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461 A Pail of Air by Fritz Leiber

The loss of solar heating has caused the Earth's atmosphere to freeze into thick layers of "snow". The boy's father had worked with a group of other scientists to construct a large shelter, but the earthquakes accompanying the disaster had destroyed it and killed the others. He managed to construct a smaller, makeshift shelter called the "Nest" for his family, where they maintain a breathable atmosphere by periodically retrieving pails of frozen oxygen to thaw over a fire.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 379 | Votes: 26 | Score: 7.94
Size: 29KB | 5,916 words | Posted:

462 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: 292 | Votes: 16 | Score: 7.94
Size: 14KB | 2,456 words | Posted:

463 Spillthrough by Daniel F. Galouye

Ships switching from hyper to normal space had to do it in a micro-second--if the crews were to live. But it would take Brad suicidal minutes!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 439 | Votes: 35 | Score: 7.94
Size: 49KB | 8,976 words | Posted:

464 The Maintenance Man Book 1 by Pars001

Mark had worked a long time to forget his family, his old life and women in general. On his first job all that would change, forever! Not only was he faced with a situation he had no control over but now he was forced to have a woman with him he didn't want, yet!
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens, Space, Futuristic, Nanotechnology, Politics, Slavery, Violence, Science, Assassins, Spies, Travel
Downloads: 9298 | Votes: 331 | Score: 7.94
Size: 189KB | 37,224 words | Posted: Concluded:

465 Claws by FoxyAlien

In a tense courtroom drama, a young fox-like alien named Sendrhea is accused of scratching a college student named Lana Northwood. As the trial begins we find out that the accused will question the witnesses and her accuser. As the trial progresses we learn there is more to it than meets the eye.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Aliens, Near Future, Crime, Violence
Downloads: 513 | Votes: 36 | Score: 7.94
Size: 88KB | 16,320 words | Posted:

466 Lords of the Stratosphere by Arthur J. Burks

High into air are the great New York buildings lifted by a ray whose source no telescope can find.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 219 | Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 125KB | 22,779 words | Posted:

467 The Nothing Equation by Tom Godwin

The space ships were miracles of power and precision; the men who manned them, rich in endurance and courage. Every detail had been checked and double checked; every detail except--
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 844 | Votes: 55 | Score: 7.94
Size: 15KB | 2,942 words | Posted:

468 New Computer World by Ernest Bywater

Love or hate computers, you'll love this story. This satirical tale of the humiliation of Little Electronic Technologies and the destruction of their computer software monopoly is told from a future viewpoint, as a college assignment. Some determined computer geeks take on the global might of LET, and win! They defeat LET by getting deep inside their own software!
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Near Future, Science, Hackers
Downloads: 1489 | Votes: 93 | Score: 7.93
Size: 76KB | 13,899 words | Posted:

469 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: 2289 | Votes: 89 | Score: 7.93
Size: 77KB | 15,473 words | Posted: Concluded:

470 Stamped Caution by Raymond Z. Gallun

It's a funny thing, but most monsters seem to be of the opinion that it's men who are the monsters. You know, they have a point.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 223 | Votes: 13 | Score: 7.93
Size: 63KB | 11,770 words | Posted:
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