“The Crank” is more than just a space odyssey; it’s a profound exploration of humanity’s reliance on technology, the consequences of AI autonomy, and the individual’s struggle to adapt in an evolving world. With each page, readers will find themselves drawn deeper into the narrative, encountering unexpected alliances, the tantalizing possibility of extraterrestrial life, and the resilience of the human spirit.
Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 50’s and Beyond Volume One is available in a variety of formats: Kindle eBook, Physical Paperback Book and Audible Audio Book.
Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 50’s and Beyond Volume Two is curranty available in Paperback, Kindle and Audible:
The paperback version of volume two is more expensive that volume one due to a couple of factors. Firstly the cost of printing physcial books has increased and volume two has significantly more pages than volume one: 290 pages in volume one compared to 560 pages in volume two.
Incredible Science Fiction: Amazing Tales from the 50’s and Beyond Volume Three is now available on Kindle and in Paperback format. The audiobook version is currently in production.
WolfBane
The Earth has been ripped from the Solar system by a runaway alien planet, whose inhabitants have their own sinister plans for Earth’s resources. Humankind is dying out, but there are those who defy convention and refuse to give in. Feared by ordinary citizens, these Wolves are preparing to fight back against the aliens. Wolfbane is widely regarded as one of the very best science fiction stories from the 1950s. It was originally serialized in Galaxy magazine in 1957, with illustrations by Wally Wood. It’s this original version of the story which we have lovingly reproduced in this volume.
Search the Sky
Search the Sky is a satirical science fiction novel set in the far future, at a time when humanity has long since colonized the stars. It begins on a planet called Halsey’s which is in a state of decline. When a “Longliner” generation ship arrives, having failed to make contact with at least six other colonised planets, Ross (the main protagonist in the story) is sent to investigate what is going on at the other colonies. He is given access to a faster than light spacecraft that can make each journey almost instantly. It transpires that this technology had been shrouded in secrecy and hidden away behind a secret code, due to the risk of interstellar war. However, the isolated colonies that Ross and his crew encounter are affected by their own lack of genetic diversity in different ways from Halsey’s planet, resulting in a decline in their uniquely strange societies.
Search the Sky is the second novel that Fredrik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth produced using their extreme endurance form of creative collaboration.
