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“Literature is a luxury; fiction is a necessity.” ― G.K. Chesterton
1. The Trail of Death
There's sure some sort of hoodoo on these Antarctic expeditions
2. 'It is Some Horrible Inhabitant of Space, Something Unknown to us on Earth'
They were moving sluggishly along the red light, seeming to flow rather than crawl.
3. He Was Trapped—Two Miles Below the Earth
Impossible! What sort of creatures would they be, that could live two miles beneath the surface of the earth?
4. I Was Saved by My Mother-in-Law's Tongue
The spaceport was nearly empty. In fact, Jack was not 100% sure there was any other organic life currently at this spaceport.
5. There Was No Struggle, No Attempt at Flight or Resistance
They could see one another, but it was impossible for them to make their voices heard above the rasping of the beetles' legs.
6. The Lord of Space
On the day of the next full moon every living thing on earth will be wiped out of existence
7. He Began to Twist and Turn, as Though Torn by Some Invisible Force
From twenty miles away stabbed the "atom-filtering" rays to Allen Baker in his cell in the death house.
8. In an Inner Room They Found a Diabolical Machine
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, January 1930, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here.
9. The Wall of Death
And then Kay had broken through and was hewing madly with great sweeps of the ax.
10. Orris Led the Way to a Great Underground City
It was now two years since Edwin Leland bought the estate for a song and took up his residence in the gloomy old house.
11. Asimov Unknowingly Pioneered Modern Prompt Engineering
Isaac Asimov, a visionary in the realm of science fiction, unknowingly pioneered modern prompt engineering through his thought-provoking robot series.
12. Murder Madness! 7 Secret Service Men had Completely Disappeared
The engines of the Almirante Gomez were going dead slow. Away up beside her monster funnels her siren blew dismally
13. The Man Who Was Dead
IT was a wicked night, the night I met the man who had died.
14. "More victims," He Observed Grimly to Himself, of the Plane
There was a dull muttering in the sky to the east, and a speck appeared, drew nearer swiftly, grew larger, and became a small army biplane.
15. A Death More Hideous
Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1931, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. Four Miles Within - Chapter V: A Death More Hideous
16. The New Religion
EVERY great religion has as its psychological reason for existence the mission of compensating for some crying, unsatisfied human need.
17. The Cave of Horror
"Suddenly, for no apparent reason at all, one of the men on guard was jerked into the air feet upwards."
18. Invisible Death
The inquest into the mysterious death of Darius Darrow, savant, inventor, recluse and eccentric, resembled a scientific convention.
19. The Story of the Last Trump
“Now to God the Father, God the Son——”
20. The Motion of the Planet Neptune Had Become Very Erratic
Ogilvy had already called attention to a suspected retardation in its velocity in December.
21. The Attack from Space
We had been captured by a race of gigantic beetles.
22. I Saw the Famous Science Temple with its Constant Stream of Worshippers
The delivery of his country into the clutches of a merciless, ultra-modern religion can be prevented only by Dr. Hagstrom's deciphering an extraordinary code.
23. Tanks: The Deciding Battle of the War of 1932
Row after row of the monsters roared by, going greedily with hungry guns into battle.
24. The Stolen Mind
The structure, pivoting downward, plunged Quest to his waist in the osmotic solution.
25. THE COMING OF THE DAY
To-night all over the world ships must be in flight and ships pursuing; ten thousand towns must be ringing with the immediate excitement of war....
26. THE RED DRAGON Book Full Plot Summary [Spoiler Alert]
Thomas Harris' best work explores the dark and twisted inner of the human mind.
27. The Dark Side of Antri
“Behold one of those who live in the darkness.”
28. THE WEAR AND TEAR OF EPISCOPACY
He came to Princhester an innocent and trustful man.
29. The Beetle Horde - Chapter III: Ten Miles Underground
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, January 1930, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. The Beetle Horde - Chapter III: Ten Miles Underground
30. Into the Unknown
The laboratory was a small room of board walls, board ceiling and floor. Windowless, with a single door opening into the cellar of the apartment house.
31. A Traitor and a Passing Asteroid
We have information, Johnson––there’s some under cover plot here aboard. I want to know what it is.
32. When the Mountain Came to Miramar
The first tremor that set the timbers of the house to creaking brought Garry Connell out of his bunk and into the middle of the floor.
33. David Copperfield: Chapter 4 - I Fall Into Disgrace
He drew her to him, whispered in her ear, and kissed her.
34. SECESSION
There came another silence. “It's all gone so differently,” she said. “Everything has gone so differently.”
35. The Run: Chapter 6
[Read Chapter 5]
36. David Copperfield: Chapter 40 - The Wanderer
The wind had gone down with the light, and so the snow had come on. It was a heavy, settled fall, I recollect, in great flakes; and it lay thick.
37. Fictitious Works Disclaimer Notice: If You Have to Use One, Use This One
A “Works of Fiction Disclaimer” that embodies the concept of having some entertainment value in addition to its desired “suitability to purpose”:
38. The Challenge of the Unknown
Incredible! Impossible! I did not say it, though my thoughts were written on my face, no doubt.
39. The Beetle Horde - Chapter V: Doomed!
There were no means known to Tommy of reckoning time in that strange place of twilight. His watch had been broken in the airplane fall
40. The Jungle: Chapter XVI
Ah, if only he could have foreseen it—but then, he would have foreseen it, if he had not been a fool!
41. The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson - Table of Links
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42. The Beetle Horde - Chapter II: Beetles and Humans
How long he had remained unconscious, Tommy had no means of determining.
43. The Run: Chapter 5
[Read Chapter 4]
44. The Run: Chapter 1
Dennis and Mac had been driving for almost a week, and they hadn’t seen a single soul. They were worried. When they’d left the ranch, they’d thought maybe they’d run into someone, another survivor. But there was no one. The roads were almost empty. There was the occasional abandoned car, but that was it. They drove mostly on highways, to make better time. Mac wondered if they might not have better luck on the smaller country roads, but Dennis wouldn’t have it. Those roads had curves and were thick with trees. There was no way of seeing danger coming. If someone wanted to spring a surprise on you, you wouldn’t know it until it was too late.
45. Into Space
MANY of my readers will remember the mysterious radio messages which were heard by both amateur and professional short wave operators during the night
46. Vandals of the Stars
IT came suddenly, without warning, and it brought consternation to the people of the world.
47. ChatGPT Writes The Great Gatsby Set in a Zombie Apocalypse
I told OpenAI's ChatGPT model to write The Great Gatsby, but with zombies. Here's what happened...
48. The Woman Who Cried Milk: A Short Story Told in Python
When the line between source code and literary fiction blurs. You can't decide if you're reading a story or a program -- I'm afraid it won't run, though
49. THE NEW HAROUN AL RASCHID
His definition of Prejudice impressed White as being the most bloodless and philosophical formula that ever dominated the mind of a man.
50. “AS THE WIND BLOWS.”
“Tu, nisi ventis Debes ludibrium, cave.”
51. Vampires of Venus
Leslie Larner, an entomologist borrowed from the Earth, pits himself against the night-flying vampires that are ravaging the inhabitants of Venus.
52. The Beetle Horde
Jim Dodd, the young archaeologist of the party, could be seen apparently wrestling with something that looked like a suit of armor.
53. This Side of Paradise: Book II, Chapter V - The Egotist Becomes a Personage
Under the glass portcullis of a theatre Amory stood, watching the first great drops of rain splatter down and flatten to dark stains on the sidewalk.
54. The Run: Chapter 2
[Read Chapter 1]
55. Deepfake Autofiction: A New Wave of AI-generated Literature
First, AI knows how to drive. Now, they know how to write. When are they going to learn to cut my lawn or add in morally dubious scenes into my movies?
56. The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: Chapter V - Incident of the letter
This news sent off the visitor with his fears renewed.
57. EXEGETICAL
“My faith in God grows,” he said.
58. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 7
The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
59. David Copperfield: Chapter 29 - I Visit Steerforth At His Home, Again
I mentioned to Mr. Spenlow in the morning, that I wanted leave of absence for a short time
60. The Moon Master
Through infinite deeps of space Jerry Foster hurtles to the Moon—only to be trapped by a barbaric race and offered as a living sacrifice to Oong
61. Oliver Twist: Chapter XIII
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here: [LINK TO TABLE OF LINK]. Chapter XIII: Some New Acquitances are Introduced to the Intelligent Reader, Connected with Whom Various Pleasant Matters are Related, Appertaining to this History
62. THE SCANDALOUS RAMBLE
“It’s perfectly splendid. Of all the fine weather the best has been kept for now. My last day. My very last day.”
63. Read This Side of Paradise Online for Free
A letter dated January,1918 written by Monsignor Darcy to Amory, who is a second lieutenant in the 171st Infantry, Port of Embarkation, Camp Mills, Long Island
64. The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: Chapter IV - The Carew murder case
The murderer was gone long ago; but there lay his victim in the middle of the lane, incredibly mangled.
65. The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - Table of Links
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66. Phantoms of Reality
The man to whom I spoke was a scientist. He replied gently, "My boy, when you are grown older and wiser you will realize that nothing is impossible."
67. The Run: Chapter 4
[Read Chapter 3]
68. The Run: Chapter 3
[Read Chapter 2]
69. THE THIRD VISION
“It is not the poverty I fear,” said Lady Ella.
70. From Russia With Love: The Crypto Theft
This is a story that is based on the bitfinex hack in 2016.
71. David Copperfield: Chapter 2 - I Observe
There comes out of the cloud, our house—not new to me, but quite familiar, in its earliest remembrance.
72. The Soul Master
A terrific force was emanating from that devilish globe above.
73. The Beetle Horde - Chapter VI: Escape!
I heard what he said. You shall not die. We shall go away to your place, where there are no beetles to eat us
74. IN THE NEW FOREST
“You are, I perceive, cycling through this delightful country,” said the clergyman.
75. ADOLESCENCE
All this was a thing apart from the rest of my life, a locked avoided chamber....
76. Read Old Crompton's Secret Online for Free Full Text
Tom Forsythe, the only son of an old recluse, moved in to a secluded laboratory in the woods.
77. The Price of Freedom Pt. 3 (Final)
Kael watched a clip of a protest in Minneapolis from 2026.
78. Monsters of the Deep
"I wish to show those of you who failed to see it the sinking of the Stellar, on which I was a passenger and, I believe, the only survivor."
79. Nathan Baugh: 10 Psychology Tricks to Improve Your Storytelling Ability
Nathan Baugh goes over 10 Psychology tricks to improve your storytelling ability.
80. David Copperfield: Chapter 32 - The Beginning Of A Long Journey
What is natural in me, is natural in many other men, I infer, and so I am not afraid to write that I never had loved Steerforth
81. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, January 1931 - Table of Links
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, January 1931, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
82. The Forgotten Planet
The authentic account of why cosmic man damned an outlaw world to be, forever, a leper of Space.
83. Oliver Twist: Chapter XXIII
Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here: [LINK TO TABLE OF LINK]. Chapter XXIII: Which Contains the Substance of A Pleasant Conversation Between Mr. Bumble and A Lady; And Shows that Even A Beadle May Be Susceptible On Some Points
84. This Side of Paradise: Book I, Chapter I - Amory, Son of Beatrice
Amory Blaine inherited from his mother every trait, except the stray inexpressible few, that made him worthwhile.
85. This Side of Paradise: Book II, Chapter II - Experiments in Convalescence
The Knickerbocker Bar, beamed upon by Maxfield Parrish’s jovial, colorful “Old King Cole,” was well crowded.
86. A Riddle in Time
It's my mind, hazy. The air is cold like winter snow. It is this, this now, that causes me to drift...
87. Marooned Under the Sea
We were going on some mysterious cruise to the South Seas, the details of which I did not know.
88. Life in 2050: The Day Begins
If you want to see what 2050 could be like, prepare to be blown away by the coherent science in this article.
89. Pair-Programming With AI: A Tale of Man and Machine
We have AI at our fingertip to use for software development. But hardly anyone uses it. What could go wrong?
90. The Cipher Message
BENDA conducted me personally to a room very much like an ordinary hotel room.
91. One Tumultuous Night
I returned to my own world. And Derek stayed in his. Each to his own; one may rail at this allotted portion—but he does not lightly give it up.
92. The Crimson Murderess
Hope murmured. "The three-part music comes first. There will first be the spiritual."
93. David Copperfield: Chapter 5 - I am Sent Away From Home
We might have gone about half a mile, and my pocket-handkerchief was quite wet through, when the carrier stopped short.
94. The World Behind the Moon
Like pitiless jaws, a distant crater opened for their ship.
95. I Owe You
A gripping tell of a sentient AI helper that holds a dark secret over it's human owner.
96. David Copperfield: Chapter 56 - The New Wound , And The Old
From the first moment of her dark eyes resting on me, I saw she knew I was the bearer of evil tidings.
97. David Copperfield: Chapter 1
Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.
98. The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde: Chapter VI - Incident of Dr. Lanyon
Now that that evil influence had been withdrawn, a new life began for Dr. Jekyll.
99. David Copperfield: Chapter 11 - I Begin Life On My Own Account, And Don't Like It
I know enough of the world now, to have almost lost the capacity of being much surprised by anything
100. David Copperfield: Chapter 51 - The Beginning Of A Longer Journey
And Mrs. Gummidge took his hand, and kissed it with a homely pathos and affection, in a homely rapture of devotion and gratitude, that he well deserved.
101. David Copperfield: Chapter 62 - A Light Shines On My Way
She did not once show me any change in herself. What she always had been to me, she still was; wholly unaltered.
102. Chapter XVIII: The Pirate Planet
Astounding Stories of Super-Science February 1931, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series. You can jump to any chapter in this book here. The Pirate Planet: Chapter XVIII
103. The Mystery of the Aztech
What the hell is a áswetséwet? it is a Cahuilla word for eaglesnake. It is another name for Quetzalcoatl.
104. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930: VOLUME I, NO. 3 - Cold Light
I have one of the weirdest cases on my hands that I have ever been mixed up in...
105. The Murder in A 22
“GOOD GOD, what was that?” Dr. Frank’s face had gone white in the starlight. Snap stood like a statue of horror.
106. The Angel's Debut
"Did you really make that up yourself?" said Mrs Jehoram, sparkling her eyes at him, "as you went along. Really, it is wonderful! Nothing less than wonderful."
107. The Jungle: Chapter XX
Thirty thousand of these pieces he handled every day, nine or ten million every year—how many in a lifetime it rested with the gods to say.
108. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 6
The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D. Wattles is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
109. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 - Table of Links
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930, by Astounding Stories is part of HackerNoon’s Book Blog Post series.
110. Hope, I Came...
I think I was first conscious of a queer calmness which had settled upon me, as though now I had withdrawn contact with the turmoil of our world!
111. THE ENVOY
The gate closes upon him with a slam, and he vanishes from our ken.
112. David Copperfield: Chapter 53 - Another Retrospect
I try to stay my tears, and to reply, ‘Oh, Dora, love, as fit as I to be a husband!’
113. The Pros & Cons Of Anonymous Assassination Betting Sites
You could buy an RPG on the open web for less than two months of personal browser history...
114. The World Set Free
THEY waited two days at Settler's Station. To push along the line into the desert would have been useless, both men were convinced that an airplane would arrive
115. The Science of Getting Rich: Chapter 14
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116. The Half-Dream
The river of sound he decided to be the sound of a vibrational explosion of some sort.
117. Mrs Jehoram's Breadth of View
"The lunatic! Very likely. These half-witted people.... My dear, I don't think I shall ever forget that dreadful encounter. Yesterday."
118. IN THE GALLERY OF OLD IRON
So it was Lewisham enrolled his first ally in the cause of the red tie—of the red tie and of the Greatness that was presently to come.
119. Out of the Dreadful Depths
Robert Thorpe seeks out the nameless horror that is sucking all human life out of ships in the South Pacific.
120. The Opportunity When Reading Science Fiction or Historical Narratives
Some kinds of reading - such as science fiction - can allow us to reflect on who we are as we develop empathy for the characters.
121. On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969: Chapter 4
The ultimate justification for assembling and using on-line data-acquisition systems must be made in terms of research output.
122. THE BOY GROWS UP
“His heart failed him.
123. David Copperfield: Chapter 64 - A Last Retrospect
And now my written story ends. I look back, once more—for the last time—before I close these leaves.
124. MISS HEYDINGER’S PRIVATE THOUGHTS
“Pretty, pretty, pretty—that is our business. What man hesitates in the choice? He goes his own way, thinks his own thoughts, does his own work ...
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