Here is a modern tale of an inner-directed sorcerer and an outer-directed sorcerer\'s apprentice. Fritz Leiber is a master of magic realism and dark fantasy.

The sanctuaries were protected against the self-willed warriors— by the self-interest of warriors. Most taboos have a good, even  a potent, reason—

A classic science fiction tale by Fritz Leiber. Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price—denial of life!A classic science fiction tale by Fritz Leiber. Anybody who wanted to escape death could, by paying a very simple price—denial of life!

Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr. (1910-1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of "sword and sorcery" fantasy (in fact, he coined the term). Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.This volume assembles 10 classics, including the novel THE BIG TIME. Here are:Later Than You ThinkThe Wolf PackThe Moon Is GreenThe Big TimeBread OverheadThe Night of the Long KnivesThe Creature from Cleveland DepthsThe Snowbank OrbitNo Great MagicSpider MansionIf you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see the 270+ other entries in this series, including science fiction, fantasy, mysteries...

They were just a Shakespearean troupe- they couldn\'t be connected with the Change Wars-or could they? The troupers of the Big Time lack no art to sway a crowd- or to change all history!They were just a Shakespearean troupe- they couldn\'t be connected with the Change Wars-or could they? The troupers of the Big Time lack no art to sway a crowd- or to change all history!

What\'s He Doing in There? is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Fritz Leiber is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Fritz Leiber then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

"You forget, baroness, the runic rhymes of the Prussian Nostradamus," said Dr. Rumanescue, Vividy's astrologist and family magician. "Wenn der Kassette-Teufel . . . '—or, to translate roughly, 'When the casket-demon is let out, The life of the Von Sheer is in doubt.'"

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Status Quo is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Mack Reynolds is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Mack Reynolds then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Bread Overhead is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Fritz Leiber is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Fritz Leiber then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

Middle-aged San Francisco horror writer Franz Westen is rediscovering ordinary life following a long alcoholic binge. Then one day, peering at his apartment window from atop a nearby hill, he sees a pale brown thing lean out his window…and wave. This encounter sends Westen on a quest through ancient books and modern streets, for the dark forces and paramental entities that thrive amidst the towering skyscrapers of modern urban life…and meanwhile, the entities are also looking for him.

The Second Fritz Leiber MEGAPACK® collects 14 more stories (plus a poem) by the acclaimed creator of the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser series. Here are adventures in the future, through other dimensions, and across parallel worlds — with plenty of humor, cats, and fun! Included are:A PAIL OF AIRWHAT'S HE DOING IN THERE?APPOINTMENT IN TOMORROWKREATIVITY FOR KATSA BIT OF THE DARK WORLDTHE DREAMS OF ALBERT MORELANDCOMING ATTRACTIONNICE GIRL WITH HUSBANDSYESTERDAY HOUSEA BAD DAY FOR SALESTIME IN THE ROUNDTHE LAST LETTERBULLET WITH HIS NAMETHE BIG ENGINERECOGNITION OF DEATH (poem)If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 280+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction — and much, much more!

The first automatic robotic salesman has started operation. It sells things for women, men and children, and people are flocking to it because it is a novelty. Then the city is hit by a missile and is almost destroyed, and the partly destroyed robot still tries to push its merchandise.

This version is taken from the original three-part serial published in Astounding Science Fiction magazine over three months in 1943.-oOo-GATHER, DARKNESS! is a science-fiction classic. It tells the story of Armon Jarles, a man on the edge, living amidst the disputes of two rival powers at large in the world. 360 years after a nuclear holocaust ravaged mankind, throwing society back into the dark ages, the world is fraught with chaos and superstition. The new rulers over the masses of humanity are the techno-priests of the Great God, endowed with scientific knowledge lost to the rest of humanity. Jarles, originally of peasant descent, rises to become a priest of the Great God. He knows the gospel propagated by the priests to be a fraud, based on illusion and trickery. Even more offensive to him is the paucity of true believers among the priesthood. One day he rebels against his priestly training and attempts to incite the peasants to rise up and demand freedom, but they are not ready. Jarles is not the only dissenter trying to sabotage and expose the false theocracy of the priesthood witchcraft is slowly gaining strength and support among the populace. about to throw him headlong into the middle of the greatest holy war the world has ever seen.