The Outer Limits

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?There is nothing wrong with your television set. Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are controlling transmission . . .? These powerful words introduce every chilling episode of the most innovative and frightening television series of all time—<i>The Outer Limits</i>. Revived in 1995, the show is ranked as the top weekly action-adventure drama above others of its kind. Now, readers can enjoy a third volume of thrilling short stories based on the best scary tales from both the original and new television series. <b> <i>The Outer Limits, Volume Three</i> </b> encompasses nearly sixty years of storytelling and includes such stories as: • <b>?I, Robot? by Eando Binde</b> Dr. Link has created the ultimate robot—one with feelings. But when the doctor mysteriously dies, the robot has the dubious task of convincing the hostile, frightened townspeople that a robot is not born evil, but driven to it. • <b>?The Quality of Mercy? by Phoebe Reeves</b> One of the most acclaimed episodes of the new <i>Outer Limits</i> is this story of two humans confined in an alien prison, where the humanity of both will be tested in unprecedented ways. • <b>?The Voyage Home? by Diane Duane</b> The Martian expedition was placid and uneventful—until the last day of the trip, when three astronauts discovered an alien artifact. A momentous discovery indeed, but the astronauts don?t realize just how momentous it is . . . until the voyage home. • <b>?The Forms of Things Unknown? by Richard A. Lupoff</b> When a man who was murdered suddenly comes back to life, is it horror or just a surrealist vision? Also included in Volume Three is an original introduction by David Schow, author of <i>The Outer Limits Companion</i> and one of the foremost authorities on the history of <i>The Outer Limits</i>. If you are interested in strange and unexpected tales, <b> <i>The Outer Limits, Volume Three</i> </b> is the perfect book to give your imagination a walk on the wild side.