Iskalde Grøss #2/1992

In the isolated colony of Iskalde Grøss, mothers are torn from their newborns by a distant government that claims to protect them—until the separation stretches into years. When the truth finally surfaces, the mothers unite in defiance, only to discover their children are born with strange, alien forms due to the planet’s harsh environment. The story, titled "Barna," unfolds with quiet intensity as love and resistance rise against a system built on fear.

In *Androiden*, married man Ronald Martin is captivated the moment his new secretary, Ellen, arrives—though he knows nothing of her past. When a friend proposes building an android of Ron to free him from his marriage, Ronald agrees, eager to start a new life with Ellen. But as the plan unfolds, something unexpected begins to unravel the carefully constructed illusion.

In "Andre barndom," Dr. Clayton’s groundbreaking discovery—hormones from the spleen that halt aging—takes a shocking turn when his assistant confesses her love, only to be met with hesitation over their age gap. His solution? Treat himself with the serum, but when the transformation begins, the results are far more unexpected than he imagined.

In *En mannfolkjobb!*, society has flipped: women now hold all positions of power and authority, while men are expected to stay home, raise children, and bear the burden of childbirth. The story follows one man’s unexpected journey into this new world, where roles are reversed and the meaning of gender and duty are turned upside down.

In "Ringen sluttet," Ron dreams of becoming a space pilot, a conversation shattered when a strange alien lands on Earth—only for his father to gun it down with a blaster. Years later, as a pilot, Ron is sent to investigate the alien’s home world, a planet that spins backward, warping time itself. As he studies the world, strange sores bloom on his body, mutating him in ways he can’t understand. When he returns to Earth, he steps out of his ship—only to be shot dead by his own father.

In *Arvtagerne*, a nuclear leak transforms rats into intelligent, bipedal beings who, centuries later, have built a world without humans or cats. As two scientists experiment with time, they uncover a future where these evolved rodents have taken over—speaking English, wearing clothes, and ruling the ruins of civilization.

In "Redusert tilstand," Hugo Masterson’s experimental formula for shrinking tissue to fight cancer takes a terrifying turn when he accidentally injects himself—only to be swallowed by his wife. The story follows the escalating, surreal consequences of his sudden reduction, as his world collapses into the intimate and dangerous scale of her body.

In the silent vastness of an alien world, a stranded man named Forbes finds unexpected connection with a mute girl named Velda, their bond growing amid the planet’s strange, dinosaur-haunted wilderness. When a rescue crew arrives years later, their claim that Velda never existed shatters Forbes’s world—until a shocking twist rewrites reality itself.

In "Tohundreårsreisen!", a generation ship bound for a distant world grapples with a startling discovery: time moves differently in space, causing its passengers to age at a fraction of the normal rate. As the journey stretches across centuries, the slow passage of time brings unforeseen challenges to a society struggling to maintain balance.