Back Cover Blurb — Boxtree
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The original OUTER LIMITS series ran for only a season and a half in the mid-1960s, but is still hailed as a classic. Revived in the 1990s, the new OUTER LIMITS has met with critical and popular acclaim. In this volume of anthologies, Boxtree presents some of the best stories from both the old and the new series.

"Soldier" by Harlan Ellison
Ellison [Edgeworks] composed two legendary teleplays for the series, Soldier and Demon with a Glass Hand. Here is the original story of love and war that spawned an unforgettable episode.

"It Crawled Out of the Woodwork" by Diane Duane
Bestselling author Duane [The Wounded Sky] shows how the thirst for power can lead to a darkness that destroys all in its path.

"The Sixth Finger" by John M Ford
Two-time World Fantasy Award winner Ford brings to life the unforgettable 1960s episode featuring an angry Welsh miner who becomes the subject of a Frankensteinian experiment.

"If These Walls Could Talk" by Howard V. Hendrix
Newcomer Hendrix creates an atmosphere of extreme dread in a house on the borderlands of reality.

Back Cover Blurb — Boxtree
"There is nothing wrong with your television set.
Do not attempt to adjust the picture.
We are controlling transmission..."

These words seized the nation's attention and launched one of the most chilling series of all time — THE OUTER LIMITS. Recently revived, the new show is as shocking as the original.

Now you can read the landmark stories that inspired the best OUTER LIMITS episode, old and new. Venture into the mind-bending new worlds with this second volume in the Boxtree series.

"The Choice" by Diane Duane
Aggie is a child with extraordinary powers — and no idea of how to control them. An organization of women with similar powers exists only to kidnap such young girls and "save" them from the governments "experiments". Who will win the struggle for Aggie's life?

"Arena" by Fredric Brown
This intriguing account of controlled combat pits the heroes of two races in a struggle for the survival of their species. OUTER LIMITS fans will recognise the roots of the 1960s episode "Fun and Games" in this story.

"The Message" by Richard A. Lupoff
When a deaf woman starts to hear for the first time, it should be good news. But what if all she can hear are incomprehensible "messages" from outer space?

"A Feasibility Study" by Michael Marano
Feasibility studies are useful to find out if a new bridge is worth building. But this time the purpose of the study is to see if the human race is worth abducting.

Back Cover Blurb — Boxtree
"There is nothing wrong with your television set.
Do not attempt to adjust the picture.
We are controlling transmission..."

So begins every episode of television's most frightening and innovative series — THE OUTER LIMITS. Presented here are some of the most daring stories from the old and new episodes that continue to push the boundaries of the possible. What's more, this volume has an original introduction by David Schow, author of THE OUTER LIMITS COMPANION and one of the foremost authorities on the history of THE OUTER LIMITS.

"The Voyage Home" by Diane Duane
The Martian expedition was placid and uneventful — until the last day of the trip, when the 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.

"The Forms of Things Unknown" by Richard A. Lupoff
When a man who was murdered suddenly comes back to life, is it horror or just a surrealistic vision? "The Forms of Things Unknown" is classic OUTER LIMITS.

"I, Robot" by Eando Binder
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.

"The Quality of Mercy" by Phoebe Reeves
One of the most acclaimed episodes of the new OUTER LIMITS is this story of two humans confined in an alien prison, where the humanity of both will be tested in unprecedented ways.