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  • 51 Amazing Sci-Fi Short Stories

    by R. R. Winterbotham, Malcolm Jameson, Ray Cummings, John Wiggin, Alexander M. Phillips, D. L. James, Ross Rocklynne, John Murray Reynolds, Nelson S. Bond, Carl Selwyn, Harry Walton, Ray King, Ed Earl Repp, George Danzell, Donald Wollheim, Robert Moore Williams, Leigh Brackett, Fremont Dodge, Hal Clement, Mary Carlson, Alexei Panshin, Colin Keith, James Bell, Linton Davies, L. Ron Hubbard, Alfred Bester, Lester Del Rey, Joseph E. Kelleam, E. A. Proulx, Keith Laumer, F. Anton Reeds, Murray Leinster, Bertrand L. Shurtleff, H. H. Holmes, Poul Anderson ...
    This carefully curated anthology brings together a broad selection of timeless works in one digital edition. Readers can discover essential voices, memorable stories and enduring ideas across a rich variety of literary styles. Prepared for comfortable continuous reading, this collection is ideal for exploring classic literature or returning to lasting favorites. ... Read more

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  • "who He?"

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Alfred Bester ...
    Alfred Bester's Manhattan is no mere backdrop but a pressure cooker where ambition, neurosis, and hidden violence can erupt at any moment. Through sharp, ironic narration, he turns the city into a frontier of modern survival, then plunges into the glittering machinery of Who He?, a live television variety show whose comedy, money, and egos are balanced on a knife edge. When a disastrous New Year's ... Read more

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  • The Stars My Destination

    by Alfred Bester ...
    #5 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written. "Science fiction has only produced a few works of actual genius, and this is one of them"-Joe Haldeman"Bester at the peak of his powers is, quite simply, unbeatable" -James LovegroveMarooned in outer space after an attack on his ship, Nomad, Gulliver Foyle lives to obsessively pursue the crew of a ... Read more

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    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Virtual Unrealities

    by Alfred Bester ...
    "Dazzlement and enchantment are Bester's methods. His stories never stand still a moment."—Damon Knight, author of Why Do BirdsAlfred Bester took science fiction into hyperdrive, endowing it with a wit, speed, and narrative inventiveness that have inspired two generations of writers. And nowhere is Bester funnier, speedier, or more audacious than in these seventeen short stories—two of them ... Read more

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  • The Demolished Man

    Winner of the First Hugo Award

    by Alfred Bester ...
    #4 in the Millennium SF Masterworks series, a library of the finest science fiction ever written.“One of the all-time classics of science fiction.”—Isaac Asimov“Bester's two superb books have stood the test of time. For nearly sixty years they’ve held their place on everybody’s list of the ten greatest sf novels” —Robert SilverbergIn a world policed by telepaths, Ben Reich plans to commit a crime ... Read more

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  • Who He?

    by Alfred Bester ...
    In the glittering yet treacherous world of 1950s Manhattan television, successful scriptwriter Jordan Lennox has built the perfect life—until anonymous threatening letters begin arriving at the studio. As the writer of the hit variety show Who He?, Lennox knows the brutal reality behind the glamorous façade of network TV. Now, with a mysterious enemy plotting violence for the live New Year's ... Read more

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  • The Unseen Blushers & The Push Of A Finger

    Restored Classics to Go Edition

    by Alfred Bester ...
    Discover the remarkable anthology "The Unseen Blushers & The Push Of A Finger" by Alfred Bester, a collection that masterfully blends science fiction with thought-provoking narratives. In "The Unseen Blushers," Bester takes readers into the colorful world of pulp fiction writers who gather in a dimly lit restaurant, spinning tales for a cent a word while dreaming of literary fame. With the arrival ... Read more

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  • Fantastic Stories Presents: Science Fiction Super Pack #1

    With linked Table of Contents

    by Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Harry Harrison, Ray Bradbury, Theodore Sturgeon, R. A. Lafferty, Michael A. Burstein, Philip José Farmer, Carole McDonnell, Stanley G. Weinbaum, Jamie Wild0, John Teehan1, Nelson Bond2, Warren Lapine4, M. Turville Heitz5, Edward J. McFadden III6, Cynthia Ward7, Jay O’Connell8, Jack Williamson9, Gerri Leen0, Edmond Hamilton1, Lou Antonelli2, James Dorr3, Poul Anderson4, Ann Wilkes5, Alfred Bester6, William R. Eakin7, Brenda W. Clough8, C. L. Moore9, Mack Reynolds0, H. Beam Piper1, Frederik Pohl2, Edgar Pangborn3, Emil Petaja4, Alan Edward Nourse5, Walter M. Miller, Jr.6, Leigh Brackett7, Marion Zimmer Bradley8 ...
    Series Book 4 - Positronic Super Pack Series
    The editors at www.fantasticstoriesoftheimagination.com present Fantasy and Science Fiction from the Present, Past, and Future. The Cold Calculations by Michael A. Burstein, They Twinkled like Jewels by Philip José Farmer, Lingua Franca by Carole McDonnell, Dawn of Flame by Stanley G. Weinbaum, Don’t Jump by Jamie Wild, Youth by Isaac Asimov, Digger Don't Take No Requests by John Teehan, Lighter ... Read more

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  • The Starcomber

    by Alfred Bester ...
    Take two parts of Beelzebub, two of Israfel, one of Monte Cristo, one of Cyrano, mix violently, season with mystery and you have Mr. Solon Aquila. He is tall, gaunt, sprightly in manner, bitter in expression, and when he laughs his dark eyes turn into wounds. His occupation is unknown. He is wealthy without visible means of support. He is seen everywhere and understood nowhere. ... Read more

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  • The Science Fiction Novel

    by Basil Davenport, Robert A. Heinlein, Robert Bloch, Alfred Bester, C. M. Kornbluth ...
    Imagination and Social Criticism3rd EditionA spectacular analysis of science fiction by the masters of the genre!Based on a 1957 lecture series at the University of Chicago.Does science fiction have any real effect as a force of social criticism? This question has been given much thought and discussion, but until the publication of this volume there was no definitive inquiry available in book form ... Read more

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  • The Starcomber

    by Alfred Bester ...
    Take two parts of Beelzebub, two of Israfel, one of Monte Cristo, one of Cyrano, mix violently, season with mystery and you have Mr. Solon Aquila. He is tall, gaunt, sprightly in manner, bitter in expression, and when he laughs his dark eyes turn into wounds. His occupation is unknown. He is wealthy without visible means of support. He is seen everywhere and understood nowhere. ... Read more

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  • Black Cat Weekly #64

    by John M. Floyd, Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Sydney J. Bounds, Hal Charles, Larry Tritten, Alfred Bester, Hal Meredeth, George O. Smith, Johnston McCulley, Mary Roberts Rinehart ...
    Our 64th issue is a bit of a celebration—our American holiday, Thanksgiving, is nearly upon us, so we have a couple of other seasonally appropriate stories which I hope you will enjoy. (I trust our international readers will enjoy them as much as we do here.)Our acquiring editors have been busy. Michael Bracken has an original tale by Andrew Welsh-Huggins, and Barb Goffman has a turkey tale from ... Read more

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