What is the fate of the colonists who went out from Earth to settle the far planets beyond our universe? Space-ships have been unable to evoke radar responses from these planets, and in a novel as well-written as it is ingenious, one man starts out from Halsey's Planet to find the answer. If there is one… A satirical science fiction novel first published in 1954. ...
Roger Dee was the pseudonym of Roger D. Aycock (6 December 1914 – 5 April 2004), an American author who wrote primarily science fiction. His tales were always well written, clever, and entertaining, and this selection of 13 stories is typical of his work. Included are:<P> WAILING WALL<BR> PET FARM<BR> CONTROL GROUP<BR> ULTIMATUM<BR> CLEAN BREAK<BR> THE ANGLERS OF ARZ<BR> ASSIGNMENT'S END<B ...
Katherine MacLean (born January 22, 1925) is an American science fiction author best known for her short fiction of the 1950s, which often examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society. This volume collects 8 of her classic science fiction stories:<P> Contagion<BR> Pictures Don’t Lie<BR> The Snowball Effect<BR> The Man Who Staked The Stars<BR> The Carnivore<BR> Games<BR> ...
Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (1910-1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of “sword and sorcery” fantasy (in fact, he coined the term). Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horro ...
Edward Paul Wellen (1919-2011) wrote primarily short stories throughout his long career, primarily in both the mystery field, but also (especially early in his career) in science fiction magazines. This is the second collection of his science fiction stories we have published, and it’s another good one. Included are:<P> ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW<BR> THE BIG CHEESE<BR> ROOT OF EVIL<BR> THE VOICES<BR> THE WORLD IN ...
Someone has taken the original document of the U.S. Constitution and substituted another. The substitute is identical, just as old, and equally authentic – except it has been signed by Aaron Burr! It contradicts history, but it is real and there for everyone to see! <P> Such a crime calls for out-of-this-world detective work. There must be alternate Americas – and one of them must be an American union that Burr helped shape. With a few i ...
Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (1902-1935) was an American science fiction writer. His career in science fiction was short but influential. His first story, «A Martian Odyssey», was published to great (and enduring) acclaim in July 1934, but he would be dead from lung cancer within eighteen months. Included in this volume are:<P> THE DARK OTHER<BR> A MARTIAN ODYSSEY<BR> VALLEY OF DREAMS<BR> THE IDEAL<BR> PYGMALION&ap ...
Homer Eon Flint was one of the pioneers of science fiction – publishing science fiction stories in pulp magazines before the term «science fiction» had even been coined. Unfortunately, he died violently – and mysteriously – at age 36, leaving behind a grieving widow and three young children. Prior to his shocking end in 1924, Homer's speculative fiction made him a leading contributor to the era's top pulp magazines. Hundreds of thousan ...
Murray Leinster (1896-1975) enjoyed a reputation as a top pulp fiction writer from the 1920s through the 1960s, publishing dozens of novels and more than a thousand short stories – and not just in the science fiction field, as this collection shows. However, his greatest fame came from SF, and the Sidewise Award (for best alternate history work) is named after his story, «Sidewise in Time.» Included in this volume are:<P> PLANET OF DREAD& ...