The aliens wooed Earth with gifts love patience and peace. Who could resist them? After all no one shoots Santa Claus!

The barren plains of mars held a secret a yellow metal waiting to be found.

The Captain was known as Gutless Gus they said he lacked courage. Then the real test came when they ran into the enemy…

Generally human beings don't do totally useless things consistently and widely. So--maybe there is something to it--

Lincoln said it eons ago.... It took a speck of one-celled plant life on a world parsecs away to prove it for all the galaxy.

The Lani People were just another species of domestic animals who just happened to look human like so they claimed… Dr. Kennon was not so sure.

Gourmets all agree that nothing can beat oysters on the half-shell--not even the armed might of the Terran Confederation!

The Committee had unquestionably made a mistake. There was no doubt that Edie had achieved the long-sought cancer cure ... but awarding the Nobel Prize was nonetheless a mistake ... Note: super short

Johnson had two secrets--one he knew and would die rather than reveal--and one he didn't know that meant to save him over his own dead body!

Lost Sci-Fi Books 291 thru 295 brings together five unforgettable adventures from the Golden Age of Science Fiction, where every story takes readers somewhere unexpected. Whether it’s a desperate mission, a strange new world, a bizarre scientific breakthrough, or a reality that refuses to follow the rules, these tales capture the imagination that made classic sci-fi timeless.James Blish opens the collection with One-Shot, a tense story where a sing...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 291 thru 295 brings together five unforgettable adventures from the Golden Age of Science Fiction, where every story takes readers somewhere unexpected. Whether it’s a desperate mission, a strange new world, a bizarre scientific breakthrough, or a reality that refuses to follow the rules, these tales capture the imagination that made classic sci-fi timeless.James Blish opens the collection with One-Shot, a tense story where a sing...

Lost Sci-Fi Books 291 thru 295 brings together five unforgettable adventures from the Golden Age of Science Fiction, where every story takes readers somewhere unexpected. Whether it’s a desperate mission, a strange new world, a bizarre scientific breakthrough, or a reality that refuses to follow the rules, these tales capture the imagination that made classic sci-fi timeless.James Blish opens the collection with One-Shot, a tense story where a sing...