Philip E. High

No Truce with Terra / The Duplicators

Lester del Rey

Anna Katharine Green

Nelson S. Bond

Hal Charles

Mary Jo Rabe

Miriah Hetherington

Veronica Leigh

Chris Dreith

 E.C. Tubb

B. Fletcher Robinson

NOVELS The Doctor, His Wife, and the Clock, by Anna Katharine Green A shocking murder, a blind doctor’s chilling confession, and a relentless detective uncover dark secrets in a neighborhood gripped by fear and intrigue. SOLVE-IT-YOURSELF MYSTERY “Cashed Out,” by Hal Charles Can you solve the mystery before the detective? All the clues are there! SHORT STORIES “Unknown Male and Parts of Two Others,” by Chris Dreith [Michael Bracken Presents short story] A 1934 river town grapples with mystery as bodies and secrets surface, challenging justice, morality, and the murky boundaries between them. “Baby New Year,” by Veronica Leigh [Barb Goffman Presents short story] In 1933 Indiana, Sheriff Claire Williams finds a baby tied to her late husband’s shocking secret. “Advent, Advent,” by Mary Jo Rabe A librarian’s routine delivery unveils cryptic Advent notes, hinting at hidden danger. “The Vanished Millionaire,” by B. Fletcher Robinson A millionaire’s mysterious disappearance leads to hidden secrets and a tense showdown in an old mansion. “The Ballad of Kinmont Willa,” by Miriah Hetherington A veteran’s return sparks a battle for honor, revenge, and the soul of the Borders. “The Guardian,” by Philip E. High An undercover Guardian battles an alien infiltration to protect Earth’s future. “The Dawn Rider,” by Lester del Rey A freed slave pilots winged chariots, battling gods and destiny in a lost civilization. “Peter Pettigrew’s Prisoner,” by Nelson S. Bond Peter Pettigrew stumbles upon a secret and tries to thwart spies in a blackout-filled city. “Forgetfulness,” by E.C. Tubb Two asteroid miners discover wealth but face deadly betrayal in the unforgiving void.

Black Cat Weekly #174

Look down into the streets, the buildings, the parks. There is your battleground. Down there is the enemy - an enemy who wears no uniform. He walks behind you in the street, sits with you when you eat, and perhaps swims beside you in a public pool. He may ask you for a light, bow you into a hotel, sell you a flyer, or in another form, leave the smell of perfume on your pillow. The enemy is young and old, male and female, and he is everywhere. Could such a situation arise - or has it arisen? In this exciting story of the future, the author depicts a world at war. An undercover war, so skilfully manipulated that sixty per cent of the population is unaware of its existence. Yet, daily, the casualty figures climb higher and higher. Can you say that such a war is impossible? Can you say when you have this all-action novel, that it has not already begun?

Butterfly Planet

They had slept in safety while destruction raged above them. When they awoke and emerged from their places of refuge, the world had changed - totally. For man soon discovered that he was no longer the dominant species on Earth. Now there were other creatures, not only ready to dispute the point but well prepared to prove it. It was later, much later, that the bulk of mankind discovered they had forfeited their birthright, traded their home, the planet Earth - for a spaceship.

Sold - For a Spaceship

If you're a human, the deadliest game. You may consider yourselves experienced hunters. You have hunted on many planets. But here things are different. For there are no mindless monsters or charging carnivores, but a devious, intelligent and dangerous prey. A prey who is out to get you before you get him. Man!

Come, Hunt an Earthman

Given: Earth 400 years from now - a rotten society which mankind is doomed to die out. A solution to the problem - an ultra-intelligent computer to govern humanity. One man of seemingly average intelligence, but with incredible I.Q. potential. And you have: A corrupt society turned into a world where there is no corruption, because Mother Machine knows what's best for her human children and does it. Where that same all-powerful computer is rapidly turning men into zombies. And where the world's only hope turns out to be one outlawed not-average man.

The Mad Metropolis

Richard A. Lupoff

Gary Lovisi

Don Webb

Howard V. Hendrix

Jacqueline Lichtenberg

Damien Broderick

Michael Kurland

John Glasby

James C. Glass

James B. Johnson

In Damien Broderick’s haunting tale, “The Meek,” the survivors of humanity’s drive toward racial suicide must pay an awful price for their continued survival. John Glasby’s “Innsmouth Bane” tells how the alien entity Dagon first came to nineteenth-century America. In “Helen’s Last Will,” James C. Glass shows us that death may not always be “the end.” Charles Allen Gramlich’s “I Can Spend You” is a futuristic western which puts prospecting in a whole new light! “The Voice of the Dolphin in Air,” by Howard V. Hendrix, is a poignant tale of life and death on Mars and the LaGrange space stations. In Philip E. High’s “This World Is Ours,” David Hacket is given the task of revitalizing a declining city (and world), and finds himself facing an alien invasion. James B. Johnson’s “The Last American” is fighting to preserve the memory of the old U.S. of A.—in a last stand at the Alamo! In “Small World: A Small Story,” by Michael Kurland, Vanspeepe invents a new transportation device, hoping to change the world—and he does! “The Channel Exemption: A Sime~Gen Story,” by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, focuses on the tensions between Sime and Gen when a mixed party of humans is stranded on an alien planet. Gary Lovisi’s tale, “My Guardian,” tells how mankind is finally able to put an end to wars and mass killings. “Black Mist,” by Richard A. Lupoff, is a stunning mystery set at a Japanese research station on the Martian moon, Phobos. Don Webb, in his fascinating tale, “The Five Biographies of General Gerrhan,” demonstrates how easy it is for the professional writer to (mis)interpret, deliberately or otherwise, the story of a space hero. Twelve great reads by a dozen great writers!

The Second Borgo Press Book of Science Fiction Stories

To the Stars -- and Beyond

Philip E. High

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