Weird Science-Fantasy #23

In the quiet isolation of a distant colony, Ellen Greyson and David Greyson face a growing unrest as their newborn child is taken away—like so many others—by the government’s strict custody policy. When the truth surfaces that the children are born with strange, alien features due to the planet’s harsh environment, the mothers, led by Ellen, unite in defiance. As the mob marches toward the government building, the real test of love and acceptance begins.

In a desperate bid to save their dying world, two alien fish beings, Zlafg and Cxargx, seize an Earth vessel that drifts into their oceanic realm. After submerging the ship and drowning its crew, they pilot it toward Earth, hoping its watery regions will offer a new beginning. But when they finally reach an ocean on Earth, their hope turns to tragedy—salt water proves fatal to their fresh-water biology.

In 5th century China, Emperor Yuan confronts a dangerous marvel: a villager who has built a flying machine—a large kite with working wings. Fearful that such a device could let enemies soar over the Great Wall, the Emperor orders the inventor executed and the machine destroyed, but the boy’s fate and the true cost of his ambition linger in the air.

In the scorched aftermath of a nuclear war, a tribe of descendants from the old world stumbles upon a strange new presence: spacemen who arrive with beads and blankets, offering to trade for their land. What was once Manhattan Island becomes a bargaining chip in a deal that feels ancient and ominous, as the newcomers make their intentions clear—either the tribe will be erased or confined to reservations once their new masters take full control.