Kris Neville (1925-1980) was an American science fiction writer. His most famous work, "Bettyann" (1970) is considered an underground classic of science fiction. Other novels include "The Unearth People " "The Mutants " "Special Delivery " and "Invaders on the Moon." This volume collects the novel Earth Alert! (1953) and two shorter works, "General Max Shorter" (1962) and "New Apples in the Garden" (1963).