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261 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: 408 Votes: 17 | Score: 7.97
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262 Second Childhood by Clifford D. Simak

Achieving immortality is only half of the problem. The other half is knowing how to live with it once it's been made possible--and inescapable!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 821 Votes: 30 | Score: 7.97
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263 Badge of Infamy by Lester Del Rey

The computer seemed to work as it should. The speed was within acceptable limits. He gave up trying to see the ground and was forced to trust the machinery designed for amateur pilots. The flare bloomed, and he yanked down on the little lever.It could have been worse. They hit the ground, bounced twice, and turned over. The ship was a mess when Feldman freed himself from the elastic straps of the seat. Chris had shrieked as they hit, but she was unbuckling herself now...
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 1506 Votes: 65 | Score: 7.97
Size: 169KB | 31,826 words | Posted:

264 Survival Type by Jesse F. Bone

Score one or one million was not enough for the human race. It had to be all or nothing. with one man doing every bit of scoring!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 526 Votes: 35 | Score: 7.97
Size: 47KB | 8,390 words | Posted:

265 Operation: Outer Space by Murray Leinster

On the Earth of the future, cities are overcrowded and the elite have nothing to do but buy fame from people who really do the work. A faster than light drive is invented and Jed Cochrane, a television producer, seizes the chance to change the course of history and free the people who are willing to work for themselves and not be faceless proles.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 1476 Votes: 47 | Score: 7.96
Size: 332KB | 59,696 words | Posted:

266 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: 537 Votes: 40 | Score: 7.96
Size: 22KB | 4,189 words | Posted:

267 The Last Evolution by John W. Campbell Jr.

"I am the last of my type existing today in all the Solar System. I, too, am the last existing who, in memory, sees the struggle for this System, and in memory I am still close to the Center of Rulers, for mine was the ruling type then. But I will pass soon, and with me will pass the last of my kind, a poor inefficient type, but yet the creators of those who are now, and will be, long after I pass forever..."
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 609 Votes: 27 | Score: 7.96
Size: 38KB | 6,592 words | Posted:

268 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: 438 Votes: 13 | Score: 7.96
Size: 95KB | 17,311 words | Posted:

269 The Man the Martians Made by Frank Belknap Long

No mortal had ever seen the Martians, but they had heard their whisperings--without knowing the terrible secret they kept hidden.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 536 Votes: 19 | Score: 7.95
Size: 39KB | 7,657 words | Posted:

270 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: 464 Votes: 30 | Score: 7.95
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