New Releases by Fredric Brown

Fredric Brown (1906-1972) is perhaps best remembered for his use of humor and his mastery of the "short-short" form (these days called flash fiction) -- stories of one to three pages, often with ingenious plotting devices and surprise endings. (He also wrote excellent short stories and novels.) This volume contains 27 of his stories, including the classics "The Waveries," "Honeymoon in Hell," "Cartoonist," and many more! Included are: THE WAVERIES OBEDIENCE ALL GOOD BEMS FIRST TIME MACHINE BLOOD THE LAST MARTIAN MAN OF DISTINCTION VENGEANCE FLEET THE WEAPON MOUSE THE DOME GREAT LOST DISCOVERIES I -- Invisibility GREAT LOST DISCOVERIES II -- Invulnerability GREAT LOST DISCOVERIES III -- Immortality MILLENNIUM SECOND CHANCE CONTACT A WORD FROM OUR SPONSOR SOMETHING GREEN CRISIS, 1999 AND THE GODS LAUGHED MITKEY RIDES AGAIN PLACET IS A CRAZY PLACE HONEYMOON IN HELL DAISIES DAYMARE CARTOONIST And don''t forget to search this ebook store for "Wildside Megapack" to see more entries in the series, covering science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, adventure stories, westerns, and much, much more! (Sort by publication date to see the most recent of our 100+ releases.)

Fredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction''s greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories -- quite a few of which are presented here, including "Arena," "Knock," "Earthmen Bearing Gifts," "The Star Mouse," and many more. The 32 tales of science fiction and fantasy assembled in this massive volume include: ARENA EXPERIMENT KEEP OUT HAPPY ENDING HALL OF MIRRORS EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS IMAGINE IT DIDN''T HAPPEN RECESSIONAL EINE KLEINE NACHTMUSIK PUPPET SHOW NIGHTMARE IN YELLOW JAYCEE PI IN THE SKY ANSWER THE GEEZENSTACKS KNOCK REBOUND THE STAR MOUSE ABOMINABLE LETTER TO A PHOENIX NOT YET THE END ARMAGEDDON OF TIME AND EUSTACE WEAVER RECONCILIATION NOTHING SIRIUS PATTERN THE YEHUDI PRINCIPLE COME AND GO MAD SENTRY ETAOIN SHRDLU THE END NOW AVAILABLE: The Second Fredric Brown Megapack! (Search this ebook store for the companion volume, with another great set of Fredric Brown tales!) And don''t forget to search this ebook store for ʺWildside Press Megapackʺ to see more entries in this great series (including "The Second Fredric Brown Megapack"), covering classic authors and subjects like mysteries, science fiction, westerns, ghost stories -- and much, much more!

He had no name, no language, no friends. He had not been born and he could not multiply. He had just ''Happened'' - an accidental combination of atoms that could think and learn and do a lot of incredible things. He had floated free in space for billions of years, for all he knew he was the only living thing in the Universe. So when he met three human beings wrangling and bickering in their funny-looking space ship, his whole life changed. Because he suddenly knew that he could make them do anything he wanted.

Mystery icon and original Dutton Guilt Edged Mysteries author Fredric Brown’s inventive and shocking novel We All Killed Grandma, first published in 1952, is available as an eBook for the first time! In We All Killed Grandma, Rod Britten’s first memory is speaking to the police on the phone, staring at the body of a woman with a bullet in her brain. He is completely unable to answer the police’s questions about who he is, where he is, or how he came to discover the woman — who he soon learns is his own grandmother. The killing is written off as a botched burglary, but Rod is determined to discover the truth, both about his life before the amnesia and his grandmother’s death. His quest entangles him with Robin, his beautiful ex-wife who he may be falling in love with all over again, but also puts him in grave danger: what does he know about the murder that his mind won’t let him remember? Edgar Award winning author Fredric Brown, whom Mickey Spillane called “my favorite writer of all time,” weaves a fascinating mystery, now available to a whole new generation of readers.

Cosmolinea è la raccolta - presentata da "Urania" in esclusiva - degli oltre cento racconti di fantascienza di Fredric Brown, uno dei maestri della short story americana. La prima parte, Cosmolinea B-1, è apparsa nel volume precedente della collezione "Millemondi" e comprendeva una trentina di titoli cronologicamente ordinati. Questo Cosmolinea B-2 ne comprende più di ottanta, e cioè tutti i racconti - tra cui "Sentinella", "Esperimento", "La risposta" - che Brown scrisse dall''immediato dopoguerra all''anno della sua morte (1972).

Compiled in one book, the essential collection of stories by Fredric Brown: Earthmen Bearing Gifts Happy Ending Hall of Mirrors Keep Out Two Timer

First published in 1943, THEe ^FREAKSHOWe ^MURDERS is a classic, but long-neglected, 9-chapter mystery novella by the king of twisted crime fiction, Fredric Brown. Set in the shadowy confines of a travelling carnival, complete with its own freaks, waxworks and grifters, Brown''s story collides the clandestine world of Tod Browning''s film Freaks with elements of violent murder, robbery and suspense to forge a gripping genre piece shot through with disquiet and the grotesque. This new edition of THEe ^FREAKSHOWe ^MURDERS also includes Brown''s 6-part 1942 story Ae ^CATe ^FROMe ^SIAM, a spiralling descent into bloody murder, psychosis, mind control and hallucination.

BUG-EYED MONSTERS ON BROADWAY Pulp SF magazine editor Keith Winton was answering a letter from a teenage fan when the first moon rocket fell back to Earth and blew him away. But where to? Greenville, New York, looked the same, but Bems (Bug-Eyed Monsters) just like the ones on the cover of Startling Stories walked the streets without attracting undue comment. And when he brought out a half-dollar coin in a drugstore, the cops wanted to shoot him on sight as an Arcturian spy. Wait a minute. Seven-foot purple moon-monsters? Earth at war with Arcturus? General Dwight D. Eisenhower in command of Venus Sector? What mad universe was this? One thing was for sure: Keith Winton had to find out fast - or he''d be good and dead, in this universe or any other.

Starduster Yes, I''m Max Andrews. I''m one of the guys who fought and bled and worked to get to Mars. I figure what I gave up in those early years gave me the right to pilot the next big jump. I''ve lied and stolen for that right. I''d have killed, too, but I didn''t have to. Instead, I let a woman give her life so I could have my chance, my door to space. You think I''d stop at anything, now? I''ll be on that rocket, blasting away on America''s biggest adventure, the hop out into the stars themselves. Only Fred Brown could have written this deeply moving science fiction novel about one man''s epic, life-long struggle to open mankind''s pathway to the stars.

"HE" was really an "IT" He was incapable of love or mercy, or hate. And he certainly never felt the lack. He was almost pure thought. He was just doing what he had to do - looking for the right body to play host to him. Once he found it and moved in, he would execute one of the most incredible plans ever conceived. He would be hailed as a hero on his own planet and... EARTH WOULD NEVER KNOW WHAT HIT IT!

Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century''s most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short): UNKNOWN THINGS, by Reginald Bretnor CAPTIVES OF THE FLAME, by Samuel R. Delany EXPEDITER, by Mack Reynolds ONE-SHOT, by James Blish SHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando Binder ZEN, by Jerome Bixby LANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson Bond SENTIMENT, INC., by Poul Anderson THE ISSAHAR ARTIFACTS, by J. F. Bone THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP, by Ben Bova YEAR OF THE BIG THAW, by Marion Zimmer Bradley EARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS, by Fredric Brown HAPPY ENDING, by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds LIGHTER THAN YOU THINK, by Nelson Bond RIYA’S FOUNDLING, by Algis Budrys ACCIDENTAL DEATH, by Peter Baily AND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C. C. MacApp DEAD RINGER, by Lester del Rey THE CRYSTAL CRYPT, by Philip K. Dick THE JUPITER WEAPON, by Charles L. Fontenay THE MAN WHO HATED MARS, by Randall Garrett NAVY DAY, by Harry Harrison THE JUDAS VALLEY, by Robert Silverberg & Randall Garrett NATIVE SON, by T. D. Hamm JUBILEE, by Richard A. Lupoff FINAL CALL, by John Gregory Betancourt And don''t forget to check out all the other volumes in the "Megapack" series! Search on "Megapack" in the ebook store to see the complete list...covering more science fiction volumes, plus adventure stories, military, fantasy, ghost stories, westerns, and much more!

For an instant you think it is temporary blindness, this sudden dark that comes in the middle of a bright afternoon. It "must" be blindness, you think; could the sun that was tanning you have gone out instantaneously, leaving you in utter blackness? Then the nerves of your body tell you that you are "standing," whereas only a second ago you were sitting comfortably, almost reclining, in a canvas chair. In the patio of a friend''s house in Beverly Hills. Talking to Barbara, your fiancee. Looking at Barbara -- Barbara in a swim suit -- her skin golden tan in the brilliant sunshine, beautiful. . . . If you had to give your life so that you could live it over again -- would you? Could you? "Should" you?

A collection of columns by world-famous mystery and science fiction author, Fredric Brown, looking at all aspects of proof-reading from obscure rules of grammar and punctuation to tips on the best way to lay out a book. A must for any budding author who wishes to publish their own book and needs some tips on how to avoid the most common mistakes. Also includes several other rare and uncollected items by Fredric Brown including a mystery short story (Fatal Facsimile) that hasn''t been reprinted since it was first published 49 years ago; 24 humorous advice columns by the intrepid Colonel Cluck; a selection of Brown''s early attempts at poetry; and much, much more

In the small town of Carmel City, it''s just another Thursday night for longstanding editor and Lewis Carroll aficionado Doc Stoeger as he puts his weekly newspaper to bed. Of course there isn''t any real news in the Carmel City Clarion, but then there never is, and Doc wishes that for once something would happen on a Thursday evening to give him a hot story to break. Before the night is through, Doc''s wishes come true and he gets tangled up in a bizarre series of events that would make for sensational reading the next morning. But will he survive to put it into print?

Mystery and science fiction writer Fredric Brown (1906-1972) remains best-known for his short fiction. His story "Arena" (in this volume) became the basis for a "Star Trek" episode of the same title. "Arena" was also voted by the membership of the Science Fiction Writers of America as one of the twenty finest SF stories of all time. In addition to "Arena," this volume contains five more of Brown''s classic tales: "Daymare," "The Little Lamb," "The Geezenstacks," "The Hat Trick," and "Don''t Look Behind You."

En 1962, l''humanité est au bord du gouffre. La guerre froide tend sérieusement vers le chaud, et voilà que ne naissent plus que des filles. Ray Carmody va devoir accepter une mission sur la Lune d''un genre un peu particulier, mais si c''est pour sauver l''espèce humaine... Al Hanley, alcoolique invétéré, va, lui aussi, mais sans le faire exprès, sauver la Terre d''un bien funeste destin. Les extraterrestres de la planète Dar n''en reviennent toujours pas ! Le professeur Braden est enfermé, seul, depuis trente ans, à l''intérieur du dôme antiatomique qu''il a inventé. Osera-t-il enfin en sortir ? L''humanité aura-t-elle survécu à l''apocalypse ? Il aimerait tant ne pas mourir seul. En une vingtaine de nouvelles, Fredric Brown parvient à faire rimer science-fiction et humour. Il prouve, une fois de plus, qu''il et un maître de la forme courte.

Quatre auteurs contemporains prestigieux vous lancent un nouveau défi ! Saurez-vous déjouer leurs pièges, repérer les indices-clés et deviner la chute ? Autrement dit, saurez-vous cerner la personnalité de la logeuse ? Pourrez-vous découvrir qui se cache derrière le dragon cracheur de feu, quelle surprise attend un homme pour son quarantième anniversaire ou encore quelle est la demeure d''Astérion ? Quatre nouvelles... et autant de mystères à résoudre. Pour ce faire, les élèves de troisième et de lycée professionnel devront mobiliser toutes leurs connaissances sur le récit ainsi que leur culture personnelle. Idéal pour leur faire comprendre l''intérêt d''une lecture minutieuse et les préparer ainsi, en douceur, au commentaire littéraire.

Logical add-on to the old phrase about a busybody never resting. Fred Brown''s Lenient Beast is a five-part narrative telling of the perfect crime. The killer is driven not out of lust, greed or any of the usual sobs, rather ''cause he cares so much for all of us. First published 1956.

Ed and Am have gotten away from the Carney life. These days, they''re working for the Starlock Detective Agency. Ed''s first case is a wealthy client trying to sound out whether an investment''s worth it. But then he finds a body with its throat cut, and hears some external howling that might just be from a werewolf.

Short fiction originally published between 1941 and 1965.

Rabelaisien ou abominable, Brown a en outre la vertu rare de savoir faire court et de rester jusqu''au bout énigmatique. Impossible de savoir avant la fin s''il faut rire ou frémir.

Ce roman de science-fiction est une excellente et attrayante parodie de l''oeuvre de Wells: ##La guerre des mondes##. Inénarrable et vraiment farfelu, mais chef-d''oeuvre en son genre. [SDM].

" Le dernier homme sur la Terre était assis tout seul dans une pièce. Il y eut un coup à la porte... " Effrayant ? Quand soudain les étoiles se mettent en mouvement, est-ce un prélude à la fin du monde, ou seulement un message à destination des hommes ? Et que feriez-vous si tout à coup votre chien, hilare, vous adressait la parole ? Si une souris nommée Mitkey vous demandait son chemin ? Huit nouvelles par un des maîtres de la forme courte, huit chefs-d''œuvre savoureux d''humour et de sagesse où cohabitent pour le meilleur Napoléon Bonaparte et d''improbables Monstres-aux-Yeux-Pédonculés.

" Il est de ces écrivains que l''on ne cerne jamais tout à fait ; chaque roman est un nouvel univers, avec ses lois et ses règles du jeu. Fredric Brown (1906-1972) ficelle ses polars avec toute la tendresse et le professionnalisme d''un boucher travaillant dans l''amour de l''art. Pas de scènes sanguinolentes, mais la triste réalité du quotidien qui, pour des raisons obscures, bascule un jour dans l''irrationnel de l''homicide. " Georgie Blucow

Crime à Chicago est la première enquête mettant en scène les personnages les plus célèbres de Fredric Brown, Am Hunter et son neveu Ed. C''est un roman à l''intrigue brillante et une histoire d''amour pudique et émouvante entre un adulte et un adolescent. Un des chefs-d''œuvre incontestés du roman policier américain.