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 BEQUEST SALTY FOR THE CAT SURVIVAL CHARACTERISTIC CATALYST DUEL SECOND CHANCE BIG STUPE DELAYED ACTION MONKEY ON HIS BACK RETURN JOURNEY STOPOVER THERE IS A REAPER... VITAL INGREDIENT WHEELS WITHIN EXPENDABLE If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 190+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

William Campbell Gault (1910–1995) was an American writer. He wrote under his own name, as well as (among others) the pseudonyms Roney Scott, Larry Sternig, and Will Duke. He is probably best remembered for his sports fiction, particularly the young-readers’ novels he began publishing in the early 1960s. Gault was also an acclaimed mystery writer. He was not limited to sports and mysteries, though—he also wrote a substantial body of science fiction. (Admittedly, he did mix crime and sports into his science fiction!) We believe this volume is the largest collection of his fantastic work ever produced. Included are: SCRAP IRON VENUSIAN INVADER CLUTCH OF MORPHEUS TOTAL RECALL BREATH OF BEELZEBUB THE HESITANT ANGEL MADE TO MEASURE LET'S DO IT AGAIN FOG I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS THIS WAY TO MARS JOY RIDE THE HUDDLERS THE MIGHTY DEAD ELECTION CAMPAIGN THE WOMAN OBSESSION TITLE FIGHT ESCAPE FEROCITY If you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 200+ other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more! Other Golden Age of Science Fiction volume focus on: 1. Winston K. Marks 2. Mark Clifton 3. Poul Anderson 4. Clifford D. Simak 5. Lester del Rey (vol. 1) 6. Charles L. Fontenay 7. H.B. Fyfe (vol. 1) 8. Milton Lesser (Stephen Marlowe) 9. Dave Dryfoos 10. Carl Jacobi 11. F.L. Wallace 12. David H. Keller, M.D. 13. Lester del Rey (vol. 2) 14. Charles De Vet 15. H.B. Fyfe (vol. 2)

“Geoff St. Reynard” was the pseudonym used by Robert Wilson Krepps (1919-1980) for most of his science fiction and fantasy pulp work—he published adventure tales and mainstream stories in higher-paying “slick” magazines like The Saturday Evening Post, which tended to look down on the pulps and avoid stories by their “hack” writers. This volume collects 3 of his novels and two shorter works. Included are: BEWARE, THE USURPERS! BEYOND THE FEARFUL FOREST THE BUTTONED SKY THE ENORMOUS ROOM THE GIANTS FROM OUTER SPACE If you enjoy this ebook, check out the more than 400 more titles in the MEGAPACK® series, showcasing huge collections of science fiction, mystery, adventure, ghost stories—and much, much more. Search your favorite ebook stores for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see all the available titles.

This volume in the Golden Age of Science Fiction series focuses on another author from the 1940s and 1950s: Charles A. Stearns. He published just over three dozen stories, of which 25 were science fiction that appeared in some of the top magazines of the day. Included in this volume are: THE BELLY OF GOR JEETL B-12’s MOON GLOW COLOR BLIND THE PLUTO LAMP THE GRAVE OF SOLON REGH THE SCAMPERERS THE MAROONER PASTORAL AFFAIR If you enjoy this volume of our best-selling MEGAPACK® series, search this ebook store for "Wildside Press MEGAPACK" to see the complete list -- hundreds of volumes covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, adventure, classics, and much more!

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! Included here are 14 science fiction stories, representing some of his best genre work. Included are: BLACK EYES AND THE DAILY GRIND THE DICTATOR PRISON OF A BILLION YEARS THE GRAVEYARD OF SPACE SUMMER SNOW STORM MY SHIPMATE -- COLUMBUS EARTHSMITH VOYAGE TO ETERNITY HOME IS WHERE YOU LEFT IT THE ONE AND THE MANY QUEST OF THE GOLDEN APE A PLACE IN THE SUN THINK YOURSELF TO DEATH WORLD BEYOND PLUTO 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!

Henry Slesar was a science fiction author during the Golden Age of the genre, writing not just for the leading magazines, but for movies and television, most notably Alfred Hitchcock Presents and Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone. Included in this volume are 10 of his classic tales THE SHOW MUST GO ON DREAM TOWN HEART MY FATHER, THE CAT RELUCTANT GENIUS THE DELEGATE FROM VENUS THE STUFF THE SUCCESS MACHINE BRAINCHILD A MESSAGE FROM OUR SPONSOR If you enjoy this volume of our best-selling MEGAPACK® series, check your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 400+ other volumes, covering not only science fiction, but fantasy, horror, westerns, mysteries, and many other subjects.

Chester S. Geier (1921-1990) was a U.S. author and editor whose first work, "A Length of Rope" (included here) appeared in Unknown in April 1941. Ray Palmer recruited him to write for the Ziff-Davis group, where he became a frequent contributor to Amazing Stories and Fantastic Adventures. He published under his own name and several pseudonyms, including Guy Archette, Alexander Blade, P F Costello, Warren Kastel, S M Tenneshaw, Gerald Vance and Peter Worth. This volume collects 21 of his science fiction and fantasy stories: A LENGTH OF ROPE THE SPHERE OF SLEEP ENIGMA OF THE CITY SKY IMP IF YOU BELIEVE FIDO ENVIRONMENT WEEP NO MORE, MY ROBOT DISAPPEARANCE JEWEL OF DEATH MIRAGE WORLD FOUR WHO RETURNED A CRYSTAL AND A SPELL GETAWAY HAPPINESS IS NOWHERE HAUNTED METROPOLIS QUEST OF THE SPLIT MAP DEATH SENTENCE WATER LODE THE FINAL HOUR If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!