COPYRIGHT INFO

      The First Science Fiction Megapack is copyright © 2013 by Wildside Press LLC. All rights reserved. It is a revised edition of The Science Fiction Megapack (2011) and changes a few stories. For publication history of specific stories, see the Acknowledgments section at the end of this volume.

      For more information, contact the publisher through wildsidepress.com or the Wildside Press Forums. For publication information on individual stories, see the Acknowledgments page at the end of this volume.

      A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

      I appreciate the great reception readers have given the Megapack series. We have now released more than 100 volumes...with more on the way! Unfortunately, with success comes imitation...and I’ve begun spotting knockoffs from other companies—some are even using the word “Megapack” in their titles. (Shame on them!)

      If you want to make sure you have the real deal, always make sure your Megapacks are from Wildside Press. (Search on “Wildside Megapack” in your favorite ebook store or visit our web site.) Remember to sort by publication date to see the most recent releases.

      —John Betancourt

      Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

      www.wildsidepress.com

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      Over the last few years, our “Megapack” series of ebook anthologies has grown to be among our most popular endeavors. (Maybe it helps that we sometimes offer them as premiums to our mailing list!) One question we keep getting asked is, “Who’s the editor?”

      The Megapacks (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes John Betancourt (me), Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Bonner Menking, Colin Azariah-Kribbs, A.E. Warren, and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!)

      A NOTE FOR KINDLE READERS

      The Kindle versions of our Megapacks employ active tables of contents for easy navigation…please look for one before writing reviews on Amazon that complain about the lack! (They are sometimes at the ends of ebooks, depending on your reader.)

      RECOMMEND A FAVORITE STORY?

      Do you know a great classic science fiction story, or have a favorite author whom you believe is perfect for the Megapack series? We’d love your suggestions! You can post them on our message board at http://movies.ning.com/forum (there is an area for Wildside Press comments).

      Note: we only consider stories that have already been professionally published. This is not a market for new works.

      TYPOS

      Unfortunately, as hard as we try, a few typos do slip through. We update our ebooks periodically, so make sure you have the current version (or download a fresh copy if it’s been sitting in your ebook reader for months.) It may have already been updated.

      If you spot a new typo, please let us know. We’ll fix it for everyone. You can email the publisher at [email protected] or use the message boards above.

      THE MEGAPACK SERIES

      MYSTERY

      The Achmed Abdullah Megapack

      The Charlie Chan Megapack*

      The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack

      The Detective Megapack

      The Father Brown Megapack

      The Girl Detective Megapack

      The First R. Austin Freeman Megapack

      The Second R. Austin Freeman Megapack*

      The Jacques Futrelle Megapack

      The Anna Katharine Green Mystery Megapack

      The First Mystery Megapack

      The Penny Parker Megapack

      The Philo Vance Megapack*

      The Pulp Fiction Megapack

      The Raffles Megapack

      The Sherlock Holmes Megapack

      The Victorian Mystery Megapack

      The Wilkie Collins Megapack

      GENERAL INTEREST

      The Adventure Megapack

      The Baseball Megapack

      The Cat Story Megapack

      The Second Cat Story Megapack

      The Third Cat Story Megapack

      The Third Cat Story Megapack

      The Christmas Megapack

      The Second Christmas Megapack

      The Classic American Short Stories Megapack, Vol. 1.

      The Classic Humor Megapack

      The Dog Story Megapack

      The Doll Story Megapack

      The Horse Story Megapack

      The Military Megapack

      The Sea-Story Megapack

      SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

      The Edward Bellamy Megapack

      The First Reginald Bretnor Megapack

      The Fredric Brown Megapack

      The Ray Cummings Megapack

      The Philip K. Dick Megapack

      The Dragon Megapack

      The Randall Garrett Megapack

      The Second Randall Garrett Megapack

      The Edmond Hamilton Megapack

      The C.J. Henderson Megapack

      The Murray Leinster Megapack

      The Second Murray Leinster Megapack

      The Martian Megapack

      The E. Nesbit Megapack

      The Andre Norton Megapack

      The H. Beam Piper Megapack

      The Pulp Fiction Megapack

      The Mack Reynolds Megapack

      The Darrell Schweitzer Megapack

      The Science-Fantasy Megapack

      The First Science Fiction Megapack

      The Second Science Fiction Megapack

      The Third Science Fiction Megapack

      The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack

      The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack

      The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack

      The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack

      The Eighth Science Fiction Megapack

      The Robert Sheckley Megapack

      The Steampunk Megapack

      The Time Travel Megapack

      The Wizard of Oz Megapack

      HORROR

      The Achmed Abdullah Megapack

      The Second Achmed Abdullah Megapack

      The E.F. Benson Megapack

      The Second E.F. Benson Megapack

      The Algernon Blackwood Megapack

      The Second Algernon Blackwood Megapack

      The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack

      The Erckmann-Chatrian Megapack

      The Ghost Story Megapack

      The