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501 Diplomatic Immunity by Robert Sheckley

He said he wasn't immortal--but nothing could kill him. Still, if the Earth was to live as a free world, he had to die.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 592 | Votes: 39 | Score: 7.85
Size: 36KB | 6,467 words | Posted:

502 Half Past Alligator by Donald Colvin

It takes sportsmanship to make a ball team. and foul play to get a backward race civilized!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 255 | Votes: 16 | Score: 7.85
Size: 26KB | 4,650 words | Posted:

503 Salvage in Space by Jack Williamson

To Thad Allen, meteor miner, comes the dangerous bonanza of a derelict rocket-flier manned by death invisible.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1178 | Votes: 93 | Score: 7.85
Size: 47KB | 8,617 words | Posted:

504 Sorry: Wrong Dimension by Ross Rocklynne

So the baby had a pet monster. And so nobody but baby could see it. And so a couple of men dropped out of thin air to check and see if the monster was licensed or not. So what's strange about that?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 702 | Votes: 73 | Score: 7.85
Size: 16KB | 3,087 words | Posted:

505 Morale - a Story of the War of 1941-43 by Murray Leinster

The Wabbly, uncombatable engine of war, spreads unparalleled death and destruction--until Sergeant Walpole "strikes at the morale" of its crew.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 461 | Votes: 29 | Score: 7.84
Size: 57KB | 10,305 words | Posted:

506 Missing Link by Frank Herbert

The Romantics used to say that the eyes were the windows of the Soul. A good Alien Xenologist might not put it quite so poetically. but he can, if he's sharp, read a lot in the look of an eye!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 379 | Votes: 25 | Score: 7.84
Size: 32KB | 5,877 words | Posted:

507 Printcrime by Cory Doctorow

A man goes to prison for illegal printing.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 439 | Votes: 28 | Score: 7.84
Size: 3KB | 753 words | Posted:

508 Heist Job on Thizar by Randall Garrett

In the future, we may discover new planets; our ships may rocket to new worlds; robots may be smarter than people. But we'll still have slick characters willing and able to turn a fast buck--even though they have to be smarter than Einstein to do it.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 313 | Votes: 20 | Score: 7.84
Size: 23KB | 4,456 words | Posted:

509 Sea Legs by Frank Quattrocchi

Rootless and footloose, a man in space can't help but dream of coming home. But something nobody should do is bet on the validity of a homesick dream!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 417 | Votes: 21 | Score: 7.83
Size: 76KB | 14,149 words | Posted:

510 Destiny Interlude: a Summer Cruise by Lumpy

A Destiny Saga Story
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: 2420 | Votes: 95 | Score: 7.83
Size: 77KB | 15,473 words | Posted: Concluded:
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