Alfred Coppel

Captain Midas by Alfred Coppel - The captain of the Martian Maid stared avidly at the torn derelict floating against the velvet void. Here was treasure beyond his wildest dreams! How could he know his dreams should have been nightmares?Gold! A magic...

Runaway by Alfred Coppel - Ripped by an asteroid stray, the space-ship drifted helplessly ... until suddenly, across the shuddering deeps, a strange voice called to her.I recall that when I was just a boy hanging around the old Mojave space yards,...

Fourteen killer science fiction short stories from some of the best sci-fi authors of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s—tales where danger is personal, ideas are lethal, and survival is never guaranteed.These stories explore murder, justice, revenge, and...

The First Man on the Moon by Alfred Coppel - John Thurmon swore he'd be the first man on the moon. But he wasn't. He was only the first murderer.The ship lay at a crazy angle on the stark whiteness of the pumice plain. The rocket nozzles were a fused...

The Flight of the Eagle by Alfred Coppel - It was a new and mysterious plant. It could make its own weather; it was sentient, and it prospered on Venus. But Earth needed it desperately. And Bat Kendo, the radar-mutant, was told to bring it in.Humans...

The Hills of Home by Alfred Coppel - In the quiet beauty of a late-summer riverbank, a soldier returns to the place that shaped him. But the peace of home hides memories and truths he can’t escape.The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the...

Wreck Off Triton by Alfred Coppel - His plans were thorough. Every risk had been closely considered. Now Ron Carnavon, ruthless convict, was ready to loot the wrecked spaceship of its sapphire treasure, and thrust his warped power around the entire,...