Fiction

He came from a far planet to find some of the Earth's secrets. But Marko found other things, too—like his love for beautiful Beth.

Eric was the best robot they'd ever had--perfectly trained, ever thoughtful, a joy to own. Naturally they had to destroy him!

Explore a Venus that never was.

It was a proud day when Dr. Chauncey Patrick Coffin announced that he had discovered a cure for the common cold. But in the end, would the cure be worse than the affliction?

Alan Edward Nourse, an American science fiction author and physician, also writing under the names of Dr. X and Al Edwards, wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science.

Tam returns home to Earth after years of working in space.

The following excerpts from Amy Ballantine's journal have never actually been written down at any time before.

He was just dozing off when the fat lady up the aisle let out a scream. A huge reptilian head had materialized out of nowhere and was hanging in air, peering about uncertainly.

Welcome to the future, an impossible future where by some miracle the workers have managed to get a majority of the stock and are calling the shots.

What was the mystery of this great ship from the dark, deep reaches of space?

It was nearly winter when the ship arrived. Pete Farnam never knew if the timing had been planned that way or not.

Alan Edward Nourse, an American science fiction author and physician, also writing under the names of Dr. X and Al Edwards, wrote both juvenile and adult science fiction, as well as nonfiction works about medicine and science.

Survival TacticsBy Al SevcikThe robots were built to serve Man; to do his work, see to his comforts, make smooth his way. Then the robots figured out an additional service—putting Man out of his misery.THERE was a sudden crash that hung sharply in the air, as if a tree had been hit by lightning some distance away.

It is one thing to safeguard the future ... and something else entirely to see someone you love cry in terror two years from now!

A Matter of Magnitude is presented here in a high quality paperback edition.

Abraham Merritt (January 20, 1884-August 21, 1943), who published under the byline A. Merritt, was an American editor and author of works of fantastic fiction

I just lost a weekend. I ain't too anxious to find it. Instead, I sure wish I had gone fishing with McCarthy and the boys like I'd planned.

Winston K. Marks was a popular sci-fi writer whose stories were featured in a number of magazines during the mid-20th century.

There was a reason why his scripts were smash hits—they had realism. And why not? He was reliving every scene and emotion in them!

Murt's Virus was catastrophically lethal, but it killed in a way no disease had ever thought of—it loved its victims to death!