Forgotten Sci-Fi Craig Patterson
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An anthology series of great, but unheralded, science fiction from the Golden Age, the Gilded Age, and the Victorian Era. Unadapted, presented in its original form. The stories vary from character-driven to narrative, with everything in between.
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Episode 10: The Undersea Express, by J. Roaman
Taking a ride on a futuristic cargo vessel may present adventures not intended. Though the technology is tremendous, the mundanity of the human angle will always be present.
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Episode 9: The Time Eliminator, by KAW
Winter Kaw used the pseudonym K.A.W. for this story, a breezy tale of time travel and its practical application. Never meant to be horrifying or even future-looking, The Time Eliminator is more lighthearted, perhaps an inspiration for Back to the Future.
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The Space Dwellers, by Raymond Gallun
If someone from a more advanced civilization visited us, what would they have to say? Would they spend their time talking about us, which is what so many people believe, or would they talk about their own story? The latter would be far more interesting... and likely.
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Episode 7: The Jovian Jest, by Lilith Lorraine
A tale of communication with an extra-terrestrial species, who is, to be blunt, not that impressed with us. They decide to play a little trick on two of our humans.
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Episode 6: The Diamond Lens, by Fitz-James O'Brien
A thrilling story of greed, betrayal, and love, The Diamond Lens follows the life of a microscopist as he becomes willing to do anything to achieve his goal.
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Episode 5: The Appendix and the Spectacles, by Miles J. Breuer, M.D.
Following in his Czech family footsteps, Miles J. Breuer became a physician in the small community of Crete, Nebraska. He served in World War I, only to come back and resume his family's practice. But science fiction was always an interest, and he published dozens of stories throughout his life.