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by Winston K. Marks

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Genres: Short Stories

16 pages, ebook

First published March 1, 1954

About the author

Born Winston Kinney Marks, this US writer of sf short stories also wrote as Win Marks and used the pseudonyms Win Kinney and Ken Winney, each for just one story. He began publishing with "Mad Hatter" for Unknown in May 1940, but then, after "Manic Perverse" (October 1941 Astounding), was not heard of again until 1953 when he published The Water Eater (June 1953 Galaxy; 2010 ebook). He was then quite prolific, publishing nearly 60 further stories to 1959, with two final SF Magazine appearances in the late 1960s.

Reviews

[Debbie Zapata · Rating 2 out of 5]

You are on a island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, doing some sort of research on fish and such for the government with a group of other scientists. What could possibly go wrong?

Well, for one thing, you see a flying saucer. And then there are those little green flies that come out of the saucer and swarm over the island. But they are just little green flies, right?

Right.

A quick read from the pages of 1954's IF Worlds Of Science Fiction magazine. Made me think of a tv movie I once saw featuring William Shatner and hordes of tarantulas.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting listening 🎶🔰

Another will written fantasy adventure thriller short story by Winston K. Marks about the search for a new insect and where it leads. I would recommend this novella to readers looking for a quick read. Enjoy the adventure of reading all kinds of novels 👍🔰 and books 📚. 2022😄

[DOUGLAS J BERRY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lord of the flies.

Winston k marks brings us an alien invasion story. A sci fi short story from the forties and fifties. The story is a little nebulous, but plausible.

[Luke John · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining, short alien invasion tale which does a good job of delivering the story in a succinct and gripping manner.