Murray Leinsteri Hugo-auhinna võitnud jutustus «Uurimismeeskond» peaks kogumiku «Lilled Algernonile» vahendusel kõigile eesti ulmehuvilistele hästi teada olema. Kes ei mäletaks Kodiaki karusid Haputaigna Charley’t, Sitka Pete’i, Faro Nelli ja Kullatükki ning nende seiklusi Loren II kolooniaplaneedil. Vähem on teada, et Murray Leinster kirjutas neli üsna sarnase skeemiga ajakirjajuttu kokku raamatuks, mida ühendas Kolooniate Inspektsiooni vaneminspektori Bordmani tegelaskuju («Uurimismeeskonna»...
With The Adventure Novella MEGAPACK®, we launch a new line of anthologies consisting of longer stories that don’t quite make it to novel length. Novellas and novelets are often considered superior to the short story format by authors because there is more room to develop plot and character. The 8 adventures in this volume span continents as well as time and space, offering a selection of great stories by top pulp authors. Included are:<P> SECRET OF THE GOLDEN JAGUAR, by Robert Moore...
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...
The Fourth Murray MEGAPACK® explores the works of Murray Leinster (the pseudonym used by William F. Jenkins for much of his genre work). If you’ve made it this far in the series, we assume you have already read the intros in previous volumes about Jenkins/Leinster and know how prolific he was, penning more than a thousand short works and dozens of novels over his long career. This volume showcases 3 of his science fiction novellas and 9 of his mainstream stories (all published under his Jenkins...
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...
