Wildside press

This THRILLOGY contains 3 classic science fiction stories from the pulps by Bryan Berry. Included are:: Mars is HomeThe Final VenusianThe Toy

This tale is part in a long series of "Kwatz" stories, a sort of elemental pantheon of Spritz, which Ron Cross has been working on during the last couple of years. “Air Kwatz,” like all of his work, rather defies introduction. Suffice to say that what follows is highly original, beautifully rendered, and happily irreverent.

On a rainy afternoon in an out-of-the-way bar, the lives of three men—a small-time hustler, a bartender, and a mafia killer—come together in a way none of them could’ve expected. And one won’t live through the hour. The Barb Goffman Presents series showcases the best in modern mystery and crime stories, personally selected by one of the most acclaimed short stories authors and editors in the mystery field.

The first Black Cat Mystery Magazine of 2021 presents 7 compelling original tales, plus a classic reprint by Donald Barr Chidsey. Included are: TRIP UP ON HIGH STREET, by John HegenbergerST. KILLIAN’S CHOICE, by M.A. MonninYOU LOSE, WE FIND, by Jon Matthew FarberTHE BIG PICTURE, by John M. FloydAN ARTIST IN THE HAREM, by Elizabeth ZelvinPLANTED IN MIDAIR, by D.V. BennettAN INCONVENIENT SLEUTH, by Barb Goffman"Just Another Bum," by Donald Barr Chidsey

Sidewinder Crowfoot and his men are up to some shady business out west with mines and prospecting, and it's up to George Beam—best known to his friends as Sagebrush Beam—to untangle the mess before the shooting starts for real. An action-packed Western tale as only the "King of the Pulps" could tell it! Includes a new introduction by John Betancourt.

When Margaret Thackrey, ex-government agent and writer, decides to pen her memoirs, she unwittingly gets the attention of a vicious assassin--a man whose nefarious deeds she'd nearly uncovered during her service. Now he must stop the publication of her book before his true character is revealed. He murders her husband, and stalks her from Oregon to Texas. There she must finally confront her past--and a determined, stone-cold killer! "A first-rate thriller—the almost unbearable suspense just ratchets up, chapter by chapter." —Robert Reginald.

Though he did work for a small-town newspaper, Ken Svederup had been around, and to him the expense-paid trip he had won for a front-page news beat seemed pretty phony. But never look a gift horse... He was off to meet the Big Boss in California—and no doubt he’d get the real story. Ken did meet the Big Boss, but he had not anticipated Clara Kelly, whose beauty and peppery temper made him forget the girls back home in Milquevais, Minnesota. And the story was revealed...through a body pulled from the pounding surf after what seemed a deep-sea accident...and Ken found himself on the trail of an underwater killer.

Could John Stone and that lovely green-eyed Aphrodite free themselves from the mad Dictator who ruthlessly ruled the Americas of 2503 A.D.—with every fiendish scientific device of that generation at his hellish call?

"Fifth Freedom" is a classic science fiction story originally published in John W. Campbell's Astounding Science-Fiction, May 1943 issue.

Pity poor Sheila Stoller, writer of some small stature, lured by her ego to a tiny sci-fi convention. She expects boredom and annoyance, but fails to anticipate the actual fannish and metaphysical horrors that await! The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.

The Galactic Medal of Honor was the most important, the most coveted award of all time. It was given only to a handful of the bravest and most self-sacrificing of those defending earth from the mysterious alien invaders that had appeared fifty years before. It was almost always given posthumously. The Bearer of this medal became the idol of all mankind, would never want for any necessity or luxury—would never want for anything. Everyone on Earth sought that medal....and one man was going to cheat to win it—and live to regret it!

It’s been twelve years since we’ve heard of Mr. Evan Pinkerton, the little, timid man who seems to attract trouble, and continually harasses Inspector Bull of Scotland Yard. They’re back now in Homicide House. The story is laid in postwar London, and Mr. Pinkerton is living at No. 4 Godolphin Square. Despite the fact that he owns the apartment house, he shares meagre quarters on the top floor with the chef. Years of living with the penny-pinching Mrs. Pinkerton (now fortunately deceased) have accustomed him to discomfort, and Mr. Pinkerton is quite happy living where he is. One day a young American comes swinging along the Square. He attracts Mr. Pinkerton’s attention when he stops in front of No. 22, directly across from No. 4, and now a shell of a house with only a stairway leading nowhere. The American is so obviously distressed at the sight of the bombed-out house, that Mr. Pinkerton breaks a habit of longstanding and speaks to him. When the stranger tells him he is looking for a girl whom he met six years before in an air-raid shelter, and that he knows only that she lived at No. 22 Godolphin Square, Mr. Pinkerton comforts him by revealing that she is living quite safely at the very house in which he himself has rooms. It takes only one more innocent question to start in motion a train of singularly unpleasant events, and the stranger and Mr. Pinkerton find themselves in the midst of violence and murder.

This collection of 12 short stories chronicles Tarzan's late teenage years, within a year or two before Tarzan first encounters white people (including Jane Porter). In this volume are: Tarzan's First Love The Capture of Tarzan The Fight for the Balu The God of Tarzan Tarzan and the Black Boy The Witch-Doctor Seeks Vengeance The End of Bukawai The Lion The Nightmare The Battle for Teeka A Jungle Joke Tarzan Rescues the Moon

Meet Trygve Yamamura—judo expert, Samurai sword connoisseur, and private detective. He is a triple threat to San Francisco crime. These combined skills enable him to keep his own head attached while finding out who removed someone else's with an honorable Japaneses weapon. An old-fashioned detective story, a genuine whodunit, with a good deal of suspense thrown in.

This startlingly beautiful and exotic story has to do with one of the most wondrous and frightening things in the world: growing up. Such simple words for such a complex, weighty, never-ending process. It carries with it the realization of responsibilities, the maddening loss of one kind of security and the sometimes-reluctant gain of another, and so much isolation. “New Olympus” is undoubtedly about a good deal more than the loss of one’s childhood. Cross’s stories, his visions of life, are as complex as the finest poetry and similarly leave the reader with singular, recognizable, yet hard-to-define feelings. This one left us feeling awash in admiration.

The prescient Mr. Schweitzer delivers a poignant and hard-hitting adventure about friendship, conspiracy theories and secret cabals that takes a writer of kids books from naif to ruefully wise initiate. The Paul Di Filippo Presents series showcases modern masterpieces of science fiction and fantasy selected by acclaimed author and critic Paul Di Filippo.