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By turns chilling, eerie, strange and exciting, here are nine hand-picked early stories by one of the craftsmen of British science fiction, including a complete short novel never before published.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Philip Harbottle
• Portrait of a Spaceman - (1954) - short story
• Sole Survivor - (1955) - short story
• The Active Man - (1955) - short story
• Grant in Aid - (1956) - short story
• Act of Courage - (1956) - short story
• The City - (1951) - novelette
• Project Star-Ship - (1954) - novelette
• Strange Portrait - (1946) - short story
• The Future of SF - (1952) - essay
• The Predators - novella

In The Best of Sydney J Bounds Volume 2, you'll find stories that span the full spectrum of imaginative literature from one of its modern masters, in a sparkling collection where unspeakable occurrences alter the course of events with dizzying consequences.

Tales of Mystery & Horror... It was incredible that she didn't move, didn't utter a sound. But then the whole island lay under an uncanny silence, reminding him he hadn't seen even one small animal here. It was hideous. The limbs were not identical; they had not come from the same body. The head, waxen and discoloured, lolled at an angle, as if insecurely hinged at the neck.

Tales of Fantasy & Science Fiction... the bony framework inside him had come to life -- some strange, inner life of its own -- and was now refusing to support him any longer. It resented carrying the weight of his flesh... The computer said, "I register a form of life in space that lives on the discharge from radioactive elements." "Full power," she ordered. "Outrun it!" Acceleration came briefly, followed by a complete loss of power. The computer failed and screens faded to gray.

The Best of Sydney J Bounds Volume 2 is a thrilling collection of science fiction stories, sure to delight and terrify fans of the genre.