The late Reginald Bretnor (1911-1992) was never a prolific writer – he wrote only a handful of books and about 100 short stories (and more than 120 short-short «Feghoots» under his Grendel Briarton pseudonym) – over a 45-year writing career. In addition to wars, weaponry, and science fiction, Bretnor's broad interests included cats. (And puns. Did we mention the horrible puns?) These subjects are all touched on in this collection. A sly sense of humor permeates Bretnor’s fiction, and as we...
Welcome to the first volume of The Black Cat Mystery Community’s «Thrillogy» series, celebrating classic mystery short stories. This time we focus on the work of Reginald Bretnor (1911-1992). Included are:<P> PAPER TIGER<BR> THE MURDERERS' CIRCLE<BR> THE PHOTOGRAPHY OF THE DEAREST DEFUNCT<P> Reg was born Alfred Reginald Kahn in Vladivostok, Siberia. He was the son of a Latvian Jewish banker and an English governess. The family moved to Japan in 1917, then to San...
The Second Reginald Bretnor Megapack collects 15 great science fiction, fantasy, and mystery tales – including two complete novels! Assembled here are: <P>THE HAUNTING OF H.M.S. «DRYAD»<BR> FEGHOOT SHIPWRECKED<BR> THE GHOST<BR> CIVIL RIGHTS<BR> GNURRS COME FROM THE VOODVORK OUT<BR> LITTLE ANTON<BR> THE LADIES OF BEETLEGOOSE NINE<BR> COUNT VON SCHIMMELHORN AND THE TIME-PONY<BR> PAPA SCHIMMELHORN'S YANG<BR> PAPA...
Bretnor covers «Vulnerability and the Equations of War,» «Destructive Forces and the Equations of War,» «Time and the Equations of War,» «The Critical Imbalance,» and «The Optimum Response.»
