The Second Reginald Bretnor Megapack collects 15 great science fiction, fantasy, and mystery tales – including two complete novels! Assembled here are: <P>THE HAUNTING OF H.M.S. «DRYAD»<BR> FEGHOOT SHIPWRECKED<BR> THE GHOST<BR> CIVIL RIGHTS<BR> GNURRS COME FROM THE VOODVORK OUT<BR> LITTLE ANTON<BR> THE LADIES OF BEETLEGOOSE NINE<BR> COUNT VON SCHIMMELHORN AND THE TIME-PONY<BR> PAPA S ...
Destined to fulfill an ancient prophecy, the warrior Sargon strode through the gates of Chalsadon – the last refuge of a once-proud empire. Everywhere about him, corruption and pestilence racked the dying city. <P> Every day more of the precious Innerlands fell to the invading hordes of half-men, desperate for blood. Only Sargon, a Barbarian and an Outsider, could stem the slaughter. Only he could wield the deadly golden maul, covered wi ...
The second collection of Carolyn Wells work presents several mysteries, a non-fiction study of the art of the detective story, and a good selection of her young adult series novels. Included are:<P> A CAROLYN WELLS BIBLIOGRAPHY<BR> THE DEEP LAKE MYSTERY<BR> FACE CARDS (1925)<BR> THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MYSTERY STORY (1913)<BR> PTOMAINE STREET (1920)<BR> THE STAYING GUEST (1904)<BR> MARJORIE’S VACATIO ...
Despite several years of study, Kilisha, an aspiring young apprentice wizard, has much to learn. After gathering ingredients for a lesson, she returns home to find her master, Ithanalin the Wise, transformed into a statue. A tax collector interrupted Ithanalin while working on a spell, a magic mirror tells her, with the result that the wizard's soul has been distributed among the various household objects. «The dish had run away with the sp ...
12 tales of the masked hero, as he smashes his way through spy-rings and other fiendish plots to destroy America! <P> In the spy vs. spy world of the late 1930s, this masked hero prowled the underworld, dressed in an «amorphous fluttering black robe, bat-like, [with] a gray-masked head through whose twin eye-slits menace glinted.» But it was not so much the costume as the «hand, ebony-black in its glove–but for the finger curled around t ...
If you're poor in the hills of Appalachia and don’t have the skills to succeed in the 21st Century, what path is left? You try what you can and you do whatever it takes to survive. Survival, not always easy in hill country, is the common theme in these three stories from West Virginia.<P> WICKED WOMEN<P> When a man wrongs his woman in these hills, there’s only one thing to do: get even. For the women of Peach Tree Hollow, who ...
Carolyn Wells was an American author of mysteries, verse, humor, and children's books. In 1910 she decided to devote herself to mysteries and became an early master of the genre, creating two memorable sleuths: Pennington Wise and Fleming Stone. Earlier in her career, she penned two humorous stories featuring Sherlock Holmes and a plethora of other great detectives, both of which are included here.<P> Sherlock Holmes mysteries:<P& ...
Renegade half-breed samurai Gonji Sabatake has left the survivors of devastated Vedun, certain that his unknown Enemies–with their mysterious agenda, their monsters and their sorcery–are gathering strength for yet another attack on him and his allies. Seeking the aid of misanthropic werewolf Simon Sardonis, Gonji treks into a 16th-century Spain wracked by eerie supernatural forces. Trapped by his adversaries, Gonji is held captive by fanatical p ...
The Second Girl Detective Megapack collects 23 more novels with girl protagonists, sleuthing for fun and justice. Here are series from Julia K. Duncan, Roy J. Snell, Dorothy Wayne, Helen Randolph, and more – nearly 3,000 pages of great girl-powered adventure!<P> DORIS FORCE AT LOCKED GATES, by Julia K. Duncan<BR> DORIS FORCE AT CLOUDY COVE, by Julia K. Duncan<BR> DORIS FORCE AT RAVEN ROCK, by Julia K. Duncan<BR> FINDI ...
