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Space Future
Works exploring technology, imagined futures, discovery and speculative changes in society and everyday life.
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Explore Public-Domain Works in History, Law and Social Inquiry
This catalogue gathers 91 public-domain science fiction works, mostly short stories and novellas from the 1940s and 1950s pulp magazines. The collection is organized into four overlapping categories—Space Future, Machines Invention, Other Worlds, and Social Speculation—each grouping stories by setting, subject, or narrative pattern. Rather than a single reading order, the catalogue offers multiple entry points: browse by category, scan the alphabetical list, or follow one of three practical reading paths built around classic space adventure, social and psychological fiction, or pulp thrills and noir. Each record includes bibliographic details, keywords, and a non-spoiler summary to help you decide what to read next.
91 public-domain works82 represented authorsSource-attributed catalogue records
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Machines Invention
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Other Worlds
A focused group of public-domain works connected by subject, literary setting and recurring questions.
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Social Speculation
Texts connected with historical lives, social customs, institutions and the worlds in which people lived.
Science Fiction — Editor’s Selection
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Space Future
The First Man on the Moon — A Re...
Authored by Authors: Coppel, Alfred, 1921-2004, 'The First Man on the Moon — A Re...' stands as a notable and significant work within the Space Future category. Alfred Coppel's 1950 short story follows John Thurmon, the first murderer on the moon, who crash-lands alone after killing his rival. The narrative traces his ecstatic triumph, descent into paranoia, and final broadcast to Earth, using stark lunar imagery and psychological tension. Discover the unique thematic elements that make this specific work highly regarded.
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Z-Day on Centauri — Themes and C...
In Space F...
The Sun-Death — A Closer Reading
In Space F...
Alpha Say, Beta Do — Background ...
In Machine...
Moon of Treason — Themes and Con...
In Social ...
Tubemonkey — Context and Discussion
In Space F...
The Green Dream — Key Ideas to E...
In Space F...
Cargo to Callisto — Inside the C...
In Other W...
Lady Into Hell-Cat — Reading Notes
In Social ...
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Begin with Space FutureOpen a focused route to works connected with Space Future.Explore Machines InventionCompare authors, source types and recurring questions within Machines Invention.Read through Other WorldsMove from introductory records to related works in Other Worlds.Browse Social SpeculationUse this theme as a starting point for nearby catalogue records in Social Speculation.
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EUATS Catalogue provides editorial oversight for the EUATS archive, which contains 91 books and 82 author entries organized into 4 categories. This ensures the accuracy and consistency of the catalogue records.
