Gremmie's Reef

<p><strong>GREMMIE'S REEF: Classic Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1950s and 1960s </strong>contains the first seven stories in a collection by master storyteller John Hayden Howard (1925-2014.) Writing as Hayden Howard he was a well-regarded contemporary of science fiction icons including Isaac Asimov Arthur C. Clarke and Robert Heinlein.</p><p></p><p><strong>His stories written more than a half century ago </strong>immerse readers in the slang and mindsets of the '50s and '60s. Dystopian and science fiction stories with thought-provoking themes create a unique blend of escapism and intellectual stimulation with twists of humor. His surprise story endings are reminiscent of The Twilight Zone television episodes from the same era. </p><p></p><p><strong>In Part One in the first three stories</strong> meet a dull 1950s professor engaging in a macabre experiment a 1940s prize-fighter with a time-traveling opponent and finally a 1960s woman in a desensitized dystopian future.</p><p></p><p><strong>In Part Two in our title story Gremmie's Reef</strong> 1960s California junior high surfer Ted pleads for attention from his popular older brother. He excitedly shows him a fabulous surfing wave near a new strange reef that mysteriously appeared. The boys' foolish interactions with the reef trigger ripples of unwelcome events.</p><p></p><p><strong>Also in Part Two meet 1950s archaeology students </strong>working an unusual Southwestern dig. Then in the following novelette a 1960s doctor frantically escapes from other-worldly villagers in the Canadian Arctic. (Nominated for Best Novelette for both the 1967 Nebula Award and 1966 Hugo Award.)</p><p></p><p><strong>In Part Three a man nearly loses his beloved dog on Mars </strong>to local fauna then to a gentle wise Martian. In our final story a brave female navigator and a company spy fight against a rival spaceship crew in a massive antigravity battle.</p><p></p>