Novel-Classic Stories

I thought of every way to save Hal from the Lydna Project and failed. but the women didn't!

Guy Burckhardt woke up screaming out of a dream. It was more real than any dream he had ever had in his life. He could still hear and feel the sharp, ripping-metal explosion, the violent heave that had tossed him furiously out of bed, the searing wave of heat. He sat up convulsively and stared, not believing what he saw, at the quiet room and the bright sunlight coming in the window. He croaked, "Mary?" Pinching yourself is no way to see if you are dreaming.

This 1957 book contains thirteen pre-space-exploration stories for young readers. Some of the details show their dated composition (we now know the earth looks blue not green from space) but the sense of adventure will still hold attention for the young.

Ellaby's society was a perfect democracy, where all men were equal. But some still wanted more personal attention, and they got it, like--

It was, Kirk thought, like standing in a gully, watching a boulder teeter precariously above you. It might fall at any minute, crushing your life out instantly beneath its weight. Your only possible defenses are your brain and voice--but how do you argue with a boulder which neither sees nor hears?

Under the cloud of cast-off identities lay the shape of another man-- was it himself?

Everyone knows the Moon is dead. Everyone is quite correct--now!

Three Earthlings are whisked on an inter-dimensional journey to the den of the Scientist Zehru.

Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!

Orthedrin, maxiton and glutamic acid--they were the prescription that made him king of his world!