The Saturday Evening Post Reader Of Fantasy And Science Fiction: Selected by the Editors of The Saturday Evening Post

In this volume: Doctor Hanray's Second Chance, Conrad Richter: Old and suffering with radiation sickness, Doctor Hanray visits his old village and encounters himself - at age 14. Fallout Island, Robert Murphy: What prehistoric creature once ruled this paradise? The Green Hills Of Earth, Robert A. Heinlein: A space jetman who is responsible for the operation of nuclear rocket engines is blinded and becomes a bard, a favorite of spacer bars. Doomsday Deferred, Will F. Jenkins (Murray Leinster): In the South American jungles, ants are developing sufficient consciousness to be a threat to humanity...Test-Tube Terror, Robert Standish: A lawyer is contacted by a former lover and her brother with the astonishing news...they have the power to destroy the world. Island Of Fear, William Sambrot: A traveller wishes to explore a Greek island - but the locals will not even speak of it, much less take him there. Sinister Journey, Conrad Richter; A man travelling in New Mexico in search of a friend who has vanished, finds a passage to the future - but is it as Utopian as it seems? The Place Of The Gods, Stephen Vincent Benét: In a post-apocalyptic city, a man dreams of those he calls the Gods. The Phantom Setter, Robert Murphy: A man renting a small house in a mountain village notices a big, gaunt setter hanging around. The Big Wheel, Fred McMorrow: Male egos and antique cars combine to form a real fantasy. The Death Dust, Frank Harvey: Three lunar astronauts are carry a deadly souvenir from the Moon. The Lost Continent, Geoffrey Household: Does a Cockney Londoner have actual proof of Atlantis' existence? The Trap, Ken Bennett: A UFO lands unnoticed and without fanfare - to transform into a roadside eatery! Space Secret, William Sambrot: An unmanned rocket equipped with a camera returns with film of what is on the dark side of the moon - but is that what was recorded? The Unsafe Deposit Box, Gerald Kersh: Deposit boxes usually contain treasures - but this one contains something very deadly indeed...The Second Trip To Mars, Ward Moore: Is it possible the Britannia will rule - on Mars? The Voice In The Earphones, Wilbur Schramm; The mystery remains - how did Shorty Frooze, who had never flown a plane in his life, find himself at the controls of an airliner 8000 feet up - and bring it in calmly to land? Moon Crazy, William Roy Shelton: Were the old wives' tales true? Was there such a thing as moon madness - and was it moon madness that caused Ralph to try to fly? The Little Terror, Will. F. Jenkins: There was no crashing roll of thunder when the principles of psychological acosmistic idealism became practicalities in the world inhabited by Nancy...The Answer, Philip Wylie: The Cold War is in full swing and the U.S. and the Soviet Union are frantically developing weapons of mass destruction. When both nations discover angels in the aftermath of nuclear testing, political confusion and dismay unfold as each nation wrestles with the implications and ramifications of their other-worldly visitors.