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      COPYRIGHT INFO

      The Second Mack Reynolds Megapack is copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved.

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      Author’s Introductions originally published in The Best of Mack Reynolds. Copyright © 1976 by Mack Reynolds.

      “Come In, Spaceport” originally appeared in Go: Reading in the Content Areas. Copyright © 1974 by Scholastic Magazine.

      “Compounded Interest” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Aug 1956. Copyright © 1956 by Mack Reynolds. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “The Business, As Usual” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1952. Copyright © 1952 by Mercury Press. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Good Indian” originally appeared in Analog, Sept 1962. Copyright © 1962 by Conde Nast Publications. Copyright renewed 1990 by Mack Reynolds. Renewal B00000987665. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “No Return from Elba” originally appeared in Fantastic Stories, September-October 1953. Copyright © 1953 by Mack Reynolds. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Pacifist” originally appeared in The Magazine of fantasy & science fiction, Jan. 1964. Copyright © 1964 by Mercury Press.

      “Earthlings Go Home!” originally appeared in Rogue, August 1962. Copyright © 1962 by Mack Reynolds. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Albatross” originally appeared in Imagination, April 1955. Copyright © 1955 by Mack Reynolds. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “The Enemy Within” originally appeared in Analog, April 1967. Copyright © 1967 by Conde Nast Publications.

      “Survivor” originally appeared in Analog, July 1966. Copyright © 1966 by Conde Nast Publications.

      “Fad” originally appeared in Analog, April 1965. Copyright © 1965 by Conde Nast Publications.

      “Spaceman on a Spree” originally appeared in Worlds of Tomorrow, June 1963. Copyright © 1963 by Mack Reynolds. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “The Adventure of the Extraterrestrial” originally appeared in Analog, July 1965. Copyright © 1965 by Conde Nast Publications.

      “Utopian” originally appeared in The Year 2000. Copyright © 1970 by Mack Reynolds.

      “Prone” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 1954. Copyright © 1954 by Mercury Press. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Down the River” originally appeared in Startling Stories, September 1950. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Second Advent” originally appeared in Worlds of If, May-June 1974. Copyright © 1974 by UPD Publishing Corp.

      “Romp” originally appeared in Analog, Oct 1966. Copyright © 1966 by Conde Nast Publications.

      “Fido” originally appeared in Fantastic Adventures, May 1950. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Isolationist” originally appeared in Fantastic Adventures, April 1950. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Not in the Rules” originally appeared in Imagination, April 1951. Copyright © 1951 by Mack Reynolds. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Romp” originally appeared in Analog, October 1966. Copyright © 1966 by Conde Nast Publications.

      “Fido” originally appeared in Fantastic Adventures, May 1950. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      “Not in the Rules” originally appeared in Imagination, April 1951. Edited version copyright © 2014 by Wildside Press LLC.

      A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

      Welcome to The Second Mack Reynolds Megapack, continuing our Mack Reynolds reprint program. When Wildside Press purchased Mack Reynolds’ literary estate from his son, Emil, in 2013, we were far more familiar with his novels than his short stories. That’s undoubtedly because many of those short stories have been undeservedly locked away in dusty old magazines for generations. In fact, as far as we can tell, only one collection of Mack’s shorter works was published in his lifetime—The Best of Mack Reynolds, in 1976 (Pocket Books). [And decidedly not to be confused with another, unauthorized collection of random public domain short stories published under the same title many years later and which we are trying to get renamed to avoid confusion among readers.)

      Anyway, the Pocket Books edition was the source for most of this volume. I have kept Mack’s original introductions, too, which I think add a lot to the stories. I removed several fantasy stories as well as stories which appeared in our first Mack Reynolds Megapack to avoid duplication and to focus this volume more on science fiction. (Don’t worry, those fantasy stories will appear in other Megapacks. Wildside Press wastes no stories!)

      And if after reading the first two Mack Reynolds Megapacks and want still more after reading The Mack Reynolds Megapack and The Second Mack Reynolds Megapack, I refer you to the latest issue of my fanzine, Adventure Tales #7, which is a Special Mack Reynolds issue and contains 6 more stories plus 2 essays by Mack (plus work by a lot of other great pulp writers). It should be in the same ebook store where you purchased this volume.

      Enjoy!

      —John Betancourt

      Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

      www.wildsidepress.com

      ABOUT THE MEGAPACKS

      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

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