Most useful high explosives, like ammonium nitrate, are enormously violent … once they’re triggered. But they will remain seemingly inert when beaten, burned, variously punished–until the particular shock required comes along…. Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
At one time—this was before the Robot Restriction Laws—they’d even allowed them to make their own decisions…. Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Hunted and hated in two worlds, Hradzka dreamed of a monomaniac’s glory, stranded in the past with his knowledge of the future. But he didn’t know the past quite well enough…. Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Stark terror ruled the Inner-Flight ship on that last Mars-Terra run. For the black-clad Leiters were on the prowl … and the grim red planet was not far behind. Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Ships switching from hyper to normal space had to do it in a micro-second—if the crews were to live. But it would take Brad suicidal minutes! Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Walt Sheldon is bitter-bright in this imaginative short satire of Man’s sell-out by a group of staunch believers in the infallibility of numbers. The Computer could do no wrong. Then it was asked a simple little question by a simple little man. Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
Sandy’s eyes needed only jet propulsion to become flying saucers. Wasn’t Pat wonderful? she beamed, at everyone. Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
He was a living weapon of destruction—immeasurably powerful, utterly invulnerable. There was only one question: Was he human? Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories
It gets difficult to handle the problem of a man who has a real talent that you need badly—and he cannot use it if he knows it’s honest! Genre: Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Stories