The Sky Is Falling & Badge of Infamy (2 Sci-Fi Classics). Lester Del Rey

      Badge of Infamy

       Table of Contents

       I Pariah

       II Lobby

       III Spaceman

       IV Martian

       V Surgery

       VI Research

       VII Plague

       VIII Fool

       IX Judgment

       X Execution

       XI Convert

       XII War

       XIII Susceptibility

       XIV Immunity

       XV Decision

      The computer seemed to work as it should. The speed was within acceptable limits. He gave up trying to see the ground and was forced to trust the machinery designed for amateur pilots. The flare bloomed, and he yanked down on the little lever.

      It could have been worse. They hit the ground, bounced twice, and turned over. The ship was a mess when Feldman freed himself from the elastic straps of the seat. Chris had shrieked as they hit, but she was unbuckling herself now.

      He threw her her spacesuit and one of the emergency bottles of oxygen from the rack. "Hurry up with that. We've sprung a leak and the pressure's dropping."