Eighteen Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60s
- Defense Mech by Ray Bradbury
- Planet of Doom by C. H. Thames
- Tony and The Beetles by Philip K. Dick
- Piper In the Woods by Philip K. Dick
- Madmen of Mars by Erik Fennel
- The Monster That Threatened The Universe by Russ Winterbotham
- Rescue Mission by Robert Silverberg
- Alien Equivalent by Richard R. Smith
- Day of Wrath by Bjarne Kirchhoff
- Invader From Infinity by George Whittington
- Human Is by Philip K. Dick
- Rabbits Have Long Ears by Lawrence F. Willard
- Asteroid of the Damned by Frederik Pohl
- The Man Who Liked Lions by John Bernard Daley
- The Luckiest Man Alive by William Morrison
- And The Gods Laughed by Fredric Brown
- A Message From Our Sponsor by Henry Slesar
- Distress Signal by Ross Rocklynne
Lost Sci-Fi Books 71 thru 75 - Five Lost Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1940s, 50s and 60s
The Skull by Philip K. Dick - Conger agreed to kill a stranger he had never seen. But he would make no mistakes because he had the stranger's skull under his arm.
Alien Equivalent by Richard R. Smith - Martians were weak, sensitive, a dying race, frail and impotent before the superiority of master Earthmen. Only in the sly and mentally skillful game of Duchal might sons of the red planet emerge gloriously from their shells.
The Flight Of The Eagle by Alfred Coppel - It was a new and mysterious plant. It could make its own weather; it was sentient, and it prospered on Venus. But Earth needed it desperately. And Bat Kendo, the radar-mutant, was told to bring it in.
Prison Of A Billion Years by C.H. Thames - Adam Slade was a man who had nothing to lose by making a break for it. The trouble was, he knew that no one had ever escaped from the—Prison Of A Billion Years
Day Of Wrath by Bjarne Kirchhoff - The men of the Norgan System had a tough decision to make concerning the planet in A93. Yet there was no hesitation. Can you blame them?
Alien Equivalent by Richard R. Smith - Martians were weak, sensitive, a dying race, frail and impotent before the superiority of master Earthmen. Only in the sly and mentally skillful game of Duchal might sons of the red planet emerge gloriously from their shells.
Chester Farrell emerged from the narrow alley and paused before the barbed wire fence.
Behind him, the Martian city was a maze of strange sounds, angular buildings, acrid odors and dark shadows.
Before him, beyond the fence, three spaceships pointed their bows toward a star-studded sky. The slender ships gleamed dully in the starlight as they rested on the red desert.
He touched the money in his pocket to reassure himself that at last, he had the fare for the trip to Earth.
His eyes scanned the heavens, searched for the bright light that was Earth.
Earth! In itself, the planet meant little to him. The seas, mountains, valleys and forests did not cause the burning desire inside him.
He closed his eyes and remembered a brick house in Cleveland and the brown-haired woman and chubby boy who lived there. He recalled slender, soft fingers that touched him gently and a small form that waddled uncertainly across their living room floor.
Three years ago, he had left Louise and Sammy on Earth. He had come to Mars to make a small fortune.
The dream had not materialized: the Mars Mining Corporation didn't want to pay their employees good salaries although the ores transported to Earth sold for tremendous profits. They paid their employees as little as possible.
It was simple: Governments wanted colonists on Mars to exploit the planet. Mars Mining wanted colonists to remain and operate their mines. The two groups, political and business, collaborated.
Vintage Sci-Fi 4 - 21 Science Fiction Classics from Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, Robert Silverberg, Harlan Ellison and more
- Jonah of the Jove-Run by Ray Bradbury
- Rescue Mission by Robert Silverberg
- Rat Race by George O. Smith
- Space-Lane of No-Return by George Whittington
- And The Gods Laughed by Fredric Brown
- The Skull by Philip K. Dick
- Alien Equivalent by Richard R. Smith
- Prison of a Billion Years by C. H. Thames
- Day of Wrath by Bjarne Kirchhoff
- The Golden Man by Philip K. Dick
- The Inquisitor by Robert Silverberg
- Invader From Infinity by George Whittington
- Glow Worm by Harlan Ellison
- Rocket Summer by Ray Bradbury
- Human Is by Philip K. Dick
- Dust Unto Dust by Lyman D. Hinckley
- Meddler by Philip K. Dick
- The Luckiest Man Alive! by William Morrison
- $1,000 a Plate by Jack McKenty
- Asteroid of the Damned by Frederik Pohl
- Willie's Planet by Mike Ellis
