Incredible Science Fiction: Volume Three

Classic tales of Venus, Ganymede, Mars, the Moon and the stranger territories inside the human mind.

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A wider solar systemTravel from Venus and Mars to Ganymede and Alpha Centauri.

Stories with contextOnline reviews extend the discussion beyond each tale.

Original fictionIncludes Andrew G. Gibson’s The Möbius Strip.

Ten more doorways into classic science fiction

Volume Three gathers adventures, satires and unsettling thought experiments from the 1950s: alien symbiosis, ancient ships, superhuman children, Martian settlement, time-travel chaos and the dangers of apparently perfect societies.

The collection preserves the exuberance of pulp-era imagination while giving readers routes into the themes, assumptions and historical context behind the stories.

Inside the book

Prospector’s Special — Robert Sheckley
A Guest of Ganymede — C. C. MacApp
Insidekick — J. F. Bone
Call Him Nemesis — Donald E. Westlake
The Snare — Richard R. Smith
Threlkeld’s Daughter — James Bell
Rattle OK — Harry Warner, Jr.
Virgin Ground — Rosel George Brown
The Dictator — Milton Lesser
The Möbius Strip — Andrew G. Gibson

For readers who enjoy

Planetary adventure and social satire
Forgotten mid-century writers
Short fiction with accompanying analysis

Explore beyond the book

Explore Volume One and Volume Two.

Complete the first anthology trilogy

Open ten more windows onto the futures imagined by the 1950s.

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Questions readers ask

Can I start with Volume Three?

Yes. The anthology stands independently.

How many stories are included?

Ten stories are featured, including an original work by Andrew G. Gibson.

What format is available?

The current retailer link provides the available print and Kindle editions.