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271 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
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1692 Votes: 66 | Score: 7.97
Size: 312KB | 58,018 words | Posted:

272 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
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 434 Votes: 30 | Score: 7.97
Size: 22KB | 4,067 words | Posted:

273 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: 254 Votes: 16 | Score: 7.97
Size: 32KB | 6,469 words | Posted:

274 One Out of Ten by J. Anthony Ferlaine

There may be a town called Mars in Montana. But little Mrs. Freda Dunny didn't come from there!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 456 Votes: 43 | Score: 7.96
Size: 7KB | 1,420 words | Posted:

275 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: 513 Votes: 40 | Score: 7.96
Size: 22KB | 4,189 words | Posted:

276 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: 418 Votes: 13 | Score: 7.96
Size: 95KB | 17,311 words | Posted:

277 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
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 531 Votes: 19 | Score: 7.95
Size: 39KB | 7,657 words | Posted:

278 Kreativity for Kats by Fritz Leiber

They are the aliens among us--and their ways and wonders are stranger than extraterrestrials!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 346 Votes: 13 | Score: 7.95
Size: 18KB | 3,273 words | Posted:

279 Summer Snow Storm by Stephen Marlowe

Snow in summer is of course impossible. Any weather expert will tell you so. Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur. And he would have been right except for one thing. It snowed that summer.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 432 Votes: 34 | Score: 7.95
Size: 25KB | 4,527 words | Posted:

280 Spillthrough by Daniel F. Galouye

Ships switching from hyper to normal space had to do it in a micro-second--if the crews were to live. But it would take Brad suicidal minutes!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 477 Votes: 35 | Score: 7.94
Size: 49KB | 8,976 words | Posted:
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