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1071 The Dictator by Steven Marlowe

Ellaby's society was a perfect democracy, where all men were equal. But some still wanted more personal attention, and they got it, like--
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 289 | Votes: 13 | Score: 6.93
Size: 26KB | 4,772 words | Posted:

1072 Garrity's Annuities by David Mason

very planet is badly in need of family men, naturally--but the same one on all of them?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 267 | Votes: 15 | Score: 6.93
Size: 13KB | 2,740 words | Posted:

1073 Mid Pleasures and Palaces by James McKimmey

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?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 175 | Votes: 9 | Score: 6.93
Size: 20KB | 3,789 words | Posted:

1074 An Ounce of Cure by Alan Edward Nourse

First published in "The Counterfeit Man: More Science Fiction Stories published in 1963.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 369 | Votes: 23 | Score: 6.93
Size: 7KB | 1,400 words | Posted:

1075 Ridiculously Random Rhino Romp by A Scribe

A story in the Warhammer 40K Universe
Another old one, found from the early depths of 2007. Enjoy the ride of an Imperial Guard Rhino on a combat drop.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Space, Fan Fiction, War, Military
Downloads: 642 | Votes: 37 | Score: 6.93
Size: 14KB | 2,626 words | Posted:

1076 Droozle by Frank Banta

Droozle was probably the greatest writer in the world--any world!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 220 | Votes: 12 | Score: 6.93
Size: 14KB | 2,713 words | Posted:

1077 Egocentric Orbit by John Cory

It took a long time for human beings to accept that our little piece of meteoric rubble wasn't the exact and absolute center of the Universe. It does appear that way, doesn't it? It may not take so long for a spaceman to learn.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 256 | Votes: 16 | Score: 6.93
Size: 5KB | 920 words | Posted:

1078 One Way by Miriam Allen DeFord

I thought of every way to save Hal from the Lydna Project and failed. but the women didn't!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 263 | Votes: 18 | Score: 6.93
Size: 18KB | 3,728 words | Posted:

1079 The Tunnel Under the World by Frederik Pohl

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.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 388 | Votes: 20 | Score: 6.93
Size: 62KB | 11,470 words | Posted:

1080 Young Readers Science Fiction Stories by Richard Mace Elam

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.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 186 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 139KB | 26,507 words | Posted:
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