Finders keepers by Stephen Marlowe

Amhurst wanted to get married. But then an invisible ingenue moved in on his wedding day….Eddie Amhurst watched the scissors get up from the dresser and march across the room. If they had marched on the floor it would have been bad enough—but not this bad. They marched across the air of the bedroom, one…

The Moon is Green by Fritz Leiber

“The Moon is Green” is a science fiction short story by Fritz Leiber. It was first published in Galaxy in April 1952, and has appeared in several collections since then. It was adapted as a radio play for X Minus One in 1957, and a television episode in 2014. Anybody who wanted to escape death…

30-day wonder by Richard Wilson

It’s a lovely world…. He was a reporter. A good one. An average guy with a sense of humor and reasonable views about the rights of man. Maybe that’s why the Monolithians picked on him to head up their public-relations program. After all, they had to reach a lot of average people and even though…

A trace of memory by Keith Laumer

“A Trace of Memory” by Keith Laumer is a gripping science fiction novel that takes readers on a mind-bending journey filled with mystery and intrigue. Laumer’s storytelling prowess shines as he explores themes of memory, identity, and the unknown. This thought-provoking and suspenseful tale keeps readers on the edge of their seats as they unravel…

A long way back by Ben Bova

He held the future of the world in his numbed hands. And from 22,500 miles out, he made the gamble. “A Long Way Back” is a classic science fiction novel written by the renowned author Ben Bova. Set in a future where Earth has become a dying planet, the story follows the journey of Jim…

“Utopia? Never!” by Thomas M. Disch

The stranger would not admit that New Katanga was a paradise, though he accepted citizenship willingly enough. Little did he know that he was right. The visitor entered the box through a great door, heavily crusted with gold. His seat afforded him an excellent view of the arena. All the Utopians in the tiers above…

At the Post by H. L. Gold

How does a person come to be scratched from the human race? Psychiatry did not have the answer—perhaps Clocker’s turf science did! “What’s the matter with you—have you suddenly become immune to liquor?” Clocker heard Doc ask irritably, while Clocker was passing the gem merchants, who, because they needed natural daylight to do business, were…

Armbands 02 Eli by Thanos Kalamidas

The second srory from the series “The colour of the armband”, unveiled in a universe and a new era long after wars and peace. A world with armbands. Colour armbands and stripes was the only rule everybody kept and respected in this new world probably because there was no way to enforce it or protect…

Even Stephen by Charles A. Stearns

It only takes one man to destroy a pacifist Utopia—if he has a gun, and will use it! The henna haired young man with the vermilion cape boarded Stephen’s vehicle on the thirty third air level, less than two whoops and a holler from a stationary police float, by the simple expedient of grappling them…

Arsène Lupin in Prison by Maurice Leblanc

An Arsène Lupin adventure.Arsène Lupin is a fictional gentleman thief and master of disguise created in 1905 by French writer Maurice Leblanc. The character was first introduced in a series of short stories serialized in the magazine Je sais tout. The first story, “The Arrest of Arsène Lupin”, was published on 15 July 1905. Maurice…