The 11th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®

Fritz Leiber, Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl, Hal Clement, C.M. Kornbluth

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Welcome to The 11th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®! We hope you will enjoy the stories we have selected for you this time. There's a greater emphasis than usual on Golden Age writers (just the way it came together) -- but we have one original story as well, a posthumous collaboration with H.B. Fyfe, finishing a really terrific but not-quite-done tale he had been working on before his death. It's a bit reminiscent of James Tiptree, Jr.'s best work -- but predates Tiptree by a couple of decades. And we have novels by Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth, Murray Leinster, E. Everett Evans, and Donald Wollheim...not to mention part 2 of our serialization of Tony Rothman's mammoth 2013 novel, Firebird. And a ton of great short stories. 36 works in all, more than 1900 pages of great reading!

ANGELS IN THE JETS, by Jerome Bixby

A CODE FOR SAM, by Lester del Rey

STAR SHIP, by Poul Anderson

THE WELL-OILED MACHINE, by H.B. Fyfe

JACK OF NO TRADES, by Evelyn E. Smith

THE GRAVITY BUSINESS, by James E. Gunn

DOOMSDAY EVE, by Robert Moore Williams

MASTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, by Robert Silverberg

FALCONS OF NARABEDLA, by Marion Zimmer Bradley

NEW LAMPS, by Robert Moore Williams

THE PIRATES OF ZAN, by Murray Leinster

OUT OF THE IRON WOMB!, by Poul Anderson

LATER THAN YOU THINK, by Fritz Leiber

THE PLANET MAPPERS, by E. Everett Evans

AFTERGLOW, by H.B. Fyfe and John Gregory Betancourt

SHIPPING CLERK, by William Morrison

CONTAGION, by Katherine MacLean

THE LIGHT ON PRECIPICE PEAK, by Stephen Tall

THE LUCKIEST MAN IN DENV, by Simon Eisner

ON THE FOURTH PLANET, by J.F. Bone

BIMMIE SAYS, by Sydney Van Scyoc

SWEET TOOTH, by Robert F. Young

SEARCH THE SKY, by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth

STAR, BRIGHT, by Mark Clifton

HOT PLANET, by Hal Clement

TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST, by Frank M. Robinson

THE ALIEN, by Raymond F. Jones

BODYGUARD, by Christopher Grimm

JAYWALKER, by Ross Rocklynne

SECOND CHILDHOOD, by Clifford D. Simak

OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, by William Tenn

POLLONY UNDIVERTED, by Sydney Van Scyoc

DELAY IN TRANSIT, by F. L. Wallace

A GIFT FROM EARTH, by Manly Banister

ONE AGAINST THE MOON, by Donald A. Wollheim

Special Feature: FIREBIRD, by Tony Rothman [Part 2 of 3]

If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, 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!

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• Publié par: Wildside Press LLC
• Date de parution: 28 janvier 2016
• Nombre de lectures: 5
• EAN13: 9781479408207
• Langue: English

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Contents

COPYRIGHT INFO A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER Wildside Press’s MEGAPACK® Ebook Series ANGELS IN THE JETS, by Jerome Bixby A CODE FOR SAM, by Lester del Rey STAR SHIP, by Poul Anderson THE WELL-OILED MACHINE, by H.B. Fyfe JACK OF NO TRADES, by Evelyn E. Smith THE GRAVITY BUSINESS, by James E. Gunn DOOMSDAY EVE, by Robert Moore Williams MASTER OF LIFE AND DEATH, by Robert Silverberg FALCONS OF NARABEDLA, by Marion Zimmer Bradley NEW LAMPS, by Robert Moore Williams THE PIRATES OF ZAN, by Murray Leinster OUT OF THE IRON WOMB!, by Poul Anderson LATER THAN YOU THINK, by Fritz Leiber THE PLANET MAPPERS, by E. Everett Evans AFTERGLOW, by H.B. Fyfe and John Gregory Betancourt SHIPPING CLERK, by William Morrison CONTAGION, by Katherine MacLean THE LIGHT ON PRECIPICE PEAK, by Stephen Tall THE LUCKIEST MAN IN DENV, by Simon Eisner ON THE FOURTH PLANET, by J.F. Bone BIMMIE SAYS, by Sydney Van Scyoc SWEET TOOTH, by Robert F. Young SEARCH THE SKY, by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth STAR, BRIGHT, by Mark Clifton HOT PLANET, by Hal Clement TWO WEEKS IN AUGUST, by Frank M. Robinson THE ALIEN, by Raymond F. Jones BODYGUARD, by Christopher Grimm JAYWALKER, by Ross Rocklynne SECOND CHILDHOOD, by Clifford D. Simak OF ALL POSSIBLE WORLDS, by William Tenn POLLONY UNDIVERTED, by Sydney Van Scyoc DELAY IN TRANSIT, by F. L. Wallace A GIFT FROM EARTH, by Manly Banister ONE AGAINST THE MOON, by Donald A. Wollheim Special Feature: FIREBIRD, by Tony Rothman [Part 2 of 3]

COPYRIGHT INFO

The 11th Science Fiction MEGAPACK® is copyright © 2015 Py Wilbsibe ress, LLC. All rights reserveb. * * * * The MEGAACK™ ePook series name is a trabemark of W ilbsibe ress, LLC. All rights reserveb. * * * * “Angels in the Jets,” Py Jerome BixPy, was originally puPlisheb inFantastic, Fall 1952. “A Cobe for Sam,” Py Lester bel Rey, was originally puPlisheb inIf, NovemPer 1966. Copyright © 1966 Py Lester bel Rey. Reprinteb Py pe rmission of the Virginia Kibb Literary Agency. “Star Ship,” Py oul Anberson, was originally puPlisheb inPlanet Stories, Fall 1950. “The Well-Oileb Machine,” Py H.B. Fyfe, was origina lly puPlisheb inThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fictioneweb, Dec. 1950. Copyright © 1950 Py Mercury ress, ren 1978. Reprinteb Py permission of the Virginia Kibb Literary Agency. “Jack of No Trabes,” Py Evelyn E. Smith, was origin ally puPlisheb in, OctoPer 1955. “The Gravity Business,” Py James E. Gunn, was origi nally puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, January 1956. Doomsday Eveb in 1957., Py RoPert Moore Williams, was originally puPlishe Master of Life and Death, Py RoPert SilverPerg, was originally puPlisheb in 1957. Falcons of Narabedla, Py Marion Zimmer Brabley, was originally puPlishe b inOther Worlds, May 1957. “New Lamps,” Py RoPert Moore Williams, was original ly puPlisheb inOther Worlds, May 1957. The Pirates of Zan,Py Murray Leinster, was originally puPlisheb in 19 59. “Out of the Iron WomP!” Py oul Anberson, was origi nally puPlisheb inPlanet Stories, Summer 1955. “Later Than You Think,” Py Fritz LeiPer, was origin ally puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, OctoPer 1950. The Planet Mappers, Py E. Everett Evans, was originally puPlisheb in 1955. “Afterglow,” Py H.B. Fyfe anb John Gregory Betancou rt, is original to this collection. Copyright © 2016 Py John Gregory Betancourt. “Shipping Clerk, Py William Morrison, was originall y puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, June 1952. “Contagion, Py Katherine MacLean, was originally pu Plisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, OctoPer 1950. “The Light on recipice eak, Py Stephen Tall, was originally puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, OctoPer 1955. “The Luckiest Man in Denv, Py Simon Eisner, was ori ginally puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, June 1952. “On the Fourth lanet, Py J.F. Bone, was originally puPlisheb inGalaxy Magazine, April 1963. “BIMMIE SAYS,” Py Sybney J. Van Scyoc, was original ly puPlisheb inGalaxy Magazine, OctoPer 1962. “Sweet Tooth,” Py RoPert F. Young, was originally p uPlisheb inGalaxy Magazine, OctoPer 1963. Search the Skylly puPlisheb in, Py Freberik ohl anb C. M. KornPluth, was origina 1954.

“Star, Bright,” Py Mark Clifton, was originally puP lisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, July 1952. “Hot lanet,” Py Hal Clement, was originally puPlis heb inGalaxy Magazine, August 1963. “Two Weeks in August,” Py Frank M. RoPinson, was or iginally puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, FePruary 1951. The Alien, Py Raymonb F. Jones, was originally puPlisheb in 1951. “Bobyguarb,” Py Christopher Grimm, was originally p uPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction. FePruary 1956. “Jaywalker,” Py Ross Rocklynne, was originally puPl isheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, DecemPer 1950. “Seconb Chilbhoob,” Py Clifforb D. Simak, was origi nally puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, FePruary 1951. “Of All ossiPle Worlbs,” Py William Tenn, was orig inally puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, DecemPer 1956. “ollony Unbiverteb,” Py Sybney Van Scyoc, was orig inally puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, FePruary 1963. “Delay in Transit,” Py F. L. Wallace, was originall y puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, SeptemPer 1952. “A Gift from Earth,” Py Manly Banister, was origina lly puPlisheb inGalaxy Science Fiction, August 1955. One Against the Moon, Py Donalb A. Wollheim, was originally puPlisheb i n 1956. Firebirdy permission of the author., Py Tony Rothman, is copyright © 2013. Reprinteb P

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Welcome toThe 11th Science Fiction MEGAPACK®! I hope you will enjoy the stories we have selected for you this time. There’s a great er emphasis than usual on Golden Age writers (just the way it came together)—but we have one original story as well, my posthumous collaboration with H.B. Fyfe, finishing a really terrific but not-quite-done tale he had been working on before his death. It re minded me a bit of James Tiptree, Jr.’s work—but predates Tipree by a couple of decad es. And we have novels by Robert Silverberg, Frederik Pohl & C.M. Kornbluth, Murray Leinster, E. Everett Evans, and Donald Wollheim…not to mention part 3 of our serial ization of Tony Rothman’sFiReBiRD. And a ton of great short stories. 35 works in all, more than 1900 pages of great reading. Enjoy! —John Betancourt Publisher, Wildside Press LLC www.wildsidepress.com ABOUT THE SERIES Over the last few years, our MEGAPACK™ ebook series has grown to be our most popular endeavor. (Maybe it helps that we sometimes offer them as premiums to our mailing list!) One question we keep getting asked i s, “Who’s the editor?” The MEGAPACK™ ebook series (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes J ohn Betancourt (me), Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Shawn Garrett, Helen McGee, Bon ner Menking, Colin Azariah- Kribbs, A.E. Warren, and many of Wildside’s authors …who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!) RECOMMEND A FAVORITE STORY? Do you know a great classic science fiction story, or have a favorite author whom you believe is perfect for the MEGAPACK™ ebook series? We’d love your suggestions! You can post them on our message board at http://wi ldsidepress.forumotion.com/ (there is an area for MEGAPACK® comments). Note: we only consider stories that have already be en professionally published. This is not a market for new works. TYPOS Unfortunately, as hard as we try, a few typos do sl ip through. We update our ebooks periodically, so make sure you have the current version (or download a fresh copy if it’s been sitting in your ebook reader for months.) It m ay have already been updated. If you spot a new typo, please let us know. We’ll f ix it for everyone. You can email the publisher at [e-mail] or use the mes sage boards above.

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