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1953, Fiction, May
Second Variety, by Philip K. Dick. Published May 1953.
The claws were bad enough in the first place—nasty, crawling little death-robots. But when they began to imitate their creators, it was time for the human race to make peace—if it could!
After doing several “fluffy” SF stories, I was completely blown away by this one. It’s got sex, murder and post-apocalyptic evil humanoid robots. Dated only by the Cold War setting, the story is tight, creepy and totally Philip K Dick.
April 16th, 2010 | Project Gutenberg
1958, Fiction, January
The Knights of Arthur, by Frederik Pohl. Published January 1958.
With one suitcase as his domain, Arthur was desperately in need of armed henchmen … for his keys to a kingdom were typewriter keys!
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1958, April, Fiction
Garth and The Visitor, by L. J. Stecher. Published April 1958.
If you could ask them, you might be greatly surprised—some tabus very urgently want to be broken!
April 10th, 2010 | Project Gutenberg
1908, Fiction
Leonore Stubbs, by LB (Lucy Bethia) Walford. Published 1908.
Thanks to Mary Meehan for post-processing this project!
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1912, Fiction
The Portal of Dreams, by Charles Neville Buck. Published 1912.
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1910, Fiction
The Lamplighter, by Maria S. Cummins. Published ca. 1910.
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1890, Fiction
Portia; or, By Passions Rocked, by The Duchess. Published ca 1890.
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1954, Fiction, January
The Record of Currupira, by Robert Abernathy. Published January 1954.
From ancient Martian records came the grim song of a creature whose very existence was long forgotten.