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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:<P> MURDER FROM MARS<br> STEPSONS OF MARS<br> DATELINE: MARS<br> ...
| Автор | Richard Wilson |
Avram Davidson (1923-1993) was an American writer of fantasy fiction, science fiction, and crime fiction, as well as the author of many stories that do not fit into a genre niche. He won a Hugo Award and three World Fantasy Awards in the science fiction and fantasy genre, a World Fantasy Life Achievement award, plus an Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine short story award and an Edgar Award in the mystery genre. This volume assembled 20 of his classic works. Included:<P> WHAT STRANGE...
| Автор | Avram Davidson |
Robert Silverberg needs little introduction to anyone at all familiar with the history of the science fiction field. Fan. Author. Editor. Creative force. He has been an integral part of the field for longer than most of his readers have been alive. Earlier this year, he kindly agreed to put together a MEGAPACK® of his short stories, so here, then, is a selection of early works by one of the all-time greats. Included are:<BR> ALAREE<BR> BIRDS OF A FEATHER<BR> BLAZE OF...
| Автор | Robert Silverberg |
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:<P> ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW<BR> THE BIG CHEESE<BR> ROOT OF EVIL<BR> THE VOICES<BR> THE WORLD IN THE JUKE BOX<BR> THE SUPERSTITION...
| Автор | Edward Wellen |
The Second Philip K. Dick MEGAPACK™ collects 13 more rare stories by the classic science fiction author. Included in this volume are:<P> THE UNRECONSTRUCTED M<BR> SALES PITCH<BR> SHELL GAME<BR> BREAKFAST AT TWILIGHT<BR> ADJUSTMENT TEAM<BR> FOSTER, YOU'RE DEAD<BR> THE CRAWLERS<BR> THE GOLDEN MAN<BR> THE LAST OF THE MASTERS<BR> THE TURNING WHEEL<BR> UPON THE DULL EARTH<BR> HUMAN IS<BR> MEDDLER<P> ...
| Автор | Филип Дик |
Galactic empires. Mighty heroes blasting their way to victory. Galaxy-spanning quests. They're all essential ingredients for a space opera! Here are 6 classic novellas from the pulps, showcasing galaxy-spanning adventures. Included are:<P> "Thunder to Venus," by Joseph J. Millard<BR> "The Last Outpost," by Nelson S. Bond<BR> "Martian Adventure," by Robert Moore Williams<BR> "A Planet Named Shayol," by Cordwainer Smith<BR> "The...
| Автор | Cordwainer Smith |
This volume is a follow-up to The Plague, Pestilence, and Apocalypse MEGAPACK® (2015) and contains 20 more tales of epic disaster.<P> A MAN SPEKITH, by Richard Wilson<BR> OUR TOWN, by Jerome Bixby<BR> EDDIE FOR SHORT, by Wallace West<BR> THE COURTS OF JAMSHYD, by Robert F. Young<BR> THE GREAT NEBRASKA SEA, by Allan Danzig<BR> SEED OF EMPIRE, by Chester S. Geier<BR> THE BLACK GRIPPE, by Edgar Wallace<BR> BREAKDOWN, by Herbert...
| Автор | Fritz Leiber |
This volume assembles one novel and twenty-two short stories by American writer Richard M. Elam (1920-2013). Dick Elam was born in Richmond, Virginia, served for four years in the Army Air Force in World War II, and after the war became involved with the silk printing industry. On the side, he write articles, short stories, and books for young readers. He was one of the very few science fiction writers active in Young Adult fiction in the 1950s and early 1960s, and his books and short story...
| Автор | Richard M. Elam |
Raymond Zinke Gallun (1911 – 1994) was among the earliest pulp fiction writers who specialized in science fiction, and he sold many stories to magazines in the 1930s under his own name and several pseudonyms (such as Dow Elstar, E.V. Raymond and William Callahan). His first novel, «People Minus X» (included here) was published in 1957, followed by his second, «The Planet Strappers,» in 1961 (also included here). He was honored with the I-CON Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985 at I-CON IV; the...
| Автор | Raymond Z. Gallun |
Milton A. Rothman was best known to generations of science-fiction readers for a single classic story written at age 19: «Heavy Planet,» published under the byline of «Lee Gregor» in 'Astounding Science Fiction' in 1939 at the beginning of the Golden Age and kept in print for decades in the classic anthology 'Adventures in Time and Space'.<P> He was also a pioneer of early fandom, a founder of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society, a fanzine publisher, and a World...
| Автор | Milton A. Rothman |
Aliens have been a major theme in science fiction literature from the very beginnings of the genre…though they seem to have morphed over the decades from humanoids (six-limbed and blue though they might be!) to the utterly incomprehensible to noncorporeal energy beings – and everything in between! This collection focuses on aliens as depicted in many different forms over many different decades. While in no way comprehensive – I'm not sure a «definitive» book of alien stories could ever be...
| Автор | Richard Wilson |
Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994) – one of the early masters of fantasy and science fiction, friend of (and collaborator with) H.P. Lovecraft – produced hundreds of novels, short stories, and poems throughout his long and distinguished career. From fantasy and horror in Weird Tales to action-adventure science fiction in Planet Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories to more «nuts and bolts» science fiction in Astounding Stories, and also work in the romance and mystery fields, his career spanned 7...
| Автор | Frank Belknap Long |
This modern classic of science fiction—first published in 1996—has been reprinted more than 15 more times since its original appearance, including in a Year's Best volume.<P> * * * *<P> It was her first, his seventh. She was 32, he was 363: the good old April/September number. They honeymooned in Venice, Nairobi, the Malaysia Pleasure Dome, and one of the posh L-5 resorts, a shimmering glassy sphere with round-the-clock sunlight and waterfalls that tumbled like cascades of...
| Автор | Robert Silverberg |
This volume collects 19 stories of robots in their many guises. Some obey Asimov’s 3 Rules of Robotics. Some are of alien design. Some serve mankind. And some…don’t. All are great reading. Included are:<p> HELEN O'LOY, by Lester del Rey<BR> SIDNEY, THE SCREWLOOSE ROBOT, by William P. McGivern<BR> JAMES P. CROW, by Philip K. Dick<BR> HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY, by Richard Wilson<BR> A BAD DAY FOR SALES, by Fritz Leiber<BR> THE SPECTACLES, by Frank Belknap...
| Автор | Филип Дик |
Frank Belknap Long (1901-1994) – one of the early masters of fantasy and science fiction, friend of and collaborator with H.P. Lovecraft – produced hundreds of novels, short stories, and poems throughout his long and distinguished career. From fantasy and horror in Weird Tales to action-adventure science fiction in Planet Stories and Thrilling Wonder Stories to more «nuts and bolts» science fiction in Astounding Stories, and also work in the romance and mystery fields, his career spanned 7...
| Автор | Frank Belknap Long |
This volume collects 20 tales by Ronald Anthony Cross, author of the Eternal Guardians series. Included are:<P> THE BIRDS ARE FREE<BR> THE FOREVER SUMMER<BR> A CITIZEN OF 3V<BR> MOON MADNESS<BR> HOTEL MIND SLAVES<BR> SHIVA SHIVA<BR> THE INITIATE<BR> THE FOOL<BR> THE COUNTRY STORE<BR> HERMES AND THE MAGIC HELMET<BR> TWO PLOTTING PODS<BR> THE FRONT PAGE<BR> EVERY TREMBLING BLOSSOM, EVERY SINGING...
| Автор | Ronald Anthony Cross |
The Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK™ series focuses on unjustly forgotten science fiction writers. Horace B. Fyfe (1918-1997) was one. An engineer by trade, Fyfe also wrote a long string of popular science fiction and fantasy stories. He published extensively in genre magazines from his first appearance in «Astounding Science Fiction» (February 1940) until his last publication in «Analog» (January 1967). Sadly, Alzheimer's cut short his career, but his family stepped in to save his...
| Автор | H.B. Fyfe |
Henry Kuttner (April 7, 1915 – February 3, 1958) was an American author of science fiction, fantasy and horror. He was known for his literary prose and often worked in close collaboration with his wife, C. L. Moore. They met through their association with the «Lovecraft Circle,» a group of writers and fans who corresponded with H. P. Lovecraft. Their work together spanned the 1940s and 1950s and most of the work was credited to pseudonyms, mainly Lewis Padgett and Lawrence O'Donnell. Both...
| Автор | Henry Kuttner |
The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Charles L. Fontenay (1917-2007) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are seven short stories plus one novel, published between, representing some of his best work. Included are:<P> DISQUALIFIED<BR> ATOM DRIVE <BR> SERVICE WITH A SMILE<BR> THE GIFT BEARER<BR> THE JUPITER...
| Автор | Charles L. Fontenay |
A corrupt Congress rules a drugged-out America, land of slums and malls. But in the underground, a few violent young malcontents will stop at nothing to smash the system…and bring back the Constitution and the President. JOHNNY ZED is their leader…a brilliant strategist and political theorist, always heard but never seen. SHELLY TRACER is his pawn – and his ultimate weapon…a warrior in a world of glitterfolk, oxygen addicts, and genetically modified animen whose ties to the old world hold the...
| Автор | John Gregory Betancourt |
Frederick Merrick White (1859-1935) was a pioneer in many fields – the spy story, the detective story, and most especially the epic disaster story. His «Doom of London» series (1903), consisting of six tales in which various catastrophes beset London (including diphtheria, killer smog, and a devastanzing freeze), proved quite popular. The Yorkshire Observer wrote of him: “Mr. White is a master of the breathless pace which whirls a reader along whether he will or not." Included in this volume are...
| Автор | Fred M. White |
"Nightwings" is a science fiction novella by American wrier Robert Silverberg. It won the Hugo Award for Best Novella in 1969 and was also nominated for the Nebula Award in 1968. It won the Prix Apollo Award in 1976.<P> In a decadent and caste-based future, humanity is divided into guilds, each having a specific job to do. The members of some guilds appear to have undergone genetic engineering, for instance, the Fliers' ability to fly and the Watchers' ability to use their...
| Автор | Robert Silverberg |
Homer Eon Flint was one of the pioneers of science fiction – publishing science fiction stories in pulp magazines before the term «science fiction» had even been coined. Unfortunately, he died violently – and mysteriously – at age 36, leaving behind a grieving widow and three young children. Prior to his shocking end in 1924, Homer's speculative fiction made him a leading contributor to the era's top pulp magazines. Hundreds of thousands of readers thrilled to his tales of life beyond...
| Автор | Vella Munn |
Stanley Grauman Weinbaum (1902-1935) was an American science fiction writer. His career in science fiction was short but influential. His first story, «A Martian Odyssey», was published to great (and enduring) acclaim in July 1934, but he would be dead from lung cancer within eighteen months. Included in this volume are:<P> THE DARK OTHER<BR> A MARTIAN ODYSSEY<BR> VALLEY OF DREAMS<BR> THE IDEAL<BR> PYGMALION'S SPECTACLES<BR> THE WORLDS OF...
| Автор | Stanley G. Weinbaum |