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During the 1950s, Evelyn E. Smith regularly published science fiction in magazines like Galaxy and Fantastic Universe. Her stories ranged from post-apocalyptic satires to adventure to humor. She also wrote four science fiction novels, which chiefly deal with questions of gender identity. Like all of her work, they are characterized by their sharp wit. At her best, she was the equal of anyone - male or female - writing for the pulp magazines.
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Amazing Stories Volume 174 is a great collection of action short stories from "The Golden Age of Science Fiction". Featured here are five short stories by different authors: "Mr. Reploge's Dream", by Evelyn E. Smith, "The Warriors" by Tom Purdon, "Pattern" by Robert H. Rohrer "After Ixmal" by Jeff Sutton, and "Spacerogue" by Robert Silverberg.
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The gifting of animals with human speech is scarcely an unique idea; the idea of a talking horse goes back at least to the siege of Troy, for certainly there must have been some dialogue amongst the Greek warriors enclosed in the wooden horse's belly. But we think you'll agree that Miss Smith's filly has something special. Incubus won every race but one. Yet though in this respect she matched Man o' War's record she wasn't actually a horse at all....
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Shakespeare could never have imagined a green Juliet. But, there are no barriers a great romantic love cannot scale.
Evelyn E. Smith is best-known as, the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969, she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her stories were witty, well written, often...
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Being, trapped in the steaming h-l of Venus is no excuse for forgetting one's manners-but anyone abducted, marooned, tricked, kept from tea might well crack under the strain! A wonderful and amusing satire of the modern cosmetics industry.
Evelyn E. Smith is best-known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969, she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy...
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Snaddra had, but one choice in its fight to afford to live belowground, underhandedly pretend theirs was an aboveboard society! Needless to say nothing is quite what it seems
Evelyn E. Smith is best, known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969, she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic...
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I was psick of Psi powers, not having any. Or didn't I? Maybe they'd psee otherwise psomeday!
Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her stories were witty, well written, often humorous, and always...
12) The Venus Trap
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One thing Man never counted on to take along into space with him was the Eternal Triangle-especially a true-blue triangle like this!
Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her stories were witty, well...
13) The Vilbar Party
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"Nuts to you!" was what Narli knew Earthmen would tell him . . . only it was frismil nuts!
Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her stories were witty, well written, often humorous, and always unforgettable.
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Elected a god, Zen the Omnipotent longed for supernatural powers-for he was also Zen the All-Put-Upon, a galactic sucker! Clearly Omnipotence wasn't everything.
Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe....
15) Helpfully Yours
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"Come down to Earth-and stay there!" is a humiliating order for somebody with wings! When in Rome do as the romans do . . . well unless you fly.
Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her stories were...
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There had to be a way for Sub-Archivist Clarey to get up in the world-but this way was right out of the tri-di dramas. Interstellar intrigue t its finest!
Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her...
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Evelyn E. Smith is best-known as, the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969, she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe. Her stories were witty, well written, often humorous, and always unforgettable.
18) The Weegil
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Nobody knew where the weegil came from, why it came or what it was made for. It was just a piece of furniture in the room-until one day something unusual happened.
Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Galaxy, Super Science Fiction, and Fantastic Universe....
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The idol was shaped like a handsome young man. The surface had a curious texture, as if skin rather than stone. There is a deceptive simplicity to this story about a rather forceful woman explorer ( immensely practical, too) who goes to Grimalkin prepared for anything, including an attack on her life, but not for what does happen!
Evelyn E. Smith is best known as the author of the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969 she wrote dozens of science...
20) Call Me Wizard
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Coveting someone's wife and place in the world is an old, old story-except that the woman and the place Philip coveted were his own! What might alternate time-lines in alternate universes hold. Be careful what you wish for.
Evelyn E. Smith is best, known as the author of, the Miss Melville mysteries. From 1952 to 1969, she wrote dozens of science fiction and fantasy short stories that appeared in magazines such as, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science...
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