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1261 Ambition by William L. Bade

To the men of the future, the scientific goals of today were as incomprehensible as the ancient quest for the Holy Grail!
Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Votes: 13 | Score: 6.47
Size: 42KB / 7,804 words | Downloads: 225
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1262 Shopping With the Girlfriend by A Scribe

A story in the Warhammer 40K Universe
A young couple out shopping. What could possibly go wrong...
Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, War
Votes: 33 | Score: 6.47
Size: 21KB / 3,951 words | Downloads: 481
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1263 The Dark Door by Alan Edward Nourse

Harry Scott is being pursued by some things. They're not human. They're not-men. A door bangs. Footsteps tread heavy. A phone ringing. Can Doctor Webber help poor, delusional Harry?
Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Votes: 13 | Score: 6.47
Size: 47KB / 8,844 words | Downloads: 310
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1264 Someone to Watch Over Me by Christopher Grimm

Len Mattern is a space merchant, seasoned from decades of meandering from star to star in a tramp freighter. His obsession is the high-class prostitute, Lyddy, and Len has spent his entire adult life amassing sufficient wealth to wed her, which he does at the story's beginning. The rest of the tale is told mostly in flashback.
Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Novel-Classic
Votes: 6 | Score: 6.47
Size: 116KB / 22,031 words | Downloads: 445
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1265 The Jewels of Aptor by Samuel R. Delany

On the orders of Argo, the White Goddess, an itinerant poet and his three companions journey to the island of Aptor. Their mission: to seize a jewel from the dark god Hama and bring it back home. With this precious stone Argo may defeat the malign forces gathered against her and the land of Leptor. But, as the group presses deep into the enigmatic heart of Aptor, easy distinctions between good and evil blur, and somehow the task seems less straightforward.
Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Votes: 7 | Score: 6.47
Size: 278KB / 52,871 words | Downloads: 263
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1266 The Slip by Jon Fenton

Abby Wright is a reporter for the local news station KRT whose husband Ellis disappeared a week ago. She's good friends with an engineer from the station named Cole and has dinner with him. Later they go out on a walk on a woods trail in a park where strange alterations in reality start taking place.
Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Time Travel, Alternate Universe, Alternate Timeline, Crime, Drama, Spiritual, Mystery
Votes: 44 | Score: 6.47
Size: 34KB / 7,128 words | Downloads: 838
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1267 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!
Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Votes: 15 | Score: 6.45
Size: 92KB / 17,131 words | Downloads: 443
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1268 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.
Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Votes: 8 | Score: 6.45
Size: 66KB / 11,699 words | Downloads: 258
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1269 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.
Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Votes: 30 | Score: 6.43
Size: 28KB / 5,385 words | Downloads: 568
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1270 Red Storm by Rodriac Copen

During an expedition to Mars astronauts Brenda Ivanova and Ralph Brown become trapped in a fierce dust storm. Seeking shelter, they discover a structure buried in the sand that leads to a dark corridor with sealed doors and unknown symbols. They soon realize that someone—or something—is waiting for them. As they try to unravel the mystery, they wonder if what they experienced was really just an illusion. What secrets does the mysterious corridor on Mars hold what is it trying to warn them about?
Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Space, Futuristic, Alternate Universe, Alternate Timeline
Votes: 46 | Score: 6.42
Size: 7KB / 1,249 words | Downloads: 935
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