An Incident on Route 12

James H. Schmitz

Originally published as A TALE OF TWO CLOCKS An ACE Book _Cover art by Bob Adragna_ First Ace printing: May 1979 Printed in U.S.A * * * * * This book is...

James H. Schmitz

Illustrated by Brotman Gefty Rammer came along the narrow passages between the _Silver Queen's_ control compartment and the staterooms, trying to exchange the haggard look on his face for one of ...

James H. Schmitz

_There is no predictable correlation between intelligence and ethics, nor is ruthlessness necessarily an evil thing.

James H. Schmitz

_The most dangerous of animals is not the biggest and fiercest--but the one that's hardest to stop.

Kurt Vonnegut

Everything was perfectly swell.

Edgar Allan Poe

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.

Heinrich Hoffmann

[Transcriber's Note: This book was first published in German in 1844, and in English translation in 1848.

Edgar Allan Poe

The "Red Death" had long devastated the country.