Lost Sci-Fi - Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1752
Books #161-180
by Isaac Asimov
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 161 thru 180 - Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1752
• The Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore Sturgeon
• He That Hath Wings by Edmond Hamilton
• Small World by William F. Nolan
• The Pause by Isaac Asimov
• The Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. Smith
• The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley
• The Moon That Vanished by Leigh Brackett
• Chicken Farm by Ross Rocklynne
• The Black Ewe by Fritz Leiber
• From Outer Space by Robert Zacks
• Micromegas by Voltaire
• Final Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry Hasse
• The Last Drive by Carl Jacobi
• The Red Room by H. G. Wells
• Curse of the Blue Man by Lawrence M. Jannifer
• The Nameless Something by Murray Leinster
• The Gifts of Asti by Andre Norton
• Encounter in the Dawn Arthur C. Clarke
• The Foxholes of Mars by Fritz Leiber
• The Moonlit Road by Ambrose Bierce
Lost Sci-fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #221-225
by Fredric Brown
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 221 thru 225 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Arena by Fredric Brown
• The City of Singing Flame by Clark Ashton Smith
• The Eater of Souls by Henry Kuttner
• Inheritance by Edward W. Ludwig
• Escape From Pluto by William Oberfield
Pogo Planet
by Donald A. Wollheim
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Pogo Planet by Donald A. Wollheim - Introducing that modest little superman, that shrinking violet of destiny, Ajax Calkins, and a world where you had to hop, in some way, to get where you wanted to go!
As my ship hit the darkness that was the outer atmosphere of Midplanet, I thrilled to the thought that I, Ajax Calkins, had at last achieved my rightful place among the pioneers of space. Even when my ship bounced on the green soil, flew end over end upwards to come down ka-plunk in the wrong side of a gooey thick swamp, I exulted that I was the first in possession of a major planet that had been overlooked by the rest of the interplanetary crowd.
As I picked myself up from the midst of a pile of miscellaneous equipment, hiking ropes, elephant guns, para-rays, spare shoes and cans of Unifood, and rubbed my bruised arms and head, I thought of how many millions would give their all to be in my place.
Midplanet! How the whole system had thrilled when its discovery was finally determined last year! For decades science had known there was a planet between Saturn and Uranus, ever since Pickering had proved the perturbations of those planets' orbits pointed to a body between them. Yet telescopes had always failed to detect it. Few had taken it seriously. Yet, it was there.
It was discovered finally by electromagnetic induction coils at the Mars Prime Observatory. It was rechecked from Flagstaff and searched for by Tycho Eye. The latter could not see it. It was still invisible, a strangely dark world.
It was then that I conceived my great idea. For years I had secretly nourished my grievance against the world into which I found myself born. All the great heroic acts had been done. The major planets pioneered, Gretelspoon had at last opened up Pluto, and there was nothing left for me to do to show that I too was made of godlike stuff. But Midplanet ... there was my chance!
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #181-185
by Isaac Asimov
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 181 thru 185 - Lost Sci-Fi Books 181 thru 185 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Time Enough at Last by Lynn Venable
• The Deadly Dust by Murray Leinster
• Happy Ending by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds
• Living Space by Isaac Asimov
• Jokester by Isaac Asimov
The Spider and the Fly
by Don Mark Lemon
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The Spider and the Fly by Don Mark Lemon
Don Mark Lemon was born in Arizona in September 1877, he wrote 15 short stories and 1 novel, The Scarlet Planet, which was published in 1930.
His first published short story, Doctor Goldman, can be found in the December 1900 issue of The Black Cat which launched in 1895. The Black Cat sold for five cents and encouraged amateur writers to submit stories. As the story goes the Jack London novel The Call of the Wild might never have been written if not for The Black Cat. London wasnt having success as a writer and was about to give up but then he sold a story, A Thousand Deaths, to The Black Cat in 1899 and The Call of the Wild was published four years later! Never give up, Never Surrender!!
The Spider and the Fly was published in The Thrill Book, a short lived publication which began and ceased publication in 1919. From the August 1st issue of The Thrill Book lets turn to page 109 for The Spider and the Fly by Don Mark Lemon.
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #91-95
by Philip K. Dick
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 91 thru 95 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60s
• Exhibit Piece by Philip K. Dick -As curator of the Twentieth Century Exhibit, George Miller felt that to do a good job he had to live his work. Then, one day, somebody got into his exhibit and he went to investigate...
• The Misplaced Battleship by Harry Harrison -It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude. But a misplaced battleshipin the wrong hands!can be most dangerous.
• $1,000 A Plate by Jack McKenty -When Marsy Gras shot off its skyrockets, Mars Observatory gave it the worksfireworks!
• The Other Now by Murray Leinster -He knew his wife was dead, because he'd seen her buried. But it was only one possibility out of infinitely many!
• Rabbits Have Long Ears by Lawrence F. Willard -The computer classified it "rabbit" and Montresig was not one to argue, long ears or not!
Lost Sci-Fi Books 321 Thru 325 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and
by H. G. Wells
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 321 thru 325 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• The Man Who Could Work Miracles by H. G. Wells
• Nobody Saw the Ship by Murray Leinster
• The Venus Evil by Chester S. Geier
• The Ultimate Vice by A. Bertram Chandler
• Blank? by Randall Garrett
The Plattner Story
by H. G. Wells
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The Plattner Story by H. G. Wells - ...Two of the boys, gesticulating, walked one after the other clean through him! Neither manifested the slightest consciousness of his presence.
We believe that this story, by our well-known author, which was written some years ago, constitutes the forerunner of all later stories in which the Fourth Dimension played a great role. Wells somehow has been captivated by the idea that there is such a thing as a fourth or higher plane. He does not seem to have changed his mind about this, for while the present story of his also brings in, again, a higher plane, supposedly existing alongside of our own. The Plattner Story is an extraordinarily well-written scientifiction tale, and is plausible as well as easily understandable, and will particularly appeal to those whose ideas of the Fourth Dimension are rather hazy.
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #196-200
by Isaac Asimov
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 196 thru 200 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• The Last Man in New York by Paul MacNamara
• The Portable Star by Isaac Asimov
• The Blonde From Barsoom by Robert F. Young
• Before Eden by Arthur C. Clarke
• X Marks the Pedwalk by Fritz Leiber
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #236-240
by Clifford D. Simak
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 236 thru 240 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• The Space Beasts by Clifford D. Simak
• Derelict by Alan E. Nourse
• Moon of Memory by Bryce Walton
• The Man Who Killed the World by Ray Cummings
• The Masked World by Jack Williamson
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #81-85
by Philip K. Dick
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 81 thru 85 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60s
• Human Is by Philip K. Dick- She noticed the change in her husband -- but she had married for better or worse!
• Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick- Something went wrong... and Ed Fletcher got mixed up in the biggest thing in his life...
• The Luckiest Man Alive! by William Morrison -Themanwhowonthecontest foraperfectspecimentobenamed"MisterEarth"wouldbeinauniqueposition!
• Six Frightened Men by Robert Silverberg -It was an unexplored planet and anything could happenyet none of us expected to face a creature impossible to fight, let alone kill....
• Dust Unto Dustby Lyman D. Hinckley -It was alien but was it dead, this towering, sinister city of metal that glittered malignantly before the cautious advance of three awed space-scouters.
The Tell-tale Heart
by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe - Madness or guilt? In Edgar Allan Poes The Tell-Tale Heart, a murderer insists on his sanity as hes haunted by the sound of a beating heart. Dare to listen to the tale that will leave your pulse racing.
Office Call by Charles E. Fritch
by Charles E. Fritch
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Office Call by Charles E. Fritch - When brilliant mathematician Charles T. Moore steps into Dr. Rawlings office, he carries a groundbreaking revelation that could redefine the very fabric of reality. But as he grapples with the terrifying implications of his discoverymind control and the potential to traverse alternate universeswill he find the help he needs or push the boundaries of sanity even further?
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #76-80
by Philip K. Dick
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 76 thru 80 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60s
• The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick - The powers of earth had finally exterminated the last of the horrible tribes of mutant freaks spawned by atomic war. Menace to homo sapien supremacy was aboutended-butnot quite. For out of the countryside came a great golden, godlike youth whose extraordinary mutant powers, combining the world's oldest and newest methods of survival, promised a new and superior type of mankind...
• The Inquisitor by Robert Silverberg - It wasn't that Kroll enjoyed watching the traitors broken in body and spirit. But why did they keep insisting they were innocent beforeThe Inquisitor
• Invader From Infinity by George Whittington - "Destroy the Invader," the orders readand Captain McPartland's expendable spacer flashed into suicidal battle.
• Glow Worm by Harlan Ellison - He was the last man on Earth, all right. Butwas he still a man?
• Rocket Summer by Ray Bradbury - The first great rocket flight into space, bearing intrepid pioneers to the Moon. The world's ecstasy flared into red mob-hate when President Stanley canceled the flight. How did he get that way?
In the Walls of Eryx
by H. P. Lovecraft
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In The Walls of Eryx by H. P. Lovecraft and Kenneth Sterling
Lost Sci-Fi Books 261 Thru 265 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and
by Frank Herbert
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 261 thru 265- Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Yesterday Was Monday by Theodore Sturgeon -Slight error somewhere! He got behind the scenes, and woke up Wednesday morning although Yesterday was Monday. The builders hadn't finished making Wednesday yet
• Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert -All the Grahams desired was a home they could call their own ... but what did the home want?
• The Star by H. G. Wells -As a mysterious star hurtles toward Earth, bringing with it unprecedented chaos and destruction, humanity grapples with the impending apocalypse and the uncertain fate of their world. Amidst the turmoil, a diverse array of individualsfrom scientists to lovers, from scholars to refugeesnavigate the cataclysmic events and search for meaning in the face of annihilation.
• Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester -On Paragon III, amidst endless rice fields under a burning orange sky, a sinister discovery sparks an intense manhunt. Escape and survival hinge on unraveling the mystery of an android capable of murder.
• Space-Wolf by Ray Cummings -The lure of precious zolonite drew Morgan to barren Titanto find a weird beast-empire ruled by a cold-eyed Earth-girl queen.
S as in Zebatinsky
by Isaac Asimov
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S as in Zebatinsky by Isaac Asimov
The Father Thing
by Philip K. Dick
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The Father Thing by Philip K. Dick - Something is wrong with Dad Charlie knows it, but no one believes him. Is it all in his head, or has something terrifying taken his fathers place?
It has been said that Dick believed he was living in two timelines simultaneously, one as himself in 1970s California and another as a persecuted Christian in ancient Rome. These bizarre experiences fueled his paranoia but also deepened the philosophical depth of his later works. The Father Thing is one of his earlier works, published in Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine in December 1954.
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #191-195
by Isaac Asimov
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 191 thru 195 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• The Street That Wasn't There by Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. Simak
• The Shipshape Miracle by Clifford D. Simak
• Hot Planet by Hal Clement
• Everest by Isaac Asimov
• The Visitor by Ray Bradbury
The Colour Out of Space
by H. P. Lovecraft
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The Colour Out of Space by H. P. Lovecraft - In 1927 Amazing Stories had this to say about The Colour Out of Space, "We could wax rhapsodical in our praise, as the story is one of the finest pieces of literature it has been our good fortune to read. The theme is original, and yet fantastic enough to make it rise head and shoulders above many contemporary scientifiction stories. You will not regret having read this marvelous tale."
H. P. Lovecrafts The Colour Out of Space is a cosmic horror story about an incomprehensible alien presence. The tale is told by a surveyor investigating the desolate blasted heath near Arkham, Massachusetts, where a meteorite crashed years earlier. The rock released an unnatural, indescribable color, which seeped into the land, contaminating water, plants, animals, and even humans. The Gardner family, living on the affected farm, suffers horrifying transformationsplants grow wildly but inedibly, animals mutate or go mad, and family members succumb to madness and decay. Eventually, the strange color dissipates into the sky, leaving only desolation behind. The story is a chilling depiction of an alien force beyond human understanding and one of Lovecrafts most influential works.
Howard Phillips Lovecraft was known for pioneering cosmic horrora genre emphasizing the insignificance of humanity in an indifferent universe. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Lovecraft was a sickly and reclusive child, heavily influenced by classical literature, science, and the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Lord Dunsany.
Despite financial struggles and limited literary success during his lifetime, Lovecraft created the Cthulhu Mythos. His most famous works include The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, and The Shadow over Innsmouth.
Though he died in poverty at age 46, his work gained widespread recognition posthumously, shaping modern horror fiction and pop culture.
Lost Sci-Fi - Four Lost Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1
Books #186-190
by E. M. Forster
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 186 thru 190 - Four Lost Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1909
• The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster
• Breakfast at Twilight by Philip K. Dick
• The Magnificent Possession by Isaac Asimov
• Flowering Evil by Margaret St. Clair
• No Shield From the Dead by Gordon R. Dickson
Lost Sci-fi Books 246 Thru 250 - Five Vintage Sci-fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and
by Donald A. Wollheim
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 246 thru 250 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• The Seven Temporary Moons by Murray Leinster
• Triggerman by J. F. Bone
• Short Snorter by Charles Einstein
• Homecoming by Miguel Hidalgo
• Pogo Planet by Donald A. Wollheim
Lost Sci-fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1920s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #231-235
by Morrison Colladay
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 231 thru 235 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1920s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• When the Moon Fell by Morrison Colladay
• You Are Forbidden by Jerry Shelton
• Not a Creature Was Stirring by Dean Evans
• Boarding Party by Robert F. Young
• Doorstep by Keith Laumer
Lost Sci-Fi Books 241 Thru 250 - Ten Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and
by Ray Bradbury
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 241 thru 250 - Ten Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• Collision Orbit by Clyde Beck
• Spawn of Inferno by Hugh B. Cave
• Metamorphosis by Mike Curry
• Referent by Ray Bradbury
• Super Joe Mulloy by Scott F. Grenville
• The Seven Temporary Moons by Murray Leinster
• Triggerman by J. F. Bone
• Short Snorter by Charles Einstein
• Homecoming by Miguel Hidalgo
• Pogo Planet by Donald A. Wollheim
Lost Sci-Fi - Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Books #141-160
by Philip K. Dick
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 121 thru 140 - Twenty Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Referent
by Ray Bradbury
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Referent by Ray Bradbury - The Life of a child genius was no fun, but Roby couldn't escape it–until a falling star taught him how to rebel!
Roby Morrison fidgeted. Walking in the tropical heat he heard the wet thunder of waves on the shore. There was a green silence on Orthopedic Island.
It was the year 1997, but Roby did not care.
All around him was the garden where he prowled, all ten years of him. This was Meditation Hour. Beyond the garden wall, to the north, were the High I.Q. Cubicles where he and the other boys slept in special beds. With morning they popped up like bottle-corks, dashed into showers, gulped food, and were sucked down vacuum-tubes half across the island to Semantics School. Then to Physiology. After Physiology he was blown back underground and released through a seal in the great garden wall to spend this silly hour of meditative frustration, as prescribed by the island Psychologists.
Roby had his opinion of it. "Damned silly."
Today, he was in furious rebellion. He glared at the sea, wishing he had the sea's freedom to come and go. His eyes were dark, his cheeks flushed, his small hands twitched nervously.
Somewhere in the garden a chime vibrated softly. Fifteen more minutes of meditation. Huh! And then to the Robot Commissary to stuff his dead hunger as taxidermists stuff birds.
Lost Sci-Fi - Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Books #141-150
by Robert Sheckley
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 141 thru 150 - Ten Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Mr. Meek-Musketeer
by Clifford D. Simak
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Mr. MeekMusketeer by Clifford D. Simak - Adventure flamed in Mr. Meek's timorous heart, the surge of battle and singing blades. And so, with a rocket-ship for his steed and a ray-gun for his sword, he sallied forth ... carrying cavalier justice to the resentful shining stars.
Now that he'd done it, Oliver Meek found the thing he'd done hard to explain.
Under the calm, inquiring eyes of Mr. Richard Belmont, president of Lunar Exports, Inc., he stammered a little before he could get started.
"For years," he finally said, "I've been planning a trip...."
"But, Oliver," said Belmont, "we would give you a leave of absence. You'll be back. There's no reason to resign."
Oliver Meek shuffled his feet and looked uncomfortable, a little guilty.
"Maybe I won't be back," he declared. "You see, it isn't just an ordinary trip. It may take a long, long time. Something might happen. I'm going out to see the Solar System."
Belmont laughed lightly, reared back in his chair, matching fingertips. "Oh, yes. One of the tours. Nothing dangerous about them. Nothing at all. You needn't worry about that. I went on one a couple of years ago. Mighty interesting...."
"Not one of the tours," interrupted Meek. "Not for me. I have a ship of my own."
Belmont thumped forward in his chair, looking almost startled.
"A ship of your own!"
"Yes, sir," Oliver admitted, squirming uncomfortably. "Over thirty years I've saved for it ... for it and the other things I'll need. It sort of got to be ... well, an obsession, you might say."
"I see," said Belmont. "You planned it."
"Yes, sir, I planned it."
Which was a masterpiece of understatement.
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
Books #96-100
by Philip K. Dick
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 96 thru 100 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60s
• Strange Eden by Philip K. Dick -Johnson wanted to leave the verdant world but Brent was bound he'd have a look around. He did, and he found reason to stay
• The Crawlers by Philip K. Dick -Everybody hated the mutant children born near the radiation lab. Hush it up, Washington had directed
• A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber -The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation!
• Willie's Planet by Mike Ellis -The most fitting place for a man to die is where he dies for man
• The Incredible Invasion by George O. Smith -It's very difficult to find a good, sound, legal way of stopping an aggressor
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Books #161-165
by Isaac Asimov
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 161 thru 165 -
• The Sky Was Full of Ships by Theodore Sturgeon - They tried Gordon Kent for murder–but who was really responsible?
• He That Hath Wings by Edmond Hamilton - The story of a modern Icarus - David Rand was a freak of nature, a glorious, winged freak, who had experienced the freedom of the sky and could no longer be tied to the ground.
• The Pause by Isaac Asimov - The white powder was confined within a thin-walled, transparent capsule. The capsule in turn was heat-sealed into a double strip of parafilm. Along that strip of parafilm were other capsules at six-inch intervals.
• Small World by William F. Nolan - What will happen when the alien ships strike Earth? And later? Who will survive? What will life be like in that latter-day jungle? William F. Nolan, well known in SF circles on the West Coast, returns with this grim story of the days and the nights of Lewis Stillman-survivor ...
• The Most Sentimental Man by Evelyn E. Smith - Johnson knew he was annoying the younger man, who so obviously lived by the regulations in the Colonial Officer's Manual and lacked the imagination to understand why he was doing this.... Evelyn E. Smith is famous for her bitter-sweet stories of the worlds of Tomorrow
The Rag Thing
by Donald A. Wollheim
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The Rag Thing by Donald A. Wollheim - If heat and moisture and greasy chemical compounds once combined to make life, the laziness of a slattern landlady might cause them to combine again. In that case, the results would not be pretty.
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
by H. G. Wells
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The Man Who Could Work Miracles by H. G. Wells - What if you had the power to change reality with a single thought? An ordinary man discovers his limitless abilitiesonly to learn that absolute power comes with devastating consequences. The Man Who Could Work Miracles was first published in 1898 in The Illustrated London News.
Herbert George Wells (18661946) was an English writer best known for his pioneering works in science fiction. Often called The Father of Science Fiction alongside Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback, Wells wrote classics like The War of the Worlds, The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau.
H.G. Wells short story The Man Who Could Work Miracles follows George McWhirter Fotheringay, an ordinary man who suddenly discovers he has the ability to perform miracles at will. Initially skeptical, he experiments with small tricks before realizing the true extent of his power.
Lost Sci-Fi Books 376 Thru 380 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and
by Arthur C. Clarke
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 376 thru 380- Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet by Fritz Leiber
• Keep Your Shape by Robert Sheckley
• The Incredible Slingshot Bombs by Robert Moore Williams
• Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel
• Transience by Arthur C. Clarke
My Past Is Mine
by Gerda Rhoads
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My Past is Mine by Gerda Rhoads - Take one tiny memory out of a man's lifeand the entire universe may turn topsy turvy.
Gerda Rhoads is credited with one published story which appeared in Fantastic Universe in October 1954. The magazine had this to say about this "new" author...
"Gerda Rhoads was born in Vienna and came to the United States with her parents by way of London and Rio. She was educated at Hunter College, became a ballet dancer, took up painting and has done some very charming canvases. Then she married a painter and they went to Paris and she turned to writing. Sounds glamorous, doesn't it? With the publication of this her first story Gerda Rhoads proves her pen is glamor-tipped too!"
The Voyage of Vanishing Men
by Stanley Mullen
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The Voyage Of Vanishing Men written by Stanley Mullen Earthmen had never ventured into the vast unknown beyond the galaxy. But now a survey was ordered and a ship sent out. So Braun went on The Voyage Of Vanishing Men.
They still talk of Braun, and the Fourth Intergalactic Survey.
Other men before him had gone out into the far, dark places. Three previous expeditions had gone out and vanished completely. Then theVenture IVwent out and out and out countless miles and light-years and whatever else it isand out there in the lonely darkness something happened. Nobody knew exactly what happened, but there was a lot of guessing. Only one man came back. Braun. And there was talk....
Tending bar anywhere is better, they say, than an academic degree in psychology. Tending bar on one of the way stations to the stars you see peoplemost of them humanas they really are, and in all stages of emotion. You see them coming and going, and a few already gone. By little signs, you can tell a lot about them, and make a guess at what is wrong with the wrong ones.
There was Braun.
Nobody said anything, at first.
Braun watched them, a humorous half-defiant glint in his eye. But there was pain in him, in his voice as he spoke.
"What's the matter? Am I poison, or something?"
Somebody said it, then. In a stage whisper. "I had friends on theVenture IV."
"So did I," Braun answered quickly. "A lot of friends. So before somebody works up nerve to ask, I don't know."
"Don't know?" a man named Cutter pursued the point coldly. "You were there!..."
"I was there," admitted Braun. "I still say it. I don't know what happened to anybody. I've told the authorities that over and over. I've told anybody who'd listen. You don't have to believe me. I don't give a"
Lost Sci-Fi Books 271 Thru 275 - Five Vintage Sci-fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and
by Donald E. Westlake
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 271 thru 275 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960s
• The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake
• Runaway by Alfred Coppel
• Changling by Ray Bradbury
• The Missing Room by Lynn Venable
• Beyond the Ultra Violet by Frank M. Robinson
The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet
by Fritz Leiber
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The Goggles of Dr. Dragonet by Fritz Leiber - To those who wear the goggles of Dr. Dragonet there is another worldof mystery, joy and, yes, terror...
Fritz Leiber (19101992) was an American writer and a master of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Best known for pioneering the sword-and-sorcery subgenre with his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories, Leiber blended adventure with psychological depth and humor. His early influences included H.P. Lovecraft and Shakespeare, which shaped his literary style.
Leibers science fiction often explored themes of existential dread, time travel, and cosmic horror, exemplified in works like The Big Time (1958), which won him his first Hugo Award. He was also a key figure in popularizing urban fantasy with Our Lady of Darkness (1977). Beyond fiction, Leiber was a skilled chess player, actor, and film enthusiast. His career spanned six decades, earning multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards. His innovative storytelling and genre-defying works continue to inspire modern fantasy and sci-fi writers, securing his legacy as one of the greats of speculative fiction.
Lost Sci-Fi - Nine Lost Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1
Books #181-190
by Isaac Asimov
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 181 thru 190 - Nine Lost Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s and one from 1909
• Time Enough at Last by Lynn Venable
• The Deadly Dust by Murray Leinster
• Happy Ending by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds
• Living Space by Isaac Asimov
• Jokester by Isaac Asimov
• The Machine Stops by E. M. Forster
• Breakfast at Twilight by Philip K. Dick
• The Magnificent Possession by Isaac Asimov
• Flowering Evil by Margaret St. Clair
• No Shield From the Dead by Gordon R. Dickson
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Books #151-155
by Murray Leinster
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 151 thru 155 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Goliah
by Jack London
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Goliah by Jack London - What if a single mysterious figure could bring the worlds armies to their knees and reshape society overnight? A future where science becomes the ultimate powerwhether humanity is ready or not.
Goliah is a science fiction short story that explores themes of power, revolution, and utopianism. The story follows an enigmatic scientist known as Goliah, who possesses advanced knowledge and technology capable of disrupting the worlds militaries and industrial systems. Using his mysterious powers, Goliah broadcasts a message to the worlds governments, demanding an end to war, economic exploitation, and social inequality.
At first, world leaders resist, but Goliah demonstrates his ability to destroy battleships and infrastructure effortlessly. Realizing they have no choice, they submit to his demands. Under his rule, a new global order emergesone without poverty, crime, or oppression. Despite initial fears, humanity flourishes under Goliahs enforced peace, ushering in an age of scientific advancement and social harmony.
The Masque of the Red Death
by Edgar Allan Poe
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The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe - A lavish masquerade. A deadly intruder. In Edgar Allan Poes The Masque of the Red Death, no wealth or walls can keep the inevitable at bay. Are you ready to face the dance of death?
It Burns Me Up!
by Ray Bradbury
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It Burns Me Up! by Ray Bradbury - "Don't knock a man when he's down," they say.… But my cold blooded visitors paid no heed, as they laughed and wondered how I could talk to Saint Peter–with my throat cut from ear to ear!
Parking Unlimited
by Noel Loomis
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Parking Unlimited by Noel Loomis - It was a wonderful plan, a boon to humanity. And solving the parking problem would make a fortune for Slim and me. But when the secret got out ...
Noel Loomis was born in Wakita, Oklahoma Territory in 1905, two years before Oklahoma became a state. And if Wakita Oklahoma rings a bell it might be because it was one of the filming locations for the motion picture blockbuster Twister. This tiny town near the Oklahoma border with Kansas had less than 400 people when Loomis was born and only around 300 today.
Although he wrote science fiction Loomis is best known for his Westerns. He won the Spur award for Best Western Novel in 1958 for Short Cut to Red River. He won the award again the next year for a short story, Grandfather Out of the Past.
Noel Loomis penned two science fiction novels and about 30 science fiction short stories.
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Books #146-150
by Philip K. Dick
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Part of the Lost Sci-Fi series
Lost Sci-Fi Books 146 thru 150 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from 1833 and the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Books #166-170
by Leigh Brackett
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 166 thru 170 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from 1833 and the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Lost Sci-Fi - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Books #141-145
by Philip K. Dick
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 141 thru 145 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
Lost Sci-Fi Books 261 Thru 270 - Ten Lost Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories From the 1930s, 40s, 50s and
by Theodore Sturgeon
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Lost Sci-Fi Books 261 thru 270- Ten Lost Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s
• Yesterday Was Monday by Theodore Sturgeon
• Old Rambling House by Frank Herbert
• The Star by H. G. Wells
• Fondly Fahrenheit by Alfred Bester
• Space-Wolf by Ray Cummings
• At the End of the Orbit by Arthur C. Clarke
• You Risk Your Life by Joseph Slotkin
• Way of a Rebel by Walter M. Miller Jr.
• The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber
• The Engineer by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth
Captain Midas
by Alfred Coppel
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Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel - The captain of the Martian Maid stared avidly at the torn derelict floating against the velvet void. Here was treasure beyond his wildest dreams! How could he know his dreams should have been nightmares?
Gold! A magic word, even today, isn't it? Lust and gold ... they go hand in hand. Like the horsemen of the Apocalypse. And, of course, there's another word needed to make up the trilogy. You don't get any thing for nothing. So add this: Cost. Or you might call it pain, sorrow, agony. Call it what you like. It's what you pay for great treasure....
These things were true when fabled Jason sailed the Argo beyond Colchis seeking the Fleece. They were true when men sailed the southern oceans in wooden ships. And the conquest of space hasn't changed us a bit. We're still a greedy lot....
I'm a queer one to be saying these things, but then, who has more right? Look at me. My hair is gray and my face ... my face is a mask. The flesh hangs on my bones like a yellow cloth on a rickety frame. I am old, old. And I wait here on my hospital cotwait for the weight of years I never lived to drag me under and let me forget the awful things my eyes have seen.
I'm poor, too, or else I wouldn't be here in this place of dying for old spacemen. I haven't a dime except for the pittance the Holcomb Foundation calls a spaceman's pension. Yet I had millions in my hands. Treasure beyond your wildest dreams! Cursed treasure....