The 19th Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: Charles V. De Vet (vol. 2) PDF Download

Author: Charles V. de Vet
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479406236
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 398

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Charles V. de Vet wrote more than 50 short stories for science fiction magazines, beginning with "The Unexpected Weapon" for Amazing Stories in September 1950 (included here). After a several year hiatus, de Vet became active as a writer again in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This collection focuses on his early, more adventurous works. Included in this volume are: SPECIAL FEATURE SEEDLING ALIEN'S BEQUEST SALTY FOR THE CAT SURVIVAL CHARACTERISTIC CATALYST DUEL SECOND CHANCE BIG STUPE DELAYED ACTION MONKEY ON HIS BACK RETURN JOURNEY STOPOVER THERE IS A REAPER... VITAL INGREDIENT WHEELS WITHIN EXPENDABLE If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 220+ volumes in this series, covering science fiction, adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories -- and much, much more!

Author: Charles V. de Vet
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479402699
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 253

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Charles V. de Vet wrote more than 50 short stories for science fiction magazines, beginning with "The Unexpected Weapon" for Amazing Stories in September 1950. After a several year hiatus, de Vet became active as a writer again in the late 1970s and early 1980s. This collection spans the length of his career, showcasing his talents for vivid characterization and exciting storytelling. Included in this volume are: SPECIAL FEATURE SEEDLING ALIEN'S BEQUEST SALTY FOR THE CAT SURVIVAL CHARACTERISTIC CATALYST DUEL SECOND CHANCE BIG STUPE DELAYED ACTION MONKEY ON HIS BACK RETURN JOURNEY STOPOVER THERE IS A REAPER... VITAL INGREDIENT WHEELS WITHIN EXPENDABLE If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 190+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author: John W. Campbell Jr
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479438049
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 608

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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." Included in this volume are 12 of his classic novels and stories: THE ELECTRONIC SIEGE THE LAST EVOLUTION SPACE RAYS BEYOND THE END OF SPACE THE BATTERY OF HATE ATOMIC POWER THE IRRELEVANT THE MIGHTIEST MACHINE CONQUEST OF THE PLANETS BLINDNESS THE ESCAPE ELIMINATION If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author: Richard Wilson
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479438103
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 369

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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 primarily on his science fiction (24 stories and a poem) from the 1950s and 1960s. Included in this volume are: THE MAN WITHOUT A PLANET THE HOAXTERS IF YOU WERE THE ONLY— DOUBLE TAKE MARY HELL’S THE WASP COURSE OF EMPIRE DON’T FENCE ME IN ONE MAN’S INCH OH, YOU UFO THE BIG FIX LONELY ROAD THE SONS OF JAPHETH IT’S COLD OUTSIDE SUCCESS STORY THE LOCUS FOCUS THE ENEMY TIME OUT FOR TOMORROW KILL ME WITH KINDNESS TRAVELING COMPANION WANTED THE LITTLE WOMAN DESERTER GREEN EYES THE SOUTH WATERFORD RUMPLE CLUB THE PURPLE BAT If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author: Charles E. Fritch
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1667659936
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 180

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Charles E. Fritch was a writer and editor who began publishing science fiction in the early 1950s, racking up an impressive number of sales to many of the top magazines of the day. This volume assembles ten of his stories. In this volume are: ONCE UPON A MONBEAST... COME INTO MY PARLOR BREATHES THERE A MAN THE ODYSSEY OF SAM MEECHAM SKIN GAME DANGER IN THE VOID THE BIG LEAP THE PACIFISTS ESCAPE MECHANISM I LIKE MARTIAN MUSIC If you enjoy this MEGAPACK®, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 400+ more volumes in this best-selling series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mystery, horror, westerns, and much, much more.

Author: Edward Wellen
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479407879
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248

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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: ORIGINS OF GALACTIC LAW THE BIG CHEESE ROOT OF EVIL THE VOICES THE WORLD IN THE JUKE BOX THE SUPERSTITION SEEDERS THE ENGRAMMAR AGE UTTER SILENCE ARMY WITHOUT BANNERS SWEET DREAMS DR. VICKERS' CAR NOTE FOR A TIME CAPSULE OLD HAT IOU DEADLY GAME If you enjoy this volume of classic mysteries, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 270+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure, horror, westerns -- and much, much more!

Author: Mark Clifton
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 147940294X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 584

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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: STAR BRIGHT (1952) THE KENZIE REPORT (1953) WE'RE CIVILIZED! SENSE FROM THOUGHT DIVIDE (1955) A WOMAN'S PLACE (1955) DO UNTO OTHERS (1958) THEY'D RATHER BE RIGHT (1958) WHAT NOW, LITTLE MAN? (1959) EIGHT KEYS TO EDEN (1960) And if you enjoy this volume, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more entries in this great series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics -- and much, much more!

Author: Robert F. Young
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479442402
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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Our second volume of Robert F. Young stories collects 20 great science fiction tales from the pulps and digest magazines. Included are: AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER JUNGLE DOCTOR MORE STATELY MANSIONS LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE THE OTHER KIDS WISH UPON A STAR ADDED INDUCEMENT APE’S EYE VIEW PILGRIMS’ PROJECT YOUR GHOST WILL WALK GODDESS IN GRANITE THE COURTS OF JAMSHYD WRITTEN IN THE STARS STRUCTURAL DEFECT THIRTY DAYS HAD SEPTEMBER REPORT ON THE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR ON ARCTURUS X THE BLUEBIRD PLANET THE LEAF MAGIC WINDOW ACRE IN THE SKY If you enjoy this ebook, check out the 350+ other volumes in the MEGAPACK® series, featuring science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns—and much, much more!

Author: Robert Moore Williams
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479407186
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 334

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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 this volume are: PLANET OF THE GODS THE NEXT TIME WE DIE SINISTER PARADISE THOMPSON'S CAT PUBLICITY STUNT MARTIAN ADVENTURE BRIDGE OF LIFE BE IT EVER THUS THE LOST WARSHIP THE ACCIDENTAL MURDERS If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Author: Robert F. Young
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 1479436526
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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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 Collier’s. His work had a poetic and romantic style that many compared to Ray Bradbury and Theodore Sturgeon.This volume collects 20 of his science fiction and fantasy stories: THE BLACK DEEP THOU WINGEST THE GARDEN IN THE FOREST AUDIENCE REACTION BEAUTY AND THE BEAST STOP-OVER A PATTERN FOR PENELOPE SAINT JULIE AND THE VISGI THE HOUSE AT THE END OF THE STREET ONE LOVE HAVE I THE QUALITY OF MERCY THE GROWN-UP PEOPLE’S FEET PRISONERS OF EARTH THE FIRST SWEET SLEEP OF NIGHT PROMISED PLANET THE QUETENESTEL TOWERS AN APPLE FOR THE TEACHER JUNGLE DOCTOR MORE STATELY MANSIONS LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE THE OTHER KIDS If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!