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 … More eBook A long way back by Ben Bova
I had never before beheld anywhere such a magnificently repellent specimen of womanhood. For a second or so, as I looked, her eyes met mine with a defiant inquiry, and I was conscious that moment of some strange and weird fascination in her glance that seemed to draw me irresistibly towards her, at the same … More eBook The Beckoning Hand by Grant Allen
I think on disability and falling in love with the object of your affection. Most of all out of anything in this world I want to become a better poet, a better woman, kinder, a better mother-figure. Odd that I feel maternal. Every day I look at the people around me. Not the people closest … More eBook Lover’s Dictionary by Abigail George
A John Silence story, a psychic detective who investigates the paranormal.“And what is it makes you think I could be of use in this particular case?” asked Dr. John Silence, looking across somewhat sceptically at the Swedish lady in the chair facing him. “Your sympathetic heart and your knowledge of occultism—” “Oh, please—that dreadful word!” … More eBook A Psychical Invasion by Algernon Blackwood
I do not think that we ever knew his real name. Our ignorance of it certainly never gave us any social inconvenience, for at Sandy Bar in 1854 most men were christened anew. Sometimes these appellatives were derived from some distinctiveness of dress, as in the case of “Dungaree Jack”; or from some peculiarity of … More eBook Tennessee’s Partner by Bret Harte
“In the matter of information, above all regard with suspicion that which seems probable. Begin always by believing what seems incredible.” Marryatt (the clergyman), Carmichael (the retired don), Reeves (the former member of the military intelligence), and Gordon (the vacationing golfer) are playing golf in Paston Oatvile when Reeves slices his drive from the third … More eBook The Viaduct Murder by Ronald Arbuthnott Knox
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 … More eBook “Utopia? Never!” by Thomas M. Disch
When two close friends on a South Seas island become rivals for the same woman’s love, their bond shatters. Duped onto ships sailing in opposite directions, Tauti and Uliami endure the strange new world of San Francisco. Just as violence flares between them, the soulless city reminds the men of their island home – and … More eBook Magic by H. De Vere Stacpoole
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