Star Trek and Twilight Zone writer Jerry Sohl's most beloved novel.Dr. Winfield Costigan had designed his "Needle" as a boon to medical research. But few men are able to let well enough alone, and when the Inland Electronics Company puts up a huge sum to finance the project, Costigan constructs a needle big enough to allow a man to step inside. At a secret testing, Glenn Basher of Inland Electronics draws the short straw and passes through the eye of the needle. Trouble is, he does...

'Space Science Fiction' was launched in may of 1952. During it's impressive run it published many of Science Fiction's top writers. Collected here in this massive six hundred-plus page anthology are all of the most important stories that were published during its distinguished run. Included here are: 'Second Variety' by Philip K. Dick; 'Youth' by Isaac Asimov; 'To Each His Star' by Bryce Walton; 'Security' by Poul Anderson; 'Divinity' by William Morrison; 'The Hour of Battle' by Robert She...

"The Little Red Bag" revolves around a seemingly ordinary item: a little red bag. The story begins with the protagonist discovering this bag, which appears to be just another piece of luggage or a personal accessory. However, it soon becomes clear that the bag is anything but ordinary.As the story unfolds, the protagonist learns that the bag has unique and extraordinary properties. It may possess technological or supernatural elements that challenge the protagonist's understanding of reali...

"Counterweight" is set in a future where humanity is on the verge of space colonization. The novel follows the journey of a group of passengers aboard a spaceship called the "Auriga", en route to Tierra II, a newly discovered planet that is slated for human colonization. The passengers, a diverse group of individuals selected to represent various aspects of human society, embark on a six-month journey to this distant planet.The spaceship is designed to simulate the experience of living in ...

Seven college buddies meet for their annual reunion — then suddenly the members begin to commit suicide in the most peculiar ways. Or is it suicide? One of the men sets out to investigate, and suddenly the nicest guys become feared and hated. What's happening to the group, and why?A science-fictional mystery from an acclaimed writer for Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and scores more novels and TV/movie scripts.Read The Odious Ones...

One of the famous Ace Doubles, with the wonderful original cover, One Against Herculum remains a fast-paced, fun story that you'll really enjoy.LEGAL ASSASSIN OF THE STARWAYSCorruption was the rule of order on the domed planetary colony of Herculum. Earthman Alan Demuth, for instance, couldn't get the job he had rightfully qualified for without paying a kickback to the man he hated, Jack Bohannen. Alan thought he could simply report Jack's graft, until he learned none would...

Despised by his co-workers and even his family, the odious and paranoid Dr. Curtis Sheridan is brain dead, lingering on life support, just waiting for someone to pull the plug. But wait... what are those impossible squiggles on his EEG... and what evil plans are going on in Dr. Sheridan's mind, who can hear and feel everything?A nightmare from a master Twilight Zone author."Jerry Sohl undoubtedly possesses one of the most imaginative minds of our day."—Houston Post

Before he joined Project Ephialtes, Gary Carmody found the idea incredible: How could anyone capture characters from dreams—mere figments of the imagination? And look out when they get angry about that!"Jerry Sohl undoubtedly possesses one of the most imaginative minds of our day."—Houston Post

A HILARIOUS HANDBOOK OF DEVIOUS DIVERSIONS AND STRATAGEMS FOR WINNING AT CHESSWith tongue in cheek and laughter aforethought, Jerry Sohl takes his readers on a merry romp through all the deceits and tricks of one-upmanship as it is practiced in the game of chess. Drawing from his own experiences, he sets out in amusing detail a host of put-offs, come-ons, psychological maneuverings, lures, and frauds to accomplish checkmate. All illustrated with drawings by artist Roy Schlemme....

Chalmer Scott gets the best assignment any journalist could want: An in-depth story of the day's most popular musicians, Celia Peerson and Tony Duwaye.But the moment he joins the couple on their tour, strange and violent things begin to happen...From a master writer for TV (star trek, outer limits, twilight zone, Hitchcock presents...)

It was too nightmarish to be real... All of them, the whole town, wordlessly climbing into trucks in the middle of the night and going off—where? And now, his own wife had joined them, and she seemed not to hear when he screamed his pleas for her to come back. None of them heard.It had to be a dream.He closed his eyes. I'm in bed. In a moment I will wake up and Marjorie will be beside me.It didn't work. He was alone. Alone in a ghost town.And even if he coul...

WAS IT MENTAL SUICIDE... OR MENTAL MURDER?He awoke one morning in a strange motel beside a beautiful woman he'd never seen before. The clothes on the chair seemed to fit, but he didn't recognize them....Upon investigation he found eleven years of history had passed--wars, new presidents, major deaths--without his knowing it!AND... he didn't know that the lovely stranger was his own wife, who had also lost eleven years... somewhere.WHAT TERRIBLE THING WAS HE ...