The Science Fiction Megapack
25 Classic Science Fiction Stories by Masters
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Publisher Description
Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):
UNKNOWN THINGS, by Reginald Bretnor
CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME, by Samuel R. Delany
EXPEDITER, by Mack Reynolds
ONE-SHOT, by James Blish
SHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando Binder
ZEN, by Jerome Bixby
LANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson Bond
SENTIMENT, INC., by Poul Anderson
THE ISSAHAR ARTIFACTS, by J. F. Bone
THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP, by Ben Bova
YEAR OF THE BIG THAW, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS, by Fredric Brown
HAPPY ENDING, by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds
LIGHTER THAN YOU THINK, by Nelson Bond
RIYAíS FOUNDLING, by Algis Budrys
ACCIDENTAL DEATH, by Peter Baily
AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C. C. MacApp
DEAD RINGER, by Lester del Rey
THE CRYSTAL CRYPT, by Philip K. Dick
THE JUPITER WEAPON, by Charles L. Fontenay
THE MAN WHO HATED MARS, by Randall Garrett
NAVY DAY, by Harry Harrison
THE JUDAS VALLEY, by Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett
NATIVE SON, by T. D. Hamm
JUBILEE, by Richard A. Lupoff
FINAL CALL, by John Gregory Betancourt
And don't forget to check out all the other volumes in the "Megapack" series! Search on "Megapack" in the ebook store to see the complete list...covering more science fiction volumes, plus adventure stories, military, fantasy, ghost stories, westerns, and much more!
Customer Reviews
A Delightful Tour Through the Science Fiction Genre
This review covers the entire series. At the end of each individual review are notes about the longer-form work(s) included among the short stories in each megapack.
This collection, and all the similarly named collections, is a sampling of science fiction and it’s many suibgenres throughout the last 80 years. It is not a ‘best of’ collection, but the stories range from good to excellent, and for the most part are well curated.
With such a widely diverse selection of styles and suit-genres, you are likely to find some you like much better than others. Accept that and skip the ones you feel do not appeal. For 99 cents, even one or two stories cover the cost and there are many more than that.
In this, the first megapack, the long form story is “Captives of the Flame”, by the SF master Samuel R. Delany. It is an excellent introduction to his early work, but as such is somewhat flawed, and the author revised it for a later republication. It is the first novel in the “Fall of the Towers” trilogy, so you can look for the others if this one catches your fancy. It was later published as “Out of the Dead City” with the author’s revisions.