The space ship landed briefly, and John Endlich lifted the huge Asteroids Homesteaders Office box, which contained everything from a prefabricated house to toothbrushes for his family, down from the hold-port without help or visible effort. In the tiny gravity of the asteroid, Vesta, doing this was no trouble at all. But beyond this point the situation was—bitter. His two kids, Bubs, seven, and Evelyn, nine—clad in space-suits that were slightly oversize to allow for the growth of young bodies—were both bawling. He could hear them through his oxygen-helmet radiophones. Around him, under the airless sky of space, stretched desolation that he'd of course known about beforehand—but which now had assumed that special and terrible starkness of reality. At his elbow, his wife, Rose, her heart-shaped face and grey eyes framed by the wide face-window of her armor, was trying desperately to choke back tears, and be brave.

"The Revolt of the Star Men" is a science fiction short story written by Raymond Z. Gallun. This book has been deemed a fiction and has been a great collection of ideas that are comprehended into a single draft to read by readers of several age groups. The narrative centres around a brave group of human space explorers which set out on a risky journey to travel to a faraway star system aboard a newly invented spaceship. On their way approach their objective, they accidentally stumble upon an extremely developed and seemingly utopian alien society known as the "Star Men." These extraterrestrial beings have enormous technological abilities and have succeeded to survive in peace. As the human investigators dive deeper into the Star Men's society, that they uncover a terrifying secret: The Star Men are controlled by a powerful central computer known as the "Voice of Truth." This computer promotes conformity and destroys individuality, revealing that the Star Men's utopia is based on the suppression of personal freedom. The story "The Revolt of the Star Men" delves into themes of freedom, individuality, and the consequences of ceding authority to advanced technology.

Raymond Zinke Gallun (1911 - 1994) was among the earliest pulp fiction writers who specialized in science fiction, and he sold many stories to magazines in the 1930s under his own name and several pseudonyms (such as Dow Elstar, E.V. Raymond and William Callahan). His first novel, "People Minus X" (included here) was published in 1957, followed by his second, "The Planet Strappers," in 1961 (also included here). He was honored with the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985 at I-CON IV; the award was later renamed The Raymond Z. Gallun Award. THE REVOLT OF THE STAR MEN THE ETERNAL WALL ASTEROID OF FEAR BIG PILL RETURN OF A LEGEND COMET'S BURIAL STAMPED CAUTION PEOPLE MINUS X (novel) THE PLANET STRAPPERS (novel) The Collector If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

The sixth entry in John Pelan's Classics of SF and Fantasy series comes from Raymond Z. Gallun, a writer whose career spanned the 30s through the 50s. In his introduction, John Pelan places Gallun in the pantheon of authors who entertained the readers of the Depression with tales of otherworldly creatures and societies. In this volume you'll find: Old Faithful, Astounding Science Fiction, December 1934 Brother Worlds, Thrilling Wonder, February 1951 Iszt-Earthman, Astounding Science Fiction, April 1938 The Achilles Heel, Amazing Stories, 1940 Hotel Cosmos, Astounding Science Fiction, July 1938 Prodigal's Aura, Astounding Science Fiction, April 1951 Bluff Play, Thrilling Wonder Stories, December 1950 Asteroid of Fear, 1951 Planet Stories March 1951 The Eternal Wall, 1942 Amazing Stories November 1942 Davey Jones' Ambassador, Astounding Science Fiction, Dec. 1935

Each story preceded by 1 paragraph of commentary.