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Operation Crimson Storm

Author : Robert Reginald

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 202 pages

File Size : 30,42 MB

Release : 2013-08-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434443566

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Twelve years after the events of Invasion!, Earth prepares to retaliate by mounting an expedition against the Martians. With great difficulty, our Space Force establishes bases on the two Martian moons, and also on the surface of the Red Planet. But a series of firefights demonstrate that the aliens hold the upper hand, and that communication between the species is the only thing that will keep our bases from being exterminated. Alex Smith once again must step forward, and offer himself as part-prisoner, guest, interpreter, guinea pig, negotiator, and--ultimately--the last, best hope of mankind. But finding any consistent and understandable method of communication with a truly alien race is almost impossible. Can the gulf be breached in time? War of Two Worlds, Book Two.



Slaughterhouse World / Knack' Attack (Wildside Double #7)

Author : Ardath Mayhar

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 262 pages

File Size : 16,32 MB

Release : 2010-01-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434411869

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In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles," two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title), here is the seventh Wildside Double. SLAUGHTERHOUSE WORLD: A Tale of the Human-Knacker War, by Ardath Mayhar The Knackers looked like a cross between a spider and a crab, except bigger--much bigger, and meaner--much meaner--and they never stopped coming! Joel Karsh is just a grunt slugging it out on Plant 3G 789, a bug factory world, where fresh protein (i.e., human flesh) is being processed for reshipment to enemy depots throughout the cluster. All he wants to do is make it back to the SpaceForce pick-up point. But as his buddies are killed, one by one, and the Knackers swarm ever closer, he's beginning to wonder if he'll even live through the next day! A rousing SF military adventure by a master storyteller. KNACK' ATTACK: A Tale of the Human-Knacker War, by Robert Reginald On the farming planet of Terr'ferme, Rabbs din Chorest has been sent to the hills to tend a herd of clorses (cloned horses) and beefers. Not far distant is the ruin of Spiretown, a long-abandoned place of the Old-uns, a race that had once inhabited this world. Then the Knack's invade, destroying settlements, devastating ranches, and harvesting human and animal flesh. Rabbs is cut off from all contact with the civilized world. When a group of refugees appears, they become Rabbs's responsibility as well. Trapped by a bug troop in a cave near the ruined city, the humans have nowhere to go and no one to ask for help. Will anyone survive the Knack' attack?



'Ware the Dark-Haired Man

Author : Robert Reginald

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 237 pages

File Size : 43,59 MB

Release : 2013-03-04

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434446980

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In the alternate Earth called Nova Europa, two countries have fought a great battle over the future of that world. But now the King of Kórynthia seems to be going mad: some evil mage is eating away at the very fabric of the the state. The King's heir, Prince Arkády, must rally the forces of good to push back the darkness--and if he fails, then Nova Europa will experience only chaos, calamity, and death! Dr. Michael R. Collings says: "Within the course of a single year, Kings and Kingdoms rise and fall, hopes and ambitions are fulfilled and destroyed. Robert Reginald's The Hieromonk's Tale trilogy is a magnificent medieval triptych featuring exquisitely drawn scenes of heroism and treachery, of domesticity and warfare, of greatness and madness." The Hieromonk's Tale, Book Three.



The Cracks in the Aether

Author : Robert Reginald

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 243 pages

File Size : 35,18 MB

Release : 2011-10-07

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434437434

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"Help me!" With these simple words is triggered an awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping jaunt through the multiverses that comprise the cosmos of Morpheus, Scanner Prime to Her Puissant and Sublime Majesty, Queen Eveteria of Korynthia in Nova Europa. Faced with the inevitable consequences of his prescient visions of doom and collapse, not only for his own country, but for all of the civilized world, Morpheus must attempt the impossible: to somehow rescue the greater whole and restore stability to the cosmos by finding and saving a single prisoner hidden in an impenetrable cell somewhere on one of the infinity of alternate earths in the six known circles of the Otherworlds. Accompanied by his faithful wherret, Scooter, and ultimately by a band of loyal cutthroats and adventurers, Morpheus prepares to embark on a quest that will whisk him from world to world.



The Whodunit? MEGAPACK®

Author : Robert Reginald

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 245 pages

File Size : 27,30 MB

Release : 2018-01-17

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434437973

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9 great reads for a lonely night of thrills and chills! In Sydney J. Bounds's "The Book Miser" has detective Josephine "Jo" Royal trying to thwart an unscrupulous book collector who's taken advantage of an innocent seller. In "The Purple Glove Murders," by Mary Wickizer Burgess, attorney Gail Brevard is asked to solve a killing that appears to be linked to another murder from decades earlier. In Victor Cilinca's "Eggs," a multi-millionaire pasta company executive becomes the target of a scam. In "The Case of the Telbury Halt Ghost," by Ernest Dudley, well-known detective Doctor Morelle must unravel the mystery behind the apparent haunting of a rural railway station. "The Adventure of the Forgotten Umbrella," by Mel Gilden, is one of those tales of Sherlock Holmes mentioned—but never actually related—by Doctor Watson. Michael Hemmingson tells the story of an unfortunate young man on the make who's quite simply overwhelmed by his three "Vivacious Vixens!" Francis Jarman demonstrates, "In the Light of What Happened," that poking around in old Indian temples can have unforeseen consequences! James B. Johnson's "Flankspeed" is one of the most unusual mysteries ever encountered by this editor—and also one of the best. Arlette Lees, a rising star of the noir mystery magazine scene, contributes "Blood Bayou," one of those backwater places that you probably want to avoid on your next little escape from the law.



The Third Cat Story Megapack

Author : Damien Broderick

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 385 pages

File Size : 25,3 MB

Release : 2013-11-22

Category : Juvenile Fiction

ISBN : 1479401595

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Our third offering of kitty delights and delectables features 25 cat stories, 2 nonfiction compilations of cat anecdotes, and 9 poems--but the emphasis overall is decidedly more modern than in our previous cat Megapacks. Heading the list this time are: Mary A. Turzillo, who contributes 8 tales and poems; A. R. Morlan, author of 6 stories; Michael Hemmingson, who's penned 3 moving poems; Damien Broderick, writer of 2 otherworldly cat tales; Kathryn Ptacek, contributor of 2 fantasies; Douglas Menville, who provides a couple of kitty poems; and pieces by Darrell Schweitzer, David C. Smith, and Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen--not to mention Lewis Carroll, Mark Twain, Bram Stoker, and Mary E. Wilkins Freeman. So, settle back in your chair, your couch, and your bed, cat-lovers everywhere, and enjoy this new anthology of frisky feline tales! "The Cheshire-Cat," by Lewis Carroll "All in the Golden Afternoon," by Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen "Fat Cat," by Robert Reginald "Alex," by Mary A. Turzillo "The Cat-Tracker Lady of Asad Alley," by A. R. Morlan "A Limp Dead Cat in My Arms," by Michael Hemmingson "The Ruined Queen of Harvest World," by Damien Broderick "Stories of Cat Sagacity," by W. H. G. Kingston "Mau," by Douglas Menville "Cat in the Box," by A. R. Morlan "Purple," by Mary A. Turzillo "Ebenezer Wheezer (c1972-1990)," by Douglas Menville "Concerning the 'Pretty Lady'," by Helen M. Winslow "The Boys," by Kathryn Ptacek "Reverence for Cats," by Mark Twain "'...And Mongo Was His Name-O'," by A. R. Morlan "Tommy's Cat," by David C. Smith "Tatiana," by Mary A. Turzillo "Lin Jee," by Mary A. Turzillo "The Squaw," by Bram Stoker "How the Former Pets Survive or Die," by Michael Hemmingson "Cat Burglar," by Kathryn Ptacek "Puss in Boots: Two Versions," by Charles Perrault and Dinah Maria Mulock "No Heaven Will Not Ever Heaven Be...," by A. R. Morlan "The Queen's Cat," by Peggy Bacon "Chocolate Kittens from Mars," by Mary A. Turzillo "Cats Can Colonize Mars," by Mary A. Turzillo "Cat Anecdotes," edited by Adam White "The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires," by Darrell Schweitzer "The Beancounter's Cat," by Damien Broderick "A Little Pinch Is All You Need," by A. R. Morlan "They Always Die," by Michael Hemmingson "Scout," by Mary A. Turzillo "The Cat," by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman "The Hunter's Mothers," by Mary A. Turzillo "Hunger," by A. R. Morlan "Ryah's Guest," by Robert Reginald And don't forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in the series, covering mysteries, westerns, science fiction, adventure -- and much, much more!



Deadly Things

Author : Darrell Schweitzer

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 276 pages

File Size : 28,43 MB

Release : 2010-12-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434412059

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In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books, here is the second Wildside Mystery Double: DEADLY THINGS: A COLLECTION OF MYSTERIOUS TALES, by Darrell Schweitzer. Darrell Schweitzer's first mystery collection explores the murderous impulse in a variety of historical settings. Three mysteries are set in ancient Rome, two featuring Pliny the Younger as investigator. Two are Shakespearean mysteries, in one of which King Henry V plays detective, with the other based on The Two Noble Kinsmen. Three Sherlock Holmes tales involve the apparent misapplication of the Great Detective's methods to the supernatural, a revelation of one of Watson's unwritten cases, and a multi-genre record-breaker, an alternate history, vampire cat detective story. THE JUDGMENT OF THE GODS AND OTHER VERDICTS OF HISTORY, by Robert Reginald. Four scintillating tales of detection from ancient and medieval times. In "The Judgment of the Gods," a young Greek trader must solve the murder of Assyrian King Sennacherib. William of Occam, the medieval philosopher, is forced by Pope John XXII in "Occam's Razor" to solve the murders of French King Philip IV and Pope Clement V. Occam returns in "Occam's Treasure," this time unraveling the puzzle surrounding the killing of clergymen in Avigon. In "Occam's Measure," the great thinker must stop a vicious serial killer stalking the night-time streets of the papal city. Great mystery--and fantasy--reading!



Murder of a Bookman

Author : Gary Lovisi

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 258 pages

File Size : 46,28 MB

Release : 2011-02-01

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434412407

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In the tradition of the old "Ace Doubles" two-in-one books (flip one over to read the second title)--here is the fifth Wildside Mystery Double. MURDER OF A BOOKMAN: A Bentley Hollow Collectibles Mystery Novel, by Gary Lovisi. When the police are asked to investigate the brutal murder of bookseller Brian MacDonald, who's been stabbed in the back with his letter opener, they have no trouble locating suspects, because MacDonald has been less than honest in his dealings. But Detective Bentley Hollow has problems of his own: his wife has left him, and he detests his new partner. Still, he has to find a solution to the crime, and when he does, his life will be irrevocably changed. The first in a new series. THE PAPERBACK SHOW MURDERS, by Robert Reginald. When bookdealer "Freddie the Cur" is murdered at a paperback show, Police Lt. Pfisch is forced to close the con. After all, this is the third untimely death of a show attendee in as many days. First there was Lissa Boaz, called the "Boa Constrictor" for her questionable business practices. Then came Brody Richard "The O-Man" Dameen, the drunken horror writer. What links these victims, other than collectible paperbacks? And why does the identification of the REAL author of an early Ace gothic even matter? A comic mystery novel of the modern con scene.



To the Stars—and Beyond

Author : Damien Broderick

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 227 pages

File Size : 13,21 MB

Release : 2020-04-21

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434437396

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n Damien Broderick’s haunting tale, “The Meek,” the survivors of humanity’s drive toward racial suicide must pay an awful price for their continued survival. John Glasby’s “Innsmouth Bane” tells how the alien entity Dagon first came to nineteenth-century America. In “Helen’s Last Will,” James C. Glass shows us that death may not always be “the end.” Charles Allen Gramlich’s “I Can Spend You” is a futuristic western which puts prospecting in a whole new light! “The Voice of the Dolphin in Air,” by Howard V. Hendrix, is a poignant tale of life and death on Mars and the LaGrange space stations. In Philip E. High’s “This World Is Ours,” David Hacket is given the task of revitalizing a declining city (and world), and finds himself facing an alien invasion. James B. Johnson’s “The Last American” is fighting to preserve the memory of the old U.S. of A.—in a last stand at the Alamo! In “Small World: A Small Story,” by Michael Kurland, Vanspeepe invents a new transportation device, hoping to change the world—and he does! “The Channel Exemption: A Sime~Gen Story,” by Jacqueline Lichtenberg, focuses on the tensions between Sime and Gen when a mixed party of humans is stranded on an alien planet. Gary Lovisi’s tale, “My Guardian,” tells how mankind is finally able to put an end to wars and mass killings. “Black Mist,” by Richard A. Lupoff, is a stunning mystery set at a Japanese research station on the Martian moon, Phobos. Don Webb, in his fascinating tale, “The Five Biographies of General Gerrhan,” demonstrates how easy it is for the professional writer to (mis)interpret, deliberately or otherwise, the story of a space hero. Twelve great reads by a dozen great writers!



The Martians Strike Back!

Author : Robert Reginald

Publisher : Wildside Press LLC

Page : 189 pages

File Size : 15,9 MB

Release : 2013-08-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1434443558

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As the war between Earth and Mars heats up, threatening the potential destruction of both parties, Alex Smith and his Martian friend, Big Guy, are caught right in the middle--between the humans and the aliens, between various factions of their own people, between the inherent difficulty of establishing communication between two such dissimilar intelligences. Unless Alex can find some way of bridging the gulf between the worlds, both sides will be left vulnerable to the threat posed by a third, much more dangerous alien race that's targeting both worlds. The stunning conclusion to the War of Two Worlds Trilogy!