Forbidden Worlds #69

Billy Foster's lifelong struggle with weakness finds unexpected hope when he attends a lecture by Dr. Osgood about the power of faith—but his newfound strength draws the attention of two aliens from Jupiter, who have come to Earth to test a mysterious energy beam on an unsuspecting human subject. When Billy is captured along with dozens of others and thrust aboard an alien vessel bound for the distant planet, he must find a way to stop the conquest of Earth before the ship can launch.

Archaeologists uncover a pair of skis in an unopened Egyptian tomb—an impossibility that defies five millennia of history. When Harris and his colleague examine ancient papyri found alongside the artifact, they discover a bewildering account of how the skis arrived there, leading them on an investigation that bridges past and present in ways neither man could have anticipated. With only a manufacturer's mark to follow, they pursue the truth from Copenhagen to a hospital bed where the answers may finally lie.

In "The Vortex," scientist Carl Winters stumbles through a dimensional portal into the alien realm of Balzor—a world untouched by war, pollution, or decay. Drawn by its impossible peace, he faces a choice that could redefine his understanding of humanity and home.

A peaceful mountain ranch becomes the site of an impossible mystery when a cargo plane crew answers Mr. Robinson's distress signal during a terrible storm—only to discover that the man who summoned them vanished years ago in a house collapse that also claimed his daughter Patricia. As the pilots grapple with what they've witnessed, the very evidence of the signal that brought them down begins to slip away, leaving only questions about who—or what—needed their help so desperately.