Novel-Classic Stories

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....

Because they were so likable and intelligent and adaptable--they were vastly dangerous!

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.

So long as there are men and women alive, in a livable environment, then a new beginning is possible.

The single thing to fear was fear--ghastly, walking fear!

Usually, if a man's gotten into bad trouble by getting into something, he's a fool to go back. But there are times.

Out of solid ice Craig hews three long-frozen Egyptians--and is at once caught up into amazing adventure.

It isn't at all obvious--at first thought--that having two perfectly good, usable arms could be a real handicap to a man....

Helpless, doomed, into the graveyard of space floats the wrecked freighter Pallas.

Because this is a masculine world, the author of this fairytale is usually identified as the wife of Poul Anderson. But a few more incisive cameos of fantasy such as this, and Mr. Anderson may come to be identified as Karen's husband.