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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Golden Age of Science Fiction.An Anthology of 50 Short Stories.by Various.VOL I.A ST
The Golden Age of Science Fiction.An Anthology of 50 Short Stories.by Various.VOL I.A STRANGE Ma.n.u.sCRIPT FOUND IN A COPPER CYLINDER.
By James De Mille CHAPTER I.THE FINDING OF THE COPPER CYLINDER.It occurred as far back as February 15, 1850. It happene
- 55 Behind Orne, there came a deep rumbling roar that receded as the scout cruiser climbed its jets. All other sounds hung suspended in after-silence, then resumed: the strongest first and then the weakest.A heavy object suddenly arced through the headlights,
- 54 "NOW WHAT?" roared Stetson into the speaker."I've got a mini over that mob, Stet. They're talking about us. It's a definite raiding party.""What armament?""Too gloomy in that jungle to be sure. The infra beam's out on this mini. Looks like hard
- 53 "'Thaddeus McIlvaine,' Leopold explained."'That's my name,' was the only answer he got."'I mean the Thaddeus McIlvaine who used to play cards with us over at Bixby's,' said Leopold."He shook his head. 'Sorry, you must be looking for someone e
- 52 "Take Thaddeus McIlvaine," said Harrigan."I never heard of him.""I suppose not," said Harrigan. "But I knew him. He was an eccentric old fellow who had a modest income--enough to keep up his hobbies, which were three: he played cards and chess at a
- 51 Korvin was very glad that wasn't a question. It was, after all, the only logical deduction.But it happened to be wrong."The name of your planet is Earth?" the Ruler asked. A few minutes had pa.s.sed; the experts were cl.u.s.tered around the single chai
- 50 THE END.Contents LOST IN TRANSLATION.By Laurence Mark Janifer In language translation, you may get a literally accurate word-for-word translation ... but miss the meaning entirely. And in s.p.a.ce-type translation ... the effect may be the same! The cell
- 49 "I won't get into anything crooked!" his voice rose."The way you're thinking you couldn't follow a straight line.""They can't draw a straight line.""Well, you do what you want. Only, the next time I have to pay for a dinner don't give me that
- 48 "I am Robert Reeger, my brother Evin," said the first twin.Muldoon introduced himself. There was no handshaking."You are right about the ad," Robert Reeger said. "We worded it that way for a reason. We wanted a man of quick intelligence. Mind you, no
- 47 There was an ironic humor in the situation, but Nanlo was not disposed to recognize it. Lenient as the law was, yet it required some grounds before it could free her. And she had no grounds whatever. Negu Mah was at all times the model of courtesy and con
- 46 "True," answered the Russian; "but can we do all that we wish? As for us Russians, pressed on our eastern frontier by the Chinese, we must at any cost put forth our strength for an effort toward the west.""O, is that all? In that case," said Mr. Smi
- 45 She was glad she hadn't had to tamper with him at all.And now it was over, and she could forget about it. Humming under her breath, she put her beret on at last, and gave the stack of folders a pat to keep them absolutely neat, before she left the office
- 44 "And the others?" Mr. Gerne paused a minute and then went on. "You can't discount the girl's record like that.""I wasn't trying to," Mr. Fredericksohn said mildly. "I was only pointing out-""Let those go," Mr. Gerne said. "Obviously she had
- 43 "It's not that Tom's a bad boy, you know," the woman said. "But he's-easily led. That's the only thing.""Of course," Gloria said. She looked at the middle-aged woman, wearing a gray suit that did not fit her overweight frame, and a silly little
- 42 "How are things going?" the girl said in her pleasant smooth voice."I am fine," Mrs. Wladek said deliberately. She did not inquire about the girl's health. That would show her; that impoliteness would show her what an old woman thought of her!"That
- 41 "I don't like his kind of slime, and I'll do my best to get rid of them. That's all, Miss B.; it was nice knowing you."He walked out of the room, leaving her to stand there in helpless fury.His phony necklace had come in handy after all; the police h
- 40 "The same thing that's on yours, I suspect," she said. "Do you have a drink to spare?"Drake unlimbered himself from the bed, selected a bottle from the menu and dialed. The robot bellhop whirred, a chute opened in the wall, and a bottle slid out. Dra
- 39 "d.a.m.n!" Phil whispered hoa.r.s.ely. "It's still hungry--and it's after us!"David Guinness sighed wearily. "It's heavy and sluggish, now," he said, "so maybe if we run again.... Though I don't know how I can last any longer...."Holmes did no
- 38 James Quade stepped through, automatic in hand. He was fresh from the light inside, and he could not see well. He was quite unconscious of what was oozing down on him from above, of the flabby heap that was carefully stretching down for him. He peered int
- 37 Phil nodded grimly. "I see," he said, voicing his thoughts. "Then he would say that he and Professor Guinness are still partners--and the radium ore will belong to him. Very nice. Very nice...."He snapped back to action, and without another word hoist
- 36 For a long time no one in the earth-borer spoke--didn't even try to--for though the thunder of the disintegrators was muted, inside, to a steady drone, conversation was almost impossible. The three were crowded quite close in the spherical inner control
- 35 He didn't, not any more. He felt sick to his stomach. A touch of sober thought had corroded the happiness of his intoxication, and he was sick and afraid. Today their G.o.d was a hero, today they would forgive him everything. But did they actually prefer
- 34 I said, "Thank me later, if we're still around."We beamed the Companies and in twenty minutes they were on their way. Straight into the biggest trouble we had had since the War of Survival. I expected trouble, but I didn't know how much. Pete Colenso
- 33 Yuan Saltario started it. He was serving in my Company and he was one of them. A Menelaus XII-5 "unstable," and don't ever call that d.a.m.ned little planet by its number if you meet one of them. They call it Nova-Maurania. But you won't meet one of t
- 32 Jordan nodded again and there was a faint look of fear in his expression. "You can pick up your pay on the way out. And make it quick, before I change my mind and call the boys in white!"It could have been worse. It had been worse before. And there was
- 31 It took him a moment to recognize the face--then he recalled stereos he'd seen.It was Scholar Jason Rawlings.Turnbull tried to lift himself up and found he couldn't.The scholar smiled. "Sorry we had to strap you down," he said, "but I'm not nearly a
- 30 Thornwald was easier to deal with, since he knew both Duckworth and Turnbull. Turnbull showed him Duckworth's letter on the screen. "I know he's on Mendez; I just don't want to have to look all over the planet for him.""I know, Dave. I'm sure it's
- 29 He'd been back on Earth now for three days, and the problem of Scholar James Duckworth was still bothering him. He hadn't known anything about it until he'd arrived at his apartment after a year's absence.The apartment door sighed a little as Dave Tur
- 28 Back at his office, he waited for the police. Stark stared down at his reflection in the polished top of the desk. A yellow, moist film of sweat covered his face. The red eye set in his forehead blinked. But the pain visible just behind the surface of tha
- 27 "Can you look me in the eye and do it?" the wub said. "Can you do that?"The Captain gazed down. "I can look you in the eye," he said. "Back on the farm we had hogs, dirty razor-back hogs. I can do it."Staring down at the wub, into the gleaming, mo
- 26 Peterson came back with the water. The wub began to lap gratefully, splas.h.i.+ng the men.Captain Franco appeared at the door."Let's have a look at it." He advanced, squinting critically. "You got this for fifty cents?""Yes, sir," Peterson said. "
- 25 At ten o'clock I joined Effie and Bert on the verandah. There hadn't been a car for quite a while."Guess we might as well close up," I said.It had been a good day; a rush since before noon. There was quite a bit of cash in the register.We waited till
- 24 It reached the end of the rope, and he was jerked forward by the pull on his wrist. It dragged him a few feet and then stopped. Carson kept going, pulling himself towards it hand over hand along the rope. It stopped there, tentacles trying in vain to pull
- 23 He limped up to the barrier, felt to make sure that it was still there. It was. He stood watching the Roller for a while; it was keeping a safe distance from the barrier, out of effective stone-throwing range. It was moving around back there, doing someth
- 22 'So I shall intervene now. I shall destroy one fleet completely without loss to the other. One civilization shall thus survive.'Nightmare. This had to be nightmare, Carson thought. But he knew it wasn't.It was too mad, too impossible, to be anything bu
- 21 "The Chang natives aren't very technical--haven't got s.p.a.ce travel for instance. They're good astronomers, though. We were able to show them our sun, in their telescopes. In their way, they're a highly civilized people. Look more like cats than pe
- 20 They were evidently on the verge of leaving. But they looked cheerful. Caron's sickly-sweet face all but oozed honey, and Ward was grinning his rat's grin.Thunder banged and rolled among the rocks. Lightning flared in the cloudy murk. Gray saw the hull
- 19 Gray was up and running again. He knew the way into the explored galleries. From there on, it was anybody's guess.Caron was brazen enough about it. The subtle way had failed. Now he was going all out. And he was really quite safe. With the broken cables
- 18 "Okay, okay! It ain't my fault. Lemme go." Ward rubbed his bruised wrist. "Sure, somebody--I ain't sayin' who--sent you here, knowin' you'd want to escape. I'm here to help you. You get free, I get paid, the Big Boy gets what he wants. Okay?"Gra
- 17 "What are you talking about?" But he released his hold."Just think about it, Jackson. The Government can't get its hands on that money unless I permit it. As I said, we'll arrive at an equitable arrangement. And that will be a d.a.m.n sight less than
- 16 "Yeah, Leo; thanks." McLeod pushed his quarter across the bar with one hand and scratched negligently at his beard with the fingers of the other. n.o.body questioned him in this neighborhood. The beard, which had taken two months to grow, disguised his
- 15 "On January twelve, nineteen-ninety, I was offered a job by certain citizens of the Galactic Civilization. These citizens of the Galactic Civilization wanted to take a s.h.i.+pload of Terrestrial animals to their own planet, Gelakin. They knew almost not
- 14 Many joms now pa.s.sed away. I grew more and more melancholy and desperate. I thought sometimes of fighting my way out. My fire-arms were now my chief consolation; for I had fully made up my mind not to die quietly like a slaughtered calf, but to strike a
- 13 Layelah next came to see me. She was as amiable as ever, and showed no resentment at all. She gave me an account of what had happened at the Council of State, which was the same as what I had heard from the Kohen Gadol.I asked her why she had made such a
- 12 This much at least I remember. I said to Layelah that these athalebs were wild ones, which had come here because they saw or scented our wounded one; but Layelah shook her head with mournful meaning."Oh no," said she; "Almah has come back for you. This
- 11 CHAPTER XXIV.RECAPTURE.How long I slept I do not know; but in the midst of my sleep there sounded voices, which at first intermingled themselves with my dreams, but gradually became separate and sounded from without, rousing me from my slumbers. I opened
- 10 "From here?--why, I open the gates, and the athaleb flies away; that is all.""But shall we not be prevented?""Oh no. No one here ever prevents anyone from doing anything. Everyone is eager to help his neighbor.""But if they saw me deliberately moun
- 9 "You love Almah, Atam-or; but say, do you not love me? You smile at me, you meet me always when I come with warm greetings, and you seem to enjoy yourself in my society. Say, Atam-or, do you not love me?"This was a perilous and a tremendous moment. The
- 8 "Oh, almighty and wondrous power of Love!" he exclaimed, "how thou hast transformed this foreigner! Oh, Atam-or! you will soon be one of us altogether. For see, how is it now? You pretend to love riches and life, and yet you are ready to give up everyt
- 7 Women and men are in every respect absolutely equal, holding precisely the same offices and doing the same work. In general, however, it is observed that women are a little less fond of death than men, and a little less unwilling to receive gifts. For thi
- 6 "The amir?" I asked; "what is that?""It is the metropolis," said she.I was utterly overwhelmed, yet still I tried to console her; but the attempt was vain."Oh!" she cried, "you will not understand. The sacrifice is but a part--it is but the begin
- 5 "Don't move," she said, "for your life! We are lost if you move. Keep still--restrain yourself--shut your eyes."I tried to do so, but could not. There was a horrible fascination about the scene which forced me to look and see all. The Kohen took the
- 4 THE CAVERN OF THE DEAD.On going forth into the outer grotto I saw the table spread with a sumptuous repast, and the apartment in a blaze of light. Almah was not here; and though some servants made signs for me to eat, yet I could not until I should see wh
- 3 Melick smiled. "Why, it isn't much to see through," said he."See through what?" said the doctor, hastily, p.r.i.c.king up his ears at this, and peering keenly at Melick through his spectacles."Why, the ma.n.u.script, of course.""Well," said the d
- 2 We could not imagine how these creatures lived, or where. There were no signs of vegetation of any kind--not a tree or a shrub. There were no animals; but there were great flocks of birds, some of which seemed different from anything that we had ever seen
- 1 The Golden Age of Science Fiction.An Anthology of 50 Short Stories.by Various.VOL I.A STRANGE Ma.n.u.sCRIPT FOUND IN A COPPER CYLINDER. By James De Mille CHAPTER I.THE FINDING OF THE COPPER CYLINDER.It occurred as far back as February 15, 1850. It happene