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891 Belly Laugh by Randall Garrett

Well, it seems that Ivar Jorgensen has hit on the ultimate engine of destruction: a weapon designed to exploit man's greatest weakness. The blueprint can be found in the next few pages; and as the soldier in the story says, our only hope is to keep a sense of humor!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 463 Votes: 28 | Score: 7.26
Size: 4KB | 924 words | Posted:

892 The Last Supper by T. D. Hamm

Before reading this story, prepare yourself for a jolt and a chill in capsule form. O. Henry could have been proud of it. It could well become a minor classic.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 264 Votes: 18 | Score: 7.26
Size: 2KB | 467 words | Posted:

893 General Max Shorter by Kris Neville

To spread Mankind to the stars carries a high cost in lives--and not all of them are human!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 364 Votes: 17 | Score: 7.26
Size: 40KB | 7,257 words | Posted:

894 The Importance of the User Manual by Rodriac Copen

The famous technology company Luxtronic launches its line of "Sentient Pleasure" companion robots, designed to be the perfect companions, both emotionally and physically. Thomas, a single man and lover of technology, decides to buy one to save himself the complicated task of human dating. Choose the Sarah model, a sophisticated robot with emotionally adaptable artificial intelligence, which promises to learn from your tastes and be the perfect partner.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Humor, Parody
Downloads: 753 Votes: 35 | Score: 7.26
Size: 21KB | 3,721 words | Posted:

895 Echoes of Tengri by Rodriac Copen

In a future devastated by the reversal of the Earth's magnetic field, Mongolia becomes the last refuge of civilization, protected by a natural anomaly. Astrophysicist Altaa and her team discover that to avoid disaster they must restore an ancient reactor capable of stabilizing the Earth's magnetic field.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Post Apocalyptic, Near Future, Robots, Dystopian, Young Adult
Downloads: 440 Votes: 23 | Score: 7.26
Size: 42KB | 7,431 words | Posted:

896 Jaywalker by Ross Rocklynne

Women may be against progress because it means new pseudo-widowhoods. Space-widowhood, for instance....
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 426 Votes: 22 | Score: 7.25
Size: 27KB | 5,055 words | Posted:

897 Jamieson by Bill Doede

A Konv cylinder was the key to space--but there was one power it could not match!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 348 Votes: 22 | Score: 7.25
Size: 26KB | 5,015 words | Posted:

898 Hunter Patrol by H. Beam Piper

Many men have dreamed of world peace, but none have been able to achieve it. If one man did have that power, could mankind afford to pay the price?
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 832 Votes: 27 | Score: 7.25
Size: 63KB | 11,303 words | Posted:

899 Spacemen Die at Home by Edward W. Ludwig

One man's retreat is another's prison. and it takes a heap of flying to make a hulk a home!
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 469 Votes: 33 | Score: 7.24
Size: 25KB | 4,919 words | Posted:

900 The Graveyard of Space by Steven Marlowe

Nobody knew very much about the Sargasso area of the void; only one thing was certain: if a ship was caught there it was doomed in
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 796 Votes: 59 | Score: 7.24
Size: 25KB | 4,769 words | Posted:
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