Chad Oliver – författare

Far From This Earth and Other Stories is volume 2 of a collection of Chad Oliver''s SF, containing the following:StardustLet Me Live in a HouseField ExpedientTransformerIf Now You Grieve a LittleAnachronismNorth WindPilgrimageThe Wind Blows FreeOf CourseRite of PassageDidn''t He Ramble?Second NatureGhost TownEnd of the LineJust Like a ManFar From This EarthKing of the HillMeanwhile, Back on the ReservationA Lake of Summer

A Star Above It and Other Stories is volume 1 of a collection of Chad Oliver''s SF, containing the following:Blood''s a RoverThe Land of Lost ContentThe Ant and the EyeArtifactAny More At Home Like You?Rewrite ManThe Edge of ForeverThe Boy Next DoorA Star Above ItThe Mother of NecessityNightTechnical AdvisorBetween the Thunder and the SunThe One That Got AwayTransfusionGuardian SpiritThe GiftTo Whom It May ConcernA Stick for Harry EddingtonOld Four-Eyes

Into a world where monsters ruled... To make it his own, he had only the power in his limbs and his desire to wrest this primeval land from the beasts. He was Varnum, last vestige of strength in the jaded race of men. Adrift in a land untouched by technology, he found himself with the chance for which all men dream - to shape history!

Monte Stewart was an extremely intelligent, somewhat contentious anthropologist with a sense of humor and a nonconformist approach to life. As an expert in his field, he was chosen to approach the first apparently human-like form of life ever to be encountered on another planet. Here was the chance he had been waiting for all his life - an opportunity to make contact, to investigate, to ascertain the facts about an altogether new man-like species, with the added knowledge that the peace of the worlds depended upon the establishment of friendly relations. But Stewart and his team of experts couldn''t get to first base. They tried for weeks - then vicious unreasoned tragedy struck their camp. What had gone wrong?Who were these ''people''?Why had they attacked the humans?Stewart had failed in his mission; but for his own peace of mind he had to discover the answers, and he had to do it alone.

They were visitors from out of space.They had slept for 15,000 years. But they were men. Nevertheless it was a fantastic experience for Wes Chase to discover them while on a casual fishing trip.It was a long time before they were able to explain to Wes why they were on earth and what they needed. It was even longer before Wes conquered his horror and decided he could help them in their mission to bring peace to the universe.When Wes finally found the daring answer to their problems, he realised that he would have to leave his own life behind and go with them into the future and the winds of time.