New Releases by Fredric Brown

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

A groundbreaking science fiction novelette from the early days of Galaxy magazine—plus a new foreword by Paul Di Filippo. Appearing in the second issue of Galaxy dated November 1950, Honeymoon in Hell showcased the magazine’s distinctive identity as opposed to other publications of its time—darker, more socially aware, sometimes sexually frank in ways that were shocking for the era. Dealing with copulation and its desired consequences, Honeymoon in Hell avoided euphemisms—and used a satirical attack that parodied magazine taboos. The covers of pulp magazines depicted monsters putting near-naked females in peril, but the narratives under the cover offered no equivalent. Brown’s hastily married couple, sent to the moon to see if they can breed a male child—all births on Earth over recent months having been female—encounter problems emotional as well as practical. This book includes both the landmark novelette and a new foreword by Paul Di Filippo. About the series: Debuting in 1950, Galaxy was science fiction’s most admired, widely circulated, and influential magazine, known for publication of full-length novels, novellas, and novelettes by giants in the field. The Galaxy Project is a selection of the best of Galaxy, with new forewords by some of today’s top writers. Initial selections include work by Ray Bradbury, Fredric Brown, Lester del Rey, Robert A. Heinlein, Damon Knight, C. M. Kornbluth, Walter M. Miller, Jr., Frederik Pohl, Robert Sheckley, Robert Silverberg, William Tenn (Philip Klass), and Kurt Vonnegut. Foreword contributors include Paul Di Filippo, David Drake, John Lutz, Barry N. Malzberg, and Robert Silverberg. The Galaxy Project is committed to publishing new work in the spirit of Galaxy magazine and its founding editor, H. L. Gold

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.

"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!

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.

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?

A serial killer holds a city hostage by fear, while the lives of ordinary citizens are drawn into an inescapable spiral of greed and chance.

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.

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.

10 juin 1954. La première tentative de lancement d''une fusée vers la Lune se solde par un échec disons... cuisant. Du moins pour Keith Winston, journaliste dans une revue de science-fiction, littéralement désintégré dans le jardin de son patron par l''explosion du projectile et... réintégré dans un univers parallèle où monstres hideux aux yeux pédonculés et femmes de l''espace en sous-vêtements sexy côtoient le commun des mortels avec le plus grand naturel, sur fond de guerre intergalactique entre Arcturus et la Terre. Pris pour un espion arcturien, Winston ne devra son salut qu''à sa connaissance de la littérature de science-fiction. Mais trouver votre double installé dans votre appartement et votre petite amie fiancée à un autre, découvrir que les machines à coudre peuvent ouvrir la voie de l''hyperespace, voilà de quoi ébranler l''esprit le plus ouvert de cet univers en folie !

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.

The reason George Weaver is able to rent the house near Taos so cheaply is that a girl was murdered there eight years before. Nobody knows where she came from, or what became of her killer, but gradually Weaver begins to find out. And as the clues to the riddle of Jenny Ames emerges, he discovers that nothing is more treacherously seductive than an unsolved murder.