An alien invasion which begins with the landing on Jerry Conklin's car of what looks like a huge black box changes life in Lone Pine, Minnesota, and threatens to destroy Earth's civilization
Trapped in the confines of their fragile lifeship, a small band of aliens and humans face the awesome challenge of survival after the mysterious explosion of a giant spaceship.
From his earliest stories in the mid-1960s, to his longer works of the 1970s and '80s, these pieces display Vinge's sense of wonder. Those who love his novels will find his short fiction even more impressive.
The third volume in the Science Fiction MEGAPACK® series collection 26 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including a complete novel by H. Beam Piper! Included in this volume are: "The Man Who Made Friends with Electricity," by Fritz Leiber "Time Bum," by C.M. Kornbluth "The Human Equations," by Dave Creek "The Gun," by Philip K. Dick "Not Stupid Enough," by George H. Scithers "Jackpot," by E.C. Tubb "The Killing Streets," by Colin Harvey "Moon Dive," by Sydney J. Bounds "Charon’s Curse," by John Glasby "The Hunted Heroes," by Robert Silverberg "Night of the Squealers," by Michael McCarty and Mark McLaughlin "Chaos," by John Russell Fearn "And Happiness Everlasting," by Gerald Warfield "The 7th Order," by Jerry Sohl "Monkey on his Back," by Charles V. De Vet "The Calm Man," by Frank Belknap Long "Alien Still Life," by John Gregory Betancourt "A Question of Courage," by J. F. Bone "Angels and Moths" by Costi Gurgu "Second Landing," by Murray Leinster "The Einstein-Rosen Hunter-Gatherer Society," by George S. Walker "Wind," by Charles L. Fontenay "Star Mother," by Robert F. Young "The Sky Is Falling," by Lester Del Rey If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!