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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 |
"Penny Dreadfuls" were a type of British publication in the 19th century that featured lurid serial stories appearing in parts over a number of weeks, each part costing one penny. The term, however, soon came to encompass a variety of publications that featured cheap sensational fiction. The penny dreadfuls were printed on cheap pulp paper and were aimed at young working class males. Two of the most famous were «Varney the Vampire» (which popularized vampires) and «The String of Pearls»...
| Автор | Роберт Стивенсон |
Included are three comic novels:<P> CHAMPAGNE CHARLIE, by Jay Franklin: When Charles E. Hoskins wishes for champagne and it suddenly materializes, he finds that his powers of conjure extend to all intoxicants. In the many predicaments this provokes, Charles is committed into the hands of a psychiatrist, escapes, decides to open up a bar but runs afoul of the union and later of Treasury agents, is summoned by Washington and is wanted as a good will gesture by the British Ambassador, is...
| Автор | Richard Wormser |
This is our second (of three) collections of Space Patrol stories by «Eando Binder» (Otto O. Binder). Starting with the February, 1946 issue, every issue of Captain Marvel Adventures included a 2-page short story featuring Lt. Jon Jarl of the Space Patrol. These juvenile space operas – designed to appeal to kids – featured daring-do by a two-fisted young member of the Space Patrol. In a solar system where seemingly every planet and moon can support life and the asteroid belt harbors numerous...
| Автор | Eando Binder |
Without a doubt, Raphael Aloysius Lafferty (1914-2002) was one of the most quirky and unusual authors every to work in science fiction. That's saying a lot. His stories are often unusual, challenging, uncategorizable, and brilliant. This collection assembles 18 of them, including his very first story. Included are: ALOYS<BR> ADAM HAD THREE BROTHERS<BR> SEVEN-DAY TERROR<BR> DAY OF THE GLACIER<BR> SODOM AND GOMORRAH, TEXAS<BR> THROUGH OTHER EYES <BR> ...
| Автор | R.A. Lafferty |
Time travel remains a favorite subgenre in science fiction, and we are pleased to present another volume of classic tales. From pulp adventure to literary gems, here are stories that range from the ancient past to the far future…20 in all, by masters of their craft!<P> Included are:<P> TIME IN THE ROUND, by Fritz Leiber<BR> TRANSFER POINT, by Anthony Boucher<BR> GUEST IN THE HOUSE, by Frank Belknap Long<BR> A STONE AND A SPEAR, by Raymond F. Jones<BR> ...
| Автор | Fritz Leiber |
22 Tales of of the fantastic – science fiction, fantasy, fantastika, slipstream – by one of the most acclaimed modern masters of the genre! Includes a bonus interview with the author. Included are:<P> LIFE IN THE CARBYNE AGE<BR> GALAXY OF MIRRORS<BR> SPECTER-BOMBING THE BEER GOGGLES<BR> LIFE IN THE ANTHROPOCENE<BR> LITTLE WORKER<BR> FRACTAL PAISLEYS<BR> THE MILL<BR> THE GRANGE<BR> PHYLOGENESIS<BR> GRAVITONS<BR> REDSKINS...
| Автор | Paul Di Filippo |
Murray Leinster (1896-1975) enjoyed a reputation as a top pulp fiction writer from the 1920s through the 1960s, publishing dozens of novels and more than a thousand short stories – and not just in the science fiction field, as this collection shows. However, his greatest fame came from SF, and the Sidewise Award (for best alternate history work) is named after his story, «Sidewise in Time.» Included in this volume are:<P> PLANET OF DREAD<BR> THE WAILING ASTEROID<BR> THE...
| Автор | Murray Leinster |
William P. McGivern, a popular and prolific fantasy and science fiction writer in the 1940s and 1950s (under his own name as well as the pseudonyms Gerald Vance and P.F. Costello), later achieved fame as a noir and hardboiled mystery author of such classics as «The Big Heat.» The William P. McGivern Fantasy Megapack collects 25 of his early fantasy stories, including:<P> AL ADDIN AND THE INFRA-RED LAMP<BR> REWBARB'S REMARKABLE RADIO<BR> HOWIE LEMP MEETS AN...
| Автор | William P. Mcgivern |
Edgar Pangborn (1909-1976) was an American writer of science fiction, mysteries, and historical fiction. He wrote numerous stories for the pulp detective and mystery magazines, always under pseudonyms, and it was not until the early 1950s that Edgar «suddenly appeared» within the science fiction and mystery fields, publishing a string of high-quality, high-profile stories under his own name in prominent magazines. This volume collects 3 of his novels (one science fiction, one mystery, one...
| Автор | Edgar Pangborn |
The third volume of Wildside Press's ongoing Murray Leinster series presents 15 more classic stories. Leinster was the pen name for William F. Jenkins (1896-1975), one of the great magazine writers of the 20th Century. This collection spans 6 decades and touches on most of the genres in which he worked: science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, and war. Best of all, this is the first time 8 of the stories have ever been reprinted! Included are:<P> MED SHIP MAN<BR> THE...
| Автор | Murray Leinster |
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. Carl Jacobi (1908-1997) is one such unjustly forgotten author.<P>The Ninth Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK™ presents no less than 19 classic science fiction stories by this great writer. Included in this volume are:<P> CANAL<BR> EXIT MR. SMITH<BR> GENTLEMEN, THE SCAVENGERS<BR> ...
| Автор | Carl Jacobi |
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. Dave Dryfoos (1915-2003), who produced a steady stream of frothy SF stories for the likes of Galaxy Science Fiction, Fantastic Adventures, Startling Stories, Imagination, Future Science Fiction, and others is one such unjustly forgotten author.<P>The Ninth Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK™ presents no less than 19...
| Автор | Dave Dryfoos |
P. (Peter) Schuyler Miller (1912-1974) was a technical writer with an MSc in chemistry, as well as a critic, amateur archaeologist, and author. He reviewed science fiction works in Astounding Science-Fiction from 1945 until 1975. He accumulated one of the largest private collections of science fiction books in his day (roughly 8,000 hardcovers and paperbacks). In 1963 he was presented with a special Hugo for his reviewing. He began as an author of fiction at 18 years old (“The Red Plague,” 1930)...
| Автор | P. Schuyler Miller |
"The Second Time Travel Megapack" collects 23 more tales of travel through time, by great modern and classic authors. Included are:<p> SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES, by Robert J. Sawyer<BR> THE BUSINESS, AS USUAL, by Mack Reynolds<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 18, by Grendel Briarton<BR> TIME WELL SPENT, by George Zebrowski<BR> THE DAY TIME STOPPED MOVING, by Bradner Buckner<BR> SAVING JANE AUSTEN, by Robert Reginald<BR> IN THE...
| Автор | Kristine Kathryn Rusch |
Frank Belknap (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 pulp magazines like «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...
| Автор | Frank Belknap Long |
Kris Ottman Neville (1925–1980) was an American science fiction writer from California. At the top of his career, he virtually abandoned writing science fiction to pursue a career in chemistry, becoming a leading expert in epoxy resins. His writing remains some of the best of the era. Included in this volume are 9 classic stories:<BR> HUNT THE HUNTER<BR> FRESH AIR FIEND<BR> EARTH ALERT!<BR> SHE KNEW HE WAS COMING<BR> MORAL EQUIVALENT<BR> GENERAL MAX...
| Автор | Kris Neville |
Arthur Leo Zagat was one of the most versatile pulp writers in the 1930s-1950s, the author of more than 500 short stories in many different genres. His work appeared in most of the top science fiction, mystery, and adventures magazines, including Astounding Stories, Planet Stories, Weird Tales, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Argosy, and many, many more. Wildside Press is preparing multiple volumes assembling his classic fiction, and we are pleased to kick off the line with a collection of his science...
| Автор | Arthur Leo Zagat |
Before his death in 2002, Dr. Lloyd Biggle, Jr. compiled a list of his early science fiction stories that he considered his finest works. His children, Kenneth Lloyd Biggle and Donna Biggle Emerson, have meticulously transcribed them from their original magazine and anthology publications and assembled this great «best of» collection – plus one previously unpublished work, «Alien By Any Other Name.» Included in this volume are: <P> BEACHHEAD IN UTOPIA<BR> HORNET'S...
| Автор | Lloyd Biggle jr. |
The 43rd Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK® again focuses on pulpsmith Chester S. Geier's science fiction, collecting 3 novels and 17 short stories from the pages of such classic pulp magazines as Planet Stories, Amazing Stories, and Fantastic Advelntures. Included are:<P> MINIONS OF THE TIGER<BR> FOREVER IS TOO LONG<BR> NOT AS PLOTTED<BR> HIDDEN CITY<BR> TREASURE DERELICT<BR> MINER CRISIS ON IO<BR> TIME OUT OF MIND<BR> LIGHT OF...
| Автор | Geier |
Katherine MacLean (born January 22, 1925) is an American science fiction author best known for her short fiction of the 1950s, which often examined the impact of technological advances on individuals and society. This volume collects 8 of her classic science fiction stories:<P> Contagion<BR> Pictures Don’t Lie<BR> The Snowball Effect<BR> The Man Who Staked The Stars<BR> The Carnivore<BR> Games<BR> The Natives<P> If you enjoy this volume of...
| Автор | Katherine MacLean |
When David Farley came to New York City, he was a hungry man. In all ways. The job he landed proof-reading junk mail quelled one form of hunger; David was a small man, anyway, and rice, beans and pasta dishes were his forté since college. And being a careful man, conservative in his tastes and habits, he thrived in his poverty, living cheaply, but proudly. One room, hot plate, bath down the hall. With autumn came the chance to apply for a job at a real magazine; sf fiction, major...
| Автор | A.R. Morlan |
Roger Dee was the pseudonym of Roger D. Aycock (6 December 1914 – 5 April 2004), an American author who wrote primarily science fiction. His tales were always well written, clever, and entertaining, and this selection of 13 stories is typical of his work. Included are:<P> WAILING WALL<BR> PET FARM<BR> CONTROL GROUP<BR> ULTIMATUM<BR> CLEAN BREAK<BR> THE ANGLERS OF ARZ<BR> ASSIGNMENT'S END<BR> PROBLEM ON BALAK<BR> THE WHEEL IS...
| Автор | Roger Dee |
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 primarily on his science fiction (24 stories and a poem) from the 1950s and 1960s.<P> Included in this volume are:<P> THE MAN WITHOUT A PLANET<BR> THE HOAXTERS<BR> IF YOU WERE THE ONLY—<BR> DOUBLE TAKE<BR> ...
| Автор | Richard Wilson |