Space Stories Author:Mike Ashley (Editor) Journey to an alternate world of mutant earthlings and aliens from the farthest reaches of the galaxy in this gripping collection of 25 exciting space stories written for children. Some are set on a future earth, some in our solar system and some on worlds far away. Stories to interest and astonish all who are curious about space and... more » what's out there...a thrilling treasury that leaves nothing unexplored! Writers include Ray Bradbury, Nicholas Fisk, Arthur C. Clark, Douglas Hill and Stephen Bowkett, and others.
Contents:
Foreword: Journeys into Space (1996) • essay by Mike Ashley
Introduction: Space Explorers Start Here (1996) • essay by Douglas Hill
To See the Stars (1996) / short story by Mark Garland and Lawrence Schimel [as by Mark A. Garland and Lawrence Schimel]
The Long Night (1974) / short story by John Christopher
The Hunters (1952) / short story by Walt Sheldon
Asteroid 745: Mauritia (1953) / short story by Donald A. Wollheim [as by Martin Pearson]
City of Ancient Skulls (1996) / short story by Simon Clark
Derelict (1935) / short story by Raymond Z. Gallun
A Walk in the Dark (1950) / short story by Arthur C. Clarke
Protected Species (1951) / short story by H. B. Fyfe
The Cage (1957) / short story by A. Bertram Chandler
Intelligent Life Elsewhere (1996) / short story by Stephen Bowkett
Hally's Paradise (1984) / short story by Douglas Hill
Scrutiny (1973) / short story by William F. Temple
In The Picture (1996) / short story by Stephen Baxter
Quinquepedalian (1963) / short story by Piers Anthony
The Lonely Alien (1996) / short story by Sydney J. Bounds
Status Extinct (1996) / short story by Eric Brown
No Home But The Stars (1996) / short story by Peter T. Garratt
Jewels in an Angel's Wing (1987) / short story by Ian Watson
The Children (1951) / novelette by Chester S. Geier
Whooo-ooo Flupper! (1987) / short story by Nicholas Fisk
Space Butterflies (1989) / short story by Stephen Baxter (variant of The Space Butterflies)
The Bells of Acheron (1957) / short story by E. C. Tubb
Thoughts That Kill (1939) / short story by John Russell Fearn
The Chosen (1977) / short story by Samantha Lee
The Dead Planet (1946) / short story by Edmond Hamilton
Afterword: What's Out There? (1996) • essay by Mike Ashley