"Of Stegner's Folly" by Richard S. Shaver is a science fiction story from the 1950s about a professor whose invention—a gravity-altering field—goes horribly wrong. Originally intended to change matter, the invention winds up creating a world of giant, oversized creatures. The tale centers on a reporter who watches as the professor's experiment leads to chaos. The invention at first seems to bring new life and reverse the damage to organisms like lead poisoning, triggering growth. But the field grows bigger, and suddenly huge animals appear, causing mayhem. After the professor vanishes, the reporter finds a secret group of giants that are a direct result of Stegner's experiment, and they are at war with others looking for ways to use what he discovered. The story reaches a boiling point when the military fights giant creatures and grapples with the impact of the professor’s disastrous creation, forcing everyone to face the tragic results of human ambition and the foolish hunt for immortality.
Of Stegner's Folly
By Richard S. Shaver
A reporter witnesses a scientist’s experiment to alter gravity spiraling out of control and creating colossal beings, leading to a desperate struggle for survival.
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About the AuthorRichard Sharpe Shaver was an American writer and artist who achieved notoriety in the years following World War II as the author of controversial stories which were printed in science fiction magazines. Shaver claimed that he had personal experience of a sinister ancient civilization that harbored fantastic technology in caverns under the earth. The controversy stemmed from the claim by Shaver, and his editor and publisher Ray Palmer, that Shaver's writings, whilst presented in the guise of fiction, were fundamentally true. Shaver's stories were promoted by Ray Palmer as "The Shaver Mystery".
Richard Sharpe Shaver was an American writer and artist who achieved notoriety in the years following World War II as the author of controversial stories which were printed in science fiction magazines. Shaver claimed that he had personal experience of a sinister ancient civilization that harbored fantastic technology in caverns under the earth. The controversy stemmed from the claim by Shaver, and his editor and publisher Ray Palmer, that Shaver's writings, whilst presented in the guise of fiction, were fundamentally true. Shaver's stories were promoted by Ray Palmer as "The Shaver Mystery".
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