Gifts from a Dead Race

GIFTS FROM A DEAD RACE ... and other tales Nik Morton's collected short stories Volume 1 18 tales of horror, science fiction, and fantasy! Brave firemen still do their job though suffering radiation poisoning after a nuclear war; but to what purpose? Maybe a simple little thing can save the world from an alien plague. Then again, maybe it can't. The first murder in space - can it be justified? Are dogs and trees and children as innocuous as they seem? You decide. If you're going to burgle a house, make sure you know who lives there - or else. The credit crunch can only get worse - worth an arm and a leg, you say? Hijack that plane? Not a good idea... Stranded on an alien planet, you know there's something familiar about those natives... Criminals should be nice to little old ladies, or else... A birth on the moon? Sounds marvellous, or then again, maybe not. He lost his memory - then found he was buried alive, reliving his life! He found that out the hard way that drink and driving don't mix. What if you had to celebrate Christmas two days early? Would the children notice? He had the last laugh when Dr Wiacek misused his incredible discovery. The plague waited thirty-six years to show itself, then went global.