{"product_id":"autumns-early-dark-thomas-mcnulty-9798245595290","title":"Autumn's Early Dark: Science Fiction Stories","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas McNulty\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798245595290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.51d","brand":"Thomas McNulty","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097253486847,"sku":"9798245595290","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/autumns-early-dark-thomas-mcnulty-9798245595290","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}