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CULTURAL EXCHANGE
BY KEITH LAUMER
It was a simple student exchange—but
Retief gave them more of
an education than they expected!
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BY BRYCE WALTON
It was dirty work, but it would make him a man. And kids had a right to grow up—some of them!
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The Monster Maker
By RAY BRADBURY
"Get Gunther," the official orders read. It
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Doctor Universe
By CARL JACOBI
Grannie Annie, who wrote science fiction
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By LU KELLA
From Venus to Earth, and all the way between, it was a hell of a world for men ... and Apprentice Burnerman O'Rielly particularly.
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By BASIL WELLS
Thig of Ortha was the vanguard of the conquering "HORDE." He had blasted across trackless space to subdue a defenseless world—only to meet on Earth emotions that were more deadly than weapons.
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GRIFTERS' ASTEROID
By H. L. GOLD
Harvey and Joe were the slickest con-men ever
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IN THE GARDEN
BY R. A. LAFFERTY
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by Alan E. Nourse
JAMES BARON was not pleased to hear that he had had a visitor when he reached the Red Lion that evening. He had no stomach for mysteries, vast or trifling, and there were pressing things to think about at this time. Yet the doorman had flagged him as he came in from the stree... | [
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DOUBLE TROUBLE
by CARL JACOBI
Grannie Annie, that waspish science-fiction
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By MARSHALL KING
Illustrated by WOOD
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Magazine October 1960. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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BY KRIS NEVILLE
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[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1951. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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By CHRISTOPHER GRIMM
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[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1956. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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BY KRIS NEVILLE
The enemy was friendly enough. Trouble was—their friendship was as dangerous as their hate!
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BY ALEXEI PANSHIN
The ancient rule was sink or swim—swim in the miasma of a planet without spaceflight, or sink to utter destruction!
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By F. L. WALLACE
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By ROBERT ABERNATHY
Earth set itself grimly to meet them with corrosive fire, determined to blast them back to the stars. But they erred in thinking the Old Ones were too big to be clever.
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By LEIGH BRACKETT
Shannon's Imperial Circus was a jinxed space-carny leased for a mysterious tour of the inner worlds. It made a one-night pitch on a Venusian swamp-town—to find that death stalked it from the jungle in a tiny ball of flame.
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BY MACK REYNOLDS
Illustrated by Nodel
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of Tomorrow June 1963 Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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By FREDERIK POHL
Illustrated by GAUGHAN
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1957. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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By DONALD E. WESTLAKE
Criminals, beware; the Scorpion is on your trail! Hoodlums fear his fury—and, for that matter, so do the cops!
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BY JIM HARMON
What's the principal cause of headaches? Why, having a head, of course!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1962. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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By ALLEN KIM LANG
What a bank! The First Vice-President was a cool cat—the elevator and the money operators all wore earmuffs—was just as phony as a three-dollar bill!
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BY KEITH LAUMER
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of Tomorrow April 1963 Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
He was as ancient as time—and as strange as his own frightful battle against... | [
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By S. A. LOMBINO
There were more Joes on Venus than you could shake a ray-gun at. Perhaps there was method in Colonel Walsh's madness—murder-madness—when he ordered Major Polk to scan the planet for a guy named Joe.
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By ROSS ROCKLYNNE
"Want an asteroid in your backyard? We supply cheap. Trouble also handled without charge." Interplanetary Hauling Company. (ADVT.)
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By EDWARD W. LUDWIG
Illustrated by THORNE
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction October 1951. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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By ROBERT SILVERBERG
Illustrated by WOOD
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Magazine November 1958. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Getting specimens for the interstellar zoo was no problem... | [
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By EDWARD W. LUDWIG
Illustrated by EMSH
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1956. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
With never a moment to rest, the pursuit through space f... | [
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was slow—but it wasn't boring. And it would get you there—as long as you weren't going anywhere anyhow!
By H. B. FYFE
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PICK A CRIME
By RICHARD R. SMITH
Illustrated by DICK FRANCIS
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1958. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on... | [
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By Keith Laumer
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, September 1961. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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BY KEITH LAUMER
You don't have to be crazy to be an earth diplomat—but on Groac it sure helps!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, March 1962. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was rene... | [
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BY FREDERICK POHL
Out in the great gas cloud of the Orion Nebula McCray found an ally—and a foe!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, January 1963. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication wa... | [
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By CHARLES SHAFHAUSER
Illustrated by EMSH
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction May 1953. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
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CHAPTER I
An Unsolved Mystery
“Tell Judy about it,” begged Lois. “Please, Lorraine, it can’t be as bad as it appears. There isn’t anything that Judy can’t solve.”
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By STEPHEN BARR
Illustrated by GAUGHAN
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction February 1957. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
No doubt whatever about it, I had the Indian sign on me... | [
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By STUART FLEMING
Karson was creating a superman to fight the weird super-monsters who had invaded Earth. But he was forgetting one tiny thing—like calls to like.
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Planet Stories Spring 1944. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that th... | [
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By MANLY BANISTER
Illustrated by KOSSIN
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1955. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
Except for transportation, it was absolutely free ...... | [
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By JIM HARMON
Illustrated by EPSTEIN
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction June 1957. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
I admit it: I didn't know if I was coming or going—but I know... | [
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By EVELYN E. SMITH
Illustrated by DILLON
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction August 1957. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
No one, least of all Martin, could dispute that a man's... | [
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By LESTER DEL REY
They weren't human. They were something
more—and something less—they were,
in short, humanity's hopes for survival!
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from
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By HERBERT D. KASTLE
Illustrated by von Dongen
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Analog July 1961.
Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright
on this publication was renewed.]
The first man to return from beyond the Great Frontier may be
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by JAMES Mac CREIGH
Revolt was brewing on Venus, led by the descendant of the first Earthmen to land. Svan was the leader making the final plans—plotting them a bit too well.
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By ALLEN KIM LANG
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Magazine April 1962. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
This was the endless problem of all spaceship cooks: He had to feed the men tomorrow on what the... | [
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BY MACK REYNOLDS
Unfortunately
, there was only
one thing he could bring back
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and though he didn't want to
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Illustrated by Freas
Betty
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"Don't yell at me, I
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By STANLEY R. LEE
Illustrated by DILLON
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Magazine October 1960. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
The weatherman was always right: Temperature, 59; humidity, 47... | [
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By AL SEVCIK
ILLUSTRATOR NOVICK
The robots were built to serve
Man; to do his work, see to his
comforts, make smooth his way.
Then the robots figured out an
additional service—putting Man
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THE LITTLE RED BAG
By JERRY SOHL
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Worlds of If Science Fiction, January 1960. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S.... | [
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By MILTON LESSER
Illustrated by HARRY ROSENBAUM
[Transcriber's Note: This etext was produced from Galaxy Science Fiction September 1951. Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. copyright on this publication was renewed.]
When nobody aboard ship remembers where ... | [
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"uid": "f79f2525868d40058315766e1347c0da",
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