The idol was shaped like a handsome young man. The surface had a curious texture, as if skin rather than stone. There is a deceptive simplicity to this story about a rather forceful woman explorer ( immensely...

“Come down to Earth—and stay there!” is a humiliating order for somebody with wings! When in Rome do as the romans do . . . well unless you fly. Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss...

Incubus won every race but one. Yet though in this respect she matched Man o’ War’s record she wasn’t actually a horse at all. Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries....

There had to be a way for Sub-Archivist Clarey to get up in the world—but this way was right out of the tri-di dramas. Interstellar intrigue t its finest! Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of...

All the world’s a stage, so there was room even for this bad actor . . . only he intended to direct it! Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she...

Coveting someone’s wife and place in the world is an old, old story—except that the woman and the place Philip coveted were his own! What might alternate time-lines in alternate universes hold. Be careful...

Snaddra had but one choice in its fight to afford to live belowground— underhandedly pretend theirs was an aboveboard society!

Being trapped in the steaming h—l of Venus is no excuse for forgetting one’s manners—but anyone abducted, marooned, tricked, kept from tea might well crack under the strain! A wonderful and amusing satire...

I was psick of Psi powers, not having any. Or didn’t I? Maybe they’d psee otherwise psomeday! Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens...

Many of the formerly underprivileged terrestrials apparently felt that one vote was not quite enough for them. Now that the Elections are over, to our individual relief or otherwise, we can perhaps appreciate,...

As the vastly advanced guardians of mankind, the Belphins knew how to make a lesson stick—but whom? Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote...

Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine...

Snaddra had but one choice in its fight to afford to live belowground—underhandedly pretend theirs was an aboveboard society! Needless to say nothing is quite what it seems Evelyn E. Smith is best known...

No one, least of all Martin, could dispute that a man’s life should be guarded by his kin—but by those who hadn’t been born yet? Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries....

There was something subtly different about them. Old Mrs. Danko sensed this, and muttered about the evil eye. A number of people have suggested that extra-terrestrials live among us. Here is a different...

Trading with the natives was like taking candy from a kid—but which were the natives? Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of...

He was quite the most important man in all of human history. If only he hadn’t crossed himself up so terrifyingly everywhere. Time travel is tricker than it looks. Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the...

This was no place for these aliens. It was no place for anyone not resigned to life such as they all knew it. . . . Evelyn E. Smith has that rare ability—surprisingly rare, actually, in SF—to set herself...

Discovering intelligent life was the last thing Fleet Captain Iversen wanted to happen to his watch. Especially when the ship in question was commanded by his absolute worst officer. And yet, here he...

Sometimes a job comes after the man . . . and this one came after Gervase like a tiger! Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of...

Elected a god, Zen the Omnipotent longed for supernatural powers—for he was also Zen the All-Put-Upon, a galactic sucker! Clearly Omnipotence wasn’t everything. Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author...

“Nuts to you!” was what Narli knew Earthmen would tell him . . . only it was frismil nuts! Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens...

Nobody knew where the weegil came from, why it came or what it was made for. It was just a piece of furniture in the room—until one day something unusual happened. Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the...

Once these irritating farewells were over with, he could begin to live as he wished and as he’d dreamed.

The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea; the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek...

When you consider the varieties of people who will in all probability populate the near future the irrepressible George Gannett of this utterly delightful excursion into the star-bright realms of unorthodox...

One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle—especially a true-blue triangle like this! Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries....

The incredible third volume of the fantastic, mind-melting, sci-fi extravaganza, the Science Fiction Archive! Featuring: Oomphel.in the Sky, by H. Beam Piper Bodyguard, by Christopher Grimm The Nostalgia...

The fourth incredible installment of the Science Fiction Archive, edited by the time-traveling genius Rey Bertran! Featuring: Proof of the Pudding, by Robert Sheckley Where the World is Quiet, by C.H....

Edited by the mysterious Rey Bertran, the Science Fiction Archive #1 features some of the greatest science fiction writing of all time. Featuring: The Sentimentalists, by Murray Leinster The Girls from...