Author: jmstine

From the Author of "The Day the Earth Stood Still"—the Astounding Science Fiction Character who Became the Symbol of Space Opera!

Space Hawk was the only man to stand between space pirate Ku Sui's ambitions—which could only be satisfied when the entire Solar System was forced under his rule—and the peace of the frontier worlds. Their battle flamed across space, and there were many times when it seemed Hawk Carse must fail!

Now Ku Sui seemed to be dead—yet a fiendish the trap awaited the Hawk at the System's most notorious pirate stronghold, world of pleasure and vice, Port o'Porno. A trap no one could possibly escape, not even Space Hawk.

Here you'll find the original magazine text, not the censored 1950s book text. From the pages of the 1930s Astounding Stories of Super-Science (now Analog).

Straight from the glory days of the pulps!

This first ever collection from the award-winning creator of Bullard: From Cadet to Commander gathers together four classic science fiction novelettes that have not appeared in print anywhere for almost half a century. Fans of his Bullard tales will love "Wreckers of the Star Patrol," a story in a similar vein. "Sorcerer's Apprentice" is a delightful science fictional twist on a classic folktale. "Tricky Tonnage" is a bit darker in tone, and its tale of a scientific discovery exploited by greedy businessmen could have been written today. "Children of the 'Betsy B'" is an effervescent account of what happens when a strange chemical spill brings a boat to life.

Malcolm Jameson (1891-1945) began writing only seven years before his death. Yet in that short span he wrote and sold more than 70 novelettes and short stories. Critic Groff Conklin calls Jameson's work "lively, ingenious and readable." These stories appeared in Astounding Science Fiction (now Analog) and in Super Science Stories.

A $3,000 Value!

"Far and away the best and most exciting story I had ever read up to that time."—Isaac Asimov.

Here in one big ebook are the three classic Tumithak novels: Tumithak of the Corridors; Tumithak in Shawm; and the rare, never reprinted final Tumithak story, Tumithak and the Towers of Fire, which is normally unobtainable as it appeared in the same 1942 Super-Science Stories as Ray Bradbury's first story (an issue which typically sells for $3,000 - $6,000!). Now you can read all three of these keystone science fiction classics.

Tumithak first appeared in the pages of a 1931 Amazing Stories. It made a big impression on the youthful Isaac Asimov, who later described it as "far and away the best and most exciting story I had ever read up to that time. I found the characters human and the hero all the more admirable because he could feel fear. I found the plot exciting and a deep humanity in the sentence 'Tumithak had to learn that in no matter what nation or age one finds oneself, he will find gentleness, if he looks, as well as savagery.'"

Asimov also credited Tumithak of the Corridors for inspiring his own description of the underground city of the future in Caves of Steel. Although the science fiction has become far more sophisticated since the era in which Tanner and others were first consciously exploring its limitless possibilities, it still remains a masterpiece of pace, culture-building, and, dare we say it, sense of wonder. When Asimov praised the sequel, Tumithak in Shawm, for its "amazing realism!" he also raved, "I continue to be amazed at Tanner's realism. In the battle between the Mog and the woman, there was no last-minute rescue of the woman or any last-minute conversion of the Mog. The battle between human beings and the shelks remained with me, of course, and influenced me in my description of the battle (on a large scale) between human beings and the Lhasinu in Black Friar of the Flames. I found the characters human and the hero all the more admirable because he could feel fear."

Plus the legendary, unobtainable Tumithak and the Towers of Fire!

A Glorious Action Adventure Straight from the Classic Pulps!

Published in the April 1942 Thrilling Wonder Stories, this "complete novel of time to come" was written by the award-winning Malcolm Jameson, author of Bullard: From Cadet to Commander.

When the world becomes so perfect in the future that all joy is lost, it takes a thoughtful young barbarian and a rebellious young woman to lead humanity back to freedom and happiness. Earth has been destroyed, but humanity still thrives on a habitable Venus. In the valleys are the most perfect of modern cities and there dwell the Perfections, who worship efficiency, and strive to become as perfect as machines. In the hills live the barbarians, surviving by their skills in hunting, fishing, and farming in the midst of raw nature. The two groups hate each other.

Then a young barbarian is captured and taken to one of the cities of the Perfectionists where he meets a young woman who has been punished for her creativity. Soon the two escape from the city, pursued by soldiers. Before they reach safety, they will face many perils, and learn a secret that will change the future of Venus forever.

Fans of Burrough's Barsoom will Love this Classic Trilogy of Winged Women's Fight for Freedom!

Set on Mercury-as-conceived-in-the-early-20th-century, Ray Cummings' Tama of the Light Country tells of a winged princess from what was thought to be the habitable portion of Mercury, a belt of twilight that circled a world too hot on one side and too cold on the other to support life anywhere else. In rebellion against a repressive, male-dominated society, Tama meets Guy Palisse, who shares her outrage at the way women are mistreated on Mercury. Together with like-minded women and men, they lead a fight for freedom for the women of Mercury that will have tragic, unintended consequences for Earth.

In Tama, Princess of Mercury, Guy and Tama's triumph at the end of Book I is about to turn to disaster, for barbarian hordes from Mercury's dark side have seized spaceships, followed them, and even now are sweeping down on the unsuspecting Earth. To prevent the people of the twilight belt from joining the battle on our planet's side, the barbarian leaders' plan is to kidnap Tama and use her as a hostage. And Tama is alone, pirouetting through Earth's evening sky.

Aerita of the Light Country is Cummings' final novel of the winged women of Mercury. Years have passed, the doings of Tama, Princess of Mercury have become the stuff of legend to the women of the Light Country. But now tyranny threatens the winged daughters of the first planet again and one fearless young woman, Aerita, inspired by the stories of Tama, locates Guy Palisse's legendary spacecar and blasts off for Earth in search of help. There she finds herself a prisoner in a traveling menagerie, taken captive and presented to the public as a strange creature from South America. Then a man named Alan Grant steps into the tawdry sideshow where Aerita is behind held...

Argosy magazine said, "As a flight of pure imagination, plus a most unusual scientific knowledge, and plus again a rare power of fantasy and delicate romance, Cummings has few equals." Don't miss this legendary science fiction trilogy, together for the first time in one inexpensive bargain Omnibus Edition.

His Co-Pilot was a Humanoid Cat!

Nominated for the 1959 Hugo Award. Space pilot Arnold Brook thought he could handle everything—until he saw his new co-pilot. Brook hated cats, and now he had to work with an intelligent mutated feline! Don't miss this enthralling novelette from Analog/Astounding Science Fiction in 1958.

A Futures Past Dwarf Stars Classic Novelette.

Trapped in the Meshes of the Prince of Darkness!

Here is a keystone work in the development of the modern horror novel, first published in the early 1960s. When Ambrose Sampson died, everyone in the family considered him the next best thing to a saint, including his college-grad nephew, Hal. So Hal is outraged when a stranger knocks at the door and tries to strong-arm his way into the house, demanding a work supposedly written by his uncle titled The Book of Ambrose and hinting at his uncle's involvement in something dark and sinister. But Hal's outrage turns to horror when he answers the phone and hears a ghostly but familiar voice say, "Hello, Hal. This is your uncle Ambrose."

Hal's horror deepens when he learns his beloved uncle was a practitioner of Satanism and had pledged Hal's sister, Lisa, to the mighty Prince of Darkness. However, Ambrose has repented and begs Hal to help him oppose the forces of darkness he unleashed. Only then can he rest in peace and not in agony! Hal agrees, not knowing that he will face temptations and dangers rarely experienced by mortal men—for in his future lie the perils of the House by the Devil's Bend, the Place of Pain, and the Goddess of Dark Waters, along with the unholy temptations of Caress Dillon and Amora Cartwright. And if he survives those, Hall will still have to face the combined forces of a Satanic cult and the awesome power of the Prince of Darkness himself.

"Swift-paced, memorable characters." —Suspense magazine.

Crime's Most Unique Detective!

The House of Invisible Bondage begins when playboy Imer Lamb is locked up in a sanitarium for a violent attack on a friend. Is he insane? Preparing an insanity defense for a future murder? Or is he the victim of a diabolical plot? It's a puzzle only astrological detective Semi-Dual can solve.

Among the mysterious characters embroiled in this 1930s detective classic are Lamb's fiancee, Moria Mason, who promptly leaves for the West Coast; Nathalie Norton, a former motion picture bombshell whose star is fading; Dr. Simpson, the city psychiatrist, whose diagnosis sent Imer Lamb to the sanitarium; Joe Kingsley, a Cockney valet, who seems almost too devoted to the incarcerated playboy; George Lamb, Imer's adopted brother, the only hardworking, sober member of the family; Dr. Frank Drake, who runs the sanitarium known as the House of Invisible Bondage; Gladys Ashton, a woman pronounced insane, who has escaped from the sanitarium; and Norman Haddon, federal agent, whose interest in the affair is obscure. Someone's life is in danger—but is it Imer Lamb or one of the other characters? Not even Semi-Dual is sure he can untangle the clues before it's too late.

With introduction by Jean Marie Stine.

Why Did the FBI Want "Deadline" Censored?

Author Cleve Cartmill, editor John W. Campbell, publishers Street & Smith, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and L. Sprague de Camp were only some of those who came under investigation after government officials discovered the contents of what was to become science fiction's most controversial brainchild. Why?

You will discover the startling answers in Jean Marie Stine's amazing introduction to this first-ever collection of Golden Age author Cartmill's work. Included in this mammoth volume are four complete novellas: the too-close-to-reality-for-the-government "Deadline"; the noirish outer space mystery, "Some Day We'll Find You"; the intellectual thriller of an attempted revolution against a future theocracy, "With Flaming Swords," and the thought-provoking story of a man whose desire to be a normal, patriotic citizen inadvertently lead to his society's "Overthrow." As a bonus, readers will find what critics consider his most adroit short story, an androcentric but highly-amusing meditation on a possible prehistoric turning point, "The Link."

But be warned: Cartmill questioned authority and traditional explanations, and tried to tell his stories in such a way that readers would begin to see and question the shortcomings in their own society. So, if you are completely comfortable with the people in charge and way things are now, and never want to doubt what you are told, put down this book immediately and do not read any further.