A dimension of splendor, terror and wonder—a shadow land that lies just between the limits of the imagination. Your host and guide is one of the world's best-known storytellers—a modern master of the fantastic... Rod Serling.Here, together for the first time, are nineteen of Serling's most memorable tales from the legendary series. So sit back and enjoy. There's a signpost up ahead. You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone.

    The ultimate warriors, they are known for their deadly rages, unbreakable honor, and fierce independence. No man rules the Dorsai, but their mastery of the art of war has made them the most valuable mercenaries in the known universe. Donal Graeme is Dorsai, taller and harder than any ordinary man. But he is different as well, with talents that maze even his fellow Dorsai. And once he ventures out into the stars, the future will never be the same.

    The Mighty Casey2. Escape Clause3. Where Is Everybody?4. The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street5. Walking Distance6. The Whole Truth7. The Lonely8. Dust9. The Midnight Sun10. Mr. Dingle, the Strong11. The Odyssey of Flight 3312. The Big, Tall Wish13. The Rip Van Winkle Caper14. The Shelter

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    Robert Sheckley says it's like that tiny pebble that sends ripples to the edge of the lake.And since Sheckley figures absolutely anything can happen, the possible futures he envisions romp buoyantly all the way from wretched to raucous.If you balk and boggle at some of these predictions, think of it this way: The future won't just happen - it will sneak up on you a little at a time!Contents:The Prize of Peril • (1958) • shortstoryThe Humours • (1958) • novella (aka Join Now)Triplication • (1960) • essayThe Minimum Man • (1958) • noveletteIf the Red Slayer • (1959) • shortstoryThe Store of the Worlds • (1959) • shortstoryThe Gun Without a Bang • (1958) • shortstoryThe Deaths of Ben Baxter • (1957) • novelette

    Once Chris agreed, things moved fast. Whisked to London by the R.A.F., he started his training, was fitted for a G-suit, got to know the landscape of the Moon as well as he knew the school sports ground. Then on to Woomera; and, at last, into space...

    

    machines intercepting murderers before they kill... an organization that makes hangover nightmares come true... a killer organism that feeds on atom bombs and thrives on being blown up from time to time! Notions: Unlimited, a fantastic exploration into the galaxies of probability.Contents:Gray Flannel ArmorThe LeechWatchbirdA Wind is RisingMorning AfterThe Native ProblemFeeding TimeParadise IIDouble IndemnityHoldoutDawn InvaderThe Language of Love

    A translation from Russian of the Science Fiction short story by Valentina Zhuravlyova, by Leonid Kolesnikov.

    Jenkins), including: "Rogue Star," "Dear Charles," "Dead City," "Sam, This Is You," "The Other Now," The Fourth-Dimensional Demonstrator," and "The End."

    Separated at an early age from two conflicting personalities, Alistair Crompton has hatched a daring scheme to reintegrate himself. Installed in different host bodies and dispatched to distant planets, the two other Alistairs have developed lives of their own: Loomis - as grossly self- indulgent and amoral as Alistair is moderate and prim. Stack - as vicious and impulsive as Alistair is meek and cautious. What happens when the original Alistair reengages himself first with Loomis, then with Stack? Discover for yourself in this odyssey by one of the grand masters of science fiction.Robert Sheckley (1928-2005) was a Hugo and Nebula nominated American author. First published in the science fiction magazines of the 1950s, his numerous quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist, and broadly comical.Sheckley was given the Author Emeritus honor by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001.

    It wasn't science fiction - just putting into operation a scheme that had been on the drawing boards since the first firings at Cape Canaveral.But while they'd figured the mechanics involved, they hadn't counted on an unexpected problem - how do you get any work done when you're a sitting duck every ninety minutes for Russian rocket snipers?Ace D-478

    Per policy, the ISBN has been moved to the more recently published book.---The Best . . . by the Best. Six compelling novelettes from six master storytellers. "Galley Slave" by Isaac Asimov: The Three Laws of Positronic Robots made it impossible to kill a human, but there was a loophole . . . murdering a man after his death! "Project Nursemaid" by Judith Merril: A fascinatingly documented, human story about the nearly insuperable difficulties of colonizing the moon. "Final Gentleman" by Clifford D. Simak: Was Hollis Harrington really more than one man? "Chain Reaction" by Algis Budrys: Any man will struggle for the right to live by his own beliefs -- even if those beliefs can lead to his own death. "Rule Golden" by Damon Knight: Will the aliens land with fire and the sword? Or will they come offering friendship? Or will they try to change the ways men think of war and peace? "Incommunicado" by Katherine MacLean: There was trouble on Station A. Cliff Baker said that everyone was going crazy -- but no one would listen to him.