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A [[weapon]] of carefully unspecified nature whose name sounds more scientific than the term ("[[raygun]]") it displaced in usage as the standard [[stfnal]] sidearm. As with the [[raygun]], effect and range depend solely on the author's requirements. | A [[weapon]] of carefully unspecified nature whose name sounds more scientific than the term ("[[raygun]]") it displaced in usage as the standard [[stfnal]] sidearm. As with the [[raygun]], effect and range depend solely on the author's requirements. | ||
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| + | The word first appeared, spelled “blastor,” in the April 1925 ''[[Weird Tales]]'' in [[Nictzin Dyalhis]]’ story “When the Green Star Waned.” | ||
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[[Category:fiction]] | [[Category:fiction]] | ||
[[Category:fancy2]] | [[Category:fancy2]] | ||
Revision as of 20:36, 6 February 2021
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| A weapon of carefully unspecified nature whose name sounds more scientific than the term ("raygun") it displaced in usage as the standard stfnal sidearm. As with the raygun, effect and range depend solely on the author's requirements. |
The word first appeared, spelled “blastor,” in the April 1925 Weird Tales in Nictzin Dyalhis’ story “When the Green Star Waned.”
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
| Fanspeak |
| This is a fanspeak page. Please extend it by adding information about when and by whom it was coined, whether it’s still in use, etc. |
