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71 Invaders From the Infinite by John W. Campbell Jr.

The alien spaceship was unthinkably huge, enormously powerful, apparently irresistible. It came from the void and settled on Earth, striking awe into the hearts of all who saw it. Its mission, however, was not conquest -- but a call for help! First contact was a job for the brilliant team of scientists, Arcot, Wade, and Morey. And what they received was an offer of an alliance against an invading foe so powerful that no known force could turn it back!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 2758 Votes: 41 | Score: 8.54
Size: 360KB | 64,798 words | Posted:

72 Lone Star Planet by John Joseph McGuire

The Solar League ambassador to the Lone Star Planet has the unenviable task of convincing New Texans that a s'Srauff attack is imminent, and dangerous. Unfortunately it's common knowledge that the s'Srauff are evolved from canine ancestors--and not a Texan alive is about to be scared of a talking dog! But unless he can get them to act, and fast, there won't be a Texan alive, scared or otherwise!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1385 Votes: 65 | Score: 8.53
Size: 168KB | 30,625 words | Posted:

73 Queen of the Black Coast by Robert E. Howard

Conan joins with Belit, the magnificent pirate queen, whose fathers were the kings of Askalon! There is a frightening conflict with a monster winged ape before the sorrowful passing of the Queen of the Black Coast. She who belonged to the sea; to its everlasting mystery he returned her.Queen of the Black Coast also contains a second Conan story -- The Vale of Lost Women, in which the massive Cimmerian rescues the girl Livia from her barbarous captors.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 362 Votes: 6 | Score: 8.53
Size: 62KB | 11,432 words | Posted:

74 The Monster Men by Edgar Rice-Burroughs

Professor Maxon performs secret experiments to make a "perfect race" of humans, finally succeeding with "Number Thirteen."
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 421 Votes: * | Score: *
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75 The Master of the World (Sequel to Robur the Conqueror) by Jules Verne

In my position as head inspector in the FPD department at Washington, urged on by the desire, which has always been very strong in me, to investigate and understand everything which is mysterious, I naturally became much interested in these remarkable occurrences. And as I have been employed by the government in important affairs and secret missions since I was a lad, it also happened naturally that the head of my department placed In my charge this astonishing mysterious investigation.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 379 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 235KB | 42,830 words | Posted:

76 The Finding of Haldgren by Charles Willard Diffin

Chet Ballard answers the pinpoint of light that from the craggy desolation of the moon stabs out man's old call for help.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 450 Votes: 12 | Score: 8.52
Size: 165KB | 30,779 words | Posted:

77 The Planet Strappers by Raymond Z. Gallun

Nelson and Ramos sped on toward Mars in their tiny plastic-bubble spacecraft. They were on the alert it didn't pay to take anything for granted in the Big Vacuum The way between the worlds was mostly empty space except for the outlaws of the void who drifted, patiently and vengefully waiting for a victim, then struck! Nelsen and Ramos tensed blips on the radar screen! Maybe meteors.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 495 Votes: 9 | Score: 8.52
Size: 372KB | 66,056 words | Posted:

78 The Love of Frank Nineteen by David C. Knight

Minor Planets was the one solid account they had. At first they naturally wanted to hold on to it.
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Downloads: 287 Votes: 20 | Score: 8.52
Size: 37KB | 7,065 words | Posted:

79 The Universe - or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven

This book speaks about the over utilization and depletion of natural resources by mankind and the exploration of outer space.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 517 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 394KB | 68,605 words | Posted:

80 Last Enemy by H. Beam Piper

The last enemy was the toughest of all--and conquering him was in itself almost as dangerous as not conquering. For a strange pattern of beliefs can make assassination an honorable profession!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 851 Votes: 22 | Score: 8.52
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