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...May Agnes Fleming is renowned as Canada's first best-selling novelist. She wrote 42 novels, many of which have only been published posthumely. The Midnight Queen is set in London, in the year of the plague 1665. Sir Norman Ki...

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...is a major theme in the novel The World Set Free, published in 1914. Wells explores what might happen if the rate of decay could be sped up. The book may have encouraged scientists to explore theories of nuclear chain reaction. It also served as a vehicle for Wells to develop his ideas on survival of the human race. (Summary by Bill Boerst)...

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...entor Dr. Leoh has to prevent his machine from becoming a tool of conquest. – The Dueling Machine, written with Myron R. Lewis, first appeared in the May, 1963 issue of Analog Science Fact & Fiction. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)...

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...ut the mystical adventures of a lonely English boy, Jimbo. It’s really quite beautiful and can be enjoyed by both older kids and adults, though parts may be too scary for younger children (who'd probably be bored anyway). (Summary by Adrian Praetzellis)...

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...Originally published in the May, 1960 issue of Amazing Science Fiction Stories. Jack Odin has returned to the world of Opal, the world inside our own world, only to find it in ruins. Many of his friends are gone, the world is flooded, and the woman he s...

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...tty much what he looks like and for 50 cents, a good bargain no matter how he tastes. The hungry spaceship crew expect to find out. Of course the Wub may not entirely agree but it doesn't have much to say about it. The second story, The Skull, is a skilful mesh of time travel, unscrupulous governments, prisoners, and religion. With an assassin thrown in for good measure. E...

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...te the breathof his fantastic imagination. In Watchbird, the question can machines solve human problems? is answered with a resounding YES! But there may be a few unforeseen glitches. Just a few. Warrior Race drops us into an alien race of warriors who fight in a way you will never be able to imagine until you listen. And Beside Still Waters is a gentle story that shows us...

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...rally use complex new technology but police will still need to deal with the same old sad human nature, forever doing horrible deeds. The night stick may be replaced by the hypo-gun but is prison the only solution? Listen to this neat story by Randall Garrett and see....

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... HELENA That you can't show me the door? DOMIN Please sit down. Sulla, you may go. (Exit SULLA. Sitting down) How can I be of service to you, Miss Glo... ...iculty? HELENA Why? DOMIN What I mean to say is!–– you're so young. HELENA May we go straight into the factory? DOMIN Yes. Twenty-two, I think. HELENA... ...n so much grass. HELENA Oh, stop. Send them away. DOMIN Marius, Sulla, you may go. Exeunt SULLA and MARIUS. HELENA How terrible! It's outrageous what ... ...s is President Glory's daughter. BUSMAN By Jove, that's fine! Miss Glory, may we send a cablegram to the papers about your arrival? HELENA No, no, p... ...What am I to speak to them about? DOMIN Anything you like. HELENA Shall... may I speak quite frankly? DOMIN Why, of course. HELENA (wavering, then in ... ... me, doesn't it ever distress you the way you are treated? FABRY By whom, may I ask? HELENA Why, everybody. ALQUIST Treated? DR. GALL What makes you ... ...wrong. We live here just like red Indians. HELENA Worse than red Indians. May I, oh, may I call you brothers? BUSMAN Why not? HELENA Brothers, I have... ...d the enslavement of man to matter will cease. Of course, terrible things may happen at first, but that simply can't be avoided. Nobody will get bre... ...on!–– for half a billion they'll!–– DR. GALL Are you mad, Busman? BUSMAN I may not be a gentleman, but for half a billion!–– DOMIN Where are you going...

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... and Dad? We’ve never seen them. I don’t think they see her very often. That may be why she’s so mean,” Rosetta suggested. “That’s not a reason to be ... ...he following morning. “Little girls are supposed to love their dolls. But it may be that no one has ever loved her and that’s why she doesn’t know how... ...as being dug through again, but by something bigger than a rat or a dog. “It may be a bigger dog,” she thought and held very still. “Oh, well…go ahead...

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...he and her brothers cause poor old Nurse, and even Peggy’s being chased by a bull. But nothing can prepare Peggy, Teddy and Harry when they fear they may lose their beloved father to a stepmother. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett.)...

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...ough a region of space containing something poisonous to humankind. Shutting themselves tightly up in Challenger's house, they start to consider what may be done. But as their countrymen start to drop, will their oxygen last long enough to determine and implement a solution? (Summary by Mark Smith)...

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...Comics authoring many stories for their Superman and Batman characters. Hamilton was also married to fellow author Leigh Brackett. - Published in the May, 1962 issue of Amazing Stories “The Stars, My Brothers” gives us a re-animated astronaut plucked from a century in the past and presented with an alien world where the line between humans and animals is blurred. (Summary ...

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... the story? And that's the way the author heard about the Shepherd of Clouds, Florian, Marianna, Giles, Bobo, and all the other new friends. That you may long enjoy their adventures is the wish of the author. And so we have it on good authority that these new fairy tales come directly from the ever truthful lips of the Fairy Goldenwand. What more could anyone want? (Summar...

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... more loose on Mars. There, Doc Feldman is welcomed by the colonists, even as he's hunted by the authorities. But, when he discovers a Martian plague may soon wipe out humanity on two planets, Feldman finds himself a pivotal figure. War erupts. Earth is poised to wipe out the Mars colony utterly. A cure to the plague is the price of peace, and only Feldman can find it. (su...

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..................................................... 473 Same sex marriages may, or may not, have value, from a God based point of view. ........ 474 ... ...ve value, from a God based point of view. ........ 474 Same sex marriages may, or may not have, value from a societal point of view. .............. 4... ...point. ............................................ 477 Extra marital sex may be moral from a God based viewpoint. ..................................... ...rchangeable but not always. ‗Mores‘ are the traditions of a society. They may include merely manners and customs but usually they include ethical or... ...l or moral attitudes. But within groups in the same society these customs may differ somewhat, for example from Catholics to Jews or from businessmen... ... they will be nearly identical. So when I speak of ‗morals‘ or ‗values‘ I may be speaking in terms of a person‘s beliefs and actions whether they ar... ... forks in their right hands, Europeans with the fork in the left. Indians may eat with their right hands, Chinese with chop sticks. No need for toler... ... are warning Pope Benedict XVI: that unless the Church changes course, it may commit suicide. There is a growing gulf between many churchgoers who a... ... in certain humanistic principles. If it is a more totalitarian system we may appreciate the order that it gives. We seldom stray from our tradition...

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...rowing dollars at the impoverished will give only a temporary respite. It may lengthen the life of an AIDS patient; give a year of schooling to some... ...ith few refrigerated trucks and freight cars, their more valuable produce may not make it to the market. In India it costs six times more to get foo... ...nd harmful protozoa. Then there are organic and inorganic substances that may build up in water pipes and find their way to the mouths and other muc... ...facilities, I didn‘t want to leave.‖ —―Commander, it sounds like you may know it better than I do! But on with our story. The primary concern f... ...who survive the mosquitoes. Why befriend insurgent ‗A‘ when insurgent ‗B‘ may win the guerrilla war. Why support the Christian side when the Muslim ... ...he guerrilla war. Why support the Christian side when the Muslim fighters may have the more ethical position. Why not just keep the money near home ... ...ing ships the horizon. POLITICS OF POPULATION IN A DEMOCRACY ―If I may, I would like to say a few things off the record. I will approach our s... ...ess. ―The legally effected two child norm for India‘s politicians may increase the number of abortions of female fetuses, since sons are so ... ...afety is an overriding right. Protecting innocent citizens from terrorism may require measures like camera surveillance in a country or the examinati...

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...ate COPYRIGHT © 2008 by Hywela Lyn All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without writt... ...u, the brotherhood, erstwhile called Cambria, or Wales as some would have it? You may recall the folk who inhabit it, who call themselves the Kelto... ... shook her head. “Of course not. You know well that neither I nor my sister muses may deny our vocation. The need to inspire cannot be ignored.” A... ...ow your inner psyche to glow when you are among them. Know also, that your powers may wane and you may not be able to get inside their minds or use... ... the gift of foretelling.” He looked even more serious. “If you have a problem, I may not be able to help you.” Oh wonderful, although perhaps my ... ...might not be a bad thing. She gave him a knowing smile. “I suppose I’ll manage. I may need to act the helpless female, but in reality I have a few ... ...e. I may need to act the helpless female, but in reality I have a few tricks that may serve me well.” Apollo frowned again. “Take care not to get ... ...n. “Take care not to get careless and reveal who you really are. The men of Cymru may not be as awestruck by a goddess as they once were. It could ... ...sky. You would not want to be branded as a witch or an enchantress.” “You think I may be in danger?” Apollo’s frown deepened and his face register...

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...s, even to Mao. Thank God he was given a spot low and close to Hell--as he may have deserved. The architects of splendor were recognized by their pr... ...ten years as some have suggested but there are a bunch of millionaires who may object. I understand that among the farmers getting a large percent of... ...viously this means unfair competition for poor producers. So the taxpayers may get back part of their taxes in cheaper steaks or strawberries. 9... ...a democratic-republic is that to get the necessary votes for a measure you may have to take into consideration special interest groups like farmers, ... ...as no modern historical equivalent. While the warriors of ancient Sparta may have challenged their newborns to test the elements on the barren hil... ...o the Communist government became an advocate of capitalism to survive. It may sound strange but even the young capitalists are members of the Commun... ...e people. It is the confidence of the people that is primary. „Rotten wood may not be carved, nor can a wall be plastered with manure.‟(1a) I w... ...en tea seem to reduce 18 some of the negative effects of smoking. So we may not have quite as many problems from smoking as you do in the West. ... ...e to be licensed to have a child.‖ ―It seems that the developing body may be susceptible to different toxins at different stages of development...

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...the 16 th has completed the first journey around the solar system. Today, May 17, 2025 is a day that will be forever engraved in the minds of huma... ...isn’t there. We have to solve our population problems here on earth. And we may already be too late!” —“The world has been following your communiq... ...e is a continual reminder of the plight of unwanted children. “You may be familiar with the U.S. Center for Disease Control study in 2008. I... ...Ben Franklin said that ‘He who lives on hope will die fasting’ because ‘You may delay but time will not.’ “You well know that the idea of ... ... the average Californian is not only ephemeral, its reality can never be. We may be embalmed by a hope for our future, but death is sure if we don’t ... ...iting the population?” —“No, but it is important. Women who want careers may not want children. The joys of professional success may be more mean... ...cts of other pollutants on the air and water. “The ecological footprint may be said to indicate how many acres or hectares it takes to support a... ...arts of the world. Is this what you want for your grandchildren? The deaths may help to curb the population explosion but is 33 it worth the sadn... ... 33 it worth the sadness for the children? As great as the disease problem may be, with influenzas, AIDS, malaria, cholera, drug resistant tubercul...

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...stayed when so many others left and who could only be parted by death. May he forgive me for turning him into a "she" to make the pronouns easier.... ...the adoration. He finally spoke. "Noble dragons, you know me. What you may not know is that I have been meeting in secret conclave with two of th... ...below. At the deepest levels, in a vacuous place called Hell, the Demons may still prowl in yet more dry caves. If they live, they lie beneath our ... ...eans 'Lord of Thunder.'" "'Lord of Thunder,' that little sponge?" "You may have reason to remember that once he gets his plan into action," Ao Ru... ...Confront What is to Come. Ever and Always You Will Remain in My Heart. May the Peace That Transcends All Understanding Be With You! He wished he ... ...ed magical insight. "Still what Lei-kung and company are preparing to do may doom us all." Her eyes are green, green flecked with gold. The green... ...to go. I wish I could avoid going," Nü-kua appealed. "That kaochang may be the bane of us all. Perhaps, we could take the time to get to know... ... eyes?" "Oh, those. He's the only one." "The only one with blue eyes; may the gods preserve us! Are you sure?" The cat sounded much less arrog... ...hrew strong mental images of Ao Rue's two friends at the thing. "Now you may go." It surged up the tunnel, burst away as if it had been straining ...

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...right © 2007 by Christine Jones. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic o... ... places that the world has forgotten and hopes to keep this way. City folk may wish to picture rural landscapes as flat golden pastures, fields of fl... ...pit. Having sent the message, Snakelex shuddered with the thought that it may appear as though he was requesting backup; fortunately, it was his luck... ...id not, reducing the imp into a tight nit ball would see others run. “You may ask yourself, why we don’t let these demons out of the closet to sprou... ...not think the angel a threat, but if he did not do something about it, he may be forced to move office. The angel had to go, no matter what the cost... ... to escape the presence of Stella’s guardian, as they approached Philip. “May God forgive me for being so outspoken,” Stella said to Philip, her ton... ...d beside her. “Let me tell you Norma, I’m certainly not as obedient as you may think. For example, I was at the same church last Christmas with my si... ...minister inquired to the church’s response to the Carter’s visit, as they may have to continue with relief ministers until Philip’s replacement was ... ...la now realised her candid remarks had tainted Darcy’s impression of what may be her future spiritual guides. She remained in silent guilt. All but P...

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...the right to reproduce this book, or a portion thereof, in any form. This book may not be resold or uploaded for distribution to others. This is a... ... he managed. “I was worried about her. But I'd rather talk about your riding. May I buy you dinner later?” Her eyes widened in dismay. “And we can... ...in her voice, and he leaned forward, genuinely puzzled. He liked her, and she may not have realized it, but she’d touched him three times tonight. Di... ... reassuring smile. “Good morning.” She relaxed a notch and stepped forward. “May I help you?” “Probably,” he said. “I’m looking for a gift for my g... ...s Ted the owner of the store?” “Oh, no. Ted is my son. He’s the designer.” “May I talk to him?” “Sorry, sir,” she said. “No one is allowed in the ... ...ounced by with a Jack Russell terrier strutting at her ankles. It was a fresh May morning, and the dog’s lively expression marginally improved his da... ...s usual stall, the one with the boards.” “All right. Thanks for your help. We may want to talk to you again.” The man’s voice carried a silky threat... ...as him at twelve to one. There are some tough Alberta-breds in the race. They may not have the fancy bloodlines but around here ‘good bred’ only mat... ...it slightly out of reach. “I really would like to know more about this stone. May I talk to Mr. Friedman?” Her eyes widened; she shook her head. “Th...

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... fishermen and added dancing mermaids. When it seems the plot has changed to include a robot from the future Nicholas looses all hope, but this robot may be just what he needs to win his freedom. – The Ego Machine was first published in the May, 1952 issue of Space Science Fiction magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)...

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...xplores some interesting ideas about society, some of which are curiously relevant today. The story is preceded by an introduction which, although it may appear to have no connection with the story itself, the reader is earnestly besought by the author to read. The introduction begins as a diatribe against publishers, and develops into a philosophical justification of Alle...

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...Natives of the distant planet of Kwannon believe that their world is about to end, and in preparing for the apocalypse, may be unnecessarily bringing about their own demise. The planetary government can’t overcome its own bureaucracy to help them, and the military is overwhelmed. Can a single newsman change the course of a whole people, and sa...

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...g knight of the Round Table. During Christmas celebrations, a mysterious, entirely green knight presents a challenge to King Arthur's court: that any may strike the stranger a single blow with his green axe, provided he assent to receiving the same a year later. Gawayne accepts the challenge, and its unexpected outcome leads to a great test of his courage and knighthood. A...

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...ceship from Earth crashes in the ocean, Rastignac and company must put their philosophy to the test. - Rastignac The Devil was first published in the May 1954 issue of Fantastic Universe Magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)...

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... sets out to meet them. Along the way he will discover what the Claws have been up to, and it isn’t good… - Second Variety was first published in the May 1953 edition of Space Science Fiction Magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)...

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...re mistaken for each other at times. “My lord,” Idel kneeled before him. “If I may. The matter involving the Westlot lands remain unresolved. Tw... ...if it was from the coldness of the wind or the possibility that his young daughter may be beyond help. “I have yet to know,” he finally said. ... ...een dress she wore. He knew she had the same feeling he did. “The doctor says you may enter.” Idel placed a reassuring hand on his shoulder, be... ...aid there isn’t enough blood being pumped to stabilize her. He doesn’t believe she may live much longer.” “They said when she was born, she carr... ...me if I don’t trust to tell you our past just yet.” He nodded. “I understand. May I know your name?” Her full lips raised in a smile. “My n... ...t of here.” “Alin, let him go,” Saron commanded. “We don’t know what they may do to us!” Alin said, releasing the guard. “They may try to k... ....” Mellinia looked upon all of the men. “We’ll try to repair your ship so that you may return home. But know this: it is not us whom you should fear.... ...eling, like…something is about to happen. I don’t know what, though.” “If I may suggest something.” Alin paused, his voice no longer floating ... ...“I imagine those creatures Mellinia warned us about have already landed here. They may have linked their ships with the Elves.” “Can’t they see...

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...A surprise nuclear war may cause the End of the World, but not the way anyone could have imagined. A classic science fiction tale from Galaxy Magazine. (Summary by Mark Nelson)...

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...RIAGES 422 Same sex marriages are moral from a self-centered point of view 422 They are immoral from a self-centered viewpoint 423 Same sex marriages may have value, or may not have value, from a God based point of view.424 Same sex marriage have, or not have, value from a societal point of view. 424 EXTRA-MARITAL SEX 425 Extra marital sex is moral from a self-centered vie...

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...likely to do something from a psychological need for power, then rationalize their actions based on the assumptions that Wanda talks about. I may ha... ...r actions based on the assumptions that Wanda talks about. I may have an inferiority complex, as probably we all do in varying degrees. I then may hi... ... we all do in varying degrees. I then may hit or kill someone who is less powerful than I am. I feel good. My rationalization for why I did it may be... ...the works of the great, and not so great, intellectuals of our race. It now gives me cause to consider some of the psychological theories that may e... ...around them and what they are thinking. Mentally ill people don‘t experience the same things in their conscious minds that most of us do. They may he... ...scious minds that most of us do. They may hear voices or experience their reality in quite different ways than the rest of us. Their ‗reality‘ may be... ... ―The brain malfunction is one thing. Learning a mentally unhealthy approach to life is quite different. The motivations for these people may be... ... effect on our buying habits, our preferences for films and television programs, and many of our daily choices. So there are many factors that may mo... ...havior. MOTIVATION--OUR REASONS FOR DOING ―For most of us, our real motivations determine what we do—our behavior. That behavior may b...

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...negatively charged electrons from Grailem's newly formed defensive screen. Now totally helpless and fully receptive to any electrical charge that may be inflicted upon him Grailem feels a wave of fear flow through his mind. The graph, still displayed on the viewing screen records his reactions as alarmingly high peaks. Darkness starts to cover him as he slips into unco...