Reporter Robert Barrett is pulled from routine into a nightmare of secret radio signals, vanished mine shipments, and red aircraft that seem to obey no earthly power. When a thorium factory in St. Louis is devastated by a luminous purple gas that cancels gravity, Barrett and veteran operative Bill Johnson are drawn into a race across Mexico and the Pacific, using the remarkable Camel-back to chase a threat that grows more impossible by the hour. At El Tigre Mine in the Sierra Madre, Barret...

Larry Manahan, a restless advertising man craving real adventure, is jolted from routine by a fearful phone call from Agnes Sterling, assistant to the reclusive scientist Dr. Travis Whiting. At Whiting's deserted home-laboratory, he finds fresh blood, a crushed revolver, and a bizarre floating globe suspended between pillars of colored light—a tiny living world complete with oceans, deserts, forests, and a city. What seems at first like a scientific marvel quickly becomes a nightmare when ...

When Stephen, a young history teacher, is summoned to the opulent Long Island estate of his brilliant, enigmatic uncle, Enfield Conway, he expects a family reunion and instead finds a doorway into the impossible. Conway, a fabulously wealthy inventor, offers Stephen a fortune and the prospect of becoming his heir if he will help test a secret machine built in a hidden laboratory over eleven years—a sealed craft powered by a mysterious force that can suspend gravity and, as rumor has it, ma...

On a distant planet where the jungle seems to breathe with malice, a survey team arrives to uncover the fate of six vanished expeditions. What they find is a world that hides its true nature behind a living mask—one of grotesque plants, silent death, and genetic mysteries beyond human understanding. At the center of the mission is Lance Llandark, a hard-edged pilot haunted by the disappearance of his wife, one of the lost explorers. As the crew probes the planet's strange biology, they dis...

Claiborne Coe returns to the decaying mountain town of Creston after seven years abroad, hoping to marry Valyne Kirk and leave its misery behind. Instead, he finds her missing, the townspeople hostile, and his foster-father, Doctor Kyle, warning of a terrible stain in his blood. Beneath the house, strange cries, blood, and a sealed cellar hint at a horror long kept hidden, while Clay's own violent outbursts suggest that the evil is not merely around him, but within him. As Kyle finally rev...

Warrior of Two Worlds by Manly Wade Wellman offers a concentrated, compelling experience within history / general. This concise work presents carefully drawn characters and purposeful plotting that together explore themes of choice, consequence, and human connection. The prose is precise and economical, balancing vivid scenes with clear pacing to maintain narrative momentum. Ideal for readers seeking a thoughtful, accessible read, the book is well-suited to book clubs and classroom discuss...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 461–480 brings together 20 classic science fiction stories from some of the genre’s greatest writers, alongside forgotten authors whose imaginative tales deserve to be heard again.Travel from the hidden dangers of Arthur C. Clarke’s Hide and Seek to the unsettling future of Jack Vance’s The Men Return. Encounter a world where kindness has taken an unexpected turn in Arthur Sellings’ The Age of Kindness, journey to Mars with The Hermi...

"An excellent collection" of vampire stories, from authors such as Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons, Gahan Wilson, and Tanith Lee ( Publishers Weekly ).Renowned editor Ellen Datlow has gathered seventeen variations on vampirism ranging from classically Gothic to postmodern satire, from horrific to erotic. These stories reflect the evolution of vampire literature from Bram Stoker to Anne Rice and beyond, resulting in a deeper ex...

The plot revolves around the discovery of a miniature planet, dubbed "Pygmy," which orbits a larger world. The inhabitants of Pygmy are tiny compared to humans and have developed their own unique civilization. When humans first encounter Pygmy, they are fascinated by its diminutive inhabitants and their advanced technology.The protagonist of the story is an Earth scientist who travels to Pygmy to study its inhabitants and learn about their culture. However, he soon discovers that all is no...

The story follows the crew of the spaceship "Comet," who salvage derelict spacecraft and space debris for profit. However, their routine salvage operation takes a dangerous turn when they discover a mysterious alien artifact aboard a wrecked spaceship. As they investigate the artifact, they uncover secrets that could have far-reaching consequences for humanity."Salvage in Space" is celebrated for its imaginative world-building, gripping plot, and innovative ideas. Jack Williamson was known...

We found the stranger, when we unlocked the bungalow after a week on the lakes, seated at my big desk in the study. His face was an enigma of youth and age. Lean beneath his long white hair, it was gray and drawn and hollowed as if with an infinite heartbreak—and yet it smiled. His emaciated hand, thrust out across the pile of loose yellow sheets he had written, gripped an incredible thing...FROM THE BOOKS.

Step into a post-apocalyptic world withAfter World's End. Witness the aftermath of cataclysmic events that have reshaped society, as survivors navigate the remnants of a once-familiar world. Explore themes of resilience, hope, and the indomitable human spirit in this gripping tale of survival and adaptation.