Lost Sci-Fi Books 166 thru 170 brings together five extraordinary stories spanning more than a century, from Mary Shelley in 1833 to Leigh Brackett, Ross Rocklynne, Fritz Leiber, and Robert Zacks. Immortality becomes a burden, a vanished moon promises danger, and encounters with the impossible rarely end as expected.
The Mortal Immortal by Mary Shelley begins with an astonishing declaration: its narrator has reached his 323rd birthday. What once seemed like the ultimate gift has become something very different as he watches the years pass and confronts the terrible loneliness of a life that may never end.
The Moon That Vanished by Leigh Brackett takes us to Venus, where a fallen satellite has become the object of legend. Three desperate people journey toward a mysterious island in search of it, knowing that what waits there has already earned a deadly reputation.
Chicken Farm by Ross Rocklynne introduces Harvey, an unusual man with an extraordinary talent for discovering things in the cosmos. But finding Anna from Oregon—and convincing her that his greatest discovery is real—may prove considerably more difficult.
The Black Ewe by Fritz Leiber follows a mysterious woman whose presence carries a terrifying reputation: death comes to those who walk beside her. Discovering the truth behind that deadly pattern leads into one of Leiber’s stranger tales.
From Outer Space by Robert Zacks asks a rather large question: how did Doomsday come? The answer begins, improbably enough, with a banquet.
From the haunting price of immortality to the jungles of Venus and the arrival of Doomsday, Lost Sci-Fi Books 166 thru 170 delivers five imaginative journeys across generations of fantastic storytelling.
