Henry Kuttner
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Ten classic sci fi and horror stories by "one of the major names in science fiction." (The New York Times) From Hugo-nominated Henry Kuttner, one of the twentieth century's most respected science fiction writers, comes a collection of stories described as "just about as good as the modern magazine science-fantasy story can get" (J. Francis McComas and Anthony Boucher). These ten science fiction stories include: "Or Else," "Home is the Hunter," "By...
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A San Francisco psychoanalyst turned amateur sleuth takes on the perplexing case of a pathological liar who thinks her husband wants to kill her. Dr. Michael Gray is constantly getting drawn into the lives, and murders, of his troubled clientele. His keen eye for human behavior leads him to meet some of San Francisco's most memorable denizens-and to forever be in mortal danger. After a shadowy figure attempts to bludgeon her in her bed, housewife...
3) Man Drowning
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Nick Banning was a man drowning in a land of far horizons, a land that had all the vigor sucked out of it ages ago by the Arizona sun. But it wasn't the blasting heat of an Arizona desert that bothered Nick-it was the heat of his own emotions, his desire for Sherry, the woman who had told him no. But Nick was winding up, faster and faster. He meant to have Sherry-or else.
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A San Francisco psychoanalyst once again turns amateur sleuth when a playgirl patient is the prime suspect in a prostitute's murder. Dr. Michael Gray is constantly getting drawn into the lives, and murders, of his troubled clientele. His keen eye for human behavior leads him to meet some of San Francisco's most memorable denizens-and to forever be in mortal danger. Beverly Bond was the kind of girl men didn't tell their wives about. She was blond,...
5) Atomic!
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When the hour of balance comes, mankind may no longer be the dominant race. That's why we keep such a close watch on all the Rings. From time to time we work them over with flame-throwers. Only atomic power, of course, would quiet that seething life permanently-which is no solution. We've got Rings enough right now without resorting to more atom bombs. It's a hydra-headed problem without an answer. All we can do is watch, wait, be ready....
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A San Francisco psychoanalyst goes searching for a killer when a troubled teen stands falsely accused of murder. Dr. Michael Gray is constantly getting drawn into the lives, and murders, of his troubled clientele. His keen eye for human behavior leads him to meet some of San Francisco's most memorable denizens-and to forever be in mortal danger. When a cinema owner's wife Ann Avery is murdered, headlines scream for a fast conviction of the juvenile...
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A psychiatrist travels to a world of magic and gods in this take on "Jason and the Argonauts" from the Hugo Award–nominated author of Earth's Last Citadel. Jay Seward remembers a former life in a land of magic, gods, and goddesses-a time when he was Jason of Iolcus, sailing in the enchanted ship Argo to steal the Golden Fleece from the serpent-temples of Apollo. But one night the memories become startlingly real, as the Argo itself sails out of...
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During World War II, four bitter enemies are pulled forward a billion years in time by a master being from an alien galaxy. They arrive on a dying Earth-to Carcasilla, Earth's last citadel-where the mutated remnants of humanity are making their final stand against the monstrous creations of a fading world. Thrust in the middle of this desperate struggle for survival, the last humans must put aside their differences and stop the looming Armageddon....
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A collection of stories exploring the struggles of the unconcious mind.
Contents:
Vale of the Corbies by Arthur J. Burks (Weird Tales, 1925)
Dreams of an unkindness of ravens.
A Dream of Red Hands by Bram Stoker (The Sketch, 1894)
The sad tale of a man plagued by terrible nightmares.
Thirteen Phantasms by Clark Ashton Smith (The Fantasy Magazine, 1936)
A series of strange visions torment a sick man.
The Lady in Gray by Donald Wandrei (Weird Tales,...