The Year When Stardust Fell Part 37

Earthbound by Milton Lesser--_An ex-s.p.a.ce cadet is forced to plunder s.h.i.+ps he was trained to protect_

Find the Feathered Serpent by Evan Hunter--_Explorers in Mexico discover startling Mayan remains_

Five Against Venus by Philip Latham--_A Moon-bound rocket crashes in the misty wilds of Venus_

Islands in the Sky by Arthur C. Clarke--_A teen-ager's adventures aboard a s.p.a.ce station_

Lost Planet, The by Paul Dallas--_Two worlds on the verge of war_

Marooned on Mars by Lester del Rey--_A teen-ager on the first Moon-to-Mars expedition_

Missing Men of Saturn by Philip Latham--_A s.p.a.ce crew is held prisoner by froglike men on Saturn_

Mission to the Moon by Lester del Rey--_Scientists make man's first journey to the Moon_

Mists of Dawn by Chad Oliver--_A s.p.a.ce-time machine hurls a 20th-century boy back to 50,000 B. C._

Mysterious Planet, The by Kenneth Wright--_A young captive on Planet X prevents Earth's destruction_

Mystery of the Third Mine by Rob. Lowndes--_Prospecting in the dangerous Asteroid belt_

Planet of Light by Raymond F. Jones--_A trip to another planet shows how the Universe can be saved from destruction_

Rocket Jockey by Philip St. John--_A s.p.a.ce pilot battles Martians in rocket race_

Rocket to Luna by Richard Marsten--_A stowaway on a Moon-bound rocket proves his worth_

Rockets to Nowhere by Philip St. John--_Scientists establish a colony on the Moon_

Secret of Saturn's Rings, The by Donald A. Wollheim--_A scientist proves his theories by means of a unique invention_

Secret of the Martian Moons, The by Donald A. Wollheim--_Scientists discover the secrets of Martian civilization_

Son of the Stars by Raymond F. Jones--_An interplanetary friends.h.i.+p brings Earth to the brink of destruction_

Sons of the Ocean Deeps by Bryce Walton--_Undersea terrors nearly thwart a project aimed at saving a continent_

Star Seekers, The by Milton Lesser--_A tale of a s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p doomed to crash_

Step to the Stars by Lester del Rey--_The U. S. builds a s.p.a.ce station_

Trouble on t.i.tan by Alan E. Nourse--_A rocket experimenter discovers a plot threatening Earth's existence_

Vandals of the Void by Jack Vance--_A tale of s.p.a.ce pirates_

Vault of the Ages by Poul Anderson--_Life 500 years after the flaming collapse of 20th-century civilization_

World at Bay, The by Paul Capon--_Men from another planet attack Earth_

_The year When Stardust Fell_ By RAYMOND F. JONES--A Mysterious "Fall-Out" Paralyzes Civilization

Mayfield was the typical college town. Nothing too unusual ever happened there until a mysterious comet was suddenly observed by the scientists on College Hill.

And then one day the modified engine on Ken Maddox's car began overheating mysteriously. By morning it didn't run at all.

Art's Garage, local headquarters for hot-rodders, was soon so full of cars that wouldn't run, that Ken's science club began working in the garage after school. It didn't take long for the club to discover that all the moving parts on these stalled cars had fused together. Soon all machinery had stopped in Mayfield. There was no longer any light or power anywhere. This mysterious creeping paralysis was spreading.

The copper-yellow glow of the comet seemed to have brought the whole world to a grinding halt. Airplanes, trains, generators and heavy machinery were immobilized. Finally man was left with only a few primitive tools and communication became possible only by means of amateur radio. In the resulting chaos parts of Mayfield were burned and looted by hunger-crazed mobs that stole and killed as they advanced.

Here is science fiction at its thrilling best. A startling and thought-provoking book that shows how human nature might react to catastrophe.