Complete Science Fantasy of Charles Fontenay

CHARLES L. FONTENAY writes: "I was born in Brazil of a father who was by birth English and by parentage German and French, and of a mother who was by birth American and by parentage American and Scottish. This mess of internationalism caused me some trouble in the army during World War II as the government couldn't decide whether I was American, British, or Brazilian; and both as an enlisted man and an officer I dealt in secret work which required citizenship by birth. On three occasions I had to dig into the lawbooks. Finally they gave up and admitted I was an American citizen.... "I was raised on a West Tennessee farm and distinguished myself in school principally by being the youngest, smallest (and consequently the fastest-running) child in my classes ... Newspaper work has been my career since 1936. I have worked for three newspapers, including The Nashville Tennessean for which I am now rewrite man, and before the war for the Associated Press."


Contents

The Patriot

Z

Communication

Blow the Man Down

Rebels of the Red Planet

Atom Drive

Escape Velocity

Service with a Smile

Wind

The Jupiter Weapon

Disqualified

The Gift Bearer

Atom Drive-

It was a race between the tortoise and the hare. But this hare was using some dirty tricks to make sure the ending would be different....

Rebels of the Red Planet-

Dark Kensington had been dead for twenty-five years. It was a fact; everyone knew it. Then suddenly he reappeared, youthful, brilliant, ready to take over the Phoenix, the rebel group that worked to overthrow the tyranny that gripped the settlers on Mars.

The Jupiter Weapon-

He was a living weapon ofdestruction--immeasurablypowerful, utterly invulnerable.There was only onequestion: Was he human?

The Gift Bearer-

This could well have been Montcalm's greatest opportunity; a chance to bring mankind priceless gifts from worlds beyond. But Montcalm was a solid family man--and what about that nude statue in the park?

Wind-

When you have an engine with no fuel, and fuel without an engine, and a life-and-death deadline to meet, you have a problem indeed. Unless you are a stubborn Dutchman--and Jan Van Artevelde was the stubbornest Dutchman on Venus.

Disqualified-

If Saranta wished to qualify as one who loved his fellow man, he should have known that often the most secretive things are the most obvious.

Service with a Smile-

Herbert was truly a gentlemanrobot. The ladies' slightestwish was his command....