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  Table of Contents

  COPYRIGHT INFO

  A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

  The MEGAPACK® Ebook Series

  THE COPPERSMITH, by Lester del Rey

  DOGS QUESTING, by John Gregory Betancourt

  OF WITHERED APPLES, by Philip K. Dick

  YELLOW EYES, by Marylois Dunn

  SEA TIGER, by Henry S. Whitehead

  THE BLACK TOWER, by R. H. Barlow

  THE SHADOW FROM ABOVE, by R.H. Barlow

  THE FLAGON OF BEAUTY, by R.H. Barlow

  THE SACRED BIRD, by R.H. Barlow

  THE TOMB OF THE GOD, by R.H. Barlow

  GIVE THE DEVIL HIS DUE, by Mack Reynolds

  DREAMTIME IN ADJAPHON, by John Gregory Betancourt

  A LEGEND OF LANTH, by Robert W. Lowndes

  THE SIREN, by F. Anstey

  MORRIEN’S BITCH, by Janet Fox

  ALLIANCES, by Janet Fox

  GATHER ROUND THE FLOWING BOWLER, by Robert Bloch

  AFRAID OF HIS SHADOW, by Dorothy Donnell Calhoun

  THE DAUGHTER OF THOR, by Edmond Hamilton

  THE WALTZ, by Morris W. Gowen

  WHITE LADY, by Sophie Wenzel Ellis

  CARILLON OF SKULLS by Lester del Rey and James H. Beard

  THE LAST GUARDIAN OF RU ISHTL, by John Gregory Betancourt

  SKULLS IN THE STARS, by Robert E. Howard

  COPYRIGHT INFO

  The Fantasy MEGAPACK® is copyright © 2013 by Wildside Press LLC. All rights reserved. Cover art by jozefklopacka / Fotolia.

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  The MEGAPACK® ebook series name is a registered trademark of Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved.

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  “The Coppersmith, by Lester del Rey, originally appeared in Unknown, Sept. 1939. Copyright © 1939 by Street & Smith; renewed 1967. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate.

  “Dogs Questing,” by John Gregory Betancourt, originally appeared in Grails: Quests, Visitations, and Other Occurences (1992). Reprinted by permission of the author.

  “Of Withered Apples,” by Philip K. Dick, originally appeared in Cosmos Science Fiction and Fantasy, July 1954.

  “Yellow Eyes,” by Marylois Dunn, originally appeared in Catfantastic (1989). Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate.

  “Sea Tiger,” by Henry S. Whitehead, originally appeared in Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror, October 1932.

  “The Annals of the Jinns,” by R. H. Barlow, originally appeared in The Fantasy Fan, Oct. 1933 through Feb. 1935.

  “Give the Devil His Due,” by Mack Reynolds, originally appeared in Fantastic Adventures, Oct. 1950. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate.

  “Dreamtime in Adjaphon,” by John Gregory Betancourt, originally appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine (1988). Reprinted by permission of the author.

  “A Legend of Lanth,” by Robert W. Lowndes, originally appeared in Spaceways, August 1938.

  “The Siren,” by F. Anstey, is taken from The Black Poodle and Other Tales (1896).

  “Morrien’s Bitch” originally appeared in Amazons!, copyright © 1979 by Jessica Amanda Salmonson. Reprinted by permission of the author.

  “Alliances” (a sequel to “Morrien’s Bitch”) originally appeared in A Witch’s Dozen, copyright © 2001 by Janet Fox. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate.

  “Gather Round the Flowing Bowler,” by Robert Bloch, originally appeared in Fantastic Adventures, May 1942.

  “Afraid of His Shadow, by Dorothy Donnell Calhoun originally appeared in All-Story, October 1917.

  “The Daughter of Thor,” by Edmond Hamilton originally appeared in Fantastic Adventures, August 1942.

  “The Waltz,” by Morris W. Gowen originally appeared in All-Story, September, 1913.

  “White Lady,” by Sophie Wenzel Ellis originally appeared in Strange Tales, January 1933.

  “Carillon of Skulls,” by Lester del Rey and James H. Beard, originally appeared in Unknown Fantasy Fiction, February 1941. Copyright © 1941 by Street & Smith; renewed 1969. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate.

  “The Last Guardian of Ru Ishtl,” by John Gregory Betancourt originally appeared in Marion Zimmer Bradley’s Fantasy Magazine, Autumn 1989. Reprinted by permission of the author.

  “Skulls in the Stars,” by Robert E. Howard, originally appeared in Weird Tales, January 1929

  A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

  I have enjoyed all sorts of fantasy fiction since I discovered the works of Jack Vance and Clark Ashton Smith as a teenager. Contemporary fantasy, heroic fantasy, sword & sorcery, dark fantasy—they are all great fun. And my tastes have expanded to include Andre Norton, George R.R. Martin, J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert E. Howard, and so many more as favorites.

  Here is a grab-bag collection of great fantasy stories—modern and classic, adventure-filled and serious, funny and sad—that I hope you will enjoy, too, by authors whose work you may already know, or may be discovering for the first time.

  Enjoy!

  —John Betancourt

  Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

  www.wildsidepress.com

  ABOUT THE SERIES

  Over the last few years, our MEGAPACK® ebook series has grown to be our most popular endeavor. (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 MEGAPACK® ebook series (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes John Betancourt (me), Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Shawn Garrett, Helen McGee, Bonner Menking, Sam Cooper, Helen McGee and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!)

  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® ebook 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.

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  THE GOLDEN AGE OF PULP FICTION

  1. George Allan England

  THE GOLDEN AGE OF MYSTER AND CRIME

  1. Fletcher Flora

  2. Ruth Chessman

  THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE FICTION

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  2. Mark Clifton

  3. Poul Anderson

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  9. Dave Dryfoos

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  12. David H. Keller, M.D.

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  22. Robert Moore Williams

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  2. George T. Wetzel

  3. Emil Petaja

  4. Nictzin Dyalhis

  5. David H. Keller

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