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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 |
Cosmic Fusion was originally written between January 1973 and September 1982, a mammoth 300,000-word epic novel of «science fiction, sex, and death.» Unpublished due to an editorial change at the original publishing company, Eklund has now revised it for its first publication. As he writes in his introduction: «Cosmic Fusion was intended to be the book that broke me out of [science fiction's midlist]. It was the Big Ambitious Novel I was going to write because I wanted to write it…» So here...
| Автор | Gordon Eklund |
Humans have surgically, genetically, and chemically bio-engineered dogs and apes until they are sentient, then gone ahead and destroyed their society with another world war. The story is told from the point of view of Hungor Beowulf IV, a descendent of the first sentient dog-person. Hungor leads his people in a nomadic lifestyle at first, but finally finds one surviving human, Roger Stren, whose experiments have extended the lifespan of the dog-people to 50+ years – and allowed him to survive...
| Автор | Lester Del Rey |
William P. McGivern, a popular and prolific 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 First William P. McGivern Science Fiction Megapack collects 25 of his early science fiction stories, including: <P> JOHN BROWN'S BODY<BR> THE VISIBLE INVISIBLE MAN<BR> THE DYNAMOUSE<BR> ...
| Автор | Gerald Vance |
Here are 6 modern and classic science fiction novels we hope you will enjoy:<P> Wolfbane, by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth<BR> Slave Planet, by Laurence Janifer<BR> Preferred Risk, by Frederik Pohl and Lester del Rey<BR> The Rat Race, by Jay Franklin<BR> Champagne Caesar, by Jay Franklin<BR> Rememory, by John Gregory Betancourt<P> If you like this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see...
| Автор | Mack Reynolds |
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:<P> PLAGUE OF PYTHONS<BR> THE DAY OF THE BOOMER DUKES<BR> MY LADY GREENSLEEVES<BR> THE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLD<BR> PYTHIAS<BR> SEARCH THE SKY (written with C. M. Kornbluth)<BR> THE HATED<BR> THE KNIGHTS OF ARTHUR<BR> ...
| Автор | Frederik Pohl |
Robert Franklin Young (1915–1986) was an American science fiction writer born in Silver Creek, New York. Except for the three and a half years he served in the Pacific during World War II, he spent most of his life in New York State. Although his career spanned more than thirty years, and he wrote fiction until he died, he remained little known by the public, in the United States as well as abroad. He started publishing in 1953 in Startling Stories, then Playboy, The Saturday Evening Post, and...
| Автор | Robert F. Young |
Starting with the February, 1946 issue, every issue of the <i>Captain Marvel Adventures</i> comic book included a 2-page short story by «Eando Binder» (Otto O. Binder). All featured Lt. Jon Jarl of the Space Patrol. These juvenile space operas – designed to appeal to kids – featured the daring adventures of 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 space pirates and...
| Автор | Eando Binder |
"The Mad Scientist Megapack" assembles 23 tales of Scientists, their Creatures, and Experiments both Diabolical and Dangerous! Included are:<P> MYSHKIN, by David V. Reed<BR> A LIGHT THAT SHAMED THE SUN, by C. J. Henderson<BR> INCOMPLETE DATA, by H.B. Fyfe<BR> THE CORPSE ON THE GRATING, by Hugh B. Cave<BR> COSMIC TELETYPE, by Carl Jacobi<BR> MONSTER KIDNAPS GIRL AT MAD SCIENTIST'S COMMAND!, by Lawrence Watt-Evans<BR> GREAT MINDS, by...
| Автор | Lawrence Watt-Evans |
The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» MEGAPACK™ ebook anthologies are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. David H. Keller (1880-1966) is one such unjustly forgotten author.<P> Included here are 9 science fiction stories, representing some of Keller's best science fiction work:<P> A BIOLOGICAL EXPERIMENT<BR> FREE AS THE AIR<BR> THE FLYING FOOL<BR> THE IVY WAR<BR> THE YEAST MEN<BR> ...
| Автор | David H. Keller |
George Oliver Smith (1911–1981) (not to be confused with George H. Smith) was an American science fiction author. Smith was an active contributor to Astounding Science Fiction during the Golden Age of Science Fiction in the 1940s. His collaboration with the magazine’s editor, John W. Campbell, Jr., was interrupted when Campbell’s first wife, Doña, left him in 1949 and married Smith.<P> Smith continued regularly publishing science fiction novels and stories until 1960. His output greatly...
| Автор | George O. Smith |
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 ten of his classic...
| Автор | John W. Campbell Jr. |
The Third Western Novel MEGAPACK® presents four more great tales of the Old West, by four different writers. Included in this volume are:<P> FERGUSON'S FERRY, by Noel Loomis … The ferry as the only crossing over the Missouri to the beckoning West, and many men battled to wrest it from Sandy John Ferguson…<P> BOOTHILL GOSPEL, by Chuck Martin … Men listened to his gospel – or died by his gun!<P> HELL GATE, by William Colt MacDonald .. Killing men was just another job to...
| Автор | William Colt Macdonald |
John Keith Laumer (1925–1993) was an American science fiction author. Prior to becoming a full-time writer, he was an officer in the United States Air Force and a diplomat in the United States Foreign Service. This collection containes 9 classic tales…more than 400 pages of great reading! Included are:<P> GREYLORN<BR> THE FROZEN PLANET<BR> GAMBLER’S WORLD<BR> THE YILLIAN WAY<BR> IT COULD BE ANYTHING<BR> END AS A HERO<BR> A BAD DAY FOR...
| Автор | Keith Laumer |
Cyril M. Kornbluth (1923–1958) was an American science fiction author and a notable member of the Futurians. He wrote prolifically during his short lifetime, and produced a remarkable body of work. This volume is the largest ebook collection of his work ever assembled. It includes:<P> TIME BUM<BR> TAKEOFF<BR> THE SYNDIC<BR> THE ALTAR AT MIDNIGHT<BR> CRISIS!<BR> THE GOLDEN ROAD<BR> KAZAM COLLECTS<BR> THE LUCKIEST MAN IN DENV<BR> MAKE...
| Автор | C.M. Kornbluth |
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. Horace B. Fyfe (1918-1997) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are 16 science fiction stories plus one novel, published between, representing some of his best work:<P> D-99 (novel)<BR> LET THERE BE LIGHT<BR> MANNERS OF THE AGE<BR> LUNA ESCAPADE<BR> THE OUTBREAK OF PEACE<BR>...
| Автор | H.B. Fyfe |
Robert Moore Williams (1907–1977) was an American writer, primarily of science fiction. He wrote not only under his own name, but as John S. Browning, H. H. Hermon, Russell Storm and E. K. Jarvis (a house name shared with other writers). Rereading his work in preparation for assembling this volume, we were impressed by how well much of his fiction holds up today. His writing style is smooth and crisp, and he avoids scientific lectures, preferring to let the plots speak for himself. Included in...
| Автор | Robert Moore Williams |
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...
| Автор | Chester S. Geier |
H. G. Wells's «The Invisible Man» is considered to be one of the greatest science fiction stories ever written. It is the story of the scientist Griffen who discovers a serum that will turn his entire body invisible. The initial excitement over the possibilities quickly dissipates when Griffen, who uses the formula on himself, is unable to turn himself visible again. «The Invisible Man» is a cautionary tale about tampering with the laws of the universe. It is the story of how one...
| Автор | Wells Wells |
H. G. Wells' 1901 science fiction novel, «The First Men in the Moon», is the story of an impoverished businessman, Mr. Bedford, who retreats to the countryside for some rest from the weary of modern life and to try his hand at authoring a play. While there he meets an eccentric scientist, Dr. Cavor, who is developing a new material, 'cavorite', which is designed to shield off gravity. When it is discovered that the material works and can be practically fashioned into a spaceship,...
| Автор | Wells Wells |
Многие люди в своей жизни хоть раз слышали о таких понятиях, как ДНК, генетический код, хромосомный набор. Некоторые читали научные статьи и обладают простым уровнем энциклопедических знаний об этом. Досконально разобраться в этом вопросе пытались во все времена и все народы. Тайные мечты о красивом и сильном теле, долголетии преследовали умы многих генетиков современности. Если вы хотите приятно и полезно провести время, то эта фантастическая история для Вас. Первая часть расскажет вам о...
| Автор | Валентин Клевно |
Keith Laumer emerged as one of the modern masters of science fiction in the 1960s and 1970s, creating such memoriable characters as Retief of the CDT and the Bolos. This collection assembles 21 of his great tales, including stories in both of those series (and one complete novel). Here are:<P> INTRODUCTION: KEITH LAUMER<br> THE FROZEN PLANET [Retief]<br> GAMBLER’S WORLD [Retief]<br> THE YILLIAN WAY [Retief]<br> THE MADMAN FROM EARTH [Retief]<br> RETIEF...
| Автор | Keith Laumer |