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The Great Illusion, by Manly Bannister
There was something not quite right about the planet Hume, something counterfeit about the natives' culture. The higher-ups were satisfied with the c…
4 months ago
"Sexton, Sexton, in the Wall," by August Derleth
Cornillo Martens wanted a quiet life, to enjoy his garden. But old man Garner, with his experiments, and Garner's grandchildren, with their unpleasan…
4 months ago
Once a First Wife, by Norman Arkawy
She writhed under the judges' merciless scrutiny. The charge against her was surely a most grievous one—marital fidelity—and sexual incompetence!
"Onc…
4 months, 1 week ago
Asleep in Armageddon, by Ray Bradbury
Avoid Planetoid 787. Lush and sunny, with fine air and no dangerous beasts, it'll tempt you to land and stay the night for some welcome fresh air and…
4 months, 1 week ago
Equals Four, by Piers Anthony
Dillingham's assistant had to be land-going, esthetic, competent, free and female—more than less!
"Equals Four" appeared in the July-August 1970 issue…
4 months, 1 week ago
The Happiness Rock, by Albert Teichner
They had found the perfect narcotic quite by accident on an asteroid. A silicon-based germ that induced euphoria and a sense of well-being with no si…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Half-Breed, by Isaac Asimov
Half of Earth, Half of Mars—the half-breed, the Tweenie—is reviled on Earth. But, as scientist and inventor Jefferson Scanlon discovers, there is mor…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Too Close to the Forest, by Bryce Walton & Al Reynolds
Dr. Marsten thought he'd failed completely to prove mental telepathy, but he'd forgotten one peculiar, but very important, facet of those extraordina…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
The Stellar Legion, by Leigh Brackett
No one had ever escaped from Venus' dread Stellar Legion. And, as Thekla the low-Martian learned, no one had ever betrayed it and—lived.
"The Stellar …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
When the Sun went out, by Leslie F Stone
The Sun was finally dying, the astronomers having predicted its demise within a few days. Unable to leave Earth, humanity had excavated accommodation…
4 months, 4 weeks ago