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Second in the pulp science fiction series that inspired the popular comic, TV, and movie franchise, from the author of Armageddon 2419.
Anthony "Buck" Rogers burst onto the sci-fi scene in an explosion of futuristic weapons and rip-roaring adventure. In Armageddon 2419, after being overcome by radioactive gases, the World War I veteran existed in a state of suspended animation until he awoke to a whole new century and a completely different...
2) Jules
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English
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JULES follows Milton (Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Things become complicated when two neighbors (Harris and Curtin) discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly...
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Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
CHIMERA WORLD
By WILBUR S. PEACOCK
Don Denton had walked into the weirdest
enigma he had ever encountered. Dead men
lived, and ships vanished without sound.
And to top everything, when he tried to
unravel the puzzle—he found that he
had been dead for more than a week.
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Planet Stories Winter 1944.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]...
5) Monument
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
MONUMENT
By R. W. MAJOR
You've heard of it—now
here it is at last. It's the
Tale that wagged the Dog Star!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1960.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that
the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
7) Inside Earth
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Publisher
Galaxy Science Fiction
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The Valgolia rule the entire galaxy. But they're fomenting revolt throughout their own empire. Their hope is to unite all of their subjects by giving them a common enemy. But the key to pulling this off is to find a way not to be destroyed by the rebellion in the process.
Publisher
W.M. Clayton
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
This science fiction magazine comprises vol. 1, no. 2 of the "Astounding Stories of Super-Science" monthly periodical. This issue contains eight fantasy stories featuring themes common to early works of science fiction: a machine that can erase the effects of time on humans; invasion of earth by yellow, globe-like monsters; living corpses; development of the "perfect" human; the simultaneous arrival of a satellite and disappearance of an eminent scientist;...
10) Matchmaker
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Publisher
Quinn Publications
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Charles Louis Fontenay was an American journalist and science fiction writer. He wrote science fiction novels and short stories. Originally published as a short story in IF Science Fiction magazine, "The Matchmaker" tells a perfect story of pure love, care, and the importance of family in human life.
11) Gravy Train
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Publisher
Quinn Publications
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A vintage science fiction short story that was originally printed in IF Science Fiction magazine.
"Ever hear of evil fairies who
grant three wishes? McWorther's
was more efficient. One wish
was plenty to bring catastrophe!"
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Grosset & Dunlap
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
excerpt from CHAPTER I:
PIRATE MISSILE
Tense, excited men gazed spaceward from the ships and planes of the South Atlantic task force. Other watchers waited breathlessly in the control room of the ship Recoverer. Among these was Tom Swift Jr.
"How close to earth is our Jupiter probe missile?" Bud Barclay asked Tom excitedly.
The lanky blond youth beside him, in T shirt and slacks, shot a glance at the dials of the tracking equipment. "Eight thousand...
Author
Publisher
Cupples & Leon Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"You mean, sir, that the earthquake and the volcanic eruption have torn away some great fragment of the world, and we are on it?"
"That is what I mean."
"We are floating in space, then -- an entirely new world? And that is the old world shining there in the sky?"
"That is what has happened, Jack," declared Professor Henderson.
Teenagers Jack Darrow and Mark Sampson have been on some thrilling adventures with Professor Henderson, but this beats...
Author
Publisher
THE ROBERT CLARKE COMPANY
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Etidorhpa, or, the end of the earth: the strange history of a mysterious being and the account of a remarkable journey" is the title of a scientific allegory or science fiction novel by John Uri Lloyd, a pharmacognocist and pharmaceutical manufacturer of Cincinnati, Ohio. Etidorhpa was published in 1895. The book purports to be a manuscript dictated by a strange being named I-Am-The-Man to a man named Llewyllyn Drury. Drury's adventure culminates...
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Publisher
Love Romances Publishing Co., Inc.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"Like a monster flashing jewel, Plastica hovered over
Neptune. And burning at its heart like the malignant
sparkle of a gem was the blazing hate of millions of
slaves, ready to flare into raging battle at the ringing
tocsin of Vyrl Guerlan, the man without a country."
A vintage science fiction short story, originally published in Planet Stories in the summer of 1944.
16) Stellar Showboat
Author
Publisher
Love Romances Publishing Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
A drama more fantastic than any the stage had ever produced was being plotted behind the curtains of the Showboat of Space. And between its presentation and inter-world disaster, waiting for his cue, stood only the lone figure of Investigator Neville.- from introduction
Author
Publisher
Love Romance Publications Co.
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Nelson Slade Bond (November 23, 1908 – November 4, 2006) was an American author who wrote extensively for books, magazines, radio, television and the stage.
The 1998 recipient of the Nebula Author Emeritus award for lifetime achievement, Bond was a pioneer in early science fiction and fantasy. His published fiction is mainly short stories, most of which appeared in pulp magazines in the 1930s and 1940s
18) Moon of Danger
Author
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
The huge ship from Mars bore on toward Earth with the last haggard survivors of a terrible plague. But Ric Martin hurtled to intercept the space-giant, knowing it brought an evil far deadlier than even the relentless metal-spores it fled!
19) Sales Talk
Author
Publisher
Planet Stories
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Bennett, the salesman, gave a lot of thought to a world that was going to the dogs. But he gave more thought to the Cosmic salesman who could make it a reality.
Author
Publisher
Trenlin Hubbert
Pub. Date
2021
Language
English
Description
Humans and intelligent machines bump up against each other in a parallel search for meaning and purpose during the period ensuing the most recent mass extinction. Yet, the world is not without beauty. The desert is majestic, and the historic city a place of artistry.In a beginning that was meant to be the end, Chance-bot is waiting on the street for the recycling truck with the simple instructions to surrender to fate. The bot surrenders to Ziggy....
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