Six science fiction short stories with a sting in the tail. The Alien who came to Dinner - A time traveler visits the Dark Ages to relay an important message, but will anyone listen? Spot marks the X - Cabin-boy Spot survives a raid by the pirate Blue Jacques, but his problems are only just beginning. The Fastest Gun in the West - When a mysterious stranger joins a poker game, he claims he's never played the game before, but could he have hidden talents? The Billion Dollar Reward - When Mike Mellor offers a ...
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Six science fiction short stories with a sting in the tail. The Alien who came to Dinner - A time traveler visits the Dark Ages to relay an important message, but will anyone listen? Spot marks the X - Cabin-boy Spot survives a raid by the pirate Blue Jacques, but his problems are only just beginning. The Fastest Gun in the West - When a mysterious stranger joins a poker game, he claims he's never played the game before, but could he have hidden talents? The Billion Dollar Reward - When Mike Mellor offers a billion dollars to the first person to prove the existence of aliens, Dearborn Reynolds resolves to collect that reward. The Dawn of a New Age - Peregrine Johnson reckons he's about to make the greatest discovery in the history of space travel, but is anyone paying attention? Certainty in an Uncertain World - With an alien invasion imminent, Takenya Stafford hatches a plan to save humanity.
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