This volume assembles 25 complete novels and short stories by Murray Leinster, published between 1919 and 1963. Included are such science fiction classics as "The Runaway Skyscraper," "Space Tug," and "Operation Terror," as well as rarities like "A Thousand Degrees Below Zero," "The Gallery Gods," and "Nerve." Also includes a biographical introduction and a selected bibliography.Complete list of contents:INTRODUCTIONTHE RUNAWAY SKYSCRAPER (1919)A THOUSAND DEGR...

Murray Leinster (1896-1975) enjoyed a reputation as a top pulp fiction writer from the 1920s through the 1960s, publishing dozens of novels and more than a thousand short stories -- and not just in the science fiction field, as this collection shows. However, his greatest fame came from SF, and the Sidewise Award (for best alternate history work) is named after his story, "Sidewise in Time." Included in this volume are:PLANET OF DREADTHE WAILING ASTEROIDTHE FORGOTTEN ...

Unexpectedly the starship Stellaris hurtled off the earth and into the farthest reaches of space. If only that was the only problem! No star maps killer aliens and a ship that was only partially built.

C'è chi dice che i ragni larghi come ruote di bicicletta e le vespe lunghe come sacche di aspirapolvere hanno fatto il loro tempo; in realtà, qualsiasi tema fantascientifico diventa nuovo nelle mani di uno scrittore che sappia il fatto suo. Così in questo affascinante romanzo vediamo come un essere umano, nudo e disarmato più di Robinson, impari a poco a poco a cavarsela nella più feroce e spettacolosa giungla che sia mai stata descritta, e come le sue peripezie finiscano per costituire un...

The little Med ship seemed absolutely motionless when the hour-off warning whirred. Then it continued to seem motionless. The background-noise tapes went on, making the small, unrelated sounds that exist unnoticed in all the places where human beings dwell, but which have to be provided in a ship in overdrive so a man don't go ship-happy from the dead stillness. The hour-off warning was notice of a change in the shape of things...FROM THE BOOKS

Space Platform tells of man's first step into outer space, and of the difficulties and dangers of reaching for the stars. It is also an exciting adventure. When young Joe Kenmore came to Bootstrap to install pilot gyros in the Platform he hadn't bargained for sabotage or murder or love. But Joe learned that ruthless agents were determined to wreck the project. He found that the beautiful girl he loved, and men like The Chief, a rugged Indian steelworker, and Mike, a midget who made up for ...

L'INCUBO SUL FONDO "Dopo aver dimostrato ai lettori di 'Urania' che gli 'aliens' parlanti e pensanti non gli fanno paura, Murray Leinster torna, con questo romanzo di grande presa drammatica, al classico conflitto che oppone l'uomo alla cieca e misteriosa violenza di creature extraterrestri. L'azione è ai nostri giorni. La scena è uno strano panfilo che incrocia nelle acque del Pacifico. Il protagonista è un ignaro tecnico elettronico. E il 'nemico' è…" Così Carlo Fruttero presentava per l...

In "Space Tug," Leinster explores the concept of space exploration and adventure. The story likely follows the exploits of astronauts or spacefarers as they navigate the challenges of interstellar travel and face various obstacles in the vastness of outer space.As with much of Leinster's work, "Space Tug" is likely characterized by its engaging plot, well-developed characters, and attention to scientific detail. Leinster was known for his ability to blend scientific speculation with thrill...

A collection of the trend-setting stories from "the Dean of Science Fiction" which opened and explored such topics as first contact with aliens, the Internet, transfers among parallel universes, and many more."The best of [these stories] are remarkable inventions, providing a window on to science fiction's first Golden Age that demonstrates exactly what made it golden" - Kirkus Review

The Aliens is a science fiction novella by Murray Leinster frist published in 1959.The human race was expanding through the galaxy ... and so, they knew, were the Aliens.When two expanding empires meet ... war is inevitable.Or is it ...?Human civilisation is expanding across stellar systems. In some planets are found cairns, left by a hitherto unknown civilisation that humans nickname "Plumy". Some cairns are centuries old, others seem recen...

L'UOMO CHE VEDEVA GLI ATOMI (1958) Un giorno il dottor David Murfree, preoccupato da una serie di fenomeni segnalati da ogni parte degli Stati Uniti, decide di indagare per proprio conto, e parte con la sua vecchia auto. Deve compiere un lungo viaggio, perché intende raggiungere una desolata regione che secondo i suoi calcoli dovrebbe essere l'epicentro di tutti i fenomeni. Ma se non incontrasse sul suo cammino l'officina di Bud Gregory, non arriverebbe mai a destinazione, perché a un cert...

Classical science fiction awaits with three complete tales to excite and inspire your Imagination. 1.....Planet of Dread.....Stranded on a strange planet full of monsters, Captain Moran and his crew struggle for survival among giant Ants and Spiders, longing for the return home. 2.....Sons of the Deluge.....12,000 years into the past,Duke Callion and Joey Cox sped,in a desperate attempt to save the civilization of Aztlan from the deluge. 3.....Slave Raiders from Mercury.....Lester Allison ...