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    Short Stories Collection: Classic Fantasy & Science Fiction
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    Short Stories Collection: Classic Fantasy & Science Fiction

    By Fletcher Pratt, Robert Arthur Jr., Eando Binder and

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    Hours of great reading! 23 fantasy & science fiction stories from some of the 20th century's most renowned fantasy & science fiction authors; Fletcher Pratt, Robert Arthur Jr., Eando Binder, Jack Vance, John D. MacDonald, Ward Moore, Frank Herbert and Edward D. Hoch. The stories originally appeared in magazines between 1931 and 1963.

    The book includes the following stories:

    The War of the Giants, Fletcher Pratt, Wonder Stories, May 1931
    Theft of the Washington Monument, Robert Arthur Jr., Amazing Stories, October 1933
    The Moon Mines, Eando Binder, Wonder Stories, April 1933
    Shadows of Blood, Eando Binder, Weird Tales, April 1935
    Expedition to Pluto, Fletcher Pratt and Laurence Manning, Planet Stories, Winter 1939
    The World-Thinker, Jack Vance, Thrilling Wonder Stories, Summer 1945
    The Hunted, John D. MacDonald, Super Science Stories, July 1949
    The Ultimate One, John D. MacDonald, Super Science Stories, March 1950
    The Wheel of Time, Robert Arthur, Super Science Stories, March 1950
    A Violation of Rules, Fletcher Pratt, Startling Stories, February 1952
    We, The People..., Ward Moore, Science Fiction Quarterly, May 1952
    Ecological Onslaught, Jack Vance, Future Science Fiction, May 1953
    The Monster - or The Monster?, Eando Binder, Science Fiction Quarterly, February 1954
    Shipwreck in the Sky, Eando Binder, Fantastic Universe, March 1954
    The Second Trip to Mars, Ward Moore, The Saturday Evening Post, August 28, 1954
    The Nothing, Frank Herbert, Fantastic Universe, January 1956
    A Practical Man’s Guide, Jack Vance, Space Science Fiction Magazine, August 1957
    The Last Unicorns, Edward D. Hoch, Science Fiction Stories, February 1959
    Who Rides with Santa Anna?, Edward D. Hoch, Real Western Stories, Feb. 1 1959
    It Becomes Necessary, Ward Moore, The 7th Annual of the Year's Best S-F, 1962
    The Mirror of Cagliostro , Robert Arthur, Fantastic Stories of Imagination, June 1963
    The Maze and The Monster, Edward D. Hoch, Magazine of Horror, August 1963
    The Faceless Thing, Edward D. Hoch, Magazine of Horror, November 1963
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherVintReads
    Release dateJul 28, 2018
    ISBN9788293684107
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    Short Stories Collection: Classic Fantasy & Science Fiction
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    Fletcher Pratt

    Murray Fletcher Pratt (25 April 1897 – 10 June 1956) was an American writer of history, science fiction, and fantasy. He is best known for his works on naval history and the American Civil War and for fiction written with L. Sprague de Camp.

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