"A Logic Named Joe" is a 1946 science fiction short story by Murray Leinster. It is about a network connected machine that can answer any and all questions!
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"Housing Problem" is a 1944 speculative fiction short story by Henry Kuttner. It is about a couple who rent a room to a man with a very strange bird cage.
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“Code Three” is a 1963 science fiction novella by Rick Raphael. It is about 3 officers (and their huge patrol vehicle) who work dangerous jobs as patrolmen on the North American Continental Thruway Patrol.
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"The World That Couldn’t Be" is a 1958 science fiction novelette by Clifford D. Simak. It is about a farmer who tries to save his crops by hunting a very dangerous alien beast.
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“There Will Come Soft Rains” by Ray Bradbury is the story of an automated house. Or
is it the story of the humans who used to live in that automated house? There have been
many discussions circling that question: “Who is the main character of this story?”
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"The Persistence of Vision" is a 1978 science fiction novella by John Varley. It is about drifter who discovers an amazing commune of blind and deaf people in the New Mexico desert.
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"Has Anyone Here Seen Kelly?" is a 1954 science fiction short story by Kenneth O’Hara, a.k.a. Bryce Walton. It is about a man who tries a desperate ploy to shake his crew mates out of an overly long communal slumber.
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"Farewell to the Master" is a 1940 science fiction novella by Harry Bates. It is about a powerful robot whose master is killed while visiting Earth.
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“The Gun” is a 1952 science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick. It is about the crew of a spaceship who discover a deadly automatic weapon.
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"The Tunnel Under The World" is a 1955 science fiction novelette by Frederik Pohl. It is about a man who keeps living the same advertising-laden day over and over again.
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"…For a Single Yesterday" is a 1975 science fiction novelette by George R. R. Martin. It is about a musician in a post-apocalyptic commune who uses a powerful drug to re-live the past.
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"The Reluctant Weapon" is a 1952 science fiction short story by Howard L. Myers. It is about an ancient weapon of mass destruction that just wants to live in peace!
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Ok, so this story is a little bit longer than most flash fiction stories I review – but who cares? Let’s just say that it is really short, and it has a very cool SF idea in it. How does that grab ya?
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“Goblin Night” is a 1965 science fiction novelette by James H. Schmitz. It is about a teen aged girl whose psionic abilities cause trouble while camping in a dangerous national park.
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“Thy Name Is Woman” is a 1953 science fiction novelette by Bryce Walton. It is about a man who travels to Mars to find out why all of Earth’s women moved there.
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“Duel on Syrtis” is a 1951 science fiction short story by Poul William Anderson. It is about a renowned hunter who goes to Mars to try and bag a trophy Martian.
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“Turjan of Miir” is a 1950 science fantasy short story by Jack Vance. It is about a far future wizard who travels to another world to learn about his craft from a true master.
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“The Death of Doctor Island” is a 1973 science fiction novella by Gene Wolfe. It is about a mentally disturbed teenage boy who is sent to a very high tech rehabilitation center.
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“Black Destroyer” is a 1939 science fiction novelette by A.E. van Vogt. It is about a vicious alien who attacks the crew of an exploration space ship.
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“Hunting Problem” is a 1955 science fiction short story by Robert Sheckley. It is about an alien scout who must hunt a fearsome adult Mirash in order to salvage his troop’s honor.
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