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Welcome to the maddeningly strange and inventive mind of prolific pulp genre author Rog Phillips (real name Roger Phillip Graham)! Having written over 200 stories, this is hopefully the first of several collections of Phillips challenging, off-trail fiction that tackles complex ideas like time travel, alternate universes, artificial intelligence and the completely inexplicable with a grounding in deft character work and clever, brisk prose. Included in this collection is the harrowing, Hugo-nominated novelette Rat in the Skull. (Summary by Ben Tucker)

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After the war, Earth stored away its robot armies or sold them for scrap—because fighting machines were dangerous. But more deadly was— THE COSMIC JUNKMAN.

After the war, Earth opted to either store its formidable robot armies or sell them off for scrap‚Aîrecognizing that these machines of destruction posed a significant threat. But lurking in the shadows was an even greater menace‚AîTHE COSMIC JUNKMAN. Summary by Imagination, December 1953.

Whether you find yourself a believer or a skeptic, one thing remains clear reality often defies logic, and the universe operates under its own mysterious laws. - Summary by IF Worlds of Science Fiction January 1953

Lin Carter, an engineer entangled in top-secret research at Lockheed, was in the midst of his morning routine when a sudden knock at his apartment door disrupted his day. Little did he know that this unexpected visitor would change everything. Enter a girl so enchanting she seemed to belong to another realm, igniting a love that would pull him through a labyrinth of doors—each leading to worlds within worlds. As Lins passion for her deepens, he realizes that the final door is already ajar, bringing with it the chilling presence of outer space on silent wings. To close this door—and...