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131 The Helpful Hand of God by Tom Godwin

Can be very helpful indeed. But of course, it's long been known that God helps those who wisely help themselves....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 558 | Votes: 42 | Score: 8.64
Size: 44KB | 8,199 words | Posted:

132 Stranded in a Foreign Land by Vincent Berg

"Never Leave Anyone Behind" is a familiar refrain for American Servicemen. A crew is incapacitated in a strange land and a hostile government tries to capture them and steal their resources. If you're not in the military, do you put your family's lives at risk to help those who can't help themselves, or may not even survive? Previously published as "Stranded".
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens, Space, AI, Science, Dystopian
Downloads: 4586 | Votes: 153 | Score: 8.64
Size: 631KB | 118,339 words | Posted:

133 Wanderer of Infinity by Harl Vincent

In the uncharted realms of infra-dimensional space Bert meets a pathetic figure--The Wanderer.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 399 | Votes: 13 | Score: 8.63
Size: 51KB | 9,270 words | Posted:

134 Behemoth by FantasyLover

19-year-old Luke Powell is an outstanding soccer player but finds his life's dream to play soccer at the same college where his dad played derailed by a war. Even though he is a soccer player, there is very little soccer in this story. Follow Luke as he seeks to accomplish his life's goals despite the circumstances.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Futuristic, War, Military
Downloads: 5624 | Votes: 255 | Score: 8.63
Size: 268KB | 50,361 words | Posted: Concluded:

135 Master of None by Neil Goble

The advantages of specialization are so obvious that, today, we don't even know how to recognize a competent syncretist!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 347 | Votes: 28 | Score: 8.63
Size: 27KB | 4,903 words | Posted:

136 The Short Life by Francis Donovan

The Alien had to choose--and fast--a living entity to act through. He chose. but he made one error....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 618 | Votes: 17 | Score: 8.62
Size: 115KB | 20,611 words | Posted:

137 Or Your Money Back by Randall Garrett

There are lots of things that are considered perfectly acceptable. provided they don't work. And of course everyone knows they really don't, which is why they're acceptable....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 500 | Votes: 32 | Score: 8.62
Size: 41KB | 7,881 words | Posted:

138 Starman's Quest by Robert Silverberg

The Lexman Spacedrive gave humanity the stars, but at a fantastic price. Interstellar exploration, colonization and trade became things of reality. The benefits to Earth were enormous. But because of the Fitzgerald Contraction, a man who shipped out to space could never live a normal life on Earth again. Travelling at speeds close to that of light, spacemen lived at an accelerated pace..
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1265 | Votes: 55 | Score: 8.61
Size: 249KB | 46,310 words | Posted:

139 Grappling With Survival by Vincent Berg

A Great Death Story (2)
An unusual post-apocalyptic story. Instead of banding together or fighting, the survivors find a world without, little trust and no desire to intermingle. How does society survive if the survivors won't participate? David and Alice try to determine who, if anyone, survived and why. Society is laid bare, and they must organize the reluctant survivors, as further disasters await.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Pandemic, Romance, Violence, Science
Downloads: 6170 | Votes: 65 | Score: 8.60
Size: 927KB | 175,582 words | Posted: Concluded:

140 Security by Poul Anderson

In a world where Security is all-important, nothing can ever be secure. A mountain-climbing vacation may wind up in deep Space. Or loyalty may prove to be high treason. But it has its rewards.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 389 | Votes: 18 | Score: 8.60
Size: 68KB | 12,352 words | Posted:
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