Lost Sci-Fi Books 426 thru 430: Cosmic Curiosities: Classic Sci-Fi Visions of Madness, Mutation, and the Unknown

Five remarkable stories cross more than a century of speculative fiction, from Mary Shelley’s early vision of invisibility to strange worlds imagined during science fiction’s golden decades.

In The Madness of Lancelot Biggs by Nelson S. Bond, the unpredictable Lancelot Biggs returns for an adventure where apparent madness may conceal something far more reasonable. The Hairy Ones by Basil Wells ventures into a dangerous encounter where appearances—and assumptions about intelligence—can prove deadly. The Artificial Man by Clare Winger Harris explores the unsettling possibilities of rebuilding the human body and asks what remains when science begins replacing nature piece by piece.

The collection reaches back to 1833 with The Invisible Girl by Mary Shelley. Best remembered as the author of Frankenstein, Shelley delivers a mysterious tale of isolation, mistaken beliefs, and a young woman whose disappearance gives rise to a haunting legend.

Rounding out the collection is Con-Fen by James R. Adams, a story that adds another unexpected turn to this journey through forgotten speculative fiction.

From one of science fiction’s earliest pioneers to writers who filled the magazines of later generations, Lost Sci-Fi Books 426 thru 430 brings together five rarely heard stories that show just how wide the boundaries of imaginative fiction can be.