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“The Inquisitor,” was written in May, 1956 for William Hamling's IMAGINATION magazine, as Robert Silverberg writes in his lengthly introduction, «a few weeks before my graduation from Columbia, and put my own byline on it, but when Hamling published it in the December, 1956 issue of IMAGINATION it was credited to Randall Garrett, and so it has remained in bibliographies to this day. It’s my work, though: a compact synthesis, in 2500 words, of the themes of Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon...
| Автор | Robert Silverberg |
JOHN RUSSELL FEARN (1908-1960) sold his first novel to the pulp magazine Amazing Stories , and quickly became a prolific and popular contributor to all of the American science fiction magazines of the day. Later he switched to the U.K. market, writing scores of SF, detective, and western novels. He is best remembered for his famous superwoman 'Golden Amazon' series, currently available from Wildside Press. British writer, JOHN RUSSELL FEARN (1908-1960) sold his first novel to the...
| Автор | John Russell Fearn |
One midnight in August, the raids began. The White Summer Camp for Girls was struck first and when the confusion ended ten girls were missing and two were dead.<P> Hysterical witnesses claimed they saw shapeless forms lurking at the cabin windows. Several girls mentioned flashes of green-blue light. As stories trickled in from the surrounding countryside, it became evident that these inhuman invaders were attacking with a purpose—and from outer space. Why were the victims always young...
| Автор | Ray Cummings |
Aerita of the Light Country is Cummings' final novel of the winged women of Mercury. Years have passed, and the doings of Tama, Princess of Mercury, have become the stuff of legend to the women of the Light Country. But now tyranny threatens the winged daughters of the first planet again, and one fearless young woman, Aerita, inspired by the stories of Tama, locates Guy Palisse's legendary spacecar and blasts off for Earth in search of help.<P>There she finds herself a prisoner...
| Автор | Ray Cummings |
The Tom Swift Megapack presents the first 25 volumes of the famous series in proper order, with original cover illustrations. Included are:<P> Tom Swift and His Motor-Cycle<BR> Tom Swift and His Motor-Boat<BR> Tom Swift and His Airship<BR> Tom Swift and His Submarine Boat<BR> Tom Swift and His Electric Runabout<BR> Tom Swift and His Wireless Message<BR> Tom Swift among the Diamond Makers<BR> Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice<BR> Tom...
| Автор | Victor Appleton |
When an actor who played Robin Hood on a 1950s children's TV show wakes up in Riverworld, he decides to live out his dreams and forms a new band of Merry Men (including Abraham Lincoln as Little John). Unfortunately, he didn't count on running into Al Capone, who has hijacked a thriving technocracy run by Jules Verne… Set in Philip Jose Farmer's «Riverworld» universe, this novelet was written with Farmer's permission.
| Автор | John Gregory Betancourt |
Revival on the banks of the River was not limited to white Anglo Saxons. This tale reinterprets the Riverworld resurrection through the eyes of a tribe of primitive people, whose beliefs and superstitions blend marvelously with what has happened to them. This tale was singled out by Science Fiction Chronicle for praise as a worthwhile addition to the Riverworld canon. This story, like «The Merry Men of Riverworld,» was written with Philip Jose Farmer's permission.
| Автор | John Gregory Betancourt |
Most people think of The Call of the Wild or White Fang when Jack London's name comes up – and rightfully so, for these are his two most famous works, and both are classics. It's an interesting but far less well known fact that London also wrote a substantial body of science fiction and fantasy (before the term «science fiction» had even been coined!) including The Scarlet Plague, The Iron Heel, and The Star Rover, and many more. Almost 900 pages of great reading!<P> Included...
| Автор | Jack London |
The Harry Harrison Megapack collects 12 novels and stories by the author of the Stainless Steel Rat series, including the classics science fiction novels DEATHWORLD and PLANET OF THE DAMNED – more than 700 pages of great reading! (Updated in 2016 to add the story «Robot Justice.») Included are: ARM OF THE LAW DEATHWORLD THE ETHICAL ENGINEER THE MISPLACED BATTLESHIP THE K-FACTOR NAVY DAY PLANET OF THE DAMNED THE REPAIRMAN TOY SHOP THE VELVET GLOVE SENSE OF OBLIGATION ROBOT JUSTICE If you enjoy...
| Автор | Harry Harrison |
The Steampunk Megapack collects 26 tales of high adventure through Victorian and Edwardian eras–past, present, and future! Included are:<P> MIDNIGHT AT VALDOSTA'S, by Jay Lake<BR> THE CASE OF THE PECULIAR SAFECRACKER, by G. D. Falksen<BR> THE ACQUISITION OF MANDRAKES AND ASSISTANTS, by Jillian Venters<BR> THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS, by H. P. Lovecraft<BR> THE BRASS GOGGLE FACTORY WORKER, by John Leavitt<BR> THE PATH OF PROGRESS, by Brian...
| Автор | Jay Lake |
Fredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction's greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories – quite a few of which are presented here, including «Arena,» «Knock,» «Earthmen Bearing Gifts,» «The Star Mouse,» and many more. The 32 tales of science fiction and fantasy assembled in this massive volume include: <P> ARENA<BR> EXPERIMENT<BR> KEEP OUT<BR> HAPPY ENDING<BR> HALL OF MIRRORS<BR> EARTHMEN BEARING...
| Автор | Fredric Brown |
"The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack" presents 25 more mind-bending excursions through time and space, with great stories by such authors as Arthur C. Clarke, Nancy Kress, Lawrence Watt-Evans, George Zebrowski, Philip K. Dick, and many more! Included are:<P> OUT OF ALL THEM BRIGHT STARS, by Nancy Kress<BR> THE HANGING STRANGER, by Philip K. Dick<BR> WALKING JOHN AND BIRD, by Neal Asher<BR> THE SYMPHONIC ABDUCTION, by Hannes Bok<BR> THE NINE BILLION NAMES OF...
| Автор | Филип Дик |
Mark Clifton (1906–1963) was an American science fiction writer, the co-winner of the first Hugo Award for best novel (for THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT, written with Frank Riley). This volume assembles some of Clifton's very best work – including THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT:<p> STAR BRIGHT (1952)<BR> THE KENZIE REPORT (1953)<BR> WE'RE CIVILIZED!<BR> SENSE FROM THOUGHT DIVIDE (1955)<BR> A WOMAN'S PLACE (1955)<BR> DO UNTO OTHERS...
| Автор | Mark Clifton |
The Philip K. Dick Megapack assembles no less than 15 classic science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. Included are: <P> INTRODUCTION: PHILIP K. DICK<BR> EXHIBIT PIECE<BR> BEYOND LIES THE WUB<BR> THE DEFENDERS<BR> THE CRYSTAL CRYPT<BR> BEYOND THE DOOR<BR> SECOND VARIETY<BR> THE EYES HAVE IT<BR> THE GUN<BR> THE VARIABLE MAN<BR> TONY AND THE BEETLES<BR> THE HANGING STRANGER<BR> THE SKULL<BR> PIPER...
| Автор | Филип Дик |
THE H. BEAM PIPER MEGAPACK collects 33 novels, novellas, and short stories by H. Beam Piper, including such classics as LITTLE FUZZY, SPACE VIKING, and «He Walked Around the Horses.» <P> Complete contents: <P> INTRODUCTION: MEET H. BEAM PIPER<BR> TIME AND TIME AGAIN (1947)<BR> HE WALKED AROUND THE HORSES (1948)<BR> POLICE OPERATION (1948)<BR> THE MERCENARIES (1950)<BR> LAST ENEMY (1950)<BR> FLIGHT FROM TOMORROW (1950)<BR> ...
| Автор | H. Beam Piper |
Time travel is one of the staples of science fiction, right up there with aliens, space opera, and robots. Most science fiction authors have written at least one time travel story. This collection samples some of the best. <P> TIME OUT, by Edward M. Lerner<BR> THESE STONES WILL REMEMBER, by Reginald Bretnor<BR> PROJECT MASTODON, by Clifford D. Simak<BR> 12:01 P.M., by Richard A. Lupoff<BR> TIME CONSIDERED AS A SERIES OF THERMITE BURNS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER,...
| Автор | Damien Broderick |
For catmen Hangman and Slash, prowling the burned-out urban Sprawl is the ideal life. These genetically modified people live to rip off hot cargoes from rival animen. It's a fine life of thief vs. thief…cat vs. dog…<P> Fine, that is, until Slash scores a take that's a little too hot: the PED spy-eye, a top-secret sense-recorder implant that turns the human brain into a perfect playback machine. Any brain, living or dead…<P> And there are those who will stop at nothing to...
| Автор | John Gregory Betancourt |
"The Island of Dr. Moreau" is the story of Edward Prendick, an Englishman who finds himself shipwrecked on an island in the South Seas. On the island he discovers the mad Doctor Moreau and a group of beastly creatures that are the result of the Doctor's experiments. «The Island of Dr. Moreau», which was meant as a commentary on Darwin's theory of evolution, is a most uncanny prediction of the ethical issues raised by the science of genetic engineering in modern times and a...
| Автор | Wells Wells |
Edgar Hoffmann Price (1898 – 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled 'fictioneer') for the pulp magazine marketplace. He is probably most famous for his collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft, «Through the Gates of the Silver Key,» though he published hundreds of other works. This volume is a good sampling of his fantasy and science fiction stories. Included are:<P> THE PROPHET'S GRANDCHILDREN<BR> THE INFIDEL'S DAUGHTER<BR> THE...
| Автор | E. Hoffmann Price |
Resurrected corpses, voodoo conjuring, black magic (and blacker science)…these are all well known to cause zombie breakouts. Here are classic and modern tales, full of thrills and chills and the living dead…tales of zombies! These stories don't (well, mostly don't!) go for the gross-out. Great writing, lots of atmosphere and suspense (and the occasional laugh) – if you want more than just extreme horror and gross-out scares, this is the zombie collection for you!<P> Included...
| Автор | Jack Dann |
Science fiction and fantasy have going hand-in-hand since long before the term «science fiction» was coined. Among the earliest examples is Gulliver of Mars, by Edwin L. Arnold (originally published in 1905) – and the genre grew and flourished through the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs (A Princess of Mars, etc.), Poul Anderson (Three Hearts and Three Lions , etc.) Lin Carter (Jandar of Callisto , etc.) and so many more. Here are four novels – and four very different takes on the mix of fantasy and...
| Автор | Wallace West |
David H. Keller, M.D. (1880-1966) was indeed a medical doctor (a psychiatrist – and the first to write science fiction). He was an early proponent of H.P. Lovecraft and wrote a number of articles on Lovecraft's work, whose influence can be seen in some of his horror stories. Another influence was James Branch Cabell. This volume concentrates on Keller's fantasy and horror, but does include – at the end of the book – a few science-fiction and science-fantasy works which we obtained to...
| Автор | David H. Keller |
John Wood Campbell, Jr. (1910–1971) was an American science fiction writer and editor. As editor of Astounding Science Fiction (later renamed Analog Science Fiction and Fact) from late 1937 until his death, he is generally credited with shaping the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Isaac Asimov called Campbell «the most powerful force in science fiction ever, and for the first ten years of his editorship he dominated the field completely.»<P> Included in this volume are 12 of his classic...
| Автор | John W. Campbell Jr |
This volume – the first of two – selects the very best work by Cleo Eldon «Don» Wilcox, who published nearly 100 novels and short stories in the Ziff-Davis pulp magazines (including Amazing Stories, Fantastic Stories, and Fantastic Adventures). Volume 1 features his most famous story, «The Whispering Gorilla,» plus the novel «The Hollow Planet,» and the stories «The Dictoator of Peace,» «Whirlpool in Space,» «Mademoiselle Butterfly,» and «Secret of the Stone Doll.» Features a new introduction by...
| Автор | Don Wilcox |