Bleekman's Planet by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg

Thornwald had done his tour of duty for the Solar Service; now it was time for him to retire. But a life of relaxation would not be simple on—Bleekman's Planet by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg. That’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast. If you picked up the February 1957 issue of Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy, you’d probably think today’s story was written by Ivar Jorgensen. But here’s the twist—it was actually written by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg. So why didn’t they take credit for it? That issue contained six stories in total. Garrett’s name was on The Time Snatcher—a story you may remember from an earlier episode of the podcast. And “Bob” Silverberg (not Robert, as the magazine listed him) was credited with Outcast of the Stars. But if you flip through that February 1957 issue, you’ll also see a story titled The Incomplete Theft, which was indeed written by Garrett and Silverberg. Only, in the magazine, the author’s name is given as Ralph Burke. So here’s the wild part: out of six stories in that issue, four were actually written by Garrett and Silverberg! We will discover today’s story on page 108, Bleekman's Planet by Randall Garrett and Robert Silverberg... Next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast, Being unique is a matter of pride—but being a complete mathematical impossibility? Man of Distinction by Michael Shaara Buy Me a Coffee https://www.buymeacoffee.com/scottsV =========================== Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheLostSciFiPodcast Twitter - https://x.com/LostSciFiPod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lostscifiguy Threads - https://www.threads.net/@scottscifiguy =========================== Thanks to All Our Listeners Who Bought Us a Coffee $200 Someone $100 Tony from the Future $75 James Van Maanenberg $50 MizzBassie, Anonymous Listener $25 Someone, Eaten by a Grue, Jeff Lussenden, Fred Sieber, Anne, Craig Hamilton, Dave Wiseman, Bromite Thrip, Marwin de Haan, Future Space Engineer, Fressie, Kevin Eckert, Stephen Kagan, James Van Maanenberg, Irma Stolfo, Josh Jennings, Leber8tr, Conrad Chaffee, Anonymous Listener $15 Every Month Someone $15 Someone, Carolyn Guthleben, Patrick McLendon, Curious Jon, Buz C., Fressie, Anonymous Listener $10 Anonymous Listener $5 Every Month Eaten by a Grue $5 Denis Kalinin, Timothy Buckley, Andre'a, Martin Brown, Ron McFarlan, Tif Love, Chrystene, Richard Hoffman, Anonymous Listener https://lostscifi.com/podcast/bleekmans-planet-by-randall-garrett-and-robert-silverberg/ Listen without commercials and enjoy exclusive bonus episodes every month with Lost Sci-Fi Premium—start your free 7-day trial today. https://lostscifi.supercast.com/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.