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1271 The Beautiful People by Charles Beaumont

Mary was a misfit. She didn't want to be beautiful. And she wasted time doing mad things--like eating and sleeping.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 225 | Votes: 9 | Score: 6.14
Size: 30KB | 5,696 words | Posted:

1272 Spacemen Never Die! by Morris Hershman

Henry knew his wife had been married once before; now he expected her to start a new life with him--but to her the past was alive, and--
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 151 | Votes: 8 | Score: 6.12
Size: 6KB | 1,181 words | Posted:

1273 The Battle of Halloween by Onebo The Red

On Halloween, three forces converge on a town in America, with the fate of the planet at stake. A lightly revised version of my Halloween story.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens, Violence, Horror, Military, Witchcraft
Downloads: 405 | Votes: 19 | Score: 6.12
Size: 46KB | 8,056 words | Posted:

1274 The Cold Embrace of the Cosmos by Rodriac Copen

On a journey to the exoplanet Gliese-581g, two astronaut couples are hibernated to ensure the survival and viability of the mission. However, a failure in the system forces Helen and Viktor, crew members from different marriages, to be awakened five years before arrival. A science fiction drama that explores the limits of human morality, infidelity, loneliness and resilience.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Space, Romance, Drama, Melodrama
Downloads: 338 | Votes: 21 | Score: 6.12
Size: 35KB | 6,491 words | Posted:

1275 Bread Overhead by Fritz Leiber

The Staff of Life suddenly and disconcertingly sprouted wings --and mankind had to eat crow!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 240 | Votes: 8 | Score: 6.11
Size: 29KB | 4,973 words | Posted:

1276 Tales of Fantasy and Fact by Brander Matthews

Seven Sci-fi stories by the author!! Enjoy
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 339 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 198KB | 37,529 words | Posted:

1277 The Big Tomorrow by Richard S. Shaver

There are certain rare individuals in this world who seem bereft of all common sense. These are the people who set their eyes upon an objective and immediately all intelligence, logic, good advice, unsolvable problems, and insurmountable obstacles go completely by the boards. The characters we refer to are obviously are just plain stupid. What they want to do, just can't be done.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 184 | Votes: 8 | Score: 6.10
Size: 28KB | 5,433 words | Posted:

1278 The Marching Morons by C. M. Kornbluth

In the country of the blind, the one-eyed man, of course, is king. But how about a live wire, a smart businessman, in a civilization of 100% pure chumps?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 341 | Votes: 12 | Score: 6.10
Size: 63KB | 11,246 words | Posted:

1279 It Could Be Anything by Keith Laumer

Keith Laumer, well-known for his tales of adventure and action, shows us a different side of his talent in this original, exciting and thought-provoking exploration of the meaning of meaning.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 347 | Votes: 11 | Score: 6.09
Size: 78KB | 14,709 words | Posted:

1280 The Happy Unfortunate by Robert Silverberg

Dekker, back from space, found great physical changes in the people of Earth; changes that would have horrified him five years before. But now, he wanted to be like the rest--even if he had to lose an eye and both ears to do it.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 230 | Votes: 10 | Score: 6.05
Size: 37KB | 7,237 words | Posted:
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