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by M. C. Pease
The Way of Decision
The story captures numerous small colonies based on unusual perceptions of family unit and social group. Most of them failed in practice, but usually because they were based on idealistic ideas that had little to do with the economic or social needs of their time. But what can such a group face when a new member, a person who does not understand the real conditions, has to be accepted as a member? And what about the new theory of family and social unit that is designed to fit the real world?...
Number of pages: ~ 25 pages

by H. G. Wells
The Research Magnificent
The story of William Porphyry Benham is the story of a man whose idea came to fruition. It was an idea that captured his imagination early in life, grew with him and changed with him, finally intertwining with his being. His story is his story. This was observed in a student; it was clearly present in his mind at the very last moment of his adventurous life. He belonged to a happy minority that was not dependent on the necessities of life, so he could freely walk the world under his leadership. This brought him far. It led him to situations bordering on the fantastic, it made him funny, it...
Number of pages: ~ 155 pages

by Various
Astounding Stories
Here are five stories from the science fiction magazine of the 1930ies, interesting to see what was considered 'astounding' in the 1930s. Some of which are old hat to us in the 21st century, and some of which (including the secret to life) which still amaze us....
Number of pages: ~ 144 pages

by Randall Garrett
In Case of Fire
  • Fiction
  • 1960
  • Autor: Randall Garrett
There are times when a broken tool is better than a healthy one, or a perverted person is more useful than a whole tool. For example, a whole bottle of beer is not half a weapon, but half a bottle of beer ......
Number of pages: ~ 11 pages

by Francis Donovan
The Short Life
  • Fiction
  • 2007
  • Autor: Francis Donovan
The alien had to choose - and quickly - a living creature in order to act through him. He chose ... but he made one mistake ......
Number of pages: ~ 36 pages

by Joseph Tinker
Tinker's Dam
  • Fiction
  • 2010
  • Autor: Joseph Tinker
There is something very fundamental indeed about the ancient showman's trick--divert their attention from the thing you're really doing ......
Number of pages: ~ 19 pages

by George Henry Weiss
The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds
  • Fiction
  • 1932
  • Autor: George Henry Weiss
Professor Reubens had little suspicion that his fake atom would weaken the world....
Number of pages: ~ 22 pages

by Arnold Marmor
Spies Die Hard!
  • Fiction
  • 1954
  • Autor: Arnold Marmor
Earth spying ring was a headache, so Mars’s security chief offered ten thousand loans to a key agent. But even for that price ......
Number of pages: ~ 9 pages

by Basil Wells
Second Sight
Basil Wells, who lives in Pennsylvania, writes that he did research on the age of the Kilbot before and after the 1812 war at the "locally-known water rafting site from Waterford to Pittsburgh." into this bleak future....
Number of pages: ~ 14 pages

by Sewell Peaslee Wright
Vampires of Space
  • Fiction
  • 1932
  • Autor: Sewell Peaslee Wright
Commander John Hanson talks about his heartbreaking adventure with the Chosen of Space...
Number of pages: ~ 20 pages

by Edmond Hamilton
The Stars, My Brothers
  • Fiction
  • 1962
  • Autor: Edmond Hamilton
One of the first astronauts turned out to be a frozen space vacuum after a disaster near the moon. A century later, members of the Party of Humanity on a planet where people are not the dominant race are trying to bring it back to life and try to use it for their own purposes....
Number of pages: ~ 30 pages

by James H. Schmitz
The Star Hyacinths
  • Fiction
  • 1961
  • Autor: James H. Schmitz
A large man in a neatly patched ship's uniform, sitting on a rocky ledge, looked thoughtfully down, where at the foot of the mountain the skeletons of two crashed spaceships rested side by side. Next to the man was a massive bow leaning against a rock, and a creature the size of a thrush, with yellow eyes and a lively disposition named Bird was spinning at his feet....
Number of pages: ~ 30 pages

by Mack Reynolds
Gun for Hire
  • Fiction
  • 2014
  • Autor: Mack Reynolds
Gun is an interesting weapon; of course, it can be fired, and of course it doesn't matter who fires it. Something the same can be said about weapons....
Number of pages: ~ 16 pages

by Richmal Crompton
Just William
The English writer Richmal Crompton is best known for his funny tales of William Brown. Children and adults fell in love with this inexhaustible hero. Simply, William is the first book of children's stories about a young school boy, William Brown, written by Richmal Crompton and published in 1922. The book was the first in a series of books by William Brown, which was the basis for numerous television series, films and radio adaptations....
Number of pages: ~ 185 pages

by Christopher Marlowe
The Jew of Malta
  • Сlassic
  • 1590
  • Autor: Christopher Marlowe
The Jew of Malta named Barabbas fights the whole Christian world for the liberation of his enslaved nation and wins in this world. Marlo’s heroes are ambiguous; they cause spectators horror and admiration at the same time. He rebelled against the medieval humility of man before the forces of nature, against the humble acceptance of life circumstances. Mars was designed to hit contemporaries with unexpected theatrical effects....
Number of pages: ~ 147 pages