Short Story Books

Jabberwock, Beware!

Richard A. Sternbach

They left Joe in the ship and dragged Mike before Slan. That gigantic figure sat in regal splendor at the end of a long corridor that ran the length of the vessel. On either side of Mike, as he stumbl..

Test Problem

Alan J. Ramm

The problem so engrossed him that he scarcely noticed the passage of time. Periodically he would get hungry or thirsty. It was a simple matter to press the proper buttons and hurriedly gulp the foods ..

The Fugitives

Malcolm B. Morehart

They entered a large room where lines of gaunt, solemn people stood gravely before grill windows. The Enemy is Listening! a sign on a wall warned him as a loudspeaker blared out a garbled message. The..

Paradise Planet

Richard S. Shaver

Hours later he awoke, and darkness had come. He lay there, trying to remember what She had been wearing, feeling a little pang of jealously that She must have a man, must be knitting that mate's child..

Preferred Position

Dave Dryfoos

Pleased with the compliment, Janet concocted an extra-fancy combination of films to spray on herself for the morning's wear. When it was in place, she ordered a large breakfast and arranged to have th..

Gleaner Tales

Robert Sellar

A glance at the map shows the south-western extremity of the province of Quebec to be a wedge shaped bit of territory; the St. Lawrence on one side, the United States on the other. All that is related..

The Music Master

F. L. Wallace

A relay in the artist clicked and sent a routine request for apartment dimensions, color layout, furnishing arrangement. Simultaneously the picture requirements were integrated. For the boy it was eas..

Earthmen Ask No Quarter!

Fox B. Holden

Robert Manning, civilian Pentagon clerk, told himself that the Invaders might better kill everybody off and get it over with than to just regiment the hell out of everything. A man couldn't even stay ..