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1) After World's End

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English

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When adventurer, Barry Horn, is chosen to be the worlds first Rocketeer, the first human to set foot on other worlds, he is reluctant to accept the job until he receives a vision seemingly from his late wife telling him he must go or all humanity will be lost. When his mission goes wrong, he winds up in a suspended state. Conscious that he has failed, but unable to move, he has visions of mankind through the centuries. He witnesses his descendants...

2) Terraforming Earth

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Williamson, Jack

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English

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When a giant meteor crashes into the earth and destroys all life, the small group of human survivors manage to leave the barren planet and establish a new home on the moon. From Tycho Base, men and woman are able to observe the devastated planet and wait for a time when return will become possible. Generations pass. Cloned children have had children of their own, and their eyes are raised toward the giant planet in the sky, which long ago was the...

3) The Green Girl

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Williamson, Jack

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English

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Excerpt: "And at that moment the youthful Melvin Drake was thrust into the most amazing adventure ever encountered by mortal man. For years he had dreamed of a beautiful green-skinned girl and now that dream of love was to materialise in a threat that held the promise of death for every living being on earth!"

4) Amazing Stories, Volume 149

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Williamson, Jack

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English

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Amazing Stories Volume 149 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are three short stories by two different authors: "And The Gods Laughed" by Frederic Brown, "The Cosmic Express", and "The Pygmy Planet", both stories by Jack Williamson.

5) Black Cat Weekly #93

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Williamson, Jack

Publisher

Wildside Press

Pub. Date

2023

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English

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Our 93rd issue has a ton (we weighed it!) of great fiction, starting with an original crime story from John M. Floyd. John remains one of our most popular authors, and this one comes courtesy of Acquiring Editor Michael Bracken. We also have a great mystery tale by Joseph S. Walker, thanks to Acquiring Editor Barb Goffman. Plus a Jack the Ripper tale from Adrian Cole. And mystery classics from James Holding and Dick Donovan—in Donovan's case,

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6) The Cosmic Express

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Williamson, Jack

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English

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The Cosmic Express by Jack Williamson Mr. Eric Stokes-Harding tumbled out of the rumpled bed-clothing, a striking slender figure in purple striped pajamas. He smiled fondly across to the other of the twin beds, where Nada, his pretty bride, lay quiet beneath light silk covers. With a groan, he stood up and began a series of fantastic bending exercises. But after a few half-hearted movements, he gave it up, and walked through an open door into a small...

7) Lost Sci-Fi Books 151 thru 155

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Leinster, Murray

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Lost Sci-Fi Anthologies

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English

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Lost Sci-Fi Books 151 thru 155 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 40s, 50s and 60s

The Thing Behind Hell's Door by Robert Silverberg - It seemed to be human... but it was inside out, all its organs exposed... the heart beating, the lungs breathing, the stomach digesting... and now, the Thing began to come toward him... its mouth working hideously!

The Gregory Circle by Murray Leinster - Trying

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8) Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Science Fiction Classics From Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Voltaire, Philip

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Bradbury, Ray

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Vintage Sci-Fi

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English

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Vintage Sci-Fi 11 - 26 Science Fiction Classics from Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Voltaire, Philip K. Dick and more • Ring Around the Sun by Isaac Asimov • The Veldt by Ray Bradbury • The Masked World by Jack Williamson • The Small Bears by Gene L. Henderson • Accept No Substitutes by Robert Sheckley • Two Weeks in August by Frank M. Robinson • Dance of the Dead by Richard Matheson • Savage Galahad by Bryce Walton • Death-Wish by...

9) Vintage Sci-Fi 8: 29 Science Fiction Classics From Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Jac

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Ganzlin, Carl W

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English

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Vintage Sci-Fi 8 - 29 Science Fiction Classics from Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Robert Heinlein, Jack Williamson and more

10) The Creation of the Humanoids

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Megowan, Don

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English

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In a post-nuclear-war society, blue-skinned, silver-eyed human-like robots have become a common sight as the surviving population suffers from a decreasing birth rate and has grown dependent on their assistance. A fanatical organization tries to prevent the robots from becoming too human, fearing that they will take over. Meanwhile, a scientist experiments with creating human replicas that have genuine emotions and memories.

11) Black Cat Weekly #100

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Pickard, Nancy

Publisher

Wildside Press

Pub. Date

2023

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English

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Welcome to Black Cat Weekly. We can't believe it's been 100 issues! Time flies when you're having fun. To celebrate, we are offering this issue at a special price.

To help make this issue special, we asked Acquiring Editors Barb Goffman and Michael Bracken to contribute some special stories of their own. We think you'll agree, they are among the highlights of this issue. On the mystery side , we also have stories by Nancy Pickard, Bradley

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12) Robots: H. G. Wells--Henry Kuttner--Jack Williamson

Author

Wells, H. G

Publisher

Ashby Navis & Tennyson Media Publisher

Pub. Date

2023

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English

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Robots - Short Stories

Track List

The-Ego-Machine-by-Henry-Kuttner Part 1

The-Ego-Machine-by-Henry-Kuttner Part 2

Salvage in Space - Jack Williamson

The Land Ironclads - H. G. Wells

13) Robots through the Ages: A Science Fiction Anthology

Author

Silverberg, Robert

Publisher

Blackstone Publishing

Pub. Date

2023

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English

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A remarkable collection, Robots through the Ages includes stories from some of the best writers of science fiction, both old and new.

This anthology, with an introduction by Robert Silverberg, offers a sweeping survey of robots as depicted throughout literature. Since the Iliad—in which we are shown golden statues built by Hephaestus "with minds and wisdoms"—humans have been fascinated by the idea of artificial life. From the

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14) Science Fiction Grand Masters 2

Author

Clarke, Arthur C

Series

Lost Sci-Fi Anthologies

Publisher

Scott Miller

Pub. Date

2023

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English

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Science Fiction Grand Masters 2 - The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America have voted since 1975 to name the best science fiction writers and recognize them as, the best of the best, Grand Masters. This vintage sci-fi anthology contains 17 short stories by the greatest writers in the history of science fiction. All of these short stories are written by Science Fiction Grand Masters.

The Black Ewe by Fritz Leiber

The

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