Richard Wilson (1920-1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians, and was at his most prolific in the 1950s – though he continued writing throughout his entire life. This volume focuses on his science fiction (24 stories) from the 1950s, but also includes a «non fiction» ghost story and a brief autobiography written in the 1980s. Included are:<P> MURDER FROM MARS<br> STEPSONS OF MARS<br> DATELINE: MARS<br> VISITOR FROM THE VOID<br> NEW WEAPON<br> BACK TO JULIE, by Richard Wilson<br> HAVE IT YOUR OWN WAY <br> KILLER IN THE CRIB<br> INSIDE STORY<br> WHEN I GROW UP<br> SHOW YOUR MIGHT<br> THE FUTILE FLIGHT OF JOHN ARTHUR BENN<br> GEORGE ALL THE WAY<br> DENY THE SLAKE<br> QRM<br> QUOTA FOR CONQUEST<br> CHANGE OF VENUE<br> THE IN-BETWEENS<br> THE VENUS PAPERS<br> GRAND PRIZE<br> JUST CALL ME IRISH<br> THE VOICE OF THE DIAPHRAGM<br> AUNT FRITZI<br> THE LITERARY CAREER OF RICHARD WILSON<p> If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see more of the 250+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction – and much, much more!
Here is a selection of 18 jaunts through time, many of them rare tales from the pulps that we know you haven’t read before. Even if you're jaded with time-travel (Dinosaurs? Again?) you'll find something new in these pages. Included are:<P> THE CHILDREN'S ROOM, by Raymond F. Jones<BR> SIDETRACK IN TIME, by William P. McGivern<BR> GEORGE ALL THE WAY, by Richard Wilson<BR> ABSOLUTELY NO PARADOX, by Lester del Rey<BR> THE HOHOKAM DIG, by Theodore Pratt<BR> GUARANTEED TENURE, by H.B. Fyfe<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 42, by Grendel Briarton<BR> NEVER GO BACK, by Charles V. de Vet<BR> THE ANCESTRAL THREAD, by Emil Petaja<BR> THE SONS OF JAPHETH, by Richard Wilson<BR> MEDDLER, by Philip K. Dick<BR> THE MAN WHO LIKED LIONS, by John Bernard Daley<BR> FLAME FOR THE FUTURE, by William P. McGivern<BR> DINOSAUR GOES HOLLYWOOD, by Emil Petaja<BR> TIME OUT FOR TOMORROW, by Richard Wilson<BR> REMEMBER THE ALAMO! by R. R. Fehrenbach<BR> GUN FOR HIRE, by Mack Reynolds<BR> THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 63, by Grendel Briarton<P> If you enjoy this volume of classic stories, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for «Wildside Press Megapack» to see the 220+ other entries in this series, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns – and much, much more!
When the beautiful invaders took over, only Texas fought back! A «different» science fiction novel by award-winning author Richard Wilson. Originally published in 1955, this is a science fiction romp that pokes fun at the B-Movie notion of beautiful alien invaders.<P> Richard Wilson (1920–1987) was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer and fan. He was a member of the Futurians (alongside such notables as Isaac Asimov, Donald A. Wollheim, and C.M. Kornbluth). His books included the novels The Girls from Planet 5 (1955); 30-Day Wonder (1960); and And Then the Town Took Off (1960); and the collections Those Idiots from Earth (1957) and Time Out for Tomorrow (1962). His short stories included «The Eight Billion» (nominated for a Nebula Award as Best Short Story in 1965); «Mother to the World» (nominated for the Hugo for Best Novelette in 1969 and winner of the Nebula in 1968); and «The Story Writer» (nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 1979).
The barn turned out to be a spaceship in disguise, and that was only the beginning. Before his strange adventure ended, young Paul Asher found himself going around in circles—very peculiar circles indeed!
What do you do when life hands you lemons? Make lemonade! What do you do when life hands you death…?