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When the Moon Fell by Morrison Colladay- Apocalyptic Science Fiction Short Story Oct 15, 2024

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In a world on the brink of catastrophe due to an unknown lunar invader, one man’s survival amidst universal apathy reveals the chaos that grips humanity. When the Moon Fell by Morrison Colladay, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Charles Morrison Colladay was born in Sea Grove, New Jersey, not far from Atlantic City in February 1877. We know he wrote about 10 stories that were published from 1928 to 1934.

Today’s story was published in Science Fiction Series Number 6 in 1929, When the Moon Fell by Morrison Colladay…

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Double–Cross by Frederik Pohl Oct 13, 2024

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Revolt was brewing on Venus, led by the descendant of the first Earthmen to land. Svan was the leader making the final plans—plotting them a bit too well. Double-Cross by Frederik Pohl, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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We will discover today’s story in Planet Stories magazine in the Winter 1944 issue, right after a Ray Bradbury story we featured a while back, Lazarus Come Forth. Peel back the pages until you get to page 112 where you will find a story that says the author is James MacReigh, but we know who the real author is, Double-Cross by Frederik Pohl…

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Come Home From Earth by Edmond Hamilton Oct 10, 2024

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Psychology professor Fred Ellis volunteers as the subject of a dangerous scientific experiment—never counting the cost! Come Home From Earth by Edmond Hamilton, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

Author Edmond Hamilton returns to the podcast today. The first story we ever did by Hamilton was He That Hath Wings, in case you missed it. Today’s story can be found in the February 1947 issue of Thrilling Wonder Stories Magazine on page 91, Come Home From Earth by Edmond Hamilton…

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Superiority by Arthur C. Clarke Oct 05, 2024

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Arthur C. Clarke returns with a plausible and witty tale of Interstellar warfare, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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We will find today’s story on page 3 of Fantasy and Science Fiction in August 1951, Superiority by Arthur C. Clarke…

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The Stuff by Henry Slesar a Science Fiction Short Story From the 1960s Oct 04, 2024

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Would it work? Yes. How would it work? Exactly like this. The Stuff by Henry Slesar, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

From Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine in August 1961 our story can be found on page 86, The Stuff by Henry Slesar…

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Arena by Fredric Brown Oct 03, 2024

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It was a weird sort of battle for survival—not only of individuals, but each, against his will, represented his whole race. And the battle rested on ingenuity, tenacity, and courage, not strength alone. Arena by Frederic Brown, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Today on the podcast, a story many of you have been asking for. It was chosen by the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the finest science fiction works published before the creation of the Nebula Awards, which were first awarded in 1965.

From the June 1944 issue of Astounding Science Fiction magazine, on page 70, Arena by Frederic Brown…

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Spawning Ground by Lester Del Rey Sep 30, 2024

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They weren't human. They were something more—and something less—they were, in short, humanity's hopes for survival! Spawning Ground by Lester Del Rey, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Science Fiction Grand Master Lester Del Rey returns to the podcast today with a story unlike any other we have narrated so far. From If Worlds of Science Fiction in September 1961 we will find our story on page 40, Spawning Ground by Lester Del Rey…

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Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco - 1960s Science Fiction Short Story Sep 29, 2024

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Want to join our secret organization? Well, first you have to pass the tests. Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

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Murray F. Yaco was born in Queens, New York December 26th, 1927. He served in the Army in Japan during WWII and was a war correspondent in Vietnam and Kuwait. Other than that we know very little about him. He wrote a handful of short stories, this one appearing in Amazing Stories in July 1960 on page 66, Membership Drive by Murray F. Yaco…

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Never on Mars by John Wyndham Sep 22, 2024

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Jeremy got to Mars, all right, but nobody else came back. And so people would not believe he had actually been there at all. Never on Mars by John Wyndham, that’s next on The Lost Sci-Fi Podcast.

John Wyndham appears for the first time on our podcast. Wyndham was born in 1903, the English science fiction writer is best known for his novels The Day of the Triffids, released on the big screen in 1963 and The Midwich Cuckoos, later filmed as Village of the Damned in 1960.

He wrote about a dozen novels and more than 70 short stories.

A British daily newspaper, The Financial Times, called Wyndham, "one of Great Britain's most serious and literate pioneers of intelligent science-fiction", and that "he always wrote well and imaginatively”.

It took a great deal of imagination to write today’s story which was published in Fantastic Universe in January 1954 on page 62, Never on Mars by John Wyndham…

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