Worlds of If' was a three-time winner of the Hugo Award for best science fiction magazine. 'Worlds of If' discovered many talented writers who would go on to dominate genre fiction. This is the second in our 'Worlds of If' series, with even more memorable stories from its tremendous run. '2BR02B' by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. 'Do Unto Others' by Mark Clifton 'Robots of the World! Arise!' by Mari Wolf 'Disqualified' by Charles L. Fontenay 'Has Anybody Here Seen Kelly?' by Kenneth O'Hara 'Vital Ingr...

Jarvis Hilton is in charge of a handpicked team of scientists - and a navy warship on a deep space mission, dubbed Project Theta Orionis. On the outbound journey, automatic sensors drop their ship - the Perseus - into normal space for an encounter with a mysterious skeletal object. The encounter leaves them baffled, and leads them to a view an epic space battle. But strange as that is, it's nowhere near as mysterious as finding a planet covered in radioactive fuel ore - and populated with ...

Classic space Opera written by the father of space opera E.E Smith. The Masters had ruled all space with an unconquerable iron fist. But the Masters were gone. And this new, young race who came now to take their place–could they hope to defeat the ancient Enemy of All...

The Planet Mappers by E. Everett Evans – A science fiction novel about young adventurers exploring and mapping unknown planets.

"Mastеrs of Spacе" is a collaborativе sciеncе fiction novеl co-authorеd by Edward E. Smith and E. Evеrеtt Evans. This work is part of thе Lеnsman sеriеs, which is rеnownеd for its еpic spacе opеra storytеlling and influеncе on thе sciеncе fiction gеnrе. Thе story follows thе advеnturеs of Rodеrick Kinnison, a mеmbеr of thе еlitе Galactic Patrol. In a vast and tеchnologically advancеd univеrsе, Kinnison is еquippеd with thе Lеns, a powеrful and sеntiеnt dеvicе that еnhancеs his mеntal and p...

The ability to read minds isn't an unmixed blessing, so learns George Hanlon, Secret Operative of the Inter-Stellar Corps. His unique gift helps him with his assignments, of course -- except that he has a lot of trouble with alien minds. He encounters a whole planet full of alien minds on Estrella when the semi-human inhabitants of this Earth-like world of another sun decide that they want nothing to do with the Federation Planets. Hanlon's investigation's lead him into complications and t...

In the novel, Tedric finds himself embroiled in a complex and dangerous plot involving political intrigue and interstellar conflict. As he navigates this treacherous landscape, he must rely on his formidable psychic abilities to outwit his adversaries and uncover the truth behind the mysterious events unfolding around him.E. Everett Evans' "Man of Many Minds" is known for its imaginative exploration of psychic phenomena and its engaging blend of action, suspense, and speculative science fi...

As he heard that dread yet telltale spang against the hull of their spaceboat, young Jon Carver dropped his reelbook and sprang to his feet. His eyes looked swiftly to help his ears trace the sudden hiss he knew was their precious air escaping. In the back of his mind he heard the sudden grunt his father made, the sound of a falling body, his mother's frightened scream, and his brother's "What's wrong?" But he did not stop his own lanky, gangling body in its leap toward the outer bulkhead....

The novel is set in a future where humanity has developed the technology to explore and map planets beyond Earth. The story follows a team of planet mappers who are tasked with charting unknown and often hostile worlds.As they embark on their mission, the team encounters a variety of challenges, including alien life forms, harsh environmental conditions, and internal conflicts. Their primary goal is to gather detailed information about the planets they visit, which is crucial for both scie...

The Planet Mappers dates from 1955 and was the last novel of E. Everett Evans, published during his lifetime (1893-1958). Two teenagers, Jon and Jak Carver, are out to help their famous explorer father, Tad, locate and chart new worlds in distant solar systems, and denote ones especially suited for human colonization. Can the boys manage to survey an entire solar system of planets without assistance from anyone else, following the exacting rules laid out by "The Board" which regulates and ...

Were you looking for a roch, nyer? An oily voice spoke up just by the elbow of George Hanlon. "I have some excellent ones here, sir." "Yes, nyer, I want several, if I can find ones to suit me," the young man replied. Nor could anyone, glancing at him, know he was not a native of this planet, Szstruyyah, which the Inter-Stellar Corpsmen, in self-defense, called "Estrella." For the cosmetic-specialist who handled the secret servicemen's disguises had done a marvelous job in transforming the ...

"Alien Minds" is a science fiction novel that explores the concept of first contact with an extraterrestrial species. The story is set in a future where humanity has begun to explore the galaxy and encounters an alien race with a radically different mode of thought and communication.The novel delves into the challenges and complexities of understanding and interacting with beings whose mental processes are vastly different from human cognition. As the characters navigate this contact, they...