Clifford D. Simaki „Mängud ajas“ (Time and Again, 1951) on suurmeistri üks tuntumaid seni eesti keelde tõlkimata teoseid. Kahekümne aasta eest kosmoses kadunuks jäänud Asher Sutton naaseb Maale – tundub ilmvõimatu, et ta kosmoselaeva hukkumisel eluga pääses. Tulevikust pärit ajaränduritest mõrtsukad on aga saadetud teda vaigistama, et ta ei kirjutaks iial üht raamatut, mille sõnum hakkab kunagi väga suuri probleeme tekitama. Ootamatult ilmub Aldebarani tähesüsteemis ka välja üks eksemplar sellest raamatust – mida ei tohiks olemas olla, sest Sutton pole veel seda kirjutama hakanud.
Unknown Guests is Clifford D. Simak's collection of alien contact stories. The author tells fascinating stories of human/alien relations both on Earth and distant planets. Empire The World That Couldn't Be Hellhounds of the Cosmos
Like every farmer on every planet, Duncan had to hunt down anything that damaged his crops—even though he was aware this was… Duncan, a plantation owner on an alien world tracks the strange animal Cytha and gets a lesson in xeno-ecology.
Going back 50,000 years in time, opportunists found «Mastodonia» to make millions selling access to their country and its resources. Second Childhood: Achieving immortality is only half of the problem. The other half is knowing how to live with it once it's been made possible—and inescapable!
The entire galaxy relies on a sole energy source owed by one organization. Behind their monopoly stands the desire to dominate all the planets. They seemed unstoppable, however a couple of maverick scientists will stand their way when accidentally develop a completely new form of energy…
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Mr. Meek was having his troubles. First, the educated bugs worried him; then the welfare worker tried to stop the Ring Rats' feud by enlisting his aid. And now, he was a drafted space-polo player—a fortune bet on his ability at a game he had never played in his cloistered life.
Fifty-five pioneers had died on the «bridge of bones» that spanned the Void to the rusty plains of Mars. Now the fifty-sixth stood on the red planet, his only ship a total wreck—and knew that Earth was doomed unless he could send a warning within hours.
Achieving immortality is only half of the problem. The other half is knowing how to live with it once it's been made possible—and inescapable!
One man, alone, could not stand off the irresistible march of nothingness. One man, all alone, simply couldn’t do it.