Off Course by Mack Reynolds, Science Fiction, Fantasy by Mack Reynolds

Off Course by Mack Reynolds, Science Fiction, Fantasy by Mack Reynolds

First on the scene were Larry Dermott and Tim Casey of the State Highway Patrol. They assumed they were witnessing the crash of a new type of Air Force plane and slipped and skidded desperately across the field to within thirty feet of the strange craft, only to discover that the landing had been made without accident.

Patrolman Dermott shook his head. They're gettin' queerer looking every year. Get a load of it -- no wheels, no propeller, no cockpit.

They left the car and made their way toward the strange egg-shaped vessel.

Tim Casey loosened his .38 in its holster and said, Sure, and I'm beginning to wonder if it's one of ours. No insignia and --

A circular door slid open at that point and Dameri Tass stepped out, yawning. He spotted them, smiled and said, Glork.

They gaped at him.

Glork is right, Dermott swallowed.

Dallas McCord Mack Reynolds was an American science fiction author who lived from 1917 until 1983. Dallas Ross, Mark Mallory, Clark Collins, Dallas Rose, Guy McCord, Maxine Reynolds, Bob Belmont, and Todd Harding were some of his pen names. His work is notable for its focus on socioeconomic speculation, which is frequently presented in thought-provoking investigations of Utopian society from a radical, sometimes satiric, standpoint. During the 1950s until the 1970s, he was a very popular author, especially among science fiction and fantasy magazine readers. Reynolds was the first author to publish an original novel based on the NBC television series Star Trek, which aired from 1966 to 1969. The book Mission to Horatius (1968) was written for children.