The Junkmakers
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Readers who enjoy English-language science fiction short stories and want light reading
- Those interested in mid-twentieth-century genre fiction and waste-themed subjects
- Learners who need free English eBooks for extensive reading practice
Not a good fit for
- Science fiction fans expecting hard technological premises and fully built worlds
- Beginner English readers who need a Chinese translation or detailed annotations
Reading tips
- Read through once to grasp the plot, then go back and mark keywords related to "junk" and "making."
- Treat it as extensive reading material and read a short section each day; you can keep going without looking up every word.
- After reading, compare it with science fiction short stories of the same period and note how the author handles objects and people.
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About the author
Albert R. Teichner was an American science fiction writer active in the magazine science fiction scene of the 1960s and 1970s. Public information about him is limited, and few details of his life have circulated; he is known to have been a World War II veteran and to have held a master's degree from Columbia University. In 1960 he published his first story, "Man Made," in Amazing Stories, and he later contributed to If, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, and Damon Knight's Orbit anthology series. His work consists mainly of short stories, with four titles held in the collection, including The Junkmakers, Cerebrum, and Sweet Their Blood and Sticky. His fiction often features strange conceits and a cool, detached tone, making him a noteworthy minor author within the American science fiction magazine ecosystem of that era.
