Golden Age Fiction

When enemies of peace threaten the System, they must be eliminated. There are many ways to do this. And if all else fails, you can always go to war with them.

"An Enemy of Peace" appeared in the February 1957 issue of "Fantastic Science Fiction" on pages 86 to 98.

It appeared under the pen name of Ralph Burke, as Robert Silverberg had another story published in that month's issue.

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Robert Silverberg (born January 15, 1935) is an American author and editor, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both Hugo and Nebula Awards, a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame, and a Grand Master of SF. He has attended every Hugo Award ceremony since the inaugural event in 1953.

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A quiet concert in the evening by the lake ... a harmless hi-fi hobbyist ... yet why did Woodard tremble at the sound, sound, sound.

"Hystereo" appeared in "Amazing Stories," November 1961, pages 41 - 53.

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Maurice Baudin was an American writer of science fiction and a TV script writer, most notably writing for "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" and "General Electric Theater."

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The boy and his siblings were born with strange powers, but were also criminally insane. They had killed countless people and had been hunted down, one by one. The boy was now the only one left and Sheriff Derwin had him in custody for the killing of three White Bear Lake residents. The Sheriff would question the surviving relatives one last time to make sure he had all the evidence necessary to see the boy hang for his crimes...

"Death of a Mutant" appeared in "Super-Science Fiction," February 1957, pages 112 - 126.

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Charles Vincent de Vet (28 October 1911 - 5 January 1997) was a U.S. science fiction writer, known for his short stories published in science fiction magazines in the 1950s and early 1960s. He wrote more than 50 short stories, with his first story, "The Unexpected Weapon," published in Amazing Stories in September 1950. After a break, he resumed writing in the late 1980s.

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Before there were men on Earth, that signal-sending pyramid had stood alone on a lifeless moon. What would happen now that its alarm was silenced? 

"Sentinel of Eternity" appeared in the Sring 1951 issue of "10 Story Fantasy" on pages 41 to 47.

This story, originally called "The Sentinel," was written in 1948 for a BBC competition in which it failed to place.

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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

He was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of distinguished ability. He wrote many books and many essays for popular magazines. Clarke's science and science fiction writings earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age." His science fiction writings in particular earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership, made him one of the towering figures of the genre. For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

Clarke co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time. In 1961, he received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularising science.

Clarke augmented his popularity in the 1980s, as the host of television shows such as Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World.

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The Jansky Radiation was emanating from a single source in space, according to Tommy's father, which meant that it was artificial, produced by a civilization beyond the solar system! Tommy's father would take weeks to analyze the signal in order to decipher it—a lifetime for Tommy—so he knew that he, like his comic book heroes, Space Captain McGee and the Star Rover, would have to step up and solve the problem...

"From Beyond the Stars" appeared in "Thrilling Wonder Stories," June 1947, pages 82 - 88.

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Murray Leinster (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975) was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays.

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His parents had sent young Percival out to Too Dry, Montana, to live with his Uncle to make a man of him, and for his health. But all Percival wanted was to get back home to New York, and for that he needed just three hundred dollars...

"The Strike at Too Dry" appeared in "Blue Book Magazine," January 1925, pages 78 - 84.

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Two priceless diamonds, stolen from their original owner, but destined to be returned. Threatening letters from a mysterious Chinaman. A noblewoman's affair with a famous American actor. Hercule Poirot's little grey cells are once again put to the test.

"The Western Star" appeared in the February 1924 issue of The Blue Book Magazine on pages 38 to 47.

Please be aware that this story contains derogatory racial references which are not acceptable nowadays.

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Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, the murder mystery The Mousetrap, which has been performed in the West End of London since 1952. A writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction," Christie has been called the "Queen of Crime"—now trademarked by her estate—or the "Queen of Mystery." She also wrote six novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. In 1971, she was made a Dame (DBE) by Queen Elizabeth II for her contributions to literature. Guinness World Records lists Christie as the best-selling fiction writer of all time, her novels having sold more than two billion copies.

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Orville Potts couldn't escape the asylum to the past, as he didn't have detailed knowledge of it to create an adequate visualization. The future, though, was unwritten; he could visualize it however he wanted...

"A Thought for Tomorrow" appeared in "Galaxy Science Fiction," November 1952, pages 83 - 94.

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Robert E Gilbert (May 6, 1924 – April 4, 1993) was an American science fiction writer.

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From the end of Time it came, a call for help as brave, as ageless as the very galaxies: "Save us or die, Vortex Blaster—but if you die, two worlds shall perish with you!"

"The Vortex Blaster Makes War" appeared in the October 1942 issue of "Astonishing Stories" on pages 39 to 55.

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Edward Elmer Smith (May 2, 1890 – August 31, 1965) was an American food engineer and science-fiction author, best known for the Lensman and Skylark series. He is sometimes called the father of space opera. In 1963, he was presented the inaugural "First Fandom Hall of Fame" award at the 21st World Science Fiction Convention in Washington, D.C.

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Everyone thought Harry Owen had gone mad when he wrecked his own ship, the Shearwater, to save the passenger liner, the SS Western Pacific, from running aground in a violent storm. The story that Gorham related, however, explained that, while it was indeed madness that caused him to do it, it was a particular, but very common, kind of madness...

"The Closed Door" appeared in Ainslee's magazine, October 1922, pages 53 - 61.

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John F Wilson

John Fleming Wilson, (February 22, 1877 – March 5, 1922), was an American author, newspaperman, and prolific writer of short stories and adventure novels, best known for his travel books about sea life. Many of his books and short stories were made into films during the 1910s through the 1930s.

Mary A Miller

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