"A Green Cloud Came" by Robert W. Lowndes is a science fiction story about a world thrown into chaos by a toxic green cloud. It follows Eric and Natalla, two people trapped together in a building as the disaster unfolds, with the world outside becoming increasingly frightening. As Eric grapples with the gravity of their situation and reveals his feelings for Natalla, she secretly manipulates events, hiding her own knowledge of the cloud's true nature. The story pulls on the threads of human endurance and the complex nature of love, showcasing the unpredictable ways relationships can be tested and changed when faced with an uncertain future.

A Green Cloud Came
By Robert W. Lowndes
In a world consumed by a toxic cloud, two people must navigate fear, secrets, and the uncertain future of their relationship.
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About the AuthorRobert Augustine Ward "Doc" Lowndes was an American science fiction author, editor and fan. He was known best as the editor of Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly, among many other crime-fiction, western, sports-fiction, and other pulp and digest sized magazines for Columbia Publications. Among the most famous writers he was first to publish at Columbia was mystery writer Edward D. Hoch, who in turn would contribute to Lowndes's fiction magazines as long as he was editing them. Lowndes was a principal member of the Futurians. His first story, "The Outpost at Altark" for Super Science in 1940, was written in collaboration with fellow Futurian Donald A. Wollheim, uncredited.
Robert Augustine Ward "Doc" Lowndes was an American science fiction author, editor and fan. He was known best as the editor of Future Science Fiction, Science Fiction, and Science Fiction Quarterly, among many other crime-fiction, western, sports-fiction, and other pulp and digest sized magazines for Columbia Publications. Among the most famous writers he was first to publish at Columbia was mystery writer Edward D. Hoch, who in turn would contribute to Lowndes's fiction magazines as long as he was editing them. Lowndes was a principal member of the Futurians. His first story, "The Outpost at Altark" for Super Science in 1940, was written in collaboration with fellow Futurian Donald A. Wollheim, uncredited.