Short e-books (30min to read) of H. Beam Piper

Illustrated by Napoli [Transcriber's note: This etext was produced from Astounding Science Fiction April 1947.

For a moment, after the screen door snapped and wakened him, Lee Richardson sat breathless and motionless, his eyes still closed, trying desperately to cling to the dream and print it upon his cons...

Illustrated by Cartier _This tale is based on an authenticated, documented fact.

FEATURE NOVELET OF LOST WORLDS Was this ill-fated expedition the end of a proud, old race--or the beginning of a new one?

I still have the dollar bill.

_Despite Mr. Shakespeare, wealth and name are both dross compared with the theft of hope-- and Maxwel...

* * * * * When he heard the deer crashing through brush and scuffling the dead leaves, he stopped and stood motionless in the path.

Illustrated by Brush _Once, wars were won by maneuvering hired fighting men; now wars are different--and the hired experts are different.

There was no stopping General Zarvas' rebellion (Illustration by Lawrence) [Illustration] _Hunted and hated in two worlds, Hradzka dreamed of a monomaniac's glory, stranded in the past...

Colonel Ashley Hampton chewed his cigar and forced himself to relax, his glance slowly traversing the room, lingering on the mosaic of book-spines in the tall cases, the sunlight splashed on the fa...