Song in a Minor Key

Fantastic Universe, January 1957

"Song in a Minor Key" by C. L. Moore

"Northwest Smith is one of the great adventurers of Science Fiction, one of that group of cool, gray-eyed men who roam the spaceways and provide much of the inspiration for the legends that are a part of the folklore of space. Here is Northwest Smith, in a rare moment of peace, in a remarkable vignette, published here by permission of the author."



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The Tree of Life

Weird Tales, October, 1936

The Tree of Life by C. L. Moore

"A gripping tale of the planet Mars and the terrible monstrosity that called its victims to it from afar—a tale of Northwest Smith."

Amazing Stories, December, 1948

Beyond The Thunder by H. B. Hickey

"What was this blinding force that came out of a hole in the sky, and was powerful enough to destroy an entire city? Case thought he knew...."

Galaxy Science Fiction, May, 1954

Bedside Manner by William Morrison

"Broken, helpless, she had to trust an alien doctor to give her back her body and mind—a doctor who had never seen a human before!"

IF Worlds of Science Fiction, May, 1954

"Perchance to Dream" by Richard Stockham

"If you wish to escape, if you would go to faraway places, then go to sleep and dream. For sometimes that is the only way...."


"The Genius" by Con Pederson

"Sethos was a great artist, a talented man, quite possibly the most famous man of his time and world. But, alas!—there were other worlds. And is not the grass always greener...?"

Galaxy Science Fiction, June, 1956

In the Cards by Alan Cogan

"It is one thing to safeguard the future ... and something else entirely to see someone you love cry in terror two years from now!"


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