas, Poor Einstein’ (part) by D.R. Smith;
p. 4: ‘Science Fiction This Side Of The Atlantic’ (part; reviews; uncredited);
p. 5: ‘Science Fiction Ideals: No. 2 — The Perfect Science Fiction Film’ by “Space-Ray”;
p. 7: ‘Alas, Poor Einstein’ (conclusion);
p. 8: ‘More Trouble In New York’ by E.J. Carnell;
p. 9: ‘Science Fiction This Side Of The Atlantic’ (conclusion).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 3
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, May 1936;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
14 pages.
Contents:-
p. 2: ‘Novae Terrae (New Worlds)’ (editorial) by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
p. 3: ‘Action At Last?’ by E.J. Carnell;
p. 6: ‘The Coal-Tar Cosmos’ by Denny Jacques;
p. 7: ‘Humour In Scientifiction’ by D.R. Smith;
p. 9: ‘Number Twenty-Two’ (part; uncredited);
p. 10: ‘Britain’s Astronautical Pioneers’ by L.J. Johnson;
p. 11: ‘Number Twenty-Two’ (conclusion);
p. 12: ‘Science Fiction This Side Of The Atlantic’ (reviews; uncredited);
p. 14: ‘A “New World” Of Reader’s Letters’ (by Forrest J. Ackerman, Donald A. Wollheim).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 4
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, June 1936;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
12 pages.
Contents:-
p. 2: ‘Novae Terrae (New Worlds)’ (editorial) by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
p. 3: ‘A Critical Examination Of Space Flight By Means Of Rockets’ (part) by J.E. Barnes;
p. 5: ‘Hymn Of Hate No. 1: Joe W. Skidmore’ by D.R. Smith;
p. 7: ‘The Coal-Tar Cosmos (Part 2)’ (part) by Denny Jacques;
p. 8: ‘From Three Continents’ by E.J. Carnell;
p. 9: ‘Initial Information (a five-second featurette)’ (uncredited);
p. 10: ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ (reviews; uncredited);
p. 12: ‘A Critical Examination Of Space Flight By Means Of Rockets’ (conclusion); ‘The Coal-Tar Cosmos (Part 2)’ (conclusion).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 5
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, July 1936;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
14 pages.
Contents:-
p. 2: ‘Novae Terrae (New Worlds)’ (part) (editorial) by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
p. 3: ‘An Appeal To British Fantasy Fans’ (part) by Walter H. Gillings;
p. 4: ‘An Astronaut Elucidates… (A Reply To Mr. Barnes)’ by L.J. Johnson;
p. 8: ‘The Coal-Tar Cosmos (Conclusion)’ by Denny Jacques;
p. 9: ‘An Appeal To British Fantasy Fans’ (conclusion);
p. 10: ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ (part) (reviews; uncredited);
p. 12: ‘Hymn Of Hate No. 2: John Russell Fearn’ by D.R. Smith;
p. 14: ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ (conclusion) and Editorial (conclusion).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 6
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, August 1936;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
22 pages;
cover artist: R. Malcolm Plant.
Contents:-
p. 2: Contents page, and ‘Editorial Comments’ (part) by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
p. 3: ‘Esperanto: Its Relation To Scientifiction’ (non-fiction) by Forrest J. Ackerman;
p. 6: ‘Bric-a-Brac’ (non-fiction; uncredited);
p. 7: ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ (part) (reviews) by Hanson;
p. 8: ‘Unique Contest’ (non-fiction — as ‘Scientijazz: A Unique Contest’ on Contents page — uncredited);
p. 9: ‘An Episode In Space’ (not on Contents page; uncredited);
p. 10: ‘The Robot Ultimate’ (non-fiction) by D.R. Smith;
p. 13: ‘Americanisms’ (non-fiction) by E.J. Carnell;
p. 16: ‘Heisenberg Minus’ by “Space-Ray”;
p. 21: ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ (conclusion);
p. 22: ‘Initial Information’ (non-fiction; uncredited), and ‘Editorial Comments’ (conclusion).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 7
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, October 1936;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
16 pages;
cover artist: unknown.
Contents:-
p. 2: Contents page;
p. 3: ‘Editorial For October’ by “Plantagenet”;
p. 4: ‘Hands Off English’ by D.R. Smith;
p. 5: ‘Bric-a-Brac’ (uncredited);
p. 7: ‘Personal Opinion’ (part) by E.J. Carnell;
p. 10: ‘What’s Happening This Side Of The Atlantic’ (part) (reviews; as ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ only, on Contents page) by Maurice K. Hanson;
p. 12: ‘The Position Of The Science Fiction Film’ by Denny Jacques;
p. 16: ‘Personal Opinion’ (conclusion), and ‘A Scoop For Scientifiction Fans!!’ (advertisements).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 8
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, November 1936;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
20 pages;
cover artist: unknown.
Contents:-
p. 2: Contents page;
p. 3: ‘The British Science-Fiction Conference’ (part) (non-fiction) by D.W.F. Mayer;
p. 4: ‘Humoreske’ (non-fiction; uncredited);
p. 5: ‘Following Their Footsteps’ (letter & editors’ response);
p. 8: ‘The Science Fiction Fan This Side Of The Atlantic’ (reviews; as ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ only, on Contents page) by Maurice K. Hanson;
p. 9: ‘Contest Result’ (see Vol. 1 No. 6 [above]);
p. 10: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ by D.R. Smith & The Editors;
p. 13: ‘Past, Present, And Future’ (part) (non-fiction) by E.J. Carnell;
p. 15: ‘Trial Trip’ by Smith;
p. 18: ‘Past, Present, And Future’ (continued);
p. 19: ‘Past, Present, And Future’ (conclusion), and ‘The British Science-Fiction Conference’ (continued);
p. 20: ‘The British Science-Fiction Conference’ (conclusion), and ‘Scoops For S-F Fans!’ (advertisements, as ‘Scoops For Science Fiction Fans’ on Contents page).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 9
Nuneaton: Science Fiction League fanzine, December/January 1936/’37;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
24 pages.
Contents:-
p. 2: Contents page;
p. 3: ‘Editorial For December’ (uncredited, presumably Maurice K. Hanson &/or Denny Jacques);
p. 4: ‘Whither Ackermankind?’ by “‘Forrest J.’” (as Forrest J. Ackerman on Contents page);
p. 8: ‘Trouble In Paradise And Other Short Stories’ (part) (as ‘Trouble In Paradise’ only, on Contents page) by Edward J. Carnell;
p. 10: ‘Plan For Science Fiction…..’ by Jacques & Hanson;
p. 14: ‘The ‘2’s Of Chapter 22 Get Together’ (uncredited);
p. 15: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ (part) by D.R. Smith, M.T. Crowley & The Editors;
p. 17: ‘Rays’ by Smith;
p. 19: ‘Trouble In Paradise’ (“prolonged”);
p. 20: ‘The Science Fiction Readers This Side Of The Atlantic’ (reviews; as ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ only, on Contents page) by Maurice K. Hanson;
p. 22: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ (conclusion);
p. 23: ‘The British Science Fiction Conference’ by D.W.F. Mayer;
p. 24: Classified Advertisements.
December/January 1936/’37 Supplement
Contents:-
p. A: ‘Novae Terrae……………New Worlds’ (editorial; uncredited, presumably Hanson &/or Jacques);
pp. B/C: ‘Character Contest’ (uncredited);
pp. D/E: ‘Significance Or Coincidence?’ by A.J. Dennis;
p. F: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ (part) by Smith, Crowley & Editors;
p. G: ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ (part) (reviews; uncredited, presumably Hanson);
p. H: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ (conclusion), and ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ (conclusion).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 10
Nuneaton: Science Fiction Association fanzine, February 1937;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques;
original price: 2d;
24 pages.
Contents:-
p. 2: Contents page;
p. 3: ‘Editorial For February’ (uncredited, presumably Maurice K. Hanson &/or Denny Jacques), and ‘Wits Or Half-Wits’ (conclusion [see below]) by “Space-Ray”;
p. 4: ‘Petition For Science’ by Donald G. MacRae;
p. 5: ‘The Time Has Come, The Walrus Said’ (part) by Paul Buckerfield;
p. 6: ‘Disintegration Rays’ (part) (as ‘Rays [Part 2]’ on Contents page) by D.R. Smith;
p. 8: ‘Conferring In Leeds’ by Maurice K. Hanson;
p. 9: ‘The Science Fiction Association’ (uncredited);
p. 13: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ (part) by Smith, M.T. Crowley & The Editors;
p. 14: ‘Shirt-Cuff Jottings’ (part) by Edward J. Carnell;
p. 17: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ (continued);
p. 18: ‘Disintegration Rays’ (conclusion), and ‘Initial Information’ (uncredited);
p. 19: ‘The Time Has Come, The Walrus Said’ (conclusion);
p. 20: ‘Answers To——– Forrest J:—-’ (as ‘Answers To—-’ only, on Contents page) by J.P. Jepson;
p. 21: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ (conclusion);
p. 22: ‘This Side Of The Atlantic’ (reviews) by Maurice K. Hanson;
p. 24 ‘Wits Or Half-Wits’ (part [see above]) by “Space-Ray”.
March 1937 Pamphlet
Contents:-
p. 1: ‘Novae Terrae ——— New Worlds’ (editorial) by Maurice K. Hanson & Dennis A. Jacques (as “The Editors”);
p. 2: ‘The Science Fiction Association’ (uncredited).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 11
Nuneaton: Science Fiction Association fanzine, April 1937;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson;
original price: 2d;
20 pages.
Contents:-
p. 1: Contents page;
p. 2: ‘Novae Terrae ——— New Worlds’ (as ‘Editorial’ on Contents page; uncredited, presumably Maurice K. Hanson);
p. 3: ‘The Man Of The Future’ by Festus Pragnell;
p. 9: ‘The Science Fiction Association Notes And Jottings’ (as ‘SFA Notes And Jottings’ on Contents page) by “The Secretaries”;
p. 10: ‘Cosmic Dust’ by “Jemini”;
p. 11: ‘Weapons Of War’ by D.R. Smith;
p. 13: ‘Post Mortem’ by Smith;
p. 14: ‘Karel Capek’ by Douglas W.F. Mayer;
p. 16: ‘Radio Miscellany’ (uncredited);
p. 17: ‘One Hundred Years Ago’ by Edward J. Carnell the Third;
p. 20: ‘Remainders’ (uncredited).
Novae Terrae Vol. 1 No. 12
Nuneaton: Science Fiction Association fanzine, May 1937;
edited by Maurice K. Hanson;
original price: 2d;
20 pages.
Contents:-
p. 2: Contents page;
p. 3: ‘Modern Wonder’ by Edward J. Carnell;
p. 4: ‘Cosmic Rays Thus Far’ (part) by “Space-Ray”;
p. 7: ‘Concerning The Future Of Man’ by D.R. Smith;
p. 9: ‘On The True Scientific Attitude’ (letter [by R. Malcolm Plant] & editor’s response);
p. 10: ‘Well Done, Wells!’ by Douglas W.F. Mayer;
p. 11: ‘Once More Into The Breach, Dear Friends’ by Paul Buckerfield;
p. 13: ‘The Science-Fiction Association Notes And Jottings’ (as ‘The Science-Fiction Association’ only, on Contents page) by “The Secretaries”;
p. 16: ‘Cosmic Rays Thus Far’ (conclusion);
p. 17: ‘Reviews — In A Nutshell’ (part) by Smith & The Editors;
p. 19: ‘This Side Of The Atlantic…’ (reviews) by Maurice K. Hanson.
Moorcography.org 