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21 The Skylark of Space by E. E. Smith

A classic brilliant,scientist, Dick Seaton,is young and hunkish with a gorgeous and high-class girlfriend, Dorothy. Enter the brilliant, mad-scientist villain named Blackie. He kidnaps Dorothy.she tries to kick his butt, kicks the instrument panel of the space ship instead and they're off on a grand tour of outer space with our hero in hot pursuit. The book is climaxed by a double-wedding on an alien planet with an alien race in attendance.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1472 | Votes: 29 | Score: 8.96
Size: 466KB | 85,827 words | Posted:

22 The Golden Judge by Nathaniel Gordon

A suggestion and a highly intriguing one--on how to settle the problems that involve face-saving among nations!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 203 | Votes: 14 | Score: 8.93
Size: 34KB | 6,108 words | Posted:

23 The Asses of Balaam by Randall Garrett

The remarkable characteristic of Balaam's ass was that it was more perceptive than its master. Sometimes a child is more perceptive--because more straightforward and logical--than an adult....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 459 | Votes: 20 | Score: 8.93
Size: 45KB | 8,404 words | Posted:

24 The Defiant Agents by Andre Norton

A Time Traders/Ross Murdock Story
Travis Fox, Apache Indian and an expert in time travel, volunteers for a mission to colonize the planet of Topaz. But when he and his fellow Apaches find themselves reverting to the ways of their ancient warrior race, Fox suspects that a dangerous force is responsible--and that there's more at stake than just their lives.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Super Hero, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 2912 | Votes: 94 | Score: 8.89
Size: 311KB | 57,578 words | Posted:

25 Space Prison by Tom Godwin

a colony ship en route to planet Athena 500 light years away is attacked by the Gerns, an alien race with a deep hatred of humans. The colonists are enslaved and some are taken to work on Athena while others are taken to the prison planet Ragnarok. Ragnarok, however, turns out to be an inhospitable world, populated by deadly, aggressive creatures. The novels follows the stranded humans through several generations as they try to survive there.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1608 | Votes: 79 | Score: 8.87
Size: 290KB | 54,384 words | Posted:

26 First Lensman by E. E. Smith

In the not too distance future, while fleets of commercial space ships travel between the planets of numerous solar systems, a traveler named Virgil Samms visits the planet Arisia. There Samms helps to form the Galactic Patrol, a battalion of Lensmen who are larger than life heroes. These solders are the best of the best, with incredible skills, stealth, and drive.They are dedicated and incorruptible fighters who are willing to die to protect the universe from threats.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 4273 | Votes: 73 | Score: 8.87
Size: 558KB | 98,940 words | Posted:

27 A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice-Burroughs

John Carter, a Confederate veteran of the American Civil War, goes prospecting in Arizona immediately after the war's end. Having struck a rich vein of gold, he runs afoul of the Apaches. While attempting to evade pursuit by hiding in a sacred cave, he is mysteriously transported to Mars, called "Barsoom" by its inhabitants. Carter finds that he has great strength and superhuman agility in this new environment as a result of its lesser gravity.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens, Space, Alternate Universe, Romance, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1260 | Votes: 57 | Score: 8.83
Size: 359KB | 67,116 words | Posted:

28 The Beginning by Henry Hasse

Relentlessly, a narrative as old as time drives forward to a climax as old as man--and points a finger as grim as Death.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 191 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 34KB | 6,386 words | Posted:

29 Turnover Point by Alfred Coppel

Every era in history has had its Pop Ganlon's. Along in years and not successful and not caring much anyway. A matter of living out their years, following an obscure path to oblivion. It was that way in ancient Egypt, just as it will be when the Solar System shrinks to our size. And once in a while such men are given an opportunity to contribute to the society that has forgotten them....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 427 | Votes: 40 | Score: 8.81
Size: 10KB | 1,991 words | Posted:

30 A Trace of Memory by Keith Laumer

Foster has hired Legion to help him regain his lost memory. Then both men are suddenly attacked by alien powers. They flee to Stonehenge in England where they discover a strange control chamber deep in the ruins. They succeed in bringing down to earth an alien space ship which has been in orbit for thousands of years. Eventually they both become captives... on another planet.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1708 | Votes: 55 | Score: 8.81
Size: 353KB | 67,574 words | Posted:
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