PDF Books in Children's Short Stories
House Operator
by S. M. TenneshawRafferty was a gambler of the old school. He didn't believe in any of the fancy electronic gadgets that the casinos went in for these days, didn't much care for the psionic games of chance and other tricky and probably rigged affairs. Give him a good poker game any time, and he would be happy.He stood in the door of the Ganymede Casino, outlining h..
Master Race
by Richard AshbyOne moment he was piloting a fast plane over dangerous green jungles ... and the next Eddie was wide awake and peering through the gloom. Across the room Rags was whining softly and sniffing the damp night air that rolled in through the open window. The Scotty was excited, Eddie saw, and it must be something out of the ordinary for Rags' whimpering..
We're Off to Mars!
by Joe GibsonJoe took the clipboard and pencil, scrawled his name and frowned with sudden surprise. The name on the clipboard list above his was: Pontius Pilate, Rome, 12 A.D. And when he looked up at the scowling little man who was now holding the package out to him and extending a hand to receive back his clipboard and pencil, Joe saw that he was holding the ..
I'll See You In My Dreams
by William Campbell GaultShe was enjoying the sun. She wore a skimpy halter and a pair of shorts that were. She was well oiled and lying on her stomach. The tan of her shoulders and along the back of her legs was a fine wheat brown and she was due to turn over.Ted was not lascivious, though Ann Truesdale had frequently stated he almost was. Ted, to put it honestly, was thi..
Flight Into the Unknown
by Tom W. HarrisDiCredico squeezed a plastic bottle, squirting water into his face. Drops spattered and drifted off slowly through the air. Bailey blinked and stared. He was aboard the Ranger. Safe. Then panic came gibbering back at him as his body told him unmistakably he was falling."You're not!" snapped DiCredico. "No gravity, remember? Spin ship!" he ordered o..
Day of Wrath
by Bjarne KirchhoffThe Wall of the Planets was so called because it pictured that solar system known to its inhabitants as the Confederated Planets of Norga. One entire wall of the Council Chamber in the Hall of the Rulers was constructed of slabs of lapis lazuli, so cunningly joined that they presented the appearance of an unbroken whole. In the center shone a huge ..
Reality Unlimited
by Robert SilverbergPaul Hendriks had been in line since early the morning before, and so he was only a block or so from the still-unopened ticket-booth. His wife had come by from time to time, bringing sandwiches and coffee. Hendriks was determined to get a pair of tickets. They stepped inside and found themselves in a vast, almost boundless vestibule carpeted with d..
The Three Thieves of Japetus
by Mark ReinsbergJake moistened his thin purple lips and clenched the radiophone tighter. "Hello, freighter!" he repeated. "We're survivors of a shipwreck. Can you pick us up? Please answer." His voice grew more urgent. "Please pick us up! Our air supply is failing!"Matt shook his thick black head of hair. "If they fall for this, they're stupider than I gave them c..