Do you love science (and old sci-fi) that's particularly super? Then you're sure to be astounded by our case-bound short sci-fi story collection -- after all, it's right there in the title! A gorgeous statement piece on the shelf of any collector, classics lover, or bookish TikTok fan, our handbound books here at The Braeburn Bindery are sure to make the perfect gift or heirloom for any bibliophile in your life!
 
This edition contains the original introduction to the magazine in which the collection was originally published, as well as seven short stories:
"The Beetle Horde," by Victor Rousseau
"The Cave of Horror," by Captain S. P. Meek
"Phantoms of Reality," by Ray Cummings
"The Stolen Mind," by M. L. Staley
"Compensation," by C. V. Tench
"Tanks," by Murray Leinster
"Invisible Death," by Anthony Pelcher
 
About Our Books
Our handbound books are entirely made from scratch -- formatted, printed, and collated in-house, then bound in our own luxurious covers of handmade Tibetan Lokta paper. We use two main styles of bookbinding, each with their own beautiful results. One is our traditional Rustic style, recognizable for its hemp cord binding knotted at the front cover; these "paperback" books are sturdy with a homespun charm, and are faster to make and therefore more affordable. Our second bookbinding style is a Coptic binding, recognizable for its exposed book spines and the braided stitching across them; these "hardcover" books are bound with painstaking care, using a 2,000-year-old technique first developed by the Coptic Priests of Ancient Egypt, and result in a truly gorgeous codex which looks delicate (but is remarkably strong!) and is capable of opening completely flat. And then we have our rare case-bound books, as you can see here -- made with traditional bookcloth and glued in our very own crank-style bookpresses! Whichever you choose, all of our books are labours of love -- and we would love to make one just for you!