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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
...Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned horror and dark fantasy authors. Included are:
DAGON, by H.P. Lovecraft
THE CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT, by Robert E. Howard
MOTHER OF PEARL, by Fitz-James O'Brien
THE WALKING DEAD, by E. Hoffmann Price
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO SHOUT ABOUT IT, by Darrell Schweitzer
THE STORY OF MING-Y, by Lafcadio Hearn
BY MOONLIGHT, by John Gregory Betancourt
THE GATEWAY
...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,
...Included are:
BREWSTER'S MILLIONS
GRAUSTARK
BEVERLY OF GRAUSTARK
TRUXTON KING
THE PRINCE OF GRAUSTARK
CASTLE
This volume collects 50 of her classic
...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
...Murray Leinster (1896-1975) enjoyed a reputation as a top pulp fiction writer from the 1920s through the 1960s, publishing dozens of novels and more than a thousand short stories — and not just in the science fiction field, as this collection shows. However, his greatest fame came from SF, and the Sidewise Award (for best alternate history work) is named after his story, "Sidewise in Time." Included in this volume are:
PLANET OF DREAD
THE
...A contemporary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc (1864-1941) was the creator of the character of gentleman thief Arsène Lupin who, in French-speaking countries, has enjoyed a popularity as long-lasting and considerable as Sherlock Holmes in the English-speaking world. This volume collects 11 books:
ARSÈNE LUPIN, by Maurice Leblanc
THE HOLLOW NEEDLE
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THE CRYSTAL STOPPER
THE CONFESSIONS OF ARSÈNE LUPIN
THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE
THE
...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
...Meet Nan and Burt, and Freddie and Flossie—two sets of twins in the Bobbsey family. Their adventures have thrilled generations of young readers. This volume collects the first 15 original Bobbsey Twins books (published between 1904 and 1922):
THE BOBBSEY TWINS
THE BOBBSEY TWINS IN THE COUNTRY
THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT THE SEASHORE
THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SCHOOL
THE BOBBSEY TWINS AT SNOW LODGE
THE BOBBSEY TWINS ON A HOUSEBOAT
THE BOBBSEY
..."The Randall Garrett Megapack"
...Kris Ottman Neville (1925–1980) was an American science fiction writer from California. At the top of his career, he virtually abandoned writing science fiction to pursue a career in chemistry, becoming a leading expert in epoxy resins. His writing remains some of the best of the era. Included in this volume are 9 classic stories:
HUNT THE HUNTER
FRESH AIR FIEND
EARTH ALERT!
SHE KNEW HE WAS COMING
MORAL EQUIVALENT
GENERAL MAX
... A DAUGHTER OF THE DONS, by William Macleod Raine
THE DUKE OF CHIMNEY BUTTE, by G. W. Ogden
RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE, by Zane Grey
THE RAINBOW TRAIL, by Zane Grey
DESERT GOLD (1913)
THE BORDER LEGION, by Zane Grey
WILDFIRE, by Zane Grey
THE HEART OF THE DESERT,
THE WHITE CAT OF DRUMGUNNIOL, by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
THURNLEY ABBEY, by Perceval Landon
SPIDER MANSION, by Fritz Leiber
THE GREEN THING, by Manly
The 43rd Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK® again focuses on pulpsmith Chester S. Geier's science fiction, collecting 3 novels and 17 short stories from the pages of such classic pulp magazines as Planet Stories, Amazing Stories, and Fantastic Advelntures. Included are:
MINIONS OF THE TIGER
FOREVER IS TOO LONG
NOT AS PLOTTED
HIDDEN CITY
TREASURE DERELICT
MINER CRISIS ON IO
TIME OUT OF MIND
LIGHT OF LIFE
THE WORLD BEYOND
PLANET
...Welcome to our second volume of Detective stories! This is a grab-bag volume with contributions by many top mystery authors from the mid 20th Century pulp and digest magazines. There's something to appeal to every taste, from noir to crime to even holiday capers and a Christmas tale by Johnson McCulley (creator of Zorro). Included are:
DEAD MEN DON'T MOVE, by Thomas Thursday
ALIBI—WITH SOUND, by Robert Wallace
HOW? WHEN? WHO?, by Fletcher
...17) The Willie Klump
The character of William J. "Willie" Klump had quite a career in the pulps. He first appeared in Popular Detective magazine in 1938 and went on to appear in more than 60 stories over the next 21 years. Willie is something of a loser, but as a private detective he somehow always manages to get the job done (often with the help of friends, including his girlfriend and secretary, Gertie Mudgett, who often saves the day).
Willie was the creation
...To anyone interested in the roots of modern science fiction, the name of Ray Cummings should be well known. He wrote science fiction and fantasy before the name "science fiction" had been coined, publishing fantastic yarns in Argosy, Munsey's Magazine, and other mainstream magazines. Of course, as soon as the science fiction pulps debuted, he moved to them, where his work received a hearty welcome from fans. Cummings publishing more than 750 novels
...WITH THE ALLIES TO PEKIN
THE CAT OF BUBASTES
IN FREEDOM'S CAUSE
A KNIGHT OF THE WHITE CROSS
UNDER DRAKE'S FLAG
BY RIGHT OF CONQUEST
THROUGH RUSSIAN SNOWS
SAINT BARTHOLOMEW'S EVE
WITH CLIVE IN INDIA
WITH FREDERICK THE GREAT
WULF THE SAXON
THE LION OF SAINT MARK
AT THE POINT OF THE
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