Six Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction. Featured here: "Poison Planet", "Escape From Pluto", and "The Enormous Word", all three by William Oberfield, "The Cosmic Deflector", "Flight Through Tomorrow", and "Headhunters of Nuamerica" all three by Stanton A. Coblentz. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

Poison Planet by William Oberfield is a science fiction novel that takes readers on a thrilling adventure to a distant, hazardous world where survival is a constant battle against a hostile environment and mysterious forces. The novel, set in the future, follows a group of space explorers who are sent on a mission to a newly discovered planet, known as the "Poison Planet," due to its treacherous and toxic atmosphere.The story begins with the arrival of the exploration team on the Poison Pl...

They took years to build the rocket and minutes to launch it, sending two ordinary men where three others had vanished forever. Officially, it was a simple trip around the moon. Unofficially, it was a gamble born of desperation, pride, and a belief that ignorance might succeed where genius had failed. As Earth falls away, fear gives way to something far more unsettling: clarity. Thought sharpens. Memory expands. The vast emptiness of space begins to feel less empty than the world they left...

Marcius Kemble once commanded armies and bent entire planets to his will. Now he stands alone on the frozen surface of Pluto, stripped of rank, allies, and authority, exiled by the very worlds he tried to conquer. The silence should have broken him. Instead, it feeds the rage still burning inside his mind.When unseen intelligences probe his thoughts and offer him a way off the desolate plain, Kemble sees only opportunity. He accepts their help, learns the controls of an unfamiliar ...

The world has fallen silent under the rule of invaders from space. Their ships hover high above the planet, watching every movement below. Machines no longer run, night brings forced sleep to entire continents, and the conquerors’ single city rises from the Sahara like an untouchable fortress.But Earth has not surrendered.Across forests and fields, Winston Eberly runs alone, half mad with thirst and exhaustion. Hidden in his pocket is a tiny capsule refined through a year o...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 221 thru 225 brings together five remarkable stories from Fredric Brown, Clark Ashton Smith, Henry Kuttner, Edward W. Ludwig, and William Oberfield. Alien worlds beckon, strange forces threaten, and survival depends on facing dangers unlike anything found on Earth.Arena by Fredric Brown pits one human against an alien opponent with far more than two lives at stake. Isolated from their fleets, the two combatants must fight a battle...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 256 thru 260 brings together five wonderfully imaginative stories from Clifford D. Simak, George R. Hahn, William Oberfield, Robert Sheckley, and Charles E. Fritch. From unlikely adventures and bizarre discoveries to sharp twists and situations that spiral completely out of control, this collection showcases the playful and unpredictable side of vintage science fiction.Mr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. Simak brings back the mild-...

Fallen Worlds 2: Classic Apocalyptic Science Fiction gathers ten unforgettable stories from the Golden Age of science fiction, where the end of the world is never simply the end. Nuclear war, cosmic catastrophe, human folly, and unexpected hope collide in tales written by some of the most imaginative authors of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s.What happens when civilization disappears overnight? When the last survivors discover the world they knew is gone forever? When the ...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 251 thru 260 - Ten Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60sMr. Meek–Musketeer by Clifford D. SimakSlave of Eternity by Roger D. AycockThe Spy in the Elevator by Donald E. WestlakeA Hitch in Time by Frederik PohlThe Abandoned of Yan by Donald F. DaleyMr. Meek Plays Polo by Clifford D. SimakGangway for Homer by George R. HahnThe Enormous Word by William Oberfield

Ten Unforgettable Journeys Into the Strange, the Cosmic and the UnknownStep into ten extraordinary worlds where survival, mystery, ancient horrors and impossible futures collide. This collection brings together some of the most imaginative storytellers of the Golden Age and beyond, delivering adventures that span distant planets, forgotten civilizations, time itself and the darkest corners of the human mind.A lone human faces an alien champion in Ar...

1940s Science Fiction 3 - 21 Classic Science Fiction Short Stories From the 1940sThe Gifts of Asti by Andre NortonFinal Victim by Ray Bradbury and Henry HasseThe Nameless Something by Murray LeinsterRing Around The Sun by Isaac AsimovSavage Galahad by Bryce WaltonThe Man Who Killed The World by Ray CummingsReferent by Ray BradburyEscape From Pluto by William OberfieldPogo Planet by Donald A. Wollh...

Twenty remarkable journeys into the bold imagination of vintage science fiction.Lost Sci-Fi Books 221 thru 240 gathers a powerful collection of classic tales from the masters of early science fiction and fantasy. Explorers step onto hostile worlds, mysterious cities reveal ancient secrets, and desperate missions unfold far beyond the edges of known space.These stories capture the daring ideas and vivid storytelling that defined the golden age of vintage science fiction. Str...