Science Fiction Stories

They laughed at his ideas of heavier-than-air flying machines. But he had the last laugh with the Albatross -- the most incredible flying machine ever built. Lord of the skies, Robur became the would-be conqueror of the world! A fascinating companion to 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Robur the Conqueror explores many of the same themes.

The world would beat a path to Elmer's door--but he had to go carry the door along with him!

Twenty years is a long time to live in anticipation. At least, Professor Pettibone thought so--until the twenty years were up.

People or termites, it's all the same. There's a limit to how far you can drive them!

Elvin wasn't sure how it had started--maybe it was the Schermerhorn twins--or the mysterious "meteorite"--or else the world had gone crazy....

The next worst thing to hell is being shanghaied into the Paradise of an alien planet!

He knew the city was organized for his individual defense, for it had been that way since he was born. But who was his enemy?

Just because you can "see" something doesn't mean you understand it--and that can mean that even perfect telepathy isn't perfect communication....

A room in San Francisco where strange things happened -- or a doorway into another cosmos, a different world, or perhaps the key to the past or future?

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