Novel-Classic Stories

The slingshot was, I believe, one of the few weapons of history that wasn't used in the last war. That doesn't mean it won't be used in the next!

When a country is as champion-conscious as America, it's surprising that no one has yet developed the ultimate contest. Dr. McClatchie, whose recent novel, "The Last Vial," established him as a top-ranking sf writer, now tells us the engaging story of the geneticists' search for.

The ship was proof against any test, but the men inside her could be strained and warped, individually and horribly. Unfortunately, while the men knew that, they couldn't really believe it. The Aliens could--and did.

There was a reason why his scripts were smash hits--they had realism. And why not? He was reliving every scene and emotion in them!

Commander John Hanson recalls his harrowing expedition among the giant spiders of FX-31.

A world had collapsed around this man--a world that would never shout his praises again. The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death. And now he was alone, alone surrounded by memories, alone and waiting.

Edison attempts to stave off a Martian attack on Earth -- with his own invasion of Mars!

They would learn what caused the murderous disease--if it was the last thing they did!

Every century has its advantages and its drawbacks," he said. "We, for instance, have bred out sexual desire. And, as for you people.

The Emperor must be getting old, they thought, to deal so mercifully with the upstart Jursan Rebels--which was quite true. He was not too young to dream....