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451 The Devil in Iron by Robert E. Howard

Premium-sized adventure short featuring Conan. While one could say a lot against some of the sexist fantasies in Conan stories, Howard's stories always are crisp and satisfying through their completeness. Don't miss yet another from the master of adventure pulp!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 528 | Votes: 25 | Score: 7.92
Size: 67KB | 12,323 words | Posted:

452 The Second Satellite by Edmond Hamilton

Earth-men war on frog-vampires for the emancipation of the human cows of Earth's second satellite.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 268 | Votes: 10 | Score: 7.92
Size: 58KB | 10,471 words | Posted:

453 Ministry of Disturbance by H. Beam Piper

Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 654 | Votes: 29 | Score: 7.92
Size: 92KB | 16,415 words | Posted:

454 When the World Shook by H. Rider Haggard

An Account of the Great Adventure of Bastin, Bickley and Arbuthnot.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 695 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 632KB | 120,194 words | Posted:

455 Summer Snow Storm by Stephen Marlowe

Snow in summer is of course impossible. Any weather expert will tell you so. Weather Bureau Chief Botts was certain no such absurdity could occur. And he would have been right except for one thing. It snowed that summer.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 414 | Votes: 32 | Score: 7.92
Size: 25KB | 4,527 words | Posted:

456 Sabotage in Space by Carey Rockwell

It starts with cadet Roger, urm, nicking a study spool for use in a competitive exam -- but that leads all of our cadets into a fight, and when they're caught at that, a trial. In the midst of the trial they get assigned to duty on a Top Secret Projectile Project, and things go wrong there in ways at once related and impossible to connect. Someone is causing real menace to roost in the cadets' lives, and the worst is still ahead...
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1901 | Votes: 66 | Score: 7.92
Size: 254KB | 46,299 words | Posted:

457 Destiny Interlude: a Summer Cruise by Lumpy

A Destiny Saga Story (3)
A Destiny Saga Short Story. After a long year Caspian and his family decide to take a relaxing summer cruise through the Caribbean. Sadly, it seems things never go as they are planned for Caspian. His summer vacation is interrupted when some new friends need a helping hand.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Coming of Age, Romance, Violence, Travel
Downloads: 2361 | Votes: 92 | Score: 7.91
Size: 77KB | 15,473 words | Posted: Concluded:

458 Junior by Robert Abernathy

Some kids never want to grow down. That's how progress is made.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Pulp Classic
Downloads: 304 | Votes: 17 | Score: 7.91
Size: 14KB | 2,456 words | Posted:

459 The Quantum Jump by Robert Wicks

Captain Brandon was a pioneer. He explored the far reaches of space and reported back on how things were out there. So it was pretty disquieting to find out that the "far reaches of space" knew more about what went on at home than he did.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 604 | Votes: 45 | Score: 7.91
Size: 19KB | 3,657 words | Posted:

460 Sense From Thought Divide by Mark Clifton

What is a "phony"? Someone who believes he can do X, when he can't, however sincerely he believes it? Or someone who can do X, believes he can't, and believes he is pretending he can?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 217 | Votes: 17 | Score: 7.91
Size: 72KB | 13,363 words | Posted:
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