{"product_id":"galactic-cluster","title":"Galactic Cluster","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVintage - \u003c\/strong\u003eSuperb stories of outer space where the unexpected is an everyday occurrence, the unforeseen an ever-present danger. Two men alone on a space station--an over-zealous colonel and the civilian who tries to talk him out of dropping three hydrogen bombs on Washington, D.C.; A seductive actress signs up for the maiden flight of a space ship so that she can track down the husband who jilted her.; A fiendishly clever agent infiltrates a top-secret government project and threatens the very existence of Earth.; Imagine a galaxy of super worms bound together through telepathy and a planet whose inhabitants consider the human brain to be a cancerous tumor!; Imagine an incredible journey to Alpha Centauri that takes ten months for a man's body and 6000 years for his mind!; Imagine refugees of the ultimate germ warfare cowering beneath the crust of the planet. To remain in hiding means mass psychosis -- but to flee to the surface is certain death! GALACTIC CLUSTER Nine stories, most of them longer ones, demonstrating Blish-in-the-Fifties. . Tomb Tapper [Astounding, 1956] . King of the Hill [Infinity, 1955] . Common Time [SF Quarterly, August 1953] . A Work of Art [SF Stories, July 1956] . To Pay the Piper [IF, 1956] . Nor Iron Bars [Infinity, 1956-7] . Beep [Galaxy, 1954] . This Earth of Hours [F\u0026amp;SF, June 1959]\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Epic Quest Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50138476511506,"sku":"0451027906","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0841\/8905\/3202\/files\/9780451027900.jpg?v=1724019503","url":"https:\/\/www.epicquestbooks.store\/products\/galactic-cluster","provider":"Epic Quest Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}