Star Trek and Twilight Zone writer Jerry Sohl's most beloved novel.Dr. Winfield Costigan had designed his "Needle" as a boon to medical research. But few men are able to let well enough alone, and when the Inland Electronics Company puts up a huge sum to finance the project, Costigan constructs a needle big enough to allow a man to step inside. At a secret testing, Glenn Basher of Inland Electronics draws the short straw and passes through the eye of the needle. Trouble is, he does...

It was too nightmarish to be real... All of them, the whole town, wordlessly climbing into trucks in the middle of the night and going off—where? And now, his own wife had joined them, and she seemed not to hear when he screamed his pleas for her to come back. None of them heard.It had to be a dream.He closed his eyes. I'm in bed. In a moment I will wake up and Marjorie will be beside me.It didn't work. He was alone. Alone in a ghost town.And even if he coul...

What is a HAPLOID?Maybe the woman in your office is one.Maybe your sister is one.Maybe you're married to one.MAYBE YOU ARE ONE.But even if you are, we think you can be handled.We think we've got you licked—But we don't know for sure!"Jerry Sohl undoubtedly possesses one of the most imaginative minds of our day."—Houston PostJerry Sohl is the acclaimed writer for Star Trek, The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits, Alfre...

"Counterweight" is set in a future where humanity is on the verge of space colonization. The novel follows the journey of a group of passengers aboard a spaceship called the "Auriga", en route to Tierra II, a newly discovered planet that is slated for human colonization. The passengers, a diverse group of individuals selected to represent various aspects of human society, embark on a six-month journey to this distant planet.The spaceship is designed to simulate the experience of living in ...

"The Little Red Bag" revolves around a seemingly ordinary item: a little red bag. The story begins with the protagonist discovering this bag, which appears to be just another piece of luggage or a personal accessory. However, it soon becomes clear that the bag is anything but ordinary.As the story unfolds, the protagonist learns that the bag has unique and extraordinary properties. It may possess technological or supernatural elements that challenge the protagonist's understanding of reali...

Stories included in this collection:The Seventh OrderHistory is filled with invincible conquerors. This one from space was genuinely omnipotent, but that never keeps humanity from resisting!The SalesmanSALESMAN'S GUIDE, RULE 2: The modern 1995 customer who enters Tracy's Department Store is not always right, but as far as you are concerned, he is.The Real Hard SellNaturally human work was more creative, more inspiring, more important than rob...

A HILARIOUS HANDBOOK OF DEVIOUS DIVERSIONS AND STRATAGEMS FOR WINNING AT CHESSWith tongue in cheek and laughter aforethought, Jerry Sohl takes his readers on a merry romp through all the deceits and tricks of one-upmanship as it is practiced in the game of chess. Drawing from his own experiences, he sets out in amusing detail a host of put-offs, come-ons, psychological maneuverings, lures, and frauds to accomplish checkmate. All illustrated with drawings by artist Roy Schlemme....

Two Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction. Featured here: "Counterweight", and "Death in Transit", both by Jerry Sohl. This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

Great action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here: "The Ultroom Error", "Brknk's Bounty", "The Hand", "The Seventh Order", "The Elroom", and "Counterweight". This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design.

NEW FRONTIERSIf you like Heinlein, you'll enjoy POINT ULTIMATE.Welcome to the future where the Enemy rules the world. Resistance is futile: The Enemy maintains control by having released a lethal virus, then forcing everyone to get a monthly antidote injection, lest they die a horrible, painful death without it.Resistance is never entirely futile, and freedom-loving men, women, and children attempt to sneak their way to the secret "Point Ultimate" where they can be ...

Dr. Therin Scheckley, a psychiatrist at an expensive private mental hospital, never dreamed all four of his most critical charges would one day stroll out the gate and hit the open road across the country — with his own mistress.

Before he joined Project Ephialtes, Gary Carmody found the idea incredible: How could anyone capture characters from dreams—mere figments of the imagination? And look out when they get angry about that!"Jerry Sohl undoubtedly possesses one of the most imaginative minds of our day."—Houston Post