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    The Science-Fantasy Megapack: 25 Classic Tales from Fantasy Adventures
    The Science-Fantasy Megapack: 25 Classic Tales from Fantasy Adventures
    The Science-Fantasy Megapack: 25 Classic Tales from Fantasy Adventures
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    The Science-Fantasy Megapack: 25 Classic Tales from Fantasy Adventures

    By E.C. Tubb and Sydney J Bounds

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    Here are twenty-five stories of fantasy and science fiction selected from the pages of Wildside Press's Fantasy Adventure anthology series, selected by its editor, Philip Harbottle. Throughout its run of thirteen issues FA presented both original stories and classic reprints by veteran British SF and fantasy writers, including Sydney J. Bounds, John Russell Fearn, John Glasby, Philip E. High, and E. C. Tubb. They were soon joined by newer writers, most notably Eric Brown, and the series became a modern showcase for the best of British science fiction and fantasy writing.

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    INTRODUCTION by Philip Harbottle

    THE CALL OF THE GRAVE by Brian Ball

    THE WARLORD OF KUL SATU by Brian Ball

    THE BROKEN SEQUENCE by Antonio Bellomi

    FINAL CONTACT by Sydney J. Bounds

    SUNSKIMMER by Sydney J. Bounds

    A TIME FOR CONTACT, by Sydney J. Bounds

    WRITER FOR HIRE by Sydney J. Bounds writing as David Somers

    THE TAPESTRY OF TIME by Eric Brown

    UNCERTAIN WORLD by Eric Brown

    I'LL KISS YOU GOODNIGHT by Frederick H. Christian

    ASSASSIN by Andrew Darlington

    PRISONER OF TIME by John Russell Fearn

    THE HOUSE ON THE MOORS, by John Glasby

    THE MARTIAN ENIGMA by John Glasby

    NIGHTFALL ON RONAN by John Glasby writing as A. J. Merak

    THE DRAINPIPE by Philip E. High

    THE GUNMAN by Philip E. High

    THE WISHING STONE by Philip E. High

    SOMETHING IN THE AIR by Gordon Landsborough

    THE DILETTANTES by E. C. Tubb

    EMERGENCY EXIT by E. C. Tubb

    THE GREATER IDEAL by E. C. Tubb

    YOU GO, by E. C. Tubb

    SEA CHANGE by Peter Oldale

    BRIDES FOR MARS by Eric C. Williams


    And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this great series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, westerns -- and much, much more!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateSep 9, 2013
    ISBN9781479401499
    The Science-Fantasy Megapack: 25 Classic Tales from Fantasy Adventures
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    E.C. Tubb

    The author of "Lucifer" — the inspiration for the film "57 Seconds" starring Josh Hutcherson and Morgan Freeman — is best-known for his long-running "Dumarest of Terra" series, featuring a hapless, wandering protagonist searching for his home, the third planet from the sun. His is also known for his adaptations of the "Space 1999" TV-series, and his “Cap Kennedy” novels (writing as Gregory Kern.)In a sixty-year writing career he published over 120 novels, and 200 science fiction short stories in such magazines as Astounding/Analog, Authentic, Galaxy, Nebula, New Worlds, Science Fantasy, and Vision of Tomorrow.His first science fiction short story was published in New Worlds in 1951, and his first novel quickly followed the same year. His earliest novels were written under several pseudonyms (most notably Charles Grey) and were exciting adventure stories, written in the prevailing fashion of the early 1950s. Yet from his very first novel, his work was characterized by a sense of plausibility, logic, and human insight. These qualities were especially evident in his short stories, which were frequently anthologized, most notably by Judith Merrill and Don Wollheim in their World’s Best SF annual compilations. In 1970, Tubb was Guest of Honour at the 28th World Science Fiction Convention in Heidelberg, West Germany.‘Lucifer!’ received a Special Award for Best Short Story at the first Eurocon in 1972. The motion picture 57 Seconds, based upon "Lucifer," debuts in theaters in 2023 from Curmudgeon Films.His output included historical adventure, detective, and westerns, but he remained best known for his numerous science fiction novels, of which Alien Dust (1955) and The Space Born (1956) were acknowledged classics.Tubb continued to write dynamic new science fiction novels right up to his death; his final novel, "Fires of Satan," was published by Gollancz in 2013. New editions of his novels and collections of his best short stories continue to be published posthumously, and all of his books have remained constantly in print.

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