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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.
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THE MAN WITHOUT A PLANET
THE HOAXTERS
IF YOU WERE THE ONLY-
DOUBLE TAKE
MARY HELL'S
THE...
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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."
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This volume collects 21 of his science fiction and fantasy stories:
A LENGTH OF ROPE
THE SPHERE OF SLEEP
ENIGMA OF THE CITY
SKY IMP
IF YOU BELIEVE
FIDO
ENVIRONMENT
WEEP NO MORE, MY ROBOT
DISAPPEARANCE
JEWEL OF DEATH
MIRAGE WORLD
FOUR WHO RETURNED
A CRYSTAL AND A SPELL
GETAWAY
HAPPINESS IS NOWHERE
HAUNTED METROPOLIS
QUEST OF THE SPLIT MAP
DEATH SENTENCE
WATER LODE
THE FINAL HOUR
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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:
WAILING WALL
PET FARM
CONTROL GROUP
ULTIMATUM
CLEAN BREAK
THE ANGLERS OF ARZ
ASSIGNMENT'S END
PROBLEM ON BALAK
THE WHEEL IS DEATH
TODAY IS FOREVER
TO REMEMBER CHARLIE BY
TRADERS...
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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,...
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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:
GREYLORN
THE FROZEN PLANET
GAMBLER'S WORLD
THE YILLIAN WAY
IT COULD BE ANYTHING
END AS A HERO
A BAD DAY FOR VERMIN
A TRACE OF MEMORY
DOORSTEP...
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Poul Anderson (1926 - 2001) was an American science fiction author who began his career during one of the Golden Ages of the genre and continued to write and remain popular into the 21st century. Anderson also authored several works of fantasy, historical novels, and a prodigious number of short stories. He received numerous awards for his writing, including seven Hugo Awards and three Nebula Awards. This volume collects 8 classic stories:
WITCH OF...
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Chester S. Geier (1921-1990) was a U.S. author and editor whose first work, "A Length of Rope" appeared in Unknown in April 1941. Editor Ray Palmer recruited him to write for the Ziff-Davis group of pulp magazines, where he became a frequent contributor to Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures, and less frequently to mystery and western pulps. He published under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Guy Archette, Alexander Blade, P F Costello,...
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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...
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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."
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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:
PLAGUE OF PYTHONS
THE DAY OF THE BOOMER DUKES
MY LADY GREENSLEEVES
THE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLD
PYTHIAS
SEARCH THE SKY (written with C. M. Kornbluth)
THE HATED
THE KNIGHTS OF ARTHUR
SURVIVAL KIT
PREFERRED RISK (written with Lester...
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The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. Lester del Rey (1915-1993) is most remembered today as one of the namesakes of Del Rey Books - but in the Golden Age he was an accomplished writer who got his start alongside (and sold to the same markets as) a young Isaac Asimov. This volume assembles 9 classic del Rey tales - more than 500 pages of...
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The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers who might otherwise be forgotten. This volume assembles 2 novels and 4 shorter works - almost 500 pages of classic fiction - by 3-time Hugo Award-winner Clifford D. Simak. Included are:
TIME QUARRY [novel]
EMPIRE [novel]
THE STREET THAT WASN'T THERE [short story]
THE WORLD THAT COULDN'T BE [novelet]
HELLHOUNDS OF THE COSMOS [short...
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Edward Wellen (1919-2011) was a writer primarily of short stories, most in the mystery genre. However, he penned a not-insubstantial number of science fiction over the course of his career - starting (sort of!) with a "non-fact article" "Origins of Galactic Slang" for Galaxy magazine. This MEGAPACK™ collects 25 of his best tales from those early years...plus a few later tales as well. Included are:
SEVEN DAY'S WONDER
BUFFOON
CHECKMATE
WITH AH!...
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During the 1950s, Evelyn E. Smith regularly published science fiction in magazines like Galaxy and Fantastic Universe. Her stories ranged from post-apocalyptic satires to adventure to humor. She also wrote four science fiction novels, which chiefly deal with questions of gender identity. Like all of her work, they are characterized by their sharp wit. At her best, she was the equal of anyone - male or female - writing for the pulp magazines.
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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:
TIME BUM
TAKEOFF
THE SYNDIC
THE ALTAR AT MIDNIGHT
CRISIS!
THE GOLDEN ROAD
KAZAM COLLECTS
THE LUCKIEST MAN IN DENV
MAKE MINE MARS
THE MARCHING MORONS
THE REVERSIBLE...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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