Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #43

Ranger Captain Mike Cullen leads an Earth landing party to KL 9, a planet feared as a potential threat, and accepts its unconditional surrender—only to discover the natives' true intentions run far deeper than simple conquest. As Cullen's platoon settles in to observe the planet, the women of KL 9 orchestrate a calculated campaign that turns the soldiers' own fears and desires into weapons against them. By the time Earth's fleet returns, it may be too late to stop what has already been set in motion.

An unpopular student named Willi Cramer stands up to his school bully Butch Gross to protect a mysterious girl he encounters underwater—and discovers she's not quite human. When Willi is drawn into her world beneath the waves, he faces an impossible choice between a life of acceptance with otherworldly beings who value his kindness and the messy, cruel world he's always known. This 1961 science fiction tale explores what happens when someone finally finds where they truly belong.

When newlyweds Nan and George Breck discover an abandoned baby in an Australian pasture, they take him home and name him Peter—unaware that the boy is anything but human. As Peter grows, his adoptive parents realize he possesses a terrifying ability: his eyes can command destructive forces, bending tragedy to his will whenever he's angered or defied. Trapped between their love for their son and the mounting horror of his power, the Brecks must confront an impossible choice about Peter's future.