Product Description This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifty science fiction short stories and novellas by more than forty different authors. Most of the stories in this collection were published during the heyday of popular science fiction magazines from the 1930s to the 1960s.Included within this work are stories by H. Beam Piper, Murray Leinster, Randall Garrett, Robert Sheckley, Stanley Weinbaum, Alan Nourse, Terry Carr, Mack Reynolds, Henry Kuttner, Raymond Cummings, and many others. This collection is DRM free and includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.Contents:FLATLANDBy Edwin A. AbbottWORLD OF THE DRONEBy Robert AbernathyTO CHOKE AN OCEANBy J. F. BoneBRIDE OF THE DARK ONEBy Florence Verbell BrownIF AT FIRST YOU DON'T . . . By John BrudyWHAT NEED OF MAN?By Harold CalinWARLORD OF KORBy Terry CarrTHE PEACEMAKERBy Alfred CoppelTHE CARTELS JUNGLEBy Irving E. Cox, Jr.THE WHITE INVADERSBy Raymond King CummingsTHE ETHICAL WAYBy Joseph FarrellATOM DRIVEBy Charles FontenayEVIL OUT OF ONZARBy Mark GanesHANGING BY A THREADBy Randall GarrettIN CASE OF FIREBy THE PLANET WITH NO NIGHTMAREBy Jim HarmonTHE FLOATING ISLAND OF MADNESSBy Jason KirbyTHE EGO MACHINEBy Henry KuttnerTHE GREAT POTLATCH RIOTSBy Allen Kim LangINVASIONBy Murray LeinsterCOLLECTIVUMBy Mike LewisTULANBy C. C. MacAppGAMESBy Katherine MacLeanTHE DEADLY DAUGHTERSBy Winston K. MarksCRIMINAL NEGLIGENCEBy J. Francis McComasGEORGE LOVES GISTLABy James McKimmey, Jr.SMALL WORLDBy William F. NolanTHE NATIVE SOILBy Alan E. NourseAS LONG AS YOU WISHBy John O'KeefeTHE GOOD NEIGHBORSBy Edgar PangbornTHIS ONE PROBLEMBy M. C. PeaseLOST IN THE FUTUREBy John Victor PetersonTEMPLE TROUBLEBy H. Beam PiperTHE ANSWERBy H. Beam PiperTHE KNIGHTS OF ARTHURBy Frederik PohlUNBORN TOMORROWBy Mack ReynoldsSLAVES OF MERCURYBy Nat SchachnerMUTINEERBy Robert J. SheaAN'S POISONBy Robert SheckleySTARMAN'S QUESTBy Robert SilverbergMASTERS OF SPACEBy Edward E. Smith & E. Everett EvansTHE FOURTH RBy George O. SmithTHE ULTROOM ERRORBy Jerry SohlTHE PSILENT PARTNERBy Edward S. Staub and John VictoTHE MAROONERBy Charles A. StearnsTHE MAN WHO ROCKED THE EARTHBy Arthur Train and Robert Williams WoodSJAMBAKBy Jack VanceVALLEY OF DREAMSBy Stanley G. WeinbaumPRIESTESS OF THE FLAMEBy Sewell Peaslee WrightOUT AROUND RIGELBy Robert H. Wilson      

When an elderly Bimshire village woman calls the police to confess to a murder, the result is a shattering all-night vigil that brings together elements of the African diaspora in one epic sweep. Set on the post-colonial West Indian island of Bimshire in 1952, "The Polished Hoe" unravels over the course of 24 hours but spans the lifetime of one woman and the collective experience of a society informed by slavery. As the novel opens, Mary Mathilda is giving confession to Sargeant, a police officer she has known all her life. The man she claims to have murdered is Mr. Belfeels, the village plantation owner for whom she has worked for more than thirty years. Mary has also been Mr. Belfeels' mistress for most of that time and is the mother of his only son, Wilbeforce, a successful doctor. What transpires through Mary's words and recollections is a deep meditation about the power of memory and the indomitable strength of the human spirit. Infused with Joycean overtones, this is a literary masterpiece that evokes the sensuality of the tropics and the tragic richness of Island culture.

Better Dead: The latest Nathan Heller Thriller from Max Allan Collins!It's the early 1950's. Joe McCarthy is campaigning to rid America of the Red Menace. Nate Heller is doing legwork for the senator, though the Chicago detective is disheartened by McCarthy's witch-hunting tactics. He's made friends with a young staffer, Bobby Kennedy, while trading barbs with a potential enemy, the attorney Roy Cohn, who rubs Heller the wrong way. Not the least of which for successfully prosecuting the so-called Atomic Bomb spies, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg. When famous mystery writer Dashiell Hammett comes to Heller representing a group of showbiz and literary leftists who are engaged in a last minute attempt to save the Rosenbergs, Heller decides to take on the case.Heller will have to play both sides to do this, and when McCarthy also tasks Heller to find out what the CIA has on him, Heller reluctantly agrees. His main lead is an army scientist working for the C.I.A....

Books One through Twelve of the celebrated Boxcar Children Mysteries, now available as an ebook box set—twelve ebooks for the price of ten Since its debut more than half a century ago, the Boxcar Children Mysteries has been one of the most beloved and popular children's collections of all time. Collected here are the first twelve classic stories, following the Alden children from their first adventure living in an old boxcar all the way through to their exciting journey on a houseboat. This box set is the perfect introduction to a timeless and cherished series. This enriched ebook box set includes an illustrated biography of author Gertrude Chandler Warner, with photos from the archives at the Warner Museum in Putnam, Connecticut.

A tremendous first novel from an exciting young author. Feted for its electric chaos, the city of Bombay also accommodates pockets of calm. In one such enclave, Mohan, a middle-aged letter writer – the last of a dying profession – sits under a banyan tree in Fort, furnishing missives for village migrants, disenchanted lovers, and when pickings are slim, filling in money order forms. But Mohan's true passion is collecting second-hand books; he's particularly attached to novels with marginal annotations. So when the pavement booksellers of Fort are summarily evicted, Mohan's life starts to lose some of its animating lustre. At this tenuous moment Mohan – and his wife, Lakshmi – are joined in Saraswati Park, a suburban housing colony, by their nephew, Ashish, a diffident, sexually uncertain 19-year-old who has to repeat his final year in college. As Saraswati Park unfolds, the lives of each of the three characters are thrown into sharp...

EDITORIAL REVIEW: In Heidi Betts’s collection of holiday novellas, vampires turn to Angelina Bertolli—vampire matchmaker extraordinaire—to help them find that special someone to curl up with under the mistletoe… “All I Vant For Christmas” Connor loves trimming the Christmas tree, baking gingerbread cookies, and hanging the mistletoe. But his vampire siblings won’t help. His friend Angelina sends party planner Jillian to the rescue. But when Jillian, who’s mortal, discovers she’s decking the halls for a family of vampires, will she run—or will Connor have a beautiful woman to share the holidays with? “A Vampire in Her Stocking” When Vivian learns that her secret crush Nick is terminally ill, she’s heartbroken. Confiding in Angelina, Vivian refuses to turn Nick into a vampire. Deciding to play Santa, Angelina changes Nick and leaves him wrapped in a red bow on Vivian’s doorstep… “It’s A Wonderful Bite” Although Angelina is happy with her boyfriend Sergio, she’s ready for a commitment. After drinking eggnog and watching It’s a Wonderful Life on Christmas Eve, Angelina falls into a dream where she is mortal and Sergio isn’t interested in her. Talk about the nightmare before Christmas! But Santa must have checked his list twice because this Christmas Angelina’s wishes are coming true… National bestselling author Heidi Betts loves all things scary and paranormal…though she’s not a big fan of things that go bump in the night. (Hello! Sleeping, here.) When she’s not writing about vampires (among other things), she often dreams of being an undead creature of the night—if only so that she can sleep all day, stay up all night, and never age another minute or gain another pound. The drinking of blood doesn’t necessarily appeal, but it’s something she thinks she could get used to. Plus, she hears it tastes like chicken. For news, information about upcoming books, and tons of mischievous fun.