Amazing Stories Volume 140 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are three short stories by different authors: "Ahead of His Time" by Ray Cummings, and two stories by William Tenn, "The Ionian Cycle" and "Consulate".
Ray Cummings was an American science fiction author, born in 1888 and died in 1957. He was one of the first writers of science fiction in the pulp magazine era and was known for writing stories about space travel, time travel, and futuristic technology. Cummings wrote over 700 short stories and novels in a career spanning over four decades. Some of his most notable works include "The Girl in the Golden Atom," "The Girl with a Thousand Birthdays," and "The Man Who Mastered Time." Cummings' writing style was characterized by its action-packed adventures, imaginative worlds, and daring heroes. He was a pioneer of science fiction and helped lay the foundation for the genre as we know it today.