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Hodgins "Hodge" Backmaker, a bumbling but curious and fiercely intelligent bookworm who has never felt at home with his family, left his home in rural Virginia in 1938. It's been over 70 years since the North lost the War for Southron Independence, in which his grandpa Hodgins fought bravely, but the repercussions of the impact of the loss still feels fresh after all these years. While the Confederacy blossoms with fine schooling, industrious manufacturing and a prosperous economy, the United States suffers from the lack of progress and poverty that has pervaded a lost union. When Hodge gets ...

The National Guardsmen waited for the Flying Eyes, restlessly fingering their rifles and machine guns. Then they came-eight of them-diving straight at the men. The men opened fire. One of the Eyes shot upward, blood and tears streaming from its wound. As the men watched, a glaze spread over the wound drawing the hole together. The Eye was healed and whole again-and it gazed at the men with the same sinister expression they had seen before. Then the full horror of what they had witnessed hit them. Nothing could stop these weird, disem- bodied creatures who were daily hypnotizing thousands of ...

'Wanderlust' by Alan E. NourseBefore the great journey comes the hope, the dream, the familial disappointment...and the truth. ‘The Sense of Wonder’ by Milton LesserA generational ship far out in the stars...out so long, basic human concepts begin to change... ‘Mr Meek – Musketeer!’ by Clifford D. SimakAfter years of saving up for a ship, Meek is ready to retire. Until moral indignation sets in! ‘Wanderer of Infinity’ by Harl VincentA science experiment opens a portal to a far off world and there they find the Wanderer... ‘X Marks the Asteroid’ by Ross RocklynneA bold trip to...

Galactic Patrol is the third book in the Lensmen stories, and the first book to feature Kimball Kinnison, the action hero of several books in the series. It chronicles the beginning of Kinnison's adventures, starting with graduation from the Galactic Patrol Academy and becoming a Lensmen. Kinnison then pursues the Boskonians, a group of galactic pirates who are wreaking havoc. - Summary by Harley James

MEN INTO SPACE is the thrilling story of man's gradual conquest of outer space. Starting with the rockets of today, the story moves on to trace the development of the Space Platform and spaceships. It concludes with the first successful attempts to land on the Moon ... Mars ... and points beyond....The entire story is seen through the eyes of young Ed McCauley, whose adventures in outer space will excite you with the sheer wonder of man's daring in the Space Age. - Summary by Original book cover

A sci-fi horror tale in which alien monsters skulk about in human form! William Chester and his comrades find themselves alone in being able to recognize this malevolence. Discover what happens when a handful of brave people pit their forces against the might of Earth's secret masters and the governments they control! You will find romance, action, and daring speculation in this lost classic. - Summary by Adam Benckeser

This story deals with science-fiction's oldest subject—space-travel. Yet the author's treatment of the subject is so completely different that it makes "SCANNERS" one of the most outstanding stories to appear in any magazine! - Summary by Fantasy Book, Vol. 1, No. 6

Earth is once again in peril. The Boskonian organization, thought defeated, has acquired the negasphere technology and is preparing to use it against Earth, destroying it and everyone on it. It is up to Lensman Kimball Kinnison and the four new second stage Lensmen of the Galactic Patrol to stop the Boskonian threat and save civilization. The fifth book in the Lensman series and the sequel to Gary Lensman. - Summary by The Narrator

Daily Strength, a year-long devotional, walks Christian men through Scripture passages that speak to their most pressing issues. Featuring content from the ESV Men's Devotional Bible, each daily devotion features a short summary of a Bible passage with a thought-provoking message from from one of more than forty contributors. Arranged canonically from Genesis to Revelation with short introductions to each Bible book, Daily Strength encourages and enlightens men throughout the year while equipping them for moral and spiritual transformation.