From: Argonotes, The Reader’s Viewpoint
Argosy Magazine, Dec. 17, 1932
The Frank A. Munsey Company, Publisher
Transcribed by Jonathan Hart (GNAWING his fingernails):
Chicago, Ill.

I have been reading Argosy for years and I shall continue to do so. However, I will say this, that if Burroughs writes another novel and ends it like he did “The Pirates of Venus,” one of his stanchest (sic) supporters will lose some degree of faith. I have read every story he ever wrote and I don’t think he has an equal in his line.

Whether it is his fault or yours, I, of course, don’t know. It may be and probably is to your advantage to have a sequel to this masterpiece at some future date, but what are we going to do in the meantime? Sit and gnaw our fingernails? Carson Napier may be in a spot, but he isn’t anywhere near as bad off as we are.

You can rest assured that I was utterly dumfounded when I came to the end. I hope you will let us all know in the next issue when we can expect a sequel.

Wishing you good luck and more Burroughs’ works, also interplanetary and interstellar stories, I am,

Sincerely yours,
Gerhardt Krull.