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COPYRIGHT INFO
The 22nd Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK : Robert Moore Williams is copyright 2015 by Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
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The MEGAPACK ebook series name is a trademark of Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Planet of the Gods was originally published in Amazing Stories , December 1942
The Next Time We Die was originally published in Amazing Stories , February 1957.
Sinister Paradise was originally published in If Worlds of Science Fiction , September 1952
Thompsons Cat was originally published in Planet Stories , September 1952.
Publicity Stunt was originally published in Other Worlds , March 1953.
Martian Adventure was originally published in Fantastic Adventures , Oct. 1944.
Bridge of Life was originally published in Amazing Stories , May 1946.
Be It Ever Thus was originally published in Fantastic Universe , January 1954.
The Lost Warship was originally published in Amazing Stories , January 1943.
The Accidental Murders was originally published in Amazing Stories , Feb. 1941.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
Robert Moore Williams (19071977) was an American writer, primarily of science fiction. He wrote not only under his own name, but used pseudonyms (including John S Browning, H. H. Hermon, Russell Storm and E. K. Jarvisa house name shared with other writers).
Williams was born at Farmington, Missouri. His first published story was Zero as a Limit, which appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1937, under the byline Robert Moore. He was a prolific author throughout his career, and his last novel appeared in 1972. His Jongor series was originally published in Fantastic Adventures in the 1940s and 1950s, and appeared in book form in 1970. By the 1960s he had published over 150 stories.
Rereading his work in preparation for assembling this volume, I was impressed by how well much of his fiction holds up today. His writing style is smooth and crisp, and he avoids scientific lectures, preferring to let the plots speak for himself.
This volume assembled 10 of his classic science fiction stories. Enjoy!
John Betancourt
Publisher, Wildside Press LLC
www.wildsidepress.com
ABOUT THE SERIES
Over the last few years, our MEGAPACK ebook series has grown to be our most popular endeavor. (Maybe it helps that we sometimes offer them as premiums to our mailing list!) One question we keep getting asked is, Whos the editor?
The MEGAPACK ebook series (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes John Betancourt (me), Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Shawn Garrett, Helen McGee, Bonner Menking, Colin Azariah-Kribbs, A.E. Warren, and many of Wildsides authorswho often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!)
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Note: we only consider stories that have already been professionally published. This is not a market for new works.
TYPOS
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THE GOLDEN AGE OF PULP FICTION
1. George Allan England
THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION
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)
16. William C. Gault
17. Alan E. Nourse
18. Jerome Bixby
19. Charles De Vet (Vo. 2)
20. Evelyn E. Smith
21. Edward Wellen
22. Robert Moore Williams
THE GOLDEN AGE OF WEIRD FICTION
1. Henry S. Whitehead
2. George T. Wetzel
3. Emil Petaja
4. Nictzin Dyalhis
5. David H. Keller
6. Clark Ashton Smith
SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY
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