This week, in a story by Joseph Patchen, one man awakens to a new view of the world. Meanwhile, Illara is on the run from Earth Space Forces. In another story from Steve Laker, Mr Fry learns to talk to animals. A liar and fantasist finally faces up to painful reality in a new tale from Konstantine Paradias. Property ownership proves to have serious disadvantages in Paul Lubaczewski’s Nine Tenths. And an air crash over the Congo leads to an even more terrifying adventure, courtesy of Zahid Zaman.
The ghosts of ancient Rome return to haunt Nightingale in John Buchan’s horror classic, The Wind in the Portico. The crew of the Nautilus encounter the terrible giant octopus. And in The String of Pearls, a lost dog trails his missing master back to Sweeney Todd’s barbershop.