Antimony IX divers can’t be seen, of course … but don’t have anything in mind when one of them is around you!
The general was bucking for his other star—and this miserable contraption bucked right back!
This planet gave him the perfect chance to commit the perfect crime—only he couldn’t remember just what it was he had committed.
An unprovoked, meaningless night attack is terrifying enough on your own home planet, worse on a world across the Galaxy. But the horror is the offer of help that cannot be accepted!
When adopting a pet, choose the species that is most intelligent, obedient, loyal, fun to play with, yet a shrewd, fearless protector. For the best in pets—choose a human being!
There is one fact no sane man can quarrel with … everything has a beginning and an end. But some men aren't sane; thus it isn’t always so!
The dark star passed, bringing with it eternal night and turning history into incredible myth in a single generation! In this story of desperation and courage a family believing themselves to be the last humans alive on Earth must fight daily against a cold uncaring universe. Fritz Leiber won multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards. This story shows him at the height of his prowess.