Raymond F. Jones Bücher

The Original, Unedited, Magazine Text: THE ALIEN MACHINE-Cal Meacham was proud of his scientific talents till he found himself faced with alien products that could only have come from another culture! THE SHROUD OF SECRECY-Cal Meacham's new job is an engineer's heaven, until he's led to peer beneath- THE GREATER CONFLICT-At last Cal Meacham of the Peace Engineers finds the answer to his problem, but he does not find it anywhere on Earth! Published as three short novelets in Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1949-50, these three stories were later combined, slightly rewritten, and a fourth part added on to form the complete novel published in 1952-later to become a major motion picture from Universal-International.

All his life Manvar has had a dream. One day, he will escape the harshly primitive, blizzard-torn lands of the north. He will follow the paths of the Ancients and see for himself the fabled lands of the south: lands without ice and snow and perpetual night; lands of warmth and light, where life is easy and comfortable within walled cities of incredible beauty. Manvar follows his dream, but finds it hollow. Life in the wondrous city of Delphos is not the paradise it seemed.

Adventure stories don't normally make a point as well, but Raymond F. Jones is no ordinary adventure story writer. In this touching and beautiful tale, Forester Bradwell shares his son's adventures and learns a lesson he will never forget. Neither will you. For Forester Bradwell is one of the elite in a time and society where stupidity and ignorance have been conquered by genetic engineering. But his son Freeman is a Retard. The King of Eolim is the story of the Bradwell's search for a home that will truly be "home" for Free.