"What do you make of it?" Commander Jed Hargraves asked huskily. Ron Val, busy at the telescope, was too excited to look up from the eye-piece. "There are at least two planets circling Vega " he said quickly. "There may be other planets farther out, but I can see two plainly. And Jed, the nearest planet, the one we are approaching, has an atmosphere. The telescope reveals a blur that could only be caused by an atmosphere. And--Jed, this may seem so impossible you won't believe it--but I can see several large spots on the surface that are almost certainly lakes. They are not big enough to...
"What do you make of it?" Commander Jed Hargraves asked huskily. Ron Val, busy at the telescope, was too excited to look up from the eye-piece. "Th...
Armchair Fiction features the best in classic science fiction short story collections. "Masters of Science Fiction, Vol. Ten" features the works of one of the most prolific of all science fiction writers, Robert Moore Williams. During his career, prolific author Robert Moore Williams published more than 150 novels and short stories. Williams was born in 1907. He had a full-time writing career from 1937 through 1972 and cut his teeth on such publications as "Amazing Stories," "Astounding Science Fiction," "Thrilling Wonder Stories," and "Startling Stories," just to name a few. He also became a...
Armchair Fiction features the best in classic science fiction short story collections. "Masters of Science Fiction, Vol. Ten" features the works of on...