Novelette e-books (1h to read) of H. Beam Piper

Illustrated by Freas * * * * * [Illustration] Martha Dane paused, looking up at the purple-tinged copper sky.

[Transcriber's note: This etext was produced from Astounding Science Fiction September 1951.

* * * * * _This story was rejected by two top-flight science-fiction editors for the same reason: "Too hot to handle."

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ILLUSTRATED BY MOREY * * * * * [Illustration] The sun warmed Mark Howell's back pleasantly.

_Hunting down the beast, under the best of circumstances, was dangerous.

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AND JOHN J. McGUIRE [Illustration: ] * * * * * _The isolated little group they found were ...

* * * * * Miracles to order was a fine way for the paratimers to get mining concessions--but Nature can sometimes pull counter-miracles.

* * * * * It was almost midnight, on January 2, 1863, and the impromptu party at the Ratcliffe home was breaking up.