Charles E. Fritch was a writer and editor who began publishing science fiction in the early 1950s, racking up an impressive number of sales to many of the top magazines of the day. This volume assembles ten of his stories. In this volume are:ONCE UPON A MONBEAST...COME INTO MY PARLORBREATHES THERE A MANTHE ODYSSEY OF SAM MEECHAMSKIN GAMEDANGER IN THE VOIDTHE BIG LEAPTHE PACIFISTSESCAPE MECHANISMI LIKE MARTIAN MUSIC...

Four Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction. Featured here: "Danger in the Void", "Escape Mechanism", "The Pacifists", and "Once Upon a Monbeast", all by Charles E. Fritch.

Take a daring leap into the unknown with "The Big Leap" by Charles E. Fritch. Prepare to be swept away on a thrilling adventure filled with suspense, intrigue, and the boundless possibilities of the human spirit.As the story unfolds, questions arise: What challenges will the characters face as they embark on their journey? And what secrets will they uncover as they dare to step outside their comfort zones?Experience the exhilarating rush of adrenaline as ...

"Escape Mechanism" explores themes of psychological and societal conflict through a science fiction lens. The novel is set in a future where advanced technology and psychological manipulation play central roles in the lives of individuals.The plot centers around a futuristic society where people are heavily dependent on technology for their daily lives and psychological well-being. In this world, the protagonist is caught in a complex situation involving an advanced "escape mechanism" that...

Skin Game by Charles E. Fritch.

Four Classic Short Stories from The Golden Age of Science Fiction. Featured here: "I Like Martian Music", "The Odyssey of Sam Meecham", "Skin Game", and "The Big Leaps", all by Charles E. Fritch.

Danger in the Void written by Charles E. Fritch Silvia secretly planned to divorce George when they reached Arcturus. But a space journey can alter a careful plan—or hatch a worse one!The trouble started when the Arcturus Queen was four billion miles out of Earth, heading for the star after which it was named. It pulled clear of the solar system using conventional drive, then switched into subspace. A few minutes later the ship shuddered perceptib...

Two small-time grifters roam the outer planets with a portable casino and a carefully timed escape plan. They drift from world to world setting up crooked games for unsuspecting natives, collecting alien valuables, and disappearing before the Space Patrol notices. For Harding it’s simple business. For Sheckly it’s something closer to a nightmare.Their latest stop looks promising. The reptilian villagers greet them warmly, offer food, and invite them to a nighttime ceremony. Harding...

The Odyssey Of Sam Meecham by Charles E. Fritch.

It did not terrify Cantrell to know he was up so high and going so fast, going higher and faster than any human before him. He would be up even higher the next day, he remembered, going so high and so fast he would not come down again.It would be a shame to leave Earth, he knew. There was security in her firmness, with no great space underfoot through which to drop down, down, down. Up here there was emptiness all around. Emptiness and, except for the dull throb of the rocket engines, sile...

Dr. Rawlings has seen every kind of delusion walk through his office door. Patients who believe they can fly, patients who claim they’re not from Earth, patients whose stories unravel the moment they’re questioned. So when Charles T. Moore arrives with a calm explanation of his breakthrough, the doctor is ready to label it and move on.But Moore isn’t asking for validation—he’s asking for help. He says his equations have done more than describe the universe. They’ve opened it. Doors...

It can be a nasty business, being a private eye. Tailing overage Lotharios, looking for the evidence of dirty deeds. And a negative of a nude—the wrong nude—can make you dead.