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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:
Contagion
Pictures Don't Lie
The Snowball Effect
The Man Who Staked The Stars
The Carnivore
Games
The Natives
If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't
...THAT AFFAIR NEXT
... AW, LET THE KID HIT, by Michael Avallone
THE WILD MAN, by Octavus Roy Cohen
THE TRUMP CARD, by Octavus Roy Cohen
MacGINLEY CATCHES MICE, by A. Lincoln Bender
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The Classic American Short Story Megapack, Volume 1 assembles 34 of the greatest stories ever written by American authors—including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, James Fenimore Cooper, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, Bret Harte, Sherwood Anderson, Mark Twain, O. Henry, Jack London, and Stephen Crane. Includes multiple stories per author, their most famous short works, along with biographical notes.
Complete contents:
YOUNG
...The Dashiell Hammett Megapack collects 20 early and rare stories by the famous mystery writer, plus one poem. Included in this volume are:
AFRAID OF A GUN
ARSON PLUS
THE NEW RACKET
BODIES PILED UP
DEATH ON PINE STREET
THE MAN WHO KILLED DAN ODAMS
MIKE, ALEC, OR RUFUS
NIGHT SHOTS
NIGHTMARE TOWN
ONE HOUR
THE ROAD HOME
RUFFIAN'S WIFE
THE SECOND-STORY ANGEL
THE TENTH CLUE
WHO KILLED BOB TEAL?
ZIGZAGS OF TREACHERY
THE
...The Detective Megapack presents 30 choice mysteries, spanning the Victorian age through modern times. From Dashiell Hammet to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, from Vincent Starrett to Johnston McCulley—there is something for every fan of detective tales!
ARSON PLUS, by Dashiell Hammett
IT TORE THE LAUGH FROM MY THROAT, by Meriah L. Crawford
THE TAGGART ASSIGNMENT, by Vincent Starrett
TOMORROW'S DEAD, by David Dean
THE FLAMING PHANTOM,
...This Megapack collects 20 of Edward Bellamy's novels and short stories—including his classic political science fiction novel, Looking Backwards, and its sequel, Equality. Complete contents:
LOOKING BACKWARD
EQUALITY
THE BLINDMAN'S WORLD
DR. HEIDENHOFF'S PROCESS
MISS LUDINGTON'S SISTER
AN ECHO OF ANTIETAM
THE DUKE OF STOCKBRIDGE
WITH THE EYES SHUT
A LOVE STORY REVERSED
LOST
TO WHOM THIS MAY COME
HOOKING
...Here are 6 modern and classic science fiction novels we hope you will enjoy:
Wolfbane, by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth
Slave Planet, by Laurence Janifer
Preferred Risk, by Frederik Pohl and Lester del Rey
The Rat Race, by Jay Franklin
Champagne Caesar, by Jay Franklin
Rememory, by John Gregory Betancourt
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...This volume features 25 novels by some of the top writers of young adult mystery fiction from the 20th century. With more than 2,900 pages of classic crimes, here are the complete Mary Louis Gay series, the complete Madge Sterling series, the complete Penny Nichols series, and many more! Included are:
THE MYSTERY OF THE SECRET BAND, by Edith Lavell
THE MYSTERY AT DARK CEDARS, by Edith Lavell
THE MYSTERY OF THE FIRES, by Edith Lavell
THE
...Included are:
HARRIGAN (1918)
THE GHOST (1919)
HOLE-IN-THE-WALL BARRETT (1919)
TRAILIN'! (1919)
THE UNTAMED (1920)
OUT OF THE DARK (1920)
RIDERS OF THE SILENCES (1920)
12) The Raffles Megapack: The Complete Tales of the Amateur Cracksman, plus Pastiches and Continuations
Robert Silverberg needs little introduction to anyone at all familiar with the history of the science fiction field. Fan. Author. Editor. Creative force. He has been an integral part of the field for longer than most of his readers have been alive. Earlier this year, he kindly agreed to put together a MEGAPACK® of his short stories, so here, then, is a selection of early works by one of the all-time greats. Included are:
ALAREE
BIRDS OF
...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
...This volume is a treasure-trove of rare 19th-century macabre stories for lovers of classic fantasy and horror. From ghosts of mind and spirit to paranormal experiences, from exotic Arabian Nights adventures to Deals with the Devil, each story in this volume is sure to delight the discerning reader of classic fantasy and horror.
Included are:
THE GRAY LADY, by Mary E. Lee
THE EBONY FRAME, by Edith Nesbit
THE DOOM, by Benedict
THE CURSE
...The Second Western Megapack presents a wide-ranging selection of western stories sure to get your pulse racing. Here are action tales of the old west by masters such as Zane Grey, Ed Earl Repp, Robert E. Howard, Clarence E. Mulford, Max Brand—and many more. More than 2,000 pages of great reading!
Complete contents:
QUICK PAY FOR MAVERICK MEN, by Ed Earl Repp
TOM'S MONEY, by Harriet Prescott Spofford
WHILE SMOKE ROLLED, by Robert
...Time travel is one of the staples of science fiction, right up there with aliens, space opera, and robots. Most science fiction authors have written at least one time travel story. This collection samples some of the best.
TIME OUT, by Edward M. Lerner
THESE STONES WILL REMEMBER, by Reginald Bretnor
PROJECT MASTODON, by John Gregory Betancourt
12:01 P.M., by Richard A. Lupoff
TIME CONSIDERED AS A SERIES OF THERMITE BURNS IN NO PARTICULAR
...This volume collections 10 young adult science fiction novels: 7 in the Tom Corbett, Space Cadet series, plus Rip Foster Rides the Gray Planet, by Blake Savage; Star Born, by Andre Norton; and The Secret of the Ninth Planet, by Donald A. Wollheim.
And don't forget to search this ebook store for more entries in the Megapack series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, ghost stories, and much, much
...The theme of this Megapack is classic mystery and crime fiction from the Victorian era. We have taken the liberty of extending the qualifying publication dates to the end of World War I, since that event marked more of a turning point in world literature than the advent of the Edwardian Age. Certainly the spirit of Victorian crime fiction continued beyond Queen Victoria. This volume contains 25 stories and 2 bonus novels, offering hours of reading
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