Shaverology: A Shaver Mystery Home Companion

By Richard Toronto

Shaverology, the sequel to Richard Toronto's groundbreaking War Over Lemuria, is the encore performance of two of science fiction's most controversial characters: Richard S. Shaver and Raymond A. Palmer.

Shaverology contains previously unpublished accounts from the people who knew them best, including two chapters written by the daughters of Ray Palmer and Richard Shaver, with personal details that only a family member would know. Was Ray Palmer an unrepentant hoaxer, as his critics claim, or was he a true believer? Did Richard Shaver remain convinced that degenerate robots controlled humanity, or did he recant the Shaver Mystery on his deathbed? These questions and more are answered in Shaverology.

Shaverology is your ticket to sunny Palm Springs and the home of William L. Hamling, the man who made Shaver a wanted criminal. Use your ticket to transfer to Richard Shaver's rock-strewn Wisconsin farm, and to Ray Palmer's vast, uncharted mind.

The angst, treachery, suspicion, and boundless energy that made up the Shaver Mystery, all converge in Shaverology, with more than 170 illustrations from the author's personal collection. Shaverology contains rare, never-before-published Shaver Mystery artifacts.

This Shaver Mystery Home Companion is your self-guided tour of the men who created one of the most bizarre science fiction promotions of all time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615866913
• ISBN13: 9780615866918
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Shavertron Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"