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The Warlock of Sharrador
by Gardner F. FoxThe Warlock of Sharrador is an adventurous science fiction story written by Gardner F. Fox which is published in Planet Stories Magazine.The McCanahan came awake in the pearl mists of a Senn dawn, staring upward into the round blue muzzle of a Thorn blaster. The handgun hung in the air without visible support, its trigger moving slowly back. ..
Alpha Say, Beta Do
by Alfred E. MaxwellAlpha Say, Beta Do is a science fiction short story written by Alfred E. Maxwell and published in Planet stories magazine. Doyle Tindar was awakened by the urgent buzzing of the visor-phone by his bed. He grumbled, rolled over, glanced at the view-plate and winced as he saw the fat, grim face of the Control Board Director, Sam Penset. He sat up, ya..
The Sun-Death
by Stanley WhitesideThe Sun-Death is a space opera written by Stanley Whiteside for Planet stories magazine.The Spaceship Vulcan lay on a tangled mat of vegetation. A thin haze of blue smoke drifted over it from the nearby Venusian village where several of the grass huts were afire. Under the bulging side of the ship twenty of the crew were boisterously herding ..
Valkyrie from the Void
by Basil WellsValkyrie from the Void is a planet fiction story written by Basil Wells.Hardan Synn reined in his graceful golden-furred maar as he reached the rim of the river's low bluff. He was uncomfortable, for the vurth-padded garments that covered his naked body were growing dry, but tied to his huge hornless saddle were three fat Dryland birds. He would ea..
Z-Day on Centauri
by Henry T. SimmonsZ-Day on Centauri is a space ship story written by Henry T. Simmons.Pell twisted into the black maw of the alley and ran silently and swiftly into its depths. His breath came in whistling agonized gasps. Faintly he heard the footsteps of his assailant—now more clearly as the latter turned into the alley after him. Vaguely Pell could make out his si..
Suicide Command
by Stanley MullenSuicide Command is a short science fiction story written by Stanley Mullen.Messages crackled through the black gulf of space—the Interplanetary Distress Call. Blaze Norman, navigation officer of the ISP cruiser Scorpio, came out of his space-fog and stared at the helioflash board which was suddenly ablaze with light. Harald, the operator, grunted a..
Collision Orbit
by Clyde BeckThere's one good thing about a blowout. You don't need a mechanic to tell you what the trouble is when it happens. This was the first blowout I ever had, but as soon as I heard that explosive pinging whistle and felt the floppy jolting and the terrifying sensation of a vehicle out of control, I knew what was wrong. I reached forward and cut the pow..
Flowering Evil
by Margaret St. ClairCaptain Bjornson shook a grizzled head. "I never saw a plant I liked the looks of less," he said. "I don't know how he got it through the planetary plant quarantine. You take my advice, Amy, and watch out for it." He took another of the little geela nut cookies from the quaint old lucite platter, and bit into it appreciatively.Mrs. Dinsmore sniffed..