H.B. Fyfe published dozens of science fiction stories during his three-decade career as a writer. Included in this volume are 16 of his best, originally published in classic science fiction magazines like Astounding Stories and Planet Stories. Included are: LOCKED OUT COMPROMISE CONFIDENCE CONFORMITY EXPECTED IN VALUE DECEIVED AFTERTHOUGHT EXPERIMENTUM CRUCIS IMPLODE AND PEDDLE KEY DECISION CALLING WORLD-4 OF KITHGOL! KNOWLEDGE IS POWER MOONWALK FAST PASSAGE KOENIGSHAUFEN'S CURVE TOLLIVER’S ORBIT If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 190+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
Henry Slesar was a science fiction author during the Golden Age of the genre, writing not just for the leading magazines, but for movies and television, most notably Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone. Included in this volume are 10 of his classic tales THE SHOW MUST GO ON DREAM TOWN HEART MY FATHER, THE CAT RELUCTANT GENIUS THE DELEGATE FROM VENUS THE STUFF THE SUCCESS MACHINE BRAINCHILD A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR If you enjoy this volume of our best-selling MEGAPACK® series, check your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 400+ other volumes, covering not only science fiction, but fantasy, horror, westerns, mysteries, and many other subjects.
Frederik Pohl was one of the greatest science fiction writers of all time, with a career that spanned 7 decades (and won him every major award in the field). Included are ten of his classic novels and short stories: PLAGUE OF PYTHONS THE DAY OF THE BOOMER DUKES MY LADY GREENSLEEVES THE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLD PYTHIAS SEARCH THE SKY (written with C. M. Kornbluth) THE HATED THE KNIGHTS OF ARTHUR SURVIVAL KIT PREFERRED RISK (written with Lester del Rey) AMY STOPS THE CLOCK (Bonus Mystery Story) DEATH FROM A FAMILY TREE (Bonus Mystery Story) If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
The 15th volume of our MEGAPACK® series is truly MEGA—no less than 70 tales by some of the science fiction field's all-time greatest authors! Here are interplanetary tales, space opera, thought pieces, cats (how you you have science fiction stories without at least one cat?), and even a few modern classics. Included are: A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER CONSPIRACY ON CALLISTO, by Frederik Pohl AFTER SOME TOMORROW, by Mack Reynolds CATALYSIS, by Poul Anderson FAMILY TREE, by Charles L. Fontenay A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE, by Russ Winterbotham A MATTER OF ORDER, by Fox B. Holden FREEWAY, by Bryce Walton BUT THE PATIENT LIVED, by Harry Warner, Jr. COMMUNICATION, by Charles Fontenay ROUTINE FOR A HORNET, by Don Berry THE EARTHMAN, by Irving Cox, Jr. DREAMTOWN U.S.A., by Leo P. Kelley EASY DOES IT, by E. G. Von Wald CRONUS OF THE D.F.C., by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. THE HEMINGWAY KITTENS, by A.R. Morlan ESCAPE MECHANISM, by Charles E. Fritch FIRTH’S WORLD, by Irving Cox, Jr. BRIGHT ISLANDS, by Frank Riley THE HAPPY CLOWN, by Alice Eleanor Jones FORCED MOVE, by Henry Lee JEKYLL-HYDE PLANET, by Jack Lewis THE OLD GOAT, by Charles L. Fontenay JUVENILE DELINQUENT, by Edward W. Ludwig LOST ART, by G. K. Hawk NIGHT COURT, by Norman Arkawy NOR DUST CORRUPT, by James Mc Connell THE DRIVERS, by Edward W. Ludwig INHIBITION, by James Causey DEAREST ENEMY, by Fox Holden THEY WERE DIFFERENT, by Neil J. Kenney SHOCK TROOP, by Richard Bolton PIONEERS, by Basil Wells THE CYBER AND JUSTICE HOLMES, by Frank Riley REJECT, by John Johnson YOUR SERVANT, SIR, by Sol Boren SELLER OF THE SKY, by Dave Dryfoos THE PATRIOT, by Charles L. Fontenay SLOW BURN, by Henry Still TASK MISSION, by Fox B. Holden THE ALMOST-MEN, by Irving E. Cox, Jr. THE BARBARIANS, by Tom Godwin THE 3RD PARTY, by Lee B. Holum WHAT SHALL IT PROFIT?, by Poul Anderson THE ELROOM, by Jerry Sohl THE FLOATER, by Kenneth O’Hara SHANGO, by John Jakes THE HAPPY HERD, by Bryce Walton THE LABORATORIANS, by Edward Peattie WRONG ANALOGY, by Joseph Shallit THE RUMBLE AND THE ROAR, by Stephen Bartholomew THE OUTER QUIET, by Herbert D. Kastle THE SCAMPERERS, by Charles A. Stearns TO PAY THE PIPER, by James Blish UNTIL LIFE DO US PART, by Winston Marks WAR GAME, by Bryce Walton THE MARGENES, by Miriam Allen De Ford WILLIE’S PLANET, by Mike Ellis THE ETHICATORS, by Willard Marsh YOUR TIME IS UP, by Walt Sheldon THE TWILIGHT YEARS, by Kirk and Garen Drussai Z, by Charles L. Fontenay THE PACIFISTS, by Charles E. Fritch BLOW THE MAN DOWN, by Charles L. Fontenay WITNESS, by George H. Smith THE LAST CRUSADE, by George H. Smith BRAIN TEASER, by Tom Godwin VENUS ENSLAVED, by Manly Wade Wellman MORGUE SHIP, by Ray Bradbury OUTPOST ON IO, by Leigh Brackett If you enjoy this entry in the MEGAPACK® series, check out the 400+ other volumes in the series, covering not just science fiction, but mysteries, adventure, romance, westerns, classics—and much, much more! Search for "wildside press megapack" (include the quote marks) in your favorite ebook store to see the available titles.
Chester S. Geier (1921-1990) was a U.S. author and editor whose first work, "A Length of Rope" (included here) appeared in Unknown in April 1941. Ray Palmer recruited him to write for the Ziff-Davis group, where he became a frequent contributor to Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures. He published under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Guy Archette, Alexander Blade, P F Costello, Warren Kastel, S M Tenneshaw, Gerald Vance and Peter Worth. This volume collects 21 of his science fiction and fantasy stories: A LENGTH OF ROPE THE SPHERE OF SLEEP ENIGMA OF THE CITY SKY IMP IF YOU BELIEVE FIDO ENVIRONMENT WEEP NO MORE, MY ROBOT DISAPPEARANCE JEWEL OF DEATH MIRAGE WORLD FOUR WHO RETURNED A CRYSTAL AND A SPELL GETAWAY HAPPINESS IS NOWHERE HAUNTED METROPOLIS QUEST OF THE SPLIT MAP DEATH SENTENCE WATER LODE THE FINAL HOUR 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!
To anyone interested in the roots of modern science fiction, the name of Ray Cummings should be well known. He wrote science fiction and fantasy before the name "science fiction" had been coined, publishing fantastic yarns in Argosy, Munsey's Magazine, and other mainstream pulp magazines. Of course, as soon as the science fiction pulps debuted, he moved to them, where his work received a hearty welcome from fans. Cummings publishing more than 750 novels and short stories over his long career, producing work in many genres, including the mystery field (see "Atom Boy" in this Megapack for one prime example). We are pleased to showcase 25 of his tales, ranging from science fiction to fantasy to mystery...more than 1,500 pages of great reading! Included are: THE GIRL IN THE GOLDEN ATOM (1919-1920) THE GIRL IN THE GOLDEN ATOM, PART 2 THE SILVER VEIL (1921) THE FIRE PEOPLE (1922) TWO PROPOSALS (1923) JETTA OF THE LOWLANDS (1930) THE WHITE INVADERS (1931) REQUIEM FOR A SMALL PLANET (1958) BRIGANDS OF THE MOON (1931) WANDL THE INVADER (1932) TARRANO THE CONQUEROR (1930) PHANTOMS OF REALITY (1930) DR. FEATHER IN "A SHOT IN THE DARK" (1936) DR. FEATHER IN "MURDER IN THE FOG" (1937) DR. FEATHER IN "THE DEAD MAN LAUGHS" (1938) DR. FEATHER IN "CLUE IN CRIMSON" (1943) THE WORLD BEYOND (1938) GADGET GIRL (1944) PRECIPICE (1945) PHOTOGRAPH OF DEATH (1945) STAMP OF DOOM (1946) THE SCALPEL OF DOOM (1947) ATOM BOY (1947) THE LIFTED VEIL (1947) BEYOND THE VANISHING POINT (1958) THE GIRL FROM INFINITE SMALLNESS (1940) PLANET STORIES' FEATURE FLASH: MEET RAY CUMMINGS And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in the series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns -- and much, much more!
Edward Paul Wellen (1919-2011) wrote primarily short stories throughout his long career, primarily in both the mystery field, but also (especially early in his career) in science fiction magazines. This is the second collection of his science fiction stories we have published, and it’s another good one. Included are: ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW THE BIG CHEESE ROOT OF EVIL THE VOICES THE WORLD IN THE JUKE BOX THE SUPERSTITION SEEDERS THE ENGRAMMAR AGE UTTER SILENCE ARMY WITHOUT BANNERS SWEET DREAMS DR. VICKERS' CAR NOTE FOR A TIME CAPSULE OLD HAT IOU DEADLY GAME If you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 270+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns -- and much, much more!
The Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK®s are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. Lester del Rey (1915–1993) is most remembered today as one of the namesakes of Del Rey Books—but in the Golden Age he was an accomplished writer who got his start alongside (and sold to the same markets as) a young Isaac Asimov. This volume assembles 9 classic del Rey tales—more than 500 pages of great reading! Included are: PURSUIT LET 'EM BREATHE SPACE NO STRINGS ATTACHED THE SKY IS FALLING DEAD RINGER VICTORY POLICE YOUR PLANET BADGE OF INFAMY NO HEAD FOR MY BIER If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.)
Richard Wilson (1920-1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was at his most prolific in the 1950s -- though he continued writing throughout his entire life. This volume focuses on his science fiction (24 stories) from the 1950s, but also includes a "non fiction" ghost story and a brief autobiography written in the 1980s. Included are: MURDER FROM MARS STEPSONS OF MARS DATELINE: MARS VISITOR FROM THE VOID NEW WEAPON BACK TO JULIE, by Richard Wilson HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY KILLER IN THE CRIB INSIDE STORY WHEN I GROW UP SHOW YOUR MIGHT THE FUTILE FLIGHT OF JOHN ARTHUR BENN GEORGE ALL THE WAY DENY THE SLAKE QRM QUOTA FOR CONQUEST CHANGE OF VENUE THE IN-BETWEENS THE VENUS PAPERS GRAND PRIZE JUST CALL ME IRISH THE VOICE OF THE DIAPHRAGM AUNT FRITZI THE LITERARY CAREER OF RICHARD WILSON If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!
The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" MEGAPACKTM ebook anthologies are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. Lester del Rey -- one of the all-time greats of the science fiction world -- had been well on his way to becoming forgotten before Wildside Press began its reprint program of his classic short fiction. This second volume of his collected short stories includes 10 more great science fiction stories, representing some of his finest science fiction work. Of special note are the stories "Evenson" (his contribution to Harlan Ellison's "Dangerous Visions" anthology) and the novella version of "Nerves" from ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION (later expanded to novel length). Included are: WIND BETWEEN THE WORLDS EARTHBOUND DARK MISSION EVENSONG THE STARS LOOK DOWN THE STILL WATERS THE ONE-EYED MAN HABIT NERVES SPAWNING GROUND If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the more than 170 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!
