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481 Operation R.S.v.P by H. Beam Piper

A gem of short story in the form of correspondence between the leaders of two opposing Political Blocs whose escalation of hostilities is rapidly suppressed from a surprise third party.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 372 | Votes: 14 | Score: 7.50
Size: 17KB | 2,810 words | Posted:

482 Beach Scene by Marshall King

It was a fine day at the beach for Purnie's game--but his new friends played very rough!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 202 | Votes: 10 | Score: 7.50
Size: 28KB | 5,345 words | Posted:

483 The White Feather Hex by Don Peterson

A misterious man seeks the truth behind the tales of a so-called white feather hex but carries a very different purpose.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 227 | Votes: 13 | Score: 7.50
Size: 26KB | 4,905 words | Posted:

484 What Is Posat? by Phyllis Sterling Smith

A scientist, an unemployed man and a cat lady read an advertisement about a secret society from a magazine. They all answer it for various, but different, reasons and get somewhat different return mailings. It turns out that there really IS a real ancient secret society with scientific secrets, and it is drafting new researchers.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 305 | Votes: 23 | Score: 7.50
Size: 30KB | 5,555 words | Posted:

485 Prisoners on the Electron by Robert H. Leitfred

Fate throws two young Earthians into desperate conflict with the primeval monsters of an electron's savage jungles.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 143 | Votes: 6 | Score: 7.50
Size: 62KB | 11,222 words | Posted:

486 The Floating Island of Madness by Jason Kirby

Far above the Arabian Desert three Secret Service men find an aerial island whose inhabitants are--madmen.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 174 | Votes: 6 | Score: 7.50
Size: 58KB | 10,830 words | Posted:

487 The Syndic by C. M. Kornbluth

West of the Mississippi was Mob territory, a society whose entire system of values was totally opposed to the Syndic. Here morality ruled with an iron hand. When a wave of assassinations broke out in New Your, it was clealy time to take action against the Mob!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 592 | Votes: 13 | Score: 7.50
Size: 269KB | 50,015 words | Posted:

488 Zen by Jerome Bixby

Because they were so likable and intelligent and adaptable--they were vastly dangerous!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 231 | Votes: 13 | Score: 7.50
Size: 16KB | 2,979 words | Posted:

489 The Destroyers by Randall Garrett

Any war is made up of a horde of personal tragedies--but the greater picture is the tragedy of the death of a way of life. For a way of life--good, bad, or indifferent--exists because it is dearly loved....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 335 | Votes: 12 | Score: 7.50
Size: 53KB | 10,206 words | Posted:

490 Tree, Spare That Woodman by Dave Dryfoos

The single thing to fear was fear--ghastly, walking fear!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 215 | Votes: 9 | Score: 7.50
Size: 15KB | 2,926 words | Posted:
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