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“Doorstep” by Keith Laumer

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Galaxy Magazine, February, 1961

Illustrated by Ritter

The general was bucking for his
other star—and this miserable
contraption bucked right back!

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“Dalrymple’s Equation” by Paul W. Fairman

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Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy, June, 1956

Illustrated by W. E. Terry

You meet a lot of screwy people when you
do police work. Like the guy who popped up in
a murder job. Offered to solve the case with—

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“Coming Attraction” by Fritz Leiber

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Galaxy Science Fiction, November, 1950

Illustrated by Paul Calle

Women will always go on trying to attract men …
even when the future seems to have no future!

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“And All the Girls Were Nude” by Richard Magruder

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Imagination Stories of Science and Fantasy, December, 1954

Nathanial Evergood was an eccentric old man
with a photographic passion for pretty girls. So
he invented a camera lens for special effects—

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“A Pail of Air” by Fritz Leiber

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Galaxy Science Fiction, December, 1951

Illustrated by Ed Alexander

The dark star passed, bringing with it
eternal night and turning history into
incredible myth in a single generation!

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“2 B R 0 2 B” by Kurt Vonnegut

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Worlds of If, January 1962

Got a problem? Just pick up the phone. It solved them all—and all the same way!

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Bookmarks, stickers, t-shirts and a Sabre starfighter miniature

The Relics of the Ancients Kickstarter is breathing down the neck of the 8k stretch goal — the SECOND audiobook of the campaign, this time for Hidden Relics!

Love audio? Then this is your moment to jump in! I bet we’ll be past it soon—and there are two more audiobooks in the stretch goals we could still achieve!

In the meantime, I wanted to share with you the awesome SWAG we’ve got for readers as part of the campaign. Starting with the bookmarks and stickers, made with original artwork by ...

Now on Kickstarter: Relics of the Ancients

A brand new space opera adventure series from M.G. Herron

My brand new series, Relics of the Ancients, is finally here!

It’s live now on Kickstarter.

Relics of the Ancients is a space opera adventure series for fans of Battlestar Galactica, Starcraft II, the Honor Harrington series by David Weber, as well as Star Wars and any other space opera franchise featuring starfighter pilots.

Starfighter, you’re a go for takeoff…

A rogue Overmind is on the loose.

A million souls are at s...

Binge read your favorite bounty hunter

The series one reader describes as, “Noir meets the X-Files” is back with an omnibus edition!

Grab 3 science fiction mystery novels written from the perspective of one snarky bounty hunter for just $0.99 cents.

Anderson Gunn’s story begins when he discovers the missing criminal he’s been hired to catch has been body swapped with a deadly alien fugitive—and he’s not the only one.

See the underbelly of Austin, TX like you’ve never seen it before.

Read The Gunn Files (Books 1-3) ...

Binge your favorite bounty hunter

The series one reader describes as, “Noir meets the X-Files” is back with an omnibus edition!

Grab 3 science fiction mystery novels written from the perspective of one snarky bounty hunter for just $0.99 cents.

Anderson Gunn’s story begins when he discovers the missing criminal he’s been hired to catch has been body swapped with a deadly alien fugitive—and he’s not the only one.

See the underbelly of Austin, TX like you’ve never seen it before.

Read The Gunn Files (Books 1-3) ...