The incredibly amazing 9th volume of Golden Age Science Fiction! Featuring: The Protector, by Betsy Curtis Jaywalker, by Ross Rocklynne Picture Bride, by William Morrison Two Weeks in August, by Frank Robinson Queen of the Flaming Diamond, by Leroy Yerxa

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Bradley had one fear in his life. He had to escape regeneration. To do that, he was willing to take any chance, coward though he was—even if it meant that he had to become a god!

An interstellar envoy journeys across unimaginable distances to deliver a message of goodwill to Earth. He anticipates wonder, curiosity, and the thrill of first contact. What he encounters instead is something far stranger: complete and total indifference. People walk past him, ignore his ship, and treat the impossible as routine. Confused and increasingly disturbed, he sets out to understand why no one seems to care that he has come from another world.As he learns the language an...

Shipping Clerk by William Morrison - If Ollie knew the work he was doing, he would have resigned—if resigning were possible!If there had ever been a time when Ollie Keith hadn't been hungry, it was so far in the past that he couldn't remember it. He was hungry now as he walked through the alley, his eyes shifting lusterlessly from one heap of rubbish to the next. He was hungry through and through, all one hundred and forty pounds of him, the flesh distribu...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.He was lost—anyone could see that—but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.To all who didn’t know him, Curt George was a mighty hunter and actor. But this time he was up against others who could really act, and whose business was the hunting of whole worlds.

John Tinker spends his days in the lonely vacuum of the asteroid belt, troubleshooting the isotope plants that humanity relies on. Between the constant threat of a radiation leak and the company of his abrasive partner, his life is one of grim routine — until Siria Cottrell arrives. She’s a technician from Earth, efficient and no-nonsense, but her voice over the radio sparkles with a warmth that Tinker hasn’t felt in months.As they work side by side, surrounded by headless robots t...

Anyone mad enough (1) to land on that crazy world (2) in order to rescue that screwball explorer should (3) have his head examined! A fantastic futuristic science fiction tale woven by a master of the genre, William Morrison!

He was lost—anyone could see that—but she had no idea how entirely lost he was nor why!

To all who didn't know him, Curt George was a mighty hunter and actor. But this time he was up against others who could really act, and whose business was the hunting of whole worlds.

If you want my opinion, old Maxwell should have kept his big mouth shut ... and then El Greco could not have put Earth in a frame! A masterful tale of science fiction, told by a master storyteller, William Morrison!

Encounters From Beyond: Classic Tales of Alien Contact brings together nineteen unforgettable stories exploring one of science fiction’s greatest questions: What happens when humanity meets something truly alien? From mysterious visitors and hostile invaders to misunderstood travelers and astonishing first contact, these timeless adventures capture the excitement, danger, and wonder that made alien encounters a cornerstone of classic science fiction.This remarkable...