When the wealthy heiress Nikki is held captive in her own home by the villainous lawyer Van Ostrand and his henchmen, things look dire. But unbeknownst to them, Nikki’s long-lost father, a brilliant scientist, has a plan. By taking over the body of the housecat, he spies on the criminals to uncover their plot. Will…
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Answer, please answer by Ben Bova
Astronomer Bova draws upon the facts of his field to weave a story that will grip your emotions and tantalize your mind—long after you have finished reading it. Two drafted soldiers, an optical astronomer and a radio astronomer, are stationed in an isolated weather dome at the South Pole for the winter. While observing a…
The silent invaders by Robert Silverberg
Even a perfect disguise creates problems for its wearer. How, for one thing, can he be sure anyone else is what he seems? The The silent invaders is set in a future in which Earth is a rising galactic power. Two older starfaring species, the Darruu and the Medlins, are ancient enemies, and both have…
There was an old woman by Robert Silverberg
She was a person of extraordinary strength and vision, our mother. I remember her vividly, seeing her with all her sons gathered ’round her in our secluded Wisconsin farmhouse on the first night of summer, after we had returned to her from every part of the country for our summer’s vacation. One-and-thirty strapping sons, each…
How deep the grooves by Philip José Farmer
In a dystopian future, brilliant but arrogant scientist Dr. James Carroad conducts a shocking experiment on his unborn son to impress the Secretary of Science. Using a powerful mind-reading machine, Carroad taps into his child’s thoughts – with disturbing results that call into question the nature of free will. As secrets from the past resurface,…
Everybody knows Joe by C. M. Kornbluth
At least two persons live in each of us. At least one of them is Joe.He woke up in the hotel room and had a shower. He wasn’t going to shave until I told him he looked like a bum. So he shaved and then he stood for a whole minute admiring his beauty in…
There was an old woman by Robert Silverberg
She was a person of extraordinary strength and vision, our mother. I remember her vividly, seeing her with all her sons gathered ’round her in our secluded Wisconsin farmhouse on the first night of summer, after we had returned to her from every part of the country for our summer’s vacation. One-and-thirty strapping sons, each…
Formula for murder by Milton A. Rothman
“It’s easy to get away with murder: just prove insanity. But make sure you hide the method in your madness!” Looking out of the ports, he saw a black, starry space in which the only thing that ever changed was the view of the earth, a thousand miles below, and the moon which was sometimes…
Transient by Ward Moore
Blackmail, extortion, exposure, disgrace.A man of political clout with a reputation to uphold finds himself in an obscure landscape full of confusion and distorted reality. Within these pages is an account of one man’s truly weird and grim existence. Rape, suicide, fantasy, delusional thinking, twisted and sickening romance…all this goes together in a penetrating but…
Trimensional anxiety by Thanos Kalamidas
Futuristic, steampunk suspense multi-dimensional short story. The narrator, his fiancée Britt, his friend Tommy Hanson and randomly appearing arms, legs, torsos, shadows and shapes. The chronicle of a series of random appearances and disappearances in a world of order, memos and directives. Ovi Magazine Publishing November 2023 Read it online or download HERE!Or enjoy reading…
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