Lost Sci-Fi Books 16 thru 20: Alien Encounters, Space Pirates and One Wild Trip to Another Dimension

Lost Sci-Fi Books 16 thru 20 brings together five imaginative tales from the 1940s, 50s and 60s, packed with strange encounters, unexpected inventions, distant worlds, and the wonderfully unpredictable ideas that made vintage science fiction so much fun.

A Matter of Ethics by Russ Winterbotham — Shy bachelor Homer suddenly finds himself entertaining a beautiful visitor from the Pleiades, creating a problem no earthly rulebook has prepared him to solve.

Slay-Ride by Winston Marks — Frane Lewis is a ruthless spaceways pirate accustomed to danger, but his latest predicament comes from the last thing he expected: a seemingly ordinary piece of spaceman’s underwear.

The Addicts by William Morrison — Marriage has its challenges anywhere, even on a lonely asteroid, especially when one determined wife decides her husband’s bad habits have gone far enough.

The Queen of Space by Joseph Slotkin — Helen LaTour’s famous act makes her a sensation in galactic Burleyque. Then one spectacular performance sends her somewhere no entertainer has ever gone before.

The Fifty-Fourth of July by Alan E. Nourse — Matt believes a rocket represents the technology that helped bring economic disaster. Destroying it may seem necessary—but what if that same rocket also represents humanity’s future?

Humorous, inventive, and filled with surprises, Lost Sci-Fi Books 16 thru 20 captures the boundless imagination of science fiction’s golden years, when almost anything could be waiting on the next planet—or just around the corner.