No Life of Their Own and Other Stories

One such
individual is Johnny, the orphaned farm boy of “The Contraption,” who
stumbles upon a wrecked starship and receives a priceless gift from its
owners. Another is the old prospector Eli, whose surprising discoveries
on Mercury get him killed in “Spaceship in a Flask.” In “Huddling
Place,” a man with paralyzing agoraphobia is the only one who can save
the life of a dear friend on Mars—if he can bear to make the trip. And
in the title story, aliens slowly take over Earth while humans leave it
behind and head for the Homestead Planets.
 
Each story includes
an introduction by David W. Wixon, literary executor of the Clifford D.
Simak estate and editor of this ebook.