{"product_id":"talents-incorporated-paperback","title":"Talents, Incorporated - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMurray Leinster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Fitzgerald Jenkins \u003c\/b\u003eis an obscure name in literary circles, and it certainly doesn't seem appropriate for an author who wrote thousands of short stories in science fiction, alternate fantasy, and other types of \"weird\" fiction genres. Perhaps that's why Jenkins chose a more eccentric pen name, \u003cb\u003eMurray Leinster\u003c\/b\u003e, to publish\u003cb\u003e over 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeinster is not as well known as the 20th century's biggest names in the genre, like Lovecraft or Hitchcock, but he left a lasting mark on science-fiction.\u003cb\u003e Leinster is still credited as the first to write stories about parallel universes, which had an influence on subsequent writers' stories, including Isaac Asimov's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe End of Eternity\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003eIncredibly, Leinster's short story \u003ci\u003eFirst Contact \u003c\/i\u003ewas even the subject of a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures' \u003ci\u003eStar Trek: First Contact \u003c\/i\u003emovie, with Leinster's heirs claiming copyright infringement. The courts threw out the heirs' suit, noting that the phrase \"first contact\" had become so common in science-fiction circles that it could no longer be considered protected. Perhaps that's the most fitting tribute of all to Leinster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 148\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 9.02 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42713611436095,"sku":"9781719128216","price":12.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/78d553733265113b0fdc36b017773491.webp?v=1765065275","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/talents-incorporated-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}