Hang head, vandal


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Prepare to be drawn into a world of danger and deception with Henry W. Patterson's thrilling novel, "Hidden Guns." Step into the shadows of the Old West, where secrets lurk behind every corner and survival depends on quick wits and a steady hand. But amidst the dusty streets and lawless towns, a question looms large: What dark forces are at play in the world of hidden guns, and who will emerge unscathed in the battle for power and justice? As Patterson's gripping narrative unfolds, immerse yourself in the gritty realism of the Wild West and the timeless struggle between good and evil. Experience the adrenaline rush of high-stakes showdowns and the tension of narrow escapes as the characters navigate a world where alliances are fragile and trust is hard to come by. What secrets will be uncovered as the hidden gunslinger's past comes back to haunt them? Will they find redemption amidst the chaos, or will they be consumed by the darkness that threatens to engulf them? Join the hidden gunslinger as they ride into the heart of danger, facing down outlaws, corrupt lawmen, and their own inner demons in a quest for justice and redemption. Witness their courage, their resilience, and their unwavering commitment to doing what's right, no matter the cost. Are you ready to ride alongside the hidden gunslinger and confront the dangers of the Old West head-on? Prepare to be swept away by the action and intrigue of "Hidden Guns," where every bullet counts and every decision could mean life or death. Don't miss your chance to experience the thrill of the Old West. Purchase your copy of "Hidden Guns" today and saddle up for an unforgettable ride through a world where justice is won with steel and courage.




What Have I Done?


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Eight tales by an innovative science-fiction writer of the early 1950s who introduced sophisticated psychological insights into stories of alien invasion, expanding technology, revolution against political theocracy, and space colonization.




The Science Fiction of Mark Clifton


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This collection of the best short stories of Mark Clifton makes these fine tales readily available for the first time in two decades. Winner with Frank Riley of the 1955 Hugo Award for They’d Rather Be Right, Clifton has for a variety of reasons unrelated to the quality of his writing all but disappeared from the aware­ness of today’s science fiction audience. Never a prolific writer he had published only about twenty-five short stories before his death in 1963. But with those stories and his three novels he irrevocably altered the course of contemporary science fiction. Almost single-handedly he introduced the full range of psy­chological insights to the commonly occurring themes of the genre—alien invasion, expanding technology, revolution against political theocracy, and space exploration and coloniza­tion—to ever more truthfully portray how humanity would react to a future that could be either mindless or intellectually stunning. With his first published story, “What Have I Done?” Clifton initiated the theme of a starkly realistic world in which, at its best, humanity is inalterably vile—a theme that became an in­extricable part of all his subsequent works. In his later works Clifton occasionally clothed his bitter indictment in the garb of comedy. The stories collected here include “What Have I Done?” “Star, Bright,” “Crazy Joey,” “What Thin Partitions,” “Sense from Thought Divide,” “How Allied,” “Remembrance and Re­flection,” “Hide! Hide! Witch!” “Clerical Error,” “What Now, Little Man?” and “Hang Head, Vandal!”




We're Civilized


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Naturally, the superior race should win... but superior by which standards.. and who?




Breakfast in the Ruins


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Barry N. Malzberg reflects back over four decades of writing science fiction, giving an insider's view of the field during that time which few can match, both for its authority and for the sharp and witty way he describes the highs and lows of one science fiction writer's career. He also writes vivid profiles of writers and editors, ranging from the titans who transformed the field, such as John W. Campbell, to once popular writers who are now all but forgotten, such as Hugo Award-winner Mark Clifton. "If there is any particular cachet to my perspective," he writes, "it comes because my career is, perhaps more than some, metaphoric." The original, shorter version of the book was widely praised, as by the San Francisco Chronicle: "Contains literary criticism ranging over the whole history of the field. . . . this is a mordant, brilliant book," and by The Washington Post Book Worl"Malzberg makes persuasively clear that the best of science fiction should be valued as literature and nothing else." Breakfast in the Ruins is an indispensable book for every science fiction reader. At the publisher's request, this title is sold without DRM (Digital Rights Management).




Passiontide


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When a female musician is found murdered on a small tropical island, after a string of similar deaths, outraged local women take matters into their own hands. The quiet calm of Ash Wednesday morning. Carnival is over. Everyone on the small island of St. Colibri is sleeping peacefully. Everyone except Sora Tanaka, a young pan player lying under the cannonball tree. Sora, a professional musician, had been visiting St. Colibri to take part in the island’s famous steel pan competition. But Sora isn’t asleep; she’s dead: brutally murdered, and still in her costume. And as the women of this island know all too well, Sora is far from the first woman to be killed, and she probably won’t be the last, either. In fact, the problem of women being killed on the island is so bad, there’s even a dedicated unit within the police department: OMWEN, the Office for Murdered Women, headed by Inspector Cuthbert Loveday. In this powerful new rewriting of the detective novel, Sora’s death is the last straw and the beginning of something much larger, a "revolution" some are calling it. The event draws together four women who have never before seen each other as allies: a friend of the victim, the organizer of a sex workers’ collective, a local activist, and the prime minister’s wife. Tenderly, sometimes hilariously, Passiontide chronicles how these women join forces and find new ways to help one another.




Studies in Short Fiction


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Neglected Visions


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Amazing


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