Journey to an alternate world of mutant earthlings and aliens from the farthest reaches of the galaxy in this gripping collection by the boldest and most renowned authors in science fiction -- Piers Anthony, Arthur C. Clarke, William F. Temple, Mike Ashley, and more. This is a thrilling treasury that leaves nothing unexplored!

Edited by Mike Ashley.

Contents:

• Foreword: Journey into Space by Mike Ashley
• Introduction: Space Explorers Start Here by Douglas Hill
• To See the Stars by Lawrence Schimel and Mark A. Garland
• The Long Night by John Christopher
• The Hunters by Walt Sheldon
• Asteroid 745: Mauritia by Donald A. Wollheim
• City of Ancient Skulls by Simon Clark
• Derelict by Raymond Z. Gallun
• A Walk in the Dark by Arthur C. Clarke
• Protected Species by H.B. Fyfe
• The Cage by A. Bertram Chandler
• Intelligent Life Elsewhere by Stephen Bowkett
• Hally's Paradise by Douglas Hill
• Scrutiny by William F. Temple
• In the Picture by Stephen Baxter
• Quinquepedalian by Piers Anthony
• The Lonely Alien by Sydney J. Bounds
• Status Extinct by Eric Brown
• No Home but the Stars by Peter T. Garratt
• Jewels in an Angel's Wing by Ian Watson
• The Children by Chester S. Geier
• Whooo-ooo Flupper! by Nicholas Fisk
• The Space Butterflies by Stephen Baxter
• The Bells of Acheron by E.C. Tubb
• Thoughts That Kill by John Russell Fearn
• The Chosen by Samantha Lee
• The Dead Planet by Edmond Hamilton
• Afterword: What's Out There? by Mike Ashley