Lost Sci-Fi Books 396 thru 400: From Cosmic Gods to Kitchen Chemistry—Strange Adventures Await!

Five journeys into the unknown bring together alien terror, an astonishing vision of the distant future, interplanetary adventure, hidden invaders, and a desperate struggle against forces that refuse to be stopped.

Lost Sci-Fi Books 396 thru 400 features stories by Clark Ashton Smith, G. Peyton Wertenbaker, Nelson S. Bond, Philip K. Dick, and Charles Dye—five writers exploring very different corners of speculative fiction.

Master of the Asteroid — Clark Ashton Smith

A voyage through space becomes a nightmare when the crew encounters something unexpected on a lonely asteroid. Smith combines cosmic isolation with mounting dread in a tale where the emptiness between worlds may conceal dangers no explorer could anticipate.

The Coming of the Ice — G. Peyton Wertenbaker

First published in 1926, this remarkable story follows a man given the possibility of escaping the limits of an ordinary human lifespan. But surviving into the distant future means watching civilization and the world itself change around him, until immortality begins to reveal its terrible price.

Lancelot Biggs Cooks a Pirate — Nelson S. Bond

Lancelot Biggs returns for another unconventional adventure when trouble arrives among the stars. Faced with space piracy and seemingly impossible odds, Biggs relies on the peculiar ingenuity that makes him one of vintage science fiction’s most entertaining problem solvers.

The Father Thing — Philip K. Dick

Young Charles Walton knows something has happened to his father. The man who came home looks right and sounds right, but Charles has seen enough to know the terrifying truth—and soon discovers that his father may not be the only person who has been replaced.

Momentum — Charles Dye

When powerful forces are set into motion, stopping them may be harder than anyone imagined. Dye builds his story around escalating danger and the frightening realization that events can reach a point where human intentions no longer matter.