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"The Terror Out of Space" is a gripping tale that follows the crew of a spaceship as they encounter a mysterious and malevolent force in the depths of outer space. The story begins with the crew embarking on a routine mission to explore a distant planet, but their journey takes a terrifying turn when they come face to face with an unknown entity that threatens their very existence.As the plot ... Read more

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Techniques of the Selling Writer provides solid instruction for people who want to write and sell fiction, not just to talk and study about it. It gives the background, insights, and specific procedures needed by all beginning writers. Here one can learn how to group words into copy that moves, movement into scenes, and scenes into stories; how to develop characters, how to revise and polish, and ... Read more

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Techniques of the Selling Writer provides solid instruction for people who want to write and sell fiction, not just to talk and study about it. It gives the background, insights, and specific procedures needed by all beginning writers. Here one can learn how to group words into copy that moves, movement into scenes, and scenes into stories; how to develop characters, how to revise and polish, and
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A jargon-free manual on the basics of developing interesting fictional charactersVibrant, believable characters help drive a fictional story. Along with a clever plot, well-drawn characters make us want to continue reading a novel or finish watching a movie. In Creating Characters, Dwight V. Swain shows how writers can invent interesting characters and improve them so that they move a story along.
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At a remote desert project base, Carl Stone is thrust into a nightmare of alien menace and human paranoia. He first witnesses a terrifying attack on a woman by a translucent creature armed with a purple beam weapon and protected by a scarlet band, and barely survives the assault himself, fighting back with a revolver, an axe, and a car before driving it off. In her dying moments, the woman speaks ... Read more

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Cry Chaos!

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Henry Horn's X-Ray Eye Glasses

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Look! said Henry Horn with a gasp. "Here, you look at the camp through the glasses!" Henry Horn had a new invention; a pair of glasses that worked on the x-ray principle. But he didn't expect them to reveal Nazi secret agents and their works of sabotage! "It's not enough to have a nudist colony move in next door!" fumed Professor Paulsen. "No, indeed! That wouldn't disrupt things enough. Now, in ... Read more

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Bring Back My Brain!

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Battle Out of Time

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