Ships To The Stars and The Million Year Hunt
$ 8.00
Author: Fritz Leiber/Kenneth Bulmer
Publisher: Ace Double F-285
Year: 1964 Print: 1 Cover Price: $.40
Condition: Book Grades. Very Good. Light Wear.
Genre: Science Fiction
Pages: 122/133
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Ships to the Stars
This is a collection of six short stories that showcases Leiber's imaginative and sometimes frighteningly realistic cosmic concepts. The stories include:
- "Dr. Kometevsky's Day" (1952) – Earth's scientists are thrown into a panic when Mars' moons, Phobos and Deimos, suddenly disappear, followed closely by other moons and strange phenomena.
- "The Ship Sails at Midnight" (1950) – A tale about Helen, a girl who seems too perfect to be human, exploring themes of alien encounters.
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Other included stories: "The Big Trek" (1957), "The Enchanted Forest" (1950), "Deadly Moon" (1960), and "The Snowbank Orbit" (1962).
The Million Year Hunt
: This story follows a thrill-seeker named Arthur Ross Carson, who gets in way over his head. Described as a "cosmic manhunt," the plot focuses on his dangerous, wide-spanning journey across the universe to locate a highly elusive target.
