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What if we had landed on the moon, only to find that we weren't the first?

What kind of new heroes will we need for a future in space?

When aliens finally do land on Earth, who will represent all of humanity?

Find the answers to these thought-provoking questions in our volume of new science fiction from the 1950s!

We've found nine great lost science fiction outer-space short stories, many so rare that they haven't been seen since the 1950s anywhere. If you think you've read it all, you're in for a happy surprise. We've found these lost gems of science fiction, edited them for modern e-readers like the Kindle, and are making them available for the first time. It's 131 pages of total geek bliss.

Contents of this volume:

Technical Advisor by Chad Oliver
For many people, the phrase "1950s science fiction" conjures up images of bad black and white B movies with stilted dialogue, guys in rubber suits pretending to be monsters and plotlines that laugh at the laws of physics. But what if a film crew had set out to make a sci-fi movie with a little more accuracy?

The Mask of Demeter by Donald A. Wollheim & C. M. Kornbluth
Of all the planets in all the universe, certainly we know the ones in our own solar system the best. Or do we? Here an astronomer gives a lecture that surprises no one more than himself.

The Space Man by Oliver Saari
For years before we first put a man on the moon (assuming you believe we actually did put a man on the moon in 1969), people wrote about the heroes that would be mankind's first adventurers into space. This story explores the unlikely kind of hero who might be the perfect man for the job.

Jetsam by A. Bertram Chandler
Here's another take on what we might have found on our first trip to the moon. What if what we found was that we weren't the first?

Joy Ride by William Campbell Gault
To the best of our knowledge, the following story has never been reprinted since its first appearance in January 1953. It's a vision of a future where spaceflight is common, but a man still may need a means of escape.

Beggars All by J.T. McIntosh
Here's another future where spaceflight is common, and mankind has colonized the galaxy. But how might society develop and change on a colony that's been isolated for hundreds of years?

Occupation by Edward W. Ludwig
Human history is full of violent first encounters between two civilizations. But one such encounter might take an unexpected turn...
Experiment by Kay Rogers
Another story of occupation - but this time, it's the Venusians in the role of invading conquerors. How might an alien come to a better understanding of what it means to be human?

Random Sample by T. P. Caravan
Our last story was first published in 1953, but to anyone who has ever seen a single episode of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, it presents a question even more terrifying today. When the aliens finally do land, who will represent all of humanity?

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