Algis Budrys

Algis Budrys
Algis Budrys was a Lithuanian-American science fiction writer and editor, best known for his thought-provoking and often dystopian works. His most famous novel, "Rogue Moon" (1960), explores the psychological and existential impact of space exploration. Budrys also wrote notable works like "Who?" (1958), a Cold War-era thriller about identity and trust. In addition to writing, he contributed significantly to the science fiction community as an editor and critic, shaping the genre through his sharp insights.

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It was just as he saw The Barbarian's squat black tankette lurch hurriedly into a nest of boulders that young Giulion Geoffrey realized he had been betrayed. With the muzzle of his own cannon still hot from the shell that had jammed The Barbarian's turret, he had yanked the starboard track lever to wheel into position for the finishing shot. All around him, the remnants of The... more...

The loft of the feed-house, with its stacked grainsacks, was a B-72, a fort, a foxhole—any number of things, depending on Phildee's moods. Today it was a jumping-off place. Phildee slipped out of his dormitory and ran across the yard to the feed-house. He dropped the big wooden latch behind him, and climbed up the ladder to the loft, depending on the slight strength of his young arms more... more...

now him? Yes, I know him—knew him. That was twenty years ago. Everybody knows him now. Everybody who passed him on the street knows him. Everybody who went to the same schools, or even to different schools in different towns, knows him now. Ask them. But I knew him. I lived three feet away from him for a month and a half. I shipped with him and called him by his first name. What was he like? What was... more...