Strangers No More (eBook)

Tales of Alien Life by Science Fiction Masters Isaac Asimov, Philip José Farmer, Marion Zimmer Bradley and More!

Dover (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2016
208 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-81864-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Spellbinding tales of Martians and other extraterrestrials from periodicals of the 1950s include Asimov's "Youth," Farmer's "Rastignac the Devil," and Bradley's "Year of the Big Thaw." Includes atmospheric original illustrations.

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Drawn from the leading pulp magazines of the 1950s — Galaxy, Amazing Science Fiction Stories, and Fantastic Universe — these eight groundbreaking selections offer spellbinding science-fiction tales of encounters with Martians and other extraterrestrials. "e;Youth,"e; by Isaac Asimov, recounts two friends' discovery of a pair of strange little animals the morning after mysterious thunder without a storm. Philip José Farmer's "e;Rastignac the Devil"e; tells of a fight against despotism 300 years in the future, and in "e;Year of the Big Thaw,"e; by Marion Zimmer Bradley, a Connecticut farmer explains why he doesn't know the actual birthplace of his phenomenally gifted son.Other selections include "e;Warrior Race,"e; by Robert Sheckley, which focuses on breaking an enemy's spirit; "e;Alien Offer,"e; by Al Sevcik, concerning a risky chance to save Earth's children; Clifford D. Simak's "e;The World That Couldn’t Be,"e; in which a farmer must hunt down the unusual creatures destroying his crops; "e;Earthmen Bearing Gifts,"e; by Fredric Brown, telling of an attempted exchange by the red and blue planets; and Stanley G. Weinbaum's "e;A Martian Odyssey,"e; a tale that changed the course of science fiction.

Inhalt

TABLE OF CONTENTS1.　　　　　　 Youth by Isaac Asimov (31 pages)2.　　　　　　 Warrior Race by Robert Sheckley (11 pages)3.　　　　　　 Rastignac the Devil by Philip José Farmer (42 pages)4.　　　　　　 Alien Offer by Al Sevcik (13 pages)5.　　　　　　 The World That Couldn’t Be by Clifford D. Simak (38 pages)6.　　　　　　 Year of the Big Thaw, by Marion Zimmer Bradley (7 pages)7.　　　　　　 A Martian Odyssey by Stanley G. Weinbaum (31 pages)8.　　　　　　 Earthmen Bearing Gifts by Fredric Brown (3 pages)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.12.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Gewicht: 227 g
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Schlagworte: action adventure • Adventures • alien offer • Anthologies • / by al sevcik • clifford d. simak • despotism • engaging • ET • Extraterrestrials • Fantasy • fantasy sci-fi • fast paced • Fighting • Future • lively • Marion Zimmer Bradley • Mars • martian adventures • Martians • monsters • mysterious creatures • outer space • Page Turner • Robert Sheckley • Science Fiction • science fiction tales • sci-fi collection • space adventure • Space Travel • surprise endings • syfy • the world that couldn’t be • warrior race • year of the big thaw
• ISBN-10: 0-486-81864-0 / 0486818640
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-81864-1 / 9780486818641