No Hiding Place

by Richard Rein Smith

A short story about humans fleeing an Earth after it's consumed by atomic fire.

Genres: Science Fiction

Nook

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

Entry at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Entry at the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

Reviews

[Wil Wheaton · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun, tightly-written, tense, exciting short story about humans fleeing an Earth that's been consumed in atomic fire. Dated, of course, but still an enjoyable adventure.

[ALbi · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fragment of a space opera or a probable future. The point of view of a main character that is doomed by the story. He is no hero but there is no sense in just waiting. Such an unexpected ending! Twenty pages where every single image described and every dialog is meaningful. It is extremely difficult to fit a world, a story, a good ending and a message to the future in 20 pages. Thanks Wil Wheaton for sharing this story. (free ebook on Project Gutenberg and free audiobook from Radio Free Burrito!)

[Timothy Morrison]

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