The Third Cat Story Megapack. Damien Broderick

      COPYRIGHT INFO

      The Third Cat Story Megapack is copyright © 2013 by Wildside Press LLC. All rights reserved. For more information, contact the publisher.

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      “Introduction: Here, Kitty, Kitty!” by Robert Reginald, is original to this book. Copyright © 2013 by Robert Reginald. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “All in the Golden Afternoon,” by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen, was originally published in Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, and Robert Weinberg, Barnes & Noble, 2000. Copyright © 2000, 2013 by Marilyn “Mattie” Brahen. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Fat Cat,” by Robert Reginald, is original to this book. Copyright © 2013 by Robert Reginald. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Alex,” by Mary A. Turzillo, was originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, March, 1993. Copyright © 1993, 2013 by Mary A. Turzillo. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “The Cat-Tracker Lady of Asad Alley,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in The Hemingway Kittens and Other Feline Fancies and Fantasies, by A. R. Morlan, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “A Limp Dead Cat in My Arms,” by Michael Hemmingson, was originally published in Conjunctions, 2013. Copyright © 2013 by Michael Hemmingson. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “The Ruined Queen of Harvest World,” by Damien Broderick, was originally published online at Tor.com, August 18, 2009. Copyright © 2009, 2013 by Damien Broderick. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Mau,” by Douglas Menville, was originally published in 1976. Copyright © 1976, 2013 by Douglas Menville. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Cat in the Box,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in Sci Fiction, March 28, 2001, and reprinted in The Hemingway Kittens and Other Feline Fancies and Fantasies, by A. R. Morlan, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 2001, 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Purple,” by Mary A. Turzillo, was originally published in Aoife’s Kiss, June 2012. Copyright © 2012, 2013 by Mary A. Turzillo. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Ebenezer Wheezer (c.1972-1990),” by Douglas Menville, was originally published in 1990. Copyright © 1990, 2013 by Douglas Menville. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “The Boys,” by Kathryn Ptacek, was originally published in Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, and Robert Weinberg, Barnes & Noble, 2000. Copyright © 2000, 2013 by Kathryn Ptacek. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “‘…And Mongo Was His Name-O,’” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in The Hemingway Kittens and Other Feline Fancies and Fantasies, by A. R. Morlan, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Tommy’s Cat,” by David C. Smith, was originally published in Space & Time #37, July 1976, and has been revised for this anthology. Copyright © 1976, 2013 by David C. Smith. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Tatiana,” by Mary A. Turzillo, was originally published in Lovers & Killers, by Mary A. Turzillo, DarkRegions Press, 2012. Copyright © 2012, 2013 by Mary A. Turzillo. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Lin Jee,” by Mary A. Turzillo, was originally published in Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, and Robert Weinberg, Barnes & Noble, 2000. Copyright © 2000, 2013 by Mary A. Turzillo. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “How the Former Pets Survive or Die,” by Michael Hemmingson, was originally published in Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, 2012. Copyright © 2012, 2013 by Michael Hemmingson. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Cat Burglar,” by Kathryn Ptacek was originally published in Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, and Robert Weinberg, Barnes & Noble, 2000. Copyright © 2000, 2013 by Kathryn Ptacek. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “No Heaven Will Not Ever Heaven Be…,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in Twists of the Tale, edited by Ellen Datlow, Dell, 1994, and reprinted in The Hemingway Kittens and Other Feline Fancies and Fantasies, by A. R. Morlan, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 1994, 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Chocolate Kittens from Mars,” by Mary A. Turzillo, was originally published in Space and Time #107, Summer 2009. Copyright © 2009, 2013 by Mary A. Turzillo. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Cats Can Colonize Mars,” by Mary A. Turzillo, was originally published in Star*Line, July-August 2008. Copyright © 2008, 2013 by Mary A. Turzillo. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “The Adventure of the Hanoverian Vampires,” by Darrell Schweitzer, was originally published in Crafty Cat Crimes: 100 Tiny Cat Tale Mysteries, edited by Stefan Dziemianowicz, Martin H. Greenberg, and Robert Weinberg, Barnes & Noble, 2000, and reprinted in Deadly Things: A Collection of Mysterious Tales, by Darrell Schweitzer, Borgo Press, 2011. Copyright © 2000, 2011, 2013 by Darrell Schweitzer. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “The Beancounter’s Cat,” by Damien Broderick, was originally published in Eclipse Four: New Science Fiction and Fantsy, edited by Jonathan Strahan, Night Shade Books, 2011, and reprinted in Adrift in the Noösphere: Science Fiction Stories, by Damien Broderick, Borgo Press, 2012. Copyright © 2011, 2012, 2013 by Damien Broderick. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “A Little Pinch Is All You Need,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in New Blood, Fall, 1988, and reprinted in The Hemingway Kittens and Other Feline Fancies and Fantasies, by A. R. Morlan, Borgo Press, 2013. Copyright © 1988, 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “They Always Die,” by Michael Hemmingson, was originally published in Chattahoochee Review, 2013. Copyright © 2013 by Michael Hemmingson. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Scout,” by Mary A. Turzillo, was originally published in Cat Tales: Fantastic Feline Fiction, edited by George H. Scithers, Wildside Press, 2007. Copyright © 2007, 2013 by Mary A. Turzillo. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “The Hunter’s Mothers,” by Mary A. Turzillo, was originally published in Asimov’s Science Fiction, March 1998. Copyright © 1998, 2013 by Mary A. Turzillo. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Hunger,” by A. R. Morlan, was originally published in Night Terrors #3, 1997, and was also collected in Ewerton Death Trip: A Walk Through the Dark Side of Town, by A. R. Morlan, Borgo Press, 2011. Copyright © 1997, 2011, 2013 by A. R. Morlan. Published by arrangement with the author.

      “Ryah’s Guest,” by Robert Reginald, is original to this book. Copyright © 2013 by Robert Reginald. Published by arrangement with the author.

      A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

      Over the last few years, our “Megapack” series of ebook anthologies has proved to be one of 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, 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!).

      This volume was edited by Robert Reginald and Mary Wickizer Burgess.

      —John Betancourt

      Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

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