Short Story Books

Message from Venus

R. R. Winterbotham

Captain Bonnet's men had been in a more or less exposed position during the first part of the battle and their casualties had been heavy while they tried to prevent The Piece of Sky's destruction. But..

Yesterday's Revenge

H. L. Nichols

While the Master's vengeance still flickered through the wastelands, his rebuilding had begun, and now he sat high and secure in his great Room of Power, that seemed to float as a miraculous campanule..

Dark Reality

Robert Moore Williams

Xerxes gave his orders to his captains. He waited while his host was led forth. Footmen, archers, men with slings. The cavalry would not be of value, for the barbarians, up there, were in a narrow mou..

Headhunters of Nuamerica

Stanton A. Coblentz

Downey's mind reeled. An explanation, amazing and yet barely possible, had flashed over him. What if the impact of the explosion had sealed both ends of the concrete tube where he and Judith had sough..

The Planet of Illusion

Donald A. Wollheim

Broster shook his head. "There cannot be a question of letting unknown intelligences enter this craft or hold it. We can't afford to take chances, even if the notion that other world dwellers are nece..

Tigre and Isola

Will H. Thompson

The blood-stains, found in many places, indicated severe wounds, yet the length of his strides and the deep impressions of his feet proved that he had passed at great speed. What exhaustless fountain ..

Little Dinners With the Sphinx, and Other Prose Fancies

Richard Le Gallienne

A collection of short stories with titles as Little dinners with the Sphinx ,The death of the poet ,The butterfly of dreams ,My castle in Spain ,Once-upon-a-time ,The little joys of Margaret ,What's i..

Space Blackout

Sam Carson

The solar system which Shadrak called Maj, crawled around the crescent of Noir, and we sighted the third planet, giving a ruddy glow. That gave us a kick, but I felt a shiver as I watched that ebon ho..