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1271 The Starless Domain by Jon Fenton

A crew from the Astral Horizons Initiative encounters a rogue planet drifting in the empty darkness between galaxies, with no sun or source of light. As they descend to explore, they find themselves trapped by an unnatural blackness that absorbs all energy, rendering their ship and equipment useless. When engineer Jamal travels to the surface with a team they realize they may be unable to escape. Strange shadows and visions invade their minds, revealing that the planet is a sentient void feeding
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Horror
Tags: Science Fiction, Space, Futuristic, Alternate Universe, Mind Control
Downloads: 164 | Votes: 8 | Score: 6.16
Size: 35KB | 7,039 words | Posted:

1272 Beyond Bedlam by Wyman Guin

However fantastic it may seem, the society so elaborately described in this story has its seeds in ours. Just check the data....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 277 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 119KB | 21,841 words | Posted:

1273 Shadow of the Mothaship by Cory Doctorow

Childhood rebellion? Rebellion against conforming? Rebellion against expectations? Rebellion against the state? All of the above.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 200 | Votes: 9 | Score: 6.14
Size: 45KB | 8,751 words | Posted:

1274 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:

1275 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:

1276 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: 412 | Votes: 19 | Score: 6.12
Size: 46KB | 8,056 words | Posted:

1277 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: 352 | Votes: 21 | Score: 6.12
Size: 35KB | 6,491 words | Posted:

1278 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: 243 | Votes: 8 | Score: 6.11
Size: 29KB | 4,973 words | Posted:

1279 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: 343 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 198KB | 37,529 words | Posted:

1280 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:
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