Empire of Jegga — Amazing Stories November 1943 Warrior Woman Cover
A ray-gun aimed with cool defiance draws the eye first — clutched in the hand of a bare-midriffed warrior queen in gleaming chainmail bra and billowing cape, her auburn hair crowned with a jeweled diadem. She squares off against a hulking alien figure in a golden horned helmet and blue cloak, his own weapon raised. The composition crackles with confrontation, set against moody green-shadowed alien architecture, the whole scene dripping with sword-and-planet pulp fantasy energy.
A barely-armored space princess in a standoff with a horned alien warrior is peak sword-and-planet pulp ambition. The 90,000-word novel promise and $1000 prize contest only amplify the maximalist, everything-at-once energy of the era.
“$1000 PRIZE CONTEST — See Page 8 See BACK COVER Amazing Stories NOVEMBER 25¢ 90,000 Word Super Novel! EMPIRE OF JEGGA By DAVID V. REED”
