by Keith Laumer
It Could Be Anything
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Brett spent his whole life in the small town of Casperton. And then one day he decided to look at the world outside the city. The journey led to amazing discoveries....
Number of pages: ~ 29 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.1 out of 5

—And Devious the Line of Duty
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Jardeen, the companion of Vesta, was the key. Jardine was large and powerful, with a space fleet not surpassed in any other world. A large group of now neutral worlds would follow Jardine’s example, and Jardine’s alliance with the People’s worlds of Verdam would mean a quick end for the Terran Republic. But, if Jardine can be persuaded to enter into an alliance with the Terran Republic, the spreading, clutching hands of the octopus Verdam’s hands will begin to die ......
Number of pages: ~ 28 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 3.4 out of 5

by Nathan Schachner
Slaves of Mercury
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  • Fiction
  • 1932
  • Autor: Nathan Schachner
Hilary Grendon sent her shabby, time-worn space pilot, Vagabond, to the smiling Earth, which quickly rose to greet her. Only the instinctive lightness of long practice prevented the blow, his hands were trembling so much on the control panel. Again the house is an old familiar Earth! He could hardly believe it! Perhaps it was only a dream, and he woke up among Saturn's inhuman sparkling cylinders, shuddering and crawling from their icy gaze....
Number of pages: ~ 79 pages
Amazon Rating ~ n/a

by H. Beam Piper
Ministry of Disturbance
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  • Fiction
  • 1958
  • Autor: H. Beam Piper
For at least five centuries, the galactic empire has not known major shocks. The daily routine and ceremonial duties “eat up” almost the entire time of the ruler, Paul XVII. Key ministers and other high-ranking courtiers in conversations with the emperor intrigue in black language and talk about conspiracies that threaten the crown. Psi-mediums of almost all inhabited worlds prophesy of impending big and terrible changes. And the students of the capital’s largest university in the empire unexpectedly and do not know why they are organizing a major rebellion ......
Number of pages: ~ 31 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 3.6 out of 5

by Everett B. Cole
Indirection
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  • Fiction
  • 1962
  • Autor: Everett B. Cole
The best way to keep a secret is to post it to absolutely incredible form - and insist that it is true...
Number of pages: ~ 18 pages
Amazon Rating ~ n/a

by Harry Harrison
Arm of the Law
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  • Fiction
  • 1958
  • Autor: Harry Harrison
A robot policeman is sent to the provincial town of Nainport during a spaceport for field trials. In established provincial relations, its appearance does not cause much enthusiasm, moreover, the instructions for its operation on a thousand-plus pages are not easy to master. And now a car worth $ 120 thousand began sweeping floors, cleaning cameras, filing papers, until someone suddenly needed to go to the accident. For lack of a better sent robot ... Now, in the town of Nainport, crime is over....
Number of pages: ~ 15 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.1 out of 5

by Mack Reynolds
Medal of Honor
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  • Fiction
  • 1960
  • Autor: Mack Reynolds
Lieutenant Mathers resigned and took the post of deputy director of the over-corporation for the production of rocket fuel. At first, this corporation became a monopolist in the fuel market, and then tripled the price of its products. Based on this story, the novel “The Galactic Order of Valor” was subsequently written....
Number of pages: ~ 24 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 3.2 out of 5

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
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  • Fiction
  • 1981
  • Autor: Alvin Schwartz
The famous American writer, journalist and folklore researcher Alvin Schwartz collected in his book the most striking subjects that become fundamental for the modern genre of horror and an anthology of the horror genre....
Number of pages: ~ 132 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4.8/5

by Tom Leahy
One Martian Afternoon
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She was sweet, gentle, kind—a sort of Martian Old Mother Hubbard. But when she went to her cupboard ......
Number of pages: ~ 10 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 5 out of 5

by Randall Garrett
Cum Grano Salis
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  • Fiction
  • 1959
  • Autor: Randall Garrett
Cum Grano Salis is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Randall Garrett is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Randall Garrett then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection....
Number of pages: ~ 19 pages
Amazon Rating ~ 4 out of 5