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Hank was spinning quite a space lie—something about earrings wearing their owners. The crew got a boot out of the yarn—until they got to thinking.

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Maybe a woman's place was in the home in 1949 – but then again, maybe it wasn't for a woman sheriff! A classic mystery by Fredric Brown, ripped from the pages of the Summer, 1949 issue of Mystery Book Magazine.

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Vice and murder prowl Chicago–and one man hunts a killer through the glittering Gold Coast and seamy back alleys! Edgar Award Winner for Best First Novel (1948).

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Fredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction's greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories – quite a few of which are presented here, including «Arena,» «Knock,» «Earthmen Bearing Gifts,» «The Star Mouse,» and many more. The 32 tales of science fiction and fantasy assembled in this massive volume include: <P> ARENA<BR> EXPERIMENT<BR> KEEP OUT<BR> HAPPY ENDING<BR> HALL OF MIRRORS<BR> EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS<BR> IMAGINE<BR> IT DIDN'T HAPPEN<BR> RECESSIONAL<BR> EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK<BR> PUPPET SHOW<BR> NIGHTMARE IN YELLOW<BR> JAYCEE<BR> PI IN THE SKY<BR> ANSWER<BR> THE GEEZENSTACKS<BR> KNOCK<BR> REBOUND<BR> THE STAR MOUSE<BR> ABOMINABLE<BR> LETTER TO A PHOENIX<BR> NOT YET THE END<BR> ARMAGEDDON<BR> OF TIME AND EUSTACE WEAVER<BR> RECONCILIATION<BR> NOTHING SIRIUS<BR> PATTERN<BR> THE YEHUDI PRINCIPLE<BR> COME AND GO MAD<BR> SENTRY<BR> ETAOIN SHRDLU<BR> THE END <P> NOW AVAILABLE: The Second Fredric Brown Megapack! (Search this ebook store for the companion volume, with another great set of Fredric Brown tales!) <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for ʺWildside Press Megapackʺ to see more entries in this great series (including «The Second Fredric Brown Megapack»), covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories – and much, much more!

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Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short): <P>
UNKNOWN THINGS, by Reginald Bretnor<BR> CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME, by Samuel R. Delany<BR> EXPEDITER, by Mack Reynolds<BR> ONE-SHOT, by James Blish<BR> SHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando Binder<BR> ZEN, by Jerome Bixby<BR> LANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson Bond<BR> SENTIMENT, INC., by Poul Anderson<BR> THE ISSAHAR ARTIFACTS, by J. F. Bone<BR> THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP, by Ben Bova<BR> YEAR OF THE BIG THAW, by Marion Zimmer Bradley<BR> EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS, by Fredric Brown<BR> HAPPY ENDING, by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds<BR> LIGHTER THAN YOU THINK, by Nelson Bond<BR> RIYA’S FOUNDLING, by Algis Budrys<BR> ACCIDENTAL DEATH, by Peter Baily<BR> AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C. C. MacApp<BR> DEAD RINGER, by Lester del Rey<BR> THE CRYSTAL CRYPT, by Philip K. Dick<BR> THE JUPITER WEAPON, by Charles L. Fontenay<BR> THE MAN WHO HATED MARS, by Randall Garrett<BR> NAVY DAY, by Harry Harrison<BR> THE JUDAS VALLEY, by Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett<BR> NATIVE SON, by T. D. Hamm<BR> JUBILEE, by Richard A. Lupoff<BR> FINAL CALL, by John Gregory Betancourt<P>
And don't forget to check out all the other volumes in the «Megapack» series! Search on «Megapack» in the ebook store to see the complete list…covering more science fiction volumes, plus adventure stories, military, fantasy, ghost stories, westerns, and much more!

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Fantastic Universe started publishing in 1953 and continued until March 1960. It was one of the better magazines to launch during the boom in science fiction magazines publishing. It published many important stories' by some of the fields best known writers. This is our third Fantastic universe Superpack. Collected in this over sized edition are more than 100,000 words of science fiction and fantasy. Escape back to the golden age of science fiction!
'Gods of the North' by Robert E. Howard 'The Hohokam Dig' by Theodore Pratt 'Operation Earthworm' by Joe Archibald 'G-r-r-r . . . !' by Roger Arcot 'The Hoofer' by Walter M. Miller, Jr. 'Conquest over Time' by Michael Shaara 'Rescue Squad' by Thomas J. O'Hara 'The Shining Cow' by Alex James 'Of Time and Texas' by William F. Nolan 'The Helpful Robots' by Robert J. Shea 'The Flying Cuspidors' by V. R. Francis 'The Psilent Partner' by Edward S. Staub and John Victor Peterson 'Happy Ending' by Mack Reynolds and Fredric Brown 'It’s a Small Solar System' by Allan Howard 'The Very Black' by Dean Evans 'The Second Voice' by Mann Rubin 'Rastignac the Devil' by Philip José Farmer 'Texas Week' by Albert Hernhuter 'The House from Nowhere' by Arthur G. Stangland 'A World Apart' by Sam Merwin, Jr. 'Bear Trap' by Alan E. Nourse 'Now We Are Three' by Joe L. Hensley 'One out of Ten' by J. Anthony Ferlaine 'The Calm Man' by Frank Belknap Long 'Foundling on Venus' by John & Dorothy de Courcy 'The Doorway' by Evelyn E. Smith 'Second Sight' by Basil Wells 'Lighter than You Think' by Nelson Bond 'The Long Voyage' by Carl Jacobi 'Year of the Big Thaw' by Marion Zimmer Bradley

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Fredric Brown (1906-1972) is perhaps best remembered for his use of humor and his mastery of the «short-short» form (these days called flash fiction) – stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. (He also wrote excellent short stories and novels.) This volume contains 27 of his stories, including the classics «The Waveries,» «Honeymoon in Hell,» «Cartoonist,» and many more! <P> Included are: <P> THE WAVERIES<BR> OBEDIENCE<BR><BR> ALL GOOD BEMS<BR> FIRST TIME MACHINE<BR> BLOOD<BR> THE LAST MARTIAN<BR> MAN OF DISTINCTION<BR> VENGEANCE FLEET<BR> THE WEAPON<BR> MOUSE<BR> THE DOME<BR> GREAT LOST DISCOVERIES I – Invisibility<BR> GREAT LOST DISCOVERIES II – Invulnerability<BR> GREAT LOST DISCOVERIES III – Immortality<BR> MILLENNIUM<BR> SECOND CHANCE<BR> CONTACT<BR> A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR<BR> SOMETHING GREEN<BR> CRISIS, 1999<BR> AND THE GODS LAUGHED<BR> MITKEY RIDES AGAIN<BR> PLACET IS A CRAZY PLACE<BR> HONEYMOON IN HELL<BR> DAISIES<BR> DAYMARE<BR> CARTOONIST <P> And don't forget to search this ebook store for «Wildside Megapack» to see more entries in the series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure stories, westerns, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent of our 100+ releases.)

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Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short): <P> UNKNOWN THINGS, by Reginald Bretnor<BR> CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME, by Samuel R. Delany<BR> EXPEDITER, by Mack Reynolds<BR> ONE-SHOT, by James Blish<BR> SHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando Binder<BR> ZEN, by Jerome Bixby<BR> LANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson Bond<BR> SENTIMENT, INC., by Poul Anderson<BR> THE ISSAHAR ARTIFACTS, by J. F. Bone<BR> THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP, by Ben Bova<BR> YEAR OF THE BIG THAW, by Marion Zimmer Bradley<BR> EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS, by Fredric Brown<BR> HAPPY ENDING, by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds<BR> LIGHTER THAN YOU THINK, by Nelson Bond<BR> RIYA'S FOUNDLING, by Algis Budrys<BR> ACCIDENTAL DEATH, by Peter Baily<BR> AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C. C. MacApp<BR> DEAD RINGER, by Lester del Rey<BR> THE CRYSTAL CRYPT, by Philip K. Dick<BR> THE JUPITER WEAPON, by Charles L. Fontenay<BR> THE MAN WHO HATED MARS, by Randall Garrett<BR> NAVY DAY, by Harry Harrison<BR> THE JUDAS VALLEY, by Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett<BR> NATIVE SON, by T. D. Hamm<BR> JUBILEE, by Richard A. Lupoff<BR> FINAL CALL, by John Gregory Betancourt <P> And don't forget to check out all the other volumes in the Megapack series! Search on «Wildside Megapack» in this ebook store to see the complete list…covering more science fiction volumes, plus adventure stories, military, fantasy, ghost stories, westerns, and much more!

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Compiled in one book, the essential collection of stories by Fredric Brown:<br><br>Earthmen Bearing Gifts<br>Happy Ending<br>Hall of Mirrors<br>Keep Out<br>Two Timer

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Robinson Crusoe … Gulliver … Paul Bunyan; the story of their adventures is nothing compared to the Saga of Mitkey the Mouse!