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44. "A Thousand Dollars a Plate". March 21. Jack McKenty (adapted by Ernest Kinoy) 45. "A Pail of Air". March 28. Fritz Leiber (adapted by George Lefferts) 46.
X Minus One is an American half-hour science fiction radio drama series that was broadcast from April 24, 1955, to January 9, 1958, in various timeslots on NBC.Known for high production values in adapting stories from the leading American authors of the era, X Minus One has been described as one of the finest offerings of American radio drama and one of the best science fiction series in any ...
Perigi's Wonderful Dolls. Perigi's Wonderful Dolls is a 1955 science fiction short story written and adapted by George Lefferts for the radio drama series X Minus One. It was originally aired without commercials by NBC on June 5, 1955, and later rebroadcast on January 18, 1956. [1] Comparisons have been raised [who?] between several aspects of ...
751436515. Orphans of the Sky is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988), consisting of two parts: " Universe " (Astounding Science Fiction, May 1941) and its sequel, " Common Sense " (Astounding Science Fiction, October 1941). The two novellas were first published together in book form in 1963.
1953. " Seventh Victim " is a science fiction short story by American writer Robert Sheckley, originally published in Galaxy Science Fiction in April 1953. In 1957 it was adapted for NBC 's X Minus One radio play as "The Seventh Victim". It was heavily revised for the 1965 Italian movie The 10th Victim. Sheckley published a novelization of the ...
The novelette "The Defenders" was the cover story for the January 1953 issue of Galaxy Science Fiction, illustrated by Ed Emshwiller. " The Defenders " is a 1953 science fiction novelette by American author Philip K. Dick, and the basis for Dick's 1964 novel The Penultimate Truth. It is one of several of his stories to be expanded into a novel.
Marionettes, Inc. " Marionettes, Inc. " is a short story by American writer Ray Bradbury, originally published in Startling Stories (March 1949) and later reprinted in his collection of short stories The Illustrated Man. In the story, Bradbury conjures a conflict between man and machine and depicts the human dependence on technology, a common ...
A Saucer of Loneliness. "A Saucer of Loneliness" was originally published in the February 1953 issue of Galaxy. " A Saucer of Loneliness " is a short story by American writer Theodore Sturgeon that first appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction n. 27 (February 1953). It was adapted as a radio play for X Minus One in 1957, and as the second segment of ...