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  • Little Men of Space, by Frank Belknap Long
    2025/07/18

    The children were told not to mess with the rocket while their father slept. And they didn't. They really didn't. It was the little men. The little men from space who wanted to use it to get back home.

    "Little Men of Space" appeared in "Fantastic Universe," June-July 1953, pages 67 to 80.

    Frank Belknap Long Jr. (April 27, 1901 – January 3, 1994) was an American writer of horror fiction, fantasy, science fiction, poetry, gothic romance, comic books, and non-fiction. Though his writing career spanned seven decades, he is best known for his horror and science fiction short stories, including contributions to the Cthulhu Mythos alongside his friend, H. P. Lovecraft.

    During his life, Long received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement (at the 1978 World Fantasy Convention,) the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (in 1987, from the Horror Writers Association,) and the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award (1977.)

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    45 分
  • The Lost Race, by Robert E Howard
    2025/07/15

    Returning home to his native land from a secret mission to the tribes of Cornwall, Cororuc is captured by a strange people, a people out of myth and legend, with a chilling message to all Celtic Britons.

    "The Lost Race" appeared in "Weird Tales," January 1927, pages 74 - 82.

    Robert Ervin Howard (January 22, 1906 – June 11, 1936) was an American writer who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He created the character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre.

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    39 分
  • Boots, by Murray Leinster
    2025/07/13

    In San Teodoro De Los Angeles, a gentleman was a man who wears shoes. One of the madmen who stumbled into Juan's camp had on a pair of boots...

    Today's story is "Boots" by Murray Leinster. It appeared in the August 15, 1929 issue of “Adventure” on pages 124 to 131.

    Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays.

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    35 分
  • Battleground, by Lester del Rey
    2025/07/09

    The crew of the Clarion had found the remains of civilizations in decreasing states of advancement the farther they got from Earth. Had they all destroyed themselves in a kind of contagious Armageddon, or was there an advanced alien species that was destroying these civilizations as they moved through space?

    "Battleground" appeared in "Fantastic Universe," July 1954, on pages 33 to 43.

    Lester del Rey (June 2, 1915 – May 10, 1993) was an American science fiction author and editor. He was the author of many books in the juvenile "Winston Science Fiction" series, and the editor at Del Rey Books, the fantasy and science fiction imprint of Ballantine Books.

    Del Rey first started publishing stories in pulp magazines in the late 1930s, at the dawn of the so-called Golden Age of Science Fiction. He was associated with the most prestigious science fiction magazine of the era, "Astounding Science Fiction," from the time its editor John W. Campbell published his first short story in the April 1938 issue: "The Faithful", already under the name Lester del Rey. The December 1938 issue featured his story "Helen O'Loy" which was selected for the prestigious anthology "The Science Fiction Hall of Fame." By the end of 1939 he had also placed stories in "Weird Tales" and "Unknown" (Campbell), which featured more horror and more fantasy respectively.

    In 1952, his first three novels were published in the "Winston" juvenile series, one of which ("Rocket Jockey") appearing in an Italian-language edition in the same year. In the 1950s, del Rey was one of the main authors writing science fiction for adolescents, along with Robert A Heinlein and Andre Norton.

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    33 分
  • An Enemy of Peace, by Robert Silverberg
    2025/07/06

    When enemies of peace threaten the System, they must be eliminated. There are many ways to do this. And if all else fails, you can always go to war with them.

    "An Enemy of Peace" appeared in the February 1957 issue of "Fantastic Science Fiction" on pages 86 to 98.

    It appeared under the pen name of Ralph Burke, as Robert Silverberg had another story published in that month's issue.

    Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand Master of SF. He has attended every Hugo Award ceremony since the inaugural event in 1953.

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    30 分
  • Hystereo, by Maurice Baudin
    2025/07/03

    A quiet concert in the evening by the lake ... a harmless hi-fi hobbyist ... yet why did Woodard tremble at the sound, sound, sound.

    "Hystereo" appeared in "Amazing Stories," November 1961, pages 41 - 53.

    Maurice Baudin was an American writer of science fiction and a TV script writer, most notably writing for "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "General Electric Theater."

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    39 分
  • Death of a Mutant, by Charles V de Vet
    2025/06/30

    The boy and his siblings were born with strange powers, but were also criminally insane. They had killed countless people and had been hunted down, one by one. The boy was now the only one left and Sheriff Derwin had him in custody for the killing of three White Bear Lake residents. The Sheriff would question the surviving relatives one last time to make sure he had all the evidence necessary to see the boy hang for his crimes...

    "Death of a Mutant" appeared in "Super-Science Fiction," February 1957, pages 112 - 126.

    Charles Vincent de Vet (28 October 1911 - 5 January 1997) was a U.S. science fiction writer, known for his short stories published in science fiction magazines in the 1950s and early 1960s. He wrote more than 50 short stories, with his first story, “The Unexpected Weapon,” published in Amazing Stories in September 1950. After a break, he resumed writing in the late 1980s.

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    34 分
  • Sentinel of Eternity, by Arthur C Clarke
    2025/06/29

    Before there were men on Earth, that signal-sending pyramid had stood alone on a lifeless moon. What would happen now that its alarm was silenced?

    Today's story is "Sentinel of Eternity" by Arthur C Clarke. It appeared in the Sring 1951 issue of "10 Story Fantasy" on pages 41 to 47.

    This story, originally called "The Sentinel," was written in 1948 for a BBC competition in which it failed to place.

    Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

    He was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of distinguished ability. He wrote many books and many essays for popular magazines. Clarke's science and science fiction writings earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age." His science fiction writings in particular earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership, made him one of the towering figures of the genre. For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

    Clarke co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time. In 1961, he received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularising science.

    Clarke augmented his popularity in the 1980s, as the host of television shows such as Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World.

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    29 分