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471 The Memory of Mars by Raymond F. Jones

As soon as I'm well we'll go to Mars for a vacation again," Alice would say. But now she was dead, and the surgeons said she was not even human. In his misery, Hastings knew two things: he loved his wife; but they had never been off Earth!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 536 | Votes: 39 | Score: 7.55
Size: 70KB | 13,219 words | Posted:

472 The Lost Kafoozalum by Pauline Ashwell

One of the beautiful things about a delusion is that no matter how mad someone gets at it. he can't do it any harm. Therefore a delusion can be a fine thing for prodding angry belligerents....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 233 | Votes: 9 | Score: 7.55
Size: 117KB | 22,485 words | Posted:

473 A Prize for Edie by Jesse F. Bone

The Committee had, unquestionably, made a mistake. There was no doubt that Edie had achieved the long-sought cancer cure. but awarding the Nobel Prize was, nonetheless, a mistake.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 457 | Votes: 34 | Score: 7.55
Size: 9KB | 1,621 words | Posted:

474 Business for the Lawyers by Ralph Robin

Bump-Arch had to complete his experiment or spend five more years as an apprentice Scientist--and if successful, his feat would provide plenty of BUSINESS for the LAWYERS.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 407 | Votes: 28 | Score: 7.54
Size: 32KB | 5,618 words | Posted:

475 The Shining Cow by Alex James

Robbie whined and acted like his eyes were burning, as if he'd gotten dust or something even stranger into them....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 281 | Votes: 20 | Score: 7.53
Size: 18KB | 3,423 words | Posted:

476 The Music Master of Babylon by Edgar Pangborn

What more fitting place for the last man on Earth to live in than a museum? Now if only he could avoid becoming an exhibit himself!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 332 | Votes: 12 | Score: 7.53
Size: 58KB | 10,554 words | Posted:

477 She Knew He Was Coming by Kris Neville

Mary might have learned a more ladylike trade, but one thing is certain: she had a shining faith in that space guy from Earth. Now, about that cake she baked.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 472 | Votes: 20 | Score: 7.53
Size: 26KB | 4,921 words | Posted:

478 The Return by H. Beam Piper

The isolated little group they found were doing fine-- but their religion was most strange--and yet quite logical!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 494 | Votes: 26 | Score: 7.53
Size: 64KB | 11,858 words | Posted:

479 The Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson

"A new invention. Just perfected a few weeks ago..." Wireless transmission of matter
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
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Downloads: 518 | Votes: 23 | Score: 7.53
Size: 27KB | 4,856 words | Posted:

480 Preferred Risk by Edson McCann

The Company was a powerful, efficient, and monstrous insurance organization that controlled the entire world, scientifically regulating everything in life: war, epidemics, one-a-day food pills and test-tube sex...all through the use of its patented, terrifying human deep-freeze vault. Claims Adjuster Wills, a great believer in the Company, begins to have second thoughts when he meets beautiful and sorrowful Rena, whose radical father lies in a frozen subterranean vault.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 417 | Votes: 12 | Score: 7.53
Size: 316KB | 59,504 words | Posted:
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