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The 50th Century men crowded around the gleaming case in which a young man lay sleeping. Suddenly, a terrifying mechanism began to revolve, tremble… Vials of liquid frother, crimsoned, gathered in a hypodermic that jabbed itself into the sleaper's chest. The case shattered; the body stirred… The ultimate miracle had occurred – as eyes of the 50th Century looked into those of the 20th! But Homer Ellory, alienated young scientist, didn't realize what a devastating battle of wits and science awaited him!

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The men and women of an underground world hold the key to Earth's survival. The beastly Martians have decided to wage an «old-fashioned» ground war with only one objective in mind – to wipe humanity from the planet. But then Evan Paige receives an unbelievable radio message from the renowned scientist Dr. Aronson – a message from the center of the Earth, telling of a super-scientific race of Albinos who hold the key to save all mankind! <P> A thrilling science fiction novel from the author of ADAM LINK–ROBOT!

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The scene is Earth in the near future. The scientific force of the Dictator Syndicate, controlled by five men, has reduced whole segments of the population to mindless robots. Humanitarian dissenters are driven mad…then swiftly murdered. As civilization's end rushes closer, one lone man opposes the forces of darkness…only he can nullify the powerful invention of the evil five! <P> A classic of science fiction by the author of ADAM LINK, ROBOT!

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Anton York is a man of tomorrow. He has discovered the secret of voluntary suspended animation and requires no food or air. He can live where he pleases, when he pleases, for as long as he wants. Somewhere in the dim future ages, this man-made God must die. But how? <P> A classic of science fiction by the author of ADAM LINK, ROBOT!

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"To anyone fond of the robot story in science fiction, ADAM LINK is of extraordinary interest. The robot-with-emotion has rarely been handled so well." –Isaac Asimov. <P>Adam Link, the first of the robot race, has photoelectric eyes, an iridium-sponge brain, and the soul of a man! An electronic marvel gifted with incredible skills, Adam Link faces a series of challenges that would stagger a mere mortal, culminating in a fierce struggle to save Earth from destruction at the hands of an alien race. <P> An extraordinary science fiction book that influenced generations of writers!

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"The Ninth Science Fiction Megapack" contains 27 more works spanning time and space–including 24 stories, 2 interviews, and «A Science Fiction Alphabet.» Fun stuff indeed! Included are:<P> INTERVIEW: DAN SIMMONS, conducted by Darrell Schweitzer<BR> THE SPIRES OF DENON, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch<BR> AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG, by Brenda W. Clough<BR> FOR I AM A JEALOUS PEOPLE! by Lester del Rey<BR> LUVVER, by Mack Reynolds<BR> FROG LEVEL, by Bud Webster<BR> CAPTAINS CONSPIRING AT THEIR MUTINIES, by Jay Lake<BR> SHIFTING SEAS, by Stanley G. Weinbaum<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 8, by Grendel Briarton<BR> ROCK GARDEN, by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.<BR> THE GENOA PASSAGE, by George Zebrowski<BR> EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, by Ray Faraday Nelson<BR> OVER THE TOP, by Lester del Rey<BR> WHEN THEY COME FROM SPACE, by Mark Clifton<BR> THE SEALED SKY, by Cynthia Ward<BR> METEOR STRIKE! by Donald E. Westlake<BR> WAITING FOR THE COIN TO DROP, by Dean Wesley Smith<BR> BEYOND THE DARKNESS, by S. J. Byrne<BR> THE SMALLEST GOD, by Lester del Rey<BR> THE SCIENCE FICTION ALPHABET, by Allen Glasser<BR> CANAL, by Carl Jacobi<BR> THE LOCH MOOSE MONSTER, by Janet Kagan<BR> MY FAIR PLANET, by Evelyn E. Smith<BR> BEFORE EDEN, by Arthur C. Clarke<BR> SEQUENCE, by Carl Jacobi<BR> PREFERRED RISK, by Frederik Pohl and Lester del Rey<BR> INTEVIEW: FREDERIK POHL, conducted by Darrell Schweitzer<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

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The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Milton Lesser (1928-2008) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Lesser published a 8 science fiction novels (and more than 100 short stories) under many pseudonyms (as well as his own name) in the 1950s. He found fame in the mystery field writing as Stephen Marlowe – and legally changed his name to Stephen Marlowe!<P> Included here are 14 science fiction stories, representing some of his best genre work. Included are:<P> BLACK EYES AND THE DAILY GRIND<BR> THE DICTATOR<BR> PRISON OF A BILLION YEARS<BR> THE GRAVEYARD OF SPACE<BR> SUMMER SNOW STORM<BR> MY SHIPMATE – COLUMBUS<BR> EARTHSMITH<BR> VOYAGE TO ETERNITY<BR> HOME IS WHERE YOU LEFT IT<BR> THE ONE AND THE MANY<BR> QUEST OF THE GOLDEN APE<BR> A PLACE IN THE SUN<BR> THINK YOURSELF TO DEATH<BR> WORLD BEYOND PLUTO<P> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

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Jeffrey Collins’s fate was sealed when he stopped his car to help a man who appeared to be an injured motorcyclist. When the injured man vanished before his eyes, Collins turned to a scientist, Dr. Whittaker, to make sense of the mystery. But when Whittaker was found dead, a victim of poisoning, Collins was accused of his murder. The evidence against him was damning. Where had he been during the period when Dr. Whittaker had died? Had he not quarrelled with him, and had they not both stood to make a fortune from some kind of formula? Unable to explain, Collins was found guilty, and so began an astounding odyssey of space, time, and destiny.

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"The Second Time Travel Megapack" collects 23 more tales of travel through time, by great modern and classic authors. Included are:<p> SEEMS LIKE OLD TIMES, by Robert J. Sawyer<BR> THE BUSINESS, AS USUAL, by Mack Reynolds<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 18, by Grendel Briarton<BR> TIME WELL SPENT, by George Zebrowski<BR> THE DAY TIME STOPPED MOVING, by Bradner Buckner<BR> SAVING JANE AUSTEN, by Robert Reginald<BR> IN THE CARDS, by Alan Cogan<BR> A WITCH IN TIME, by Janet Fox<BR> YESTERDAY'S PAPER, by Boyd Ellanby<BR> A MATTER OF TIME, by Robert Reginald<BR> THE MAN WHO SAW THROUGH TIME, by Leonard Raphael<BR> CAVERNS OF TIME, by Carlos McCune<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 110, by Grendel Briarton<BR> LOST IN TIME, by Arthur Leo Zagat<BR> THE LAND WHERE TIME STOOD STILL, by Arthur Leo Zagat<BR> OUTSIDE OF TIME, by Carroll John Daly<BR> BULL MOOSE OF BABYLON, by Don Wilcox<BR> COMPOUNDED INTEREST, by Mack Reynolds<BR> THE MAN WHO CHANGED HISTORY, by John York Cabot<BR> TIME ON YOUR HANDS, by John York Cabot<BR> INSIDE TIME, by Tim Sullivan<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 116, by Grendel Briarton<BR> THE GALLERY OF HIS DREAMS, by Kristine Kathryn Rusch<p> If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

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A corrupt Congress rules a drugged-out America, land of slums and malls. But in the underground, a few violent young malcontents will stop at nothing to smash the system…and bring back the Constitution and the President. JOHNNY ZED is their leader…a brilliant strategist and political theorist, always heard but never seen. SHELLY TRACER is his pawn – and his ultimate weapon…a warrior in a world of glitterfolk, oxygen addicts, and genetically modified animen whose ties to the old world hold the key to success. Together, they just may just be able to pull off the greatest coup in history – if their friends don't kill them first!