Science Fiction Stories

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.

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

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!

Man came from the sea. Mercer, by his thought-telegraph, learns from the weirdly beautiful ocean-maiden of a branch that returned there.

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!

If he took the high road--and also the low road--he'd be in the same place afore himself!