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481 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: 357 Votes: 25 | Score: 7.53
Size: 30KB | 5,555 words | Posted:

482 Zero Hour by Alexander Blade

By accident Bobby discovered the rocket was about to be shot to the Moon. Naturally he wanted to go along. But could he smuggle himself aboard?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 298 Votes: 20 | Score: 7.53
Size: 9KB | 1,875 words | Posted:

483 Holocaust by Charles Willard Diffin

The extraordinary story of "Paul," who for thirty days was Dictator of the World.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 271 Votes: 9 | Score: 7.52
Size: 60KB | 11,307 words | Posted:

484 B. C. 30,000 by Sterner St. Paul Meek

Back in the dim dawn of civilization Anak the Hunter stands in his might before the encroaching Neanderthal men.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 568 Votes: 31 | Score: 7.52
Size: 45KB | 8,428 words | Posted:

485 Spawn of the Comet by H. Thompson Rich

A swarm of huge, fiery ants, brood of a mystery comet, burst from their shells to threaten the unsuspecting world.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 178 Votes: 6 | Score: 7.52
Size: 49KB | 8,772 words | Posted:

486 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: 305 Votes: 21 | Score: 7.52
Size: 18KB | 3,423 words | Posted:

487 Circus by Alan Edward Nourse

Alien space explorer traveling via warps is now trapped on Earth. And he can't convince anyone he isn't human
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 904 Votes: 56 | Score: 7.52
Size: 12KB | 2,472 words | Posted:

488 Craphound by Cory Doctorow

An antiques collector in a peculiar post-contact world where exccentric aliens do strange deeds.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 374 Votes: 20 | Score: 7.51
Size: 38KB | 7,199 words | Posted:

489 The Machine That Floats by Joe Gibson

What if you invented a space ship? Would you give it to the world? And what if you decide NOT to! Are you a criminal to be hunted down?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1129 Votes: 52 | Score: 7.50
Size: 156KB | 27,732 words | Posted:

490 Sight Gag by Laurence M. Janifer

Intelligence is a great help in the evolution-by-survival--but intelligence without muscle is even less useful than muscle without brains. But it's so easy to forget that muscle--plain physical force--is important, too!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 281 Votes: 16 | Score: 7.50
Size: 17KB | 3,177 words | Posted:
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