Since the beginning, humanity has looked to the future. Some have dared offer a few predictions. This shelf-bending volumes unites some of the greatest works of speculative fiction in the history of the English Language. It is a must for enthusiasts of science and/or literature. This is volume III in a three part anthology of great speculative fiction. The focus of this volume is more recent, shorter works. Lurking Llamas Press Classics are an affordable series of anthologies that compile some of the greatest works of literature into themed volumes edited by the renowned Dr. Moriarty Cornelius Livingstone IV. These volumes are perfect for students, professors, families and individual readers who wish to explore great literature in an affordable and enlightening fashion. Lurking Llamas Press believes that great literature belongs to the masses yearning to learn and feel the power of the written word.Works included in this edition include:The Crystal Egg (HG-Wells)The Star (HG Wells)A Story of the Stone Age (HG-Wells)A Story of the Days to Come (HG Wells)The Man who could Work Miracles (HG Wells)The Scarlet Plague (Jack London)The Onslaught from Rigel (Fletcher Pratt)Shipwrecked on Venus (Neil R Jones)The Shadow out of Time (HP Lovecraft)Youth (Isaac Asimov)Mr. Spaceship (Phillip K. Dick)Second Variety (Phillip K. Dick)The Variable Man (Phillip K. Dick)Tony and the Beetles (Phillip K. Dick)The Final Figure (Sam Merwin)An enlightening introduction discussing the relevance of the texts in question to the modern context-Dr. Moriarty Cornelius Livingstone IV.