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    Short Stories Collection

    By Ross Rocklynne, Eric Frank Russell, Edmond Hamilton and

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    Hours of great reading, here are 20 science fiction stories from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors; Ross Rocklynne, Eric Frank Russel, Edmond Hamilton, Walter M. Miller Jr., Gordon M. Dickson, James H. Schmitz, John Brunner and Cornell Woolrich. The stories originally appeared in U.S. science fiction magazines between 1938 and 1962.

    The book includes the following stories:

    ESCAPE THROUGH SPACE – Ross Rocklynne
    COSMIC YO-YO – Ross Rocklynne
    DISPLACED PERSON – Eric Frank Russell
    THE WATCHER OF THE AGES – Edmond Hamilton
    THE BIG SHOT – Eric Frank Russell
    THIRD FROM THE SUN – Richard Matheson
    CHECK AND CHECKMATE – Walter M. Miller Jr.
    NO SHIELD FROM THE DEAD – Gordon R. Dickson
    WE DON’T WANT ANY TROUBLE – James H. Schmitz
    ANYTHING TO DECLARE? – Eric Frank Russell (as by Naille Wilde)
    DANCE OF THE DEAD – Richard Matheson
    RESCUE – Gordon R. Dickson
    THE WILL – Walter M. Miller Jr.
    VISITORS’ BOOK – John Brunner
    THE BIG TERRARIUM - James H. Schmitz
    RENDEZVOUS WITH DESTINY - John Brunner
    CRICKETS – Richard Matheson
    I.O.U. - Cornell Woolrich
    AN INCIDENT ON ROUTE 12 - James H. Schmitz

    Due to copyright restrictions this eBook is available in the United States only.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVintReads
    Release dateJul 15, 2017
    ISBN9788826482705
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