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The Seventh Science Fiction MEGAPACK ®: 25 Modern and Classic Stories
The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack presents a terrific mix of science fiction stories, new and old, including a Hugo Award-winning story by Lawrence Watt-Evans, a Hugo Award nominee from Mike Resnick, and classics by Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and many more. Almost 700 pages of great reading! Included are:
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike Resnick
A BRIEF DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, by Michael Kurland
GRANDPA?, by Edward M. Lerner
TO ERR IS INHUMAN, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
SARGASSO OF LOST STARSHIPS, by Poul Anderson
THE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Geoffrey Cobbe
MOON DOG, by Arthur C. Clarke
WHY I LEFT HARRY'S ALL-NIGHT HAMBURGERS, by Lawrence Watt-Evans
GALACTIC CHEST, by Clifford D. Simak
PROTOTYPE, by John Gregory Betancourt
THE DOORSTOP, by Reginald Bretnor
THE TIME DISSOLVER, by Jerry Sohl
DO UNTO OTHERS, by Damien Broderick
KEEP OUT, by Fredric Brown
THE CHAPTER ENDS, by Poul Anderson
DO UNTO OTHERS, by Mark Clifton
THE SERVANT PROBLEM, by Robert F. Young
THE SLIZZERS, by Jerome Bixby
AND THEN THE TOWN TOOK OFF, by Richard Wilson
SPACE OPERA, by Michael R. Collings
I AM TOMORROW, by Lester del Rey
RIPENESS IS ALL, by Jesse Roarke
DAWSON DID IT, by C.J. Henderson
STARMAN'S QUEST, by Robert Silverberg
THROUGH TIME & SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (94), by Grendel Briarton
And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering everything from science fiction and fantasy to mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, author collections--and much, much more!
ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike Resnick
A BRIEF DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, by Michael Kurland
GRANDPA?, by Edward M. Lerner
TO ERR IS INHUMAN, by Marion Zimmer Bradley
SARGASSO OF LOST STARSHIPS, by Poul Anderson
THE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Geoffrey Cobbe
MOON DOG, by Arthur C. Clarke
WHY I LEFT HARRY'S ALL-NIGHT HAMBURGERS, by Lawrence Watt-Evans
GALACTIC CHEST, by Clifford D. Simak
PROTOTYPE, by John Gregory Betancourt
THE DOORSTOP, by Reginald Bretnor
THE TIME DISSOLVER, by Jerry Sohl
DO UNTO OTHERS, by Damien Broderick
KEEP OUT, by Fredric Brown
THE CHAPTER ENDS, by Poul Anderson
DO UNTO OTHERS, by Mark Clifton
THE SERVANT PROBLEM, by Robert F. Young
THE SLIZZERS, by Jerome Bixby
AND THEN THE TOWN TOOK OFF, by Richard Wilson
SPACE OPERA, by Michael R. Collings
I AM TOMORROW, by Lester del Rey
RIPENESS IS ALL, by Jesse Roarke
DAWSON DID IT, by C.J. Henderson
STARMAN'S QUEST, by Robert Silverberg
THROUGH TIME & SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (94), by Grendel Briarton
And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in this series, covering everything from science fiction and fantasy to mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, author collections--and much, much more!
763 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2013
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About the author
John Gregory Betancourt
393 books64 followersJohn Gregory Betancourt is a writer of science fiction, fantasy and mystery novels as well as short stories. He has worked as an assistant editor at Amazing Stories and editor of Horror: The Newsmagazine of the Horror Field, the revived Weird Tales magazine, the first issue of H. P. Lovecraft's Magazine of Horror (which he subsequently hired Marvin Kaye to edit), Cat Tales magazine (which he subsequently hired George H. Scithers to edit), and Adventure Tales magazine. He worked as a Senior Editor for Byron Preiss Visual Publications (1989-1996) and iBooks. He is the writer of four Star Trek novels and the new Chronicles of Amber prequel series, as well as a dozen original novels. His essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in such diverse publications as Writer's Digest and The Washington Post.
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August 24, 2023
Entertaining Sci-Fi listening 🎶🔰
I paid $0.99 for this Megapack about three years ago and I have made a plan to clean up the kindle fire 🔥.
Twenty five novella and authors of Sci-Fi adventures novellas. It was very interesting stories with interesting well developed characters lots of action, misdirection, and some violence. Each story is different with a different conclusion. As with multiple story books 📚 some you will like better than others but that is normal.
I would recommend this Megapack to readers of Sci-Fi. 2023 😀👒👻😤
I paid $0.99 for this Megapack about three years ago and I have made a plan to clean up the kindle fire 🔥.
Twenty five novella and authors of Sci-Fi adventures novellas. It was very interesting stories with interesting well developed characters lots of action, misdirection, and some violence. Each story is different with a different conclusion. As with multiple story books 📚 some you will like better than others but that is normal.
I would recommend this Megapack to readers of Sci-Fi. 2023 😀👒👻😤
July 17, 2017
Sonunda bitti. Açıkçası kitabın 850 sayfa olduğunu baştan bilsem, okumaya başlamazdım. Kitabın listelendiği her yerde ismiyle birlikte bir "Robert Silverberg" ifadesi olduğu için okumaya başladım, çünkü R. Silverberg editörlüğünde hazırlandığını ya da R. Silverberg öykülerinden oluştuğunu sandım. İkisi de değil, kitabın içerdiği tek bir öykü R. Silverberg imzalı, hepsi bu. Bir kaç iyi öykü içermesine rağmen bir kaç tane de sıkıcı öykü içeren bir kitap. Bu "Megapack" serisinde çok daha iyi öykü seçkileri var, buna fazlasıyla zaman ayırmak iyi bir tercih olmayacaktır bence.
March 1, 2015
I had gotten this way back late last year... around Thanksgiving or before Christmas on a whim, and for the most part for 99cents this isn't a bad deal given the amount of content you can get. Stories ranged from excellent to "What the fuck am I reading?" and so it'll get a 4 out of 5. Again you may like the stories that I had decided to simply ignore, and one story I couldn't figure out what the point of the story was as it was just a waste of my life. Overall though if you like me, like SF in general this can provide you with a lot of concepts and theories to chew your brain on as they're not bad concepts, but again some people need to learn how to make a point come across.
November 10, 2019
What a great read! There were an excellent selection of stories. Indeed, all 25 of them, totally over 800 pages of mind blowing, stimulating and excellent story telling. There were many fantastic stories (there were psychedelic stories, short, sharp and to the point stories, science fiction stories that explored philosophically/ psychologically aspects of space travel, some stories that were just fun and there were some extremely sad stories too. Some of this persons favourite stories included were: ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike Resnick, TO ERR IS INHUMAN, by Marion Zimmer Bradley; SARGASSO OF LOST STARSHIPS, by Poul Anderson; THE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Geoffrey Cobbe; MOON DOG, by Arthur C. Clarke; DAWSON DID IT, by C.J. Henderson and WHY I LEFT HARRY’S ALL-NIGHT HAMBURGERS, by Lawrence Watt-Evans.
But, this person can't say enough about how good all the stories were and all the stories were rated at an extremely high level, this person feels sad not to mention ever story in this collection. Perhaps, it should be mentioned that the 800 page, 25 short stories can be bought for only a dollar. Yes, that's right for only a dollar. This person spent many hours encapsulated and engrossed in this book and really can't recommend it highly enough. Whilst it is a collection of science fiction, it can be read by anyone who likes a really good story. There are such a variety of different science fiction stories that would cater to all tastes. Read and enjoy! 5 STARS!
But, this person can't say enough about how good all the stories were and all the stories were rated at an extremely high level, this person feels sad not to mention ever story in this collection. Perhaps, it should be mentioned that the 800 page, 25 short stories can be bought for only a dollar. Yes, that's right for only a dollar. This person spent many hours encapsulated and engrossed in this book and really can't recommend it highly enough. Whilst it is a collection of science fiction, it can be read by anyone who likes a really good story. There are such a variety of different science fiction stories that would cater to all tastes. Read and enjoy! 5 STARS!
June 8, 2017
Seventh Science Fiction Megapack
Keep Out by Frederic Brown, is an excellently twisted short, short story. That alone was worth the $.99 I paid for the book. I've read many of his short stories, but that one I do not recall. So, yay!
On the other hand, THE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Geoffrey Cobbe, is basically a remake of a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Really. I was underwhelmed.
That's the way it often goes, though.
All the Things You Are, by Mike Resnick, is the first story in the book, and it's quite good, but for the most part the stories were mediocre. But there are a few pretty good ones mixed in.
Results: there were some formatting issues, but nothing too bad. I liked some, didn't care for others. It's sort of hit or miss.
Keep Out by Frederic Brown, is an excellently twisted short, short story. That alone was worth the $.99 I paid for the book. I've read many of his short stories, but that one I do not recall. So, yay!
On the other hand, THE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Geoffrey Cobbe, is basically a remake of a scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark. Really. I was underwhelmed.
That's the way it often goes, though.
All the Things You Are, by Mike Resnick, is the first story in the book, and it's quite good, but for the most part the stories were mediocre. But there are a few pretty good ones mixed in.
Results: there were some formatting issues, but nothing too bad. I liked some, didn't care for others. It's sort of hit or miss.
October 12, 2019
Great book. Liked most of the stories. If course there are going to be a few duds but that's strictly based on tastes in literature. I'm recommending this to anyone who loves sci-fi especially the old authors and some of the new ones.
Great book..loved most of it. Some stories were boring. You could tell they weren't thought out very well. Recommended for anyone who loves sci-fi.
Great book..loved most of it. Some stories were boring. You could tell they weren't thought out very well. Recommended for anyone who loves sci-fi.
April 14, 2021
A Few Grandmasters And Other Great Talents
This includes a full length by Robert Silverberg and also stories by SFWA Gandmasters like Arthur C. Clarke and Clifford D. Simak. Along with those you'll also get stories from other great writers like Lawrence Watt-Evans,Mike Resnick and Marion Zimmer Bradley.
This includes a full length by Robert Silverberg and also stories by SFWA Gandmasters like Arthur C. Clarke and Clifford D. Simak. Along with those you'll also get stories from other great writers like Lawrence Watt-Evans,Mike Resnick and Marion Zimmer Bradley.
March 9, 2023
As usual, good content
I don't mind paying .ess than an dollar to get curated public domain sf. The stories are a good selection. I can finnish each book in a few days to a couple of months, if I'm super busy
I don't mind paying .ess than an dollar to get curated public domain sf. The stories are a good selection. I can finnish each book in a few days to a couple of months, if I'm super busy
January 25, 2019
Short stories in Science Fiction - what a way to spend some lazy time!
June 28, 2019
Sci Fi short fiction never disappoints but it does become a little dated...
August 21, 2019
Another great Kindle collection of a wide range of classic Sci Fi stories. Great fun and a worthwhile purchase.
August 11, 2020
The further I get in this series, the least interesting the stories become. The only really interesting stories among the ones I had not read before were way too long,
November 15, 2023
Some true gems scattered amongst stories from famous sci-fi authors and others not so well known. A fine collection for the sci-fi enthusiast.
November 6, 2016
My favorite story's in this megapack are :
"All The Things You Are" Mick Resnick.
"A Brief Dance To The Music Of The Spheres" Michael Kurland
"GrandPa?" Edward M Lerner
"Sargasso Of Lost Starships" by Poul Anderson, this is quite a long short story but a brilliant one, full of action and adventure.
"Moon Dog" by Arthur C Clarke.
"Why I left Harry's all night Hamburgers by Lawrence Watt Evans.
"The Time Dissolver" by Jerry Sohl. I did not want to stop reading this story it was that good.
"Galactic Chest" Clifford D. Simak.
"Do Unto Others by Mark Clifton.
"The Servant Problem" Robert Young.
"All The Things You Are" Mick Resnick.
"A Brief Dance To The Music Of The Spheres" Michael Kurland
"GrandPa?" Edward M Lerner
"Sargasso Of Lost Starships" by Poul Anderson, this is quite a long short story but a brilliant one, full of action and adventure.
"Moon Dog" by Arthur C Clarke.
"Why I left Harry's all night Hamburgers by Lawrence Watt Evans.
"The Time Dissolver" by Jerry Sohl. I did not want to stop reading this story it was that good.
"Galactic Chest" Clifford D. Simak.
"Do Unto Others by Mark Clifton.
"The Servant Problem" Robert Young.
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July 18, 2021
Ótimos contos.
É bacana ver como existe qualidade superior, bem superior, além da corriqueira apresentada em filmes que costumamos ver sempre. Em contos pequenos, temos estórias muito mais bem elaboradas e trabalhadas do que na maioria dos melhores filmes de Hollywood.
Estou com outros da série.
Recomendo demais.
É bacana ver como existe qualidade superior, bem superior, além da corriqueira apresentada em filmes que costumamos ver sempre. Em contos pequenos, temos estórias muito mais bem elaboradas e trabalhadas do que na maioria dos melhores filmes de Hollywood.
Estou com outros da série.
Recomendo demais.
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January 4, 2015Good short sci-fi stories for reading on the bus!
January 27, 2016
A top quality selection.
January 1, 2017
Nice collection
Nice collection of stories and novels. Some of the information on the dates are missing, and it would have been good to have them at the beginning. Thanks!
Nice collection of stories and novels. Some of the information on the dates are missing, and it would have been good to have them at the beginning. Thanks!
August 17, 2015
Worth it for WHY I LEFT HARRY'S ALL-NIGHT HAMBURGERS", by Lawrence Watt-Evans
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