Stephen Marlowe
Stephen Marlowe was an American author of science fiction, mystery novels, and fictional autobiographies of Goya, Christopher Columbus, Miguel de Cervantes, and Edgar Allan Poe. He is best known for his detective character Chester Drum, whom he created for the 1955 novel The Second Longest Night. Lesser also wrote using the pseudonyms Adam Chase, Andrew Frazer, C.H. Thames, Jason Ridgway, Stephen Wilder, and Ellery Queen.
Black Eyes and the Daily Grind
** When a Venusian pet's calming influence brings the world to a standstill, a couple must choose between their unusual friend and the fate of humanity.
By Stephen Marlowe
Pariah
After returning from space, a man discovers his wife has remarried, forcing him to confront a world where he no longer belongs and question his purpose.
By Stephen Marlowe
Divvy up
In a ruined world, a man's attempt to profit from death leads him down a path of betrayal, where even his allies become his downfall.
By Stephen Marlowe
Forever We Die!
Captured on an alien world, a man fights to survive psychological torture and uncover the dark secrets of a civilization obsessed with death and reincarnation before the planet meets its doom.
By Stephen Marlowe
No-Risk Planet
An Earthly insurance salesman journeys to a war-torn planet of reincarnation only to abandon his career in favor of selling weapons.
By Stephen Marlowe
Slaves to the Metal Horde
In a world where machines rule and disease ravages the remnants of humanity, two survivors, haunted by the past, must confront deadly forces and the secrets of a ruined world to find hope.
By Stephen Marlowe
Prison of a Billion Years
Facing impossible odds in a prehistoric world, two unwilling allies must confront not only the dangers of their escape but also the mind-bending possibility that their actions will shape the future of life itself.
By Stephen Marlowe
Summer Snow Storm
When a weatherman's accidental snow forecast turns into a superpower, he must use his newfound abilities to rescue his ex-fiancée from villains and prevent global turmoil.
By Stephen Marlowe
The Sense of Wonder
Trapped in a machine-governed existence aboard a spaceship, a lone man's discovery of celestial anomalies sparks a journey of self-discovery, leading him to break free and find a vibrant new world where he finally belongs.
By Stephen Marlowe
The Thing in the Truck
A routine delivery of potatoes turns into a horrifying nightmare as a truck driver confronts an alien presence that warps reality and threatens his very existence.
By Stephen Marlowe
Centauri Vengeance
A powerful man's carefully constructed life crumbles when secrets of a past murder threaten his present, culminating in a desperate flight from vengeance.
By Stephen Marlowe
Voyage To Eternity
In a world gripped by turmoil, a young man faces a life-altering draft for a mysterious, never-ending mission, forcing him to confront love, loss, and the unknown.
By Stephen Marlowe
World Beyond Pluto
In a future where stars are the highway, a body-hopping hero hunts a dangerous fugitive whose escape crash-lands him and his captive ship of young women on the edge of known space.
By Stephen Marlowe
Finders keepers
Amidst a chaotic wedding day, a man is pulled into a time-bending adventure by a woman from the future, forcing him to choose between the life he planned and an unknown destiny.
By Stephen Marlowe
Revolt of the Brains
When missiles gain consciousness and escape into space, one man must prevent a global catastrophe by convincing humanity to respect the fears of its own technology.
By Stephen Marlowe
Pen Pal
A woman looking for love finds herself caught in a cosmic mystery when she meets a man whose adventures are beyond belief.
By Stephen Marlowe
Es Percipi
When aliens offer perfect copies of everything, one man must fight for his marriage, his identity, and the very definition of reality.
By Stephen Marlowe
Planet of Doom
On a doomed planet, a reporter risks everything to reveal the truth and, against all odds, sparks a change of heart that saves a civilization.
By Stephen Marlowe
It's Raining Frogs!
When a cascade of red frogs descends from the heavens, an ordinary man discovers he holds the key to a king's realm and the power to transform his own existence.
By Stephen Marlowe
Tyrants of Time
A time-traveling agent chases a mysterious woman through history to stop a cabal of dictators from rewriting the 20th century in their image.
By Stephen Marlowe