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261 Ten From Infinity by Paul W. Fairman

It began when a pedestrian got hit by a cab in New York City. No doubt it was the only motor mishap in the history of creation that reached out among the stars--for far out in space a signal was registered: Something has gone wrong....for the doctors discovered their accident patient had two hearts. It was the beginning of the discovery that the Earth had been invaded by 10 such creatures from Outer Space.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 748 | Votes: 19 | Score: 7.98
Size: 222KB | 41,476 words | Posted:

262 The Chapter Ends by Poul Anderson

What will the end of the Earth's lifespan look like? What will happen to the humans left on the planet when it fades into obsolescence? These are just a few of the profound questions at the center of science fiction master Poul Anderson's thought-provoking tale The Chapter Ends.
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Downloads: 608 | Votes: 32 | Score: 7.98
Size: 47KB | 8,833 words | Posted:

263 Shadows in the Moonlight by Robert E. Howard

Revenging himself brutally upon the sadistic Hyrkanian lord who vanquished his current band of mercenaries, Conan also rescues his misused mistress, Olivia, a princess of Ophir. Escaping across the seas that separate eastern Hyrkania from western Turan, they come across a seemingly uninhabited island, in which resides the ruins of court lined with life-like bronze statues of a race unknown to the barbarian.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 402 | Votes: 17 | Score: 7.97
Size: 67KB | 12,201 words | Posted:

264 Space Platform by Murray Leinster

Space Platform tells of man's first step into outer space. of the difficulties and dangers of reaching for the stars. It is also an exciting adventure. When young Joe Kenmore came to Bootstrap to install pilot gyros in the Platform he hadn't bargained for sabotage or murder or love. But Joe learned that ruthless agents were determined to wreck the project.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 1659 | Votes: 65 | Score: 7.97
Size: 312KB | 58,018 words | Posted:

265 Survival Tactics by Al Sevcik

The 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.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 420 | Votes: 30 | Score: 7.97
Size: 22KB | 4,067 words | Posted:

266 The Moons of Mars by Dean Evans

Every boy should be able to whistle, except, of course, Martians. But this one did!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 249 | Votes: 16 | Score: 7.97
Size: 32KB | 6,469 words | Posted:

267 The Measure of a Man by Randall Garrett

What is desirable is not always necessary, while that which is necessary may be most undesirable. Perhaps the measure of a man is the ability to tell one from the other. and act on it.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 505 | Votes: 40 | Score: 7.96
Size: 22KB | 4,189 words | Posted:

268 The Sword by Frank Quattrocchi

There were but three days in which to decipher the most cryptic message ever delivered to earth.
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Downloads: 829 | Votes: 67 | Score: 7.96
Size: 21KB | 3,817 words | Posted:

269 Industrial Revolution by Poul Anderson

A good adventure story about the first "armed" resistance of the asteroid miners against an arrogant Earth.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 869 | Votes: 46 | Score: 7.96
Size: 92KB | 16,709 words | Posted:

270 Jewels of Gwahlur by Robert E. Howard

The Teeth of Gwahlur are legendary jewels, kept in an abandoned city in the country of Keshan. Conan, following legends of this treasure, has travelled to the lost city, where supernatural gives way to intrigue.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 417 | Votes: 13 | Score: 7.96
Size: 95KB | 17,311 words | Posted:
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