Another episode of Dr. Bird’s extraordinary duel with the learned wizard Saranov. "The maneuver is progressing the way you want. Dr. Bird?" asked the head of the air corps. The famous scientist lowered his binoculars and smiled. “Exactly, General,” he replied. "They keep a great line." “This is the largest concentration of air force this country has ever seen,” said General Merton proudly....
An alien life form - a metal sinister - threatens all of humanity with destruction. Something that looked like an inner eye glowed for a moment as the sphere advanced....
About five hundred miles northeast and forty-five miles above it, an enemy ship was spotted by the radar. He decided that this was most likely the Ivar K-12 interceptor and chose the evasion scheme....
Carrin is worried about the suicide of his acquaintance Miller. Why did this man commit suicide, because he had everything he needed to live: a wife, children, good work and all the wonders of luxury? First published in December 1952 in Galaxy Science Fiction....
Conventional rhetoric has taken a violent turn. But what to expect when the candidate is a person with a name similar to Cannon? The buttons now fastened on each lapel said something like: "Blast them with a cannon!" or "Cannon Can Do!" Posters and signs in the form of boxes with a little more dignity read: WIN WITH CANNON and CANNON FOR PRESIDENT and simply JAMES H. CANNON....
If my friend, an engineer, had not told me that the pipe was dangerous, I would not have bought a ticket on that fateful night, and the world would never have known the history of the Golden Cave and the City of the Dead. Therefore, according to the generally accepted custom, when I first presented my report as the sole survivor of the disaster under discussion at the International Committee for the Study of Natural Disasters, I am now ready to present this story to the whole world. Naturally, I know about many wild tales and rumors that have been circulating since the accident, but I must...
Lawton enjoyed a good fight. He stood happily exchanging blows with Slashway Tommy, his body with thin skin glistened with sweat. He chose to slowly develop pugnacity out of himself in order to enjoy her until she faded....
It is completely not obvious - at first glance - that the presence of two completely good, usable hands can become a real obstacle for a person ... "To be, or not to be – that is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, Or to take arms ..." Hamlet, Act III, Scene I...
There was no doubt that he was a fake Swami. He seemed to be a true prophet, but what is the difference between a dictator and a true prophet? So he was ......
A married couple waiting for their first child, as a result of an incredibly profitable exchange, receives a large and comfortable house to replace their old trailer. Ted, the head of the family, suspecting a trick from the former owners, is completely right....
Dr. Calhoun and his pet Tormal Murgatroyd work at the Interstellar Medical Service, conducting regular public health checks on vast colonial planets. When they reach Talien Three, they are met by the Parasov missile attack, a mutated human form that quickly replaces the "normals." Normal people think this is a pandemic of demonic possession, but Calhoun has his doubts. If he may not become a Para or be killed by them, he simply can understand it....
