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The Best of Sydney J. Bounds, Volume 1: Strange Portrait and Other Stories

The Best of Sydney J. Bounds, Volume 1: Strange Portrait and Other Stories

The Best of Sydney J. Bounds: Book 1

Sydney J. Bounds

By turns chilling, eerie, strange and exciting, here are nine hand-picked early stories by one of the craftsmen of British science fiction, including a complete short novel never before published.

Table of Contents:

  • Introduction - essay by Philip Harbottle
  • Portrait of a Spaceman - (1954) - short story
  • Sole Survivor - (1955) - short story
  • The Active Man - (1955) - short story
  • Grant in Aid - (1956) - short story
  • Act of Courage - (1956) - short story
  • The City - (1951) - novelette
  • Project Star-Ship - (1954) - novelette
  • Strange Portrait - (1946) - short story
  • The Future of SF - (1952) - essay
  • The Predators - novella
The Best of Sydney J. Bounds, Volume 2: The Wayward Ship and other Stories

The Best of Sydney J. Bounds, Volume 2: The Wayward Ship and other Stories

The Best of Sydney J. Bounds: Book 2

Sydney J. Bounds

In The Best of Sydney J Bounds Volume 2, you'll find stories that span the full spectrum of imaginative literature from one of its modern masters, in a sparkling collection where unspeakable occurrences alter the course of events with dizzying consequences.

Tales of Mystery & Horror... It was incredible that she didn't move, didn't utter a sound. But then the whole island lay under an uncanny silence, reminding him he hadn't seen even one small animal here. It was hideous. The limbs were not identical; they had not come from the same body. The head, waxen and discoloured, lolled at an angle, as if insecurely hinged at the neck.

Tales of Fantasy & Science Fiction... the bony framework inside him had come to life -- some strange, inner life of its own -- and was now refusing to support him any longer. It resented carrying the weight of his flesh... The computer said, "I register a form of life in space that lives on the discharge from radioactive elements." "Full power," she ordered. "Outrun it!" Acceleration came briefly, followed by a complete loss of power. The computer failed and screens faded to gray.

The Best of Sydney J Bounds Volume 2 is a thrilling collection of science fiction stories, sure to delight and terrify fans of the genre.