Autumn's Early Dark: Science Fiction Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798245595290)

In this collection of science fiction stories pure pulp escapism is combined with thought-provoking narratives that chart the destinies of humankind. In the futuristic tale "The Crafters," a young man is taken aboard a time machine and thrust unwillingly into a series of adventures that teach him the lessons of life, culminating in a meeting with three famous pulp writers from the past who bestow upon him the greatest gift of all; with "The Faustus Space Port," the past is in front of us, not behind us; in "The Other Side of Constellations," a soldier on a distant world discovers an unsettling truth about their alien enemy; in "The 137th Man," a female living on world conquered by the U. S. Army Interplanetary Force enacts a vengeful plan to defeat the soldiers; in "Hydroponics Among the Nebulas," a deep space salvage crew encounter an empty spacecraft with a transformative secret; in "Cicada Summer," the people of a small town in central Illinois make first contact with a flying saucer that crash lands in a cornfield; in the title story, "Autumn's Early Dark," a science teacher discovers the implications of geometric patterns beyond the known borders of time and space. These imaginative tales will beguile, entertain, and enlighten fans of hardcore science fiction.

Author: Thomas McNulty
ISBN-13: 9798245595290
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2026
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.72lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d