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1231 The Gray Plague by L. A. Eshbach

Maimed and captive, in the depths of an interplanetary meteor-craft, lay the only possible savior of plague-ridden Earth.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 235 | Votes: 8 | Score: 6.45
Size: 66KB | 11,699 words | Posted:

1232 The Weakling by Everett B. Cole

A strong man can, of course, be dangerous, but he doesn't approach the vicious deadliness of a weakling--with a weapon!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 406 | Votes: 15 | Score: 6.45
Size: 92KB | 17,131 words | Posted:

1233 The Calm Man by Frank Belknap Long

Sally watched the molten gold glow in the sky. Then knew she would not see her son and her husband ever again on Earth.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 537 | Votes: 30 | Score: 6.43
Size: 28KB | 5,385 words | Posted:

1234 The Testament of the Machines by Rodriac Copen

In a future devastated by ecological collapse, Lian and Kara are two rebels trapped in a society controlled by an omnipotent Artificial Intelligence. They discover that Kronos is preparing the mass destruction of humanity. In a devastating climax, Lian makes a crucial decision that leads him to risk the existence of the habitants of Earth. But uncertainty surrounds his decision: is this a new beginning for humanity, or something else entirely?
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Near Future, AI, Romance, Drama, Dystopian
Downloads: 245 | Votes: 9 | Score: 6.43
Size: 42KB | 7,667 words | Posted:

1235 The Sweeper of Loray by Robert Sheckley

You wish a universal panacea? A simple boon to grant--first decide what part of you it is that you wish to have survive!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 232 | Votes: 10 | Score: 6.40
Size: 24KB | 4,369 words | Posted:

1236 Slaves of the Dust by Sophie Wenzel Ellis

Hale Oakham heads into the mysterious jungle to find the mysterious Sir Basil Addington and his laboratory where he has supposedly discovered amazing secrets about life, including ones which enable him to produce monsters and to change the physical characteristics of humans.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 132 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 48KB | 8,697 words | Posted:

1237 Desire No More by Algis Budrys

Desire no more than to thy lot may fall....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 240 | Votes: 12 | Score: 6.39
Size: 27KB | 5,127 words | Posted:

1238 Syndrome Johnny by Charles Dye

The plagues that struck mankind could be attributed to one man. But was he fiend. or savior?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 207 | Votes: 16 | Score: 6.39
Size: 27KB | 4,893 words | Posted:

1239 New Apples in the Garden by Kris Neville

Some problems are perfectly predictable--yet not in the sense that allows a preprogrammed machine to handle them--
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 291 | Votes: 18 | Score: 6.39
Size: 19KB | 3,555 words | Posted:

1240 Lease to Doomsday by Lee Archer

The twins were a rare team indeed. They wanted to build a printing plant on a garbage dump. When Muldoon asked them why, their answer was entirely logical: "Because we live here."
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 381 | Votes: 25 | Score: 6.37
Size: 29KB | 5,480 words | Posted:
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