Worlds of If was one of the great proving grounds of mid-century science fiction, a three-time Hugo Award winner that helped introduce, develop, and showcase writers who would shape the future of the field. This massive Super Pack collects more than 250,000 words of classic science fiction from the pages of Worlds of If, bringing together adventure, satire, space opera, future war, alien contact, social speculation, strange science, and some of the sharpest short fiction of the magazine era.
Inside are stories by many of the writers who defined science fiction's golden and post-golden age, including Philip K. Dick, Harry Harrison, Gordon R. Dickson, Jack Vance, James H. Schmitz, R. A. Lafferty, Fritz Leiber, Keith Laumer, E. E. "Doc" Smith, Alan E. Nourse, Randall Garrett, Mark Clifton, H. B. Fyfe, and many more. From dangerous inventions and alien worlds to military futures, comic reversals, psychological twists, and pulp-powered adventure, this collection captures the range and energy that made Worlds of If one of the most memorable magazines in the genre.
Stories include:
The Snowbank Orbit by Fritz Leiber
The Victor by Bryce Walton
Breeder Reaction by Winston Marks
Turning Point by Alfred Coppel
Masters of Space by Edward E. Smith & E. Everett Evans
Cultural Exchange by Keith Laumer
The Lonely Ones by Edward W. Ludwig
The Kenzie Report by Mark Clifton
The Very Secret Agent by Mari Wolf
Irresistible Weapon by H. B. Fyfe
In the Garden by R. A. Lafferty
The Eyes Have It by James McKimmey, Jr.
Trees Are Where You Find Them by Arthur Dekker Savage
The Real Hard Sell by William W. Stuart
Waste Not, Want by Dave Dryfoos
The Last Supper by T. D. Hamm
Letter of the Law by Alan E. Nourse
Sweet Their Blood and Sticky by Albert R. Teichner
The Last Place on Earth by Jim Harmon
Quiet, Please by Kevin Scott
Service with a Smile by Charles L. Fontenay
Time Fuze by Randall Garrett
The Skull by Philip K. Dick
The Ordeal of Colonel Johns by George H. Smith
Incident on Route 12 by James H. Schmitz
Brink of Madness by Walt Sheldon
Love Story by Irving E. Cox, Jr.
Navy Day by Harry Harrison
The Anglers of Arz by Roger Dee
Assassin by J. F. Bone
Probability by Louis Trimble
Sjambak by Jack Vance
Deadly City by Ivar Jorgenson
The Mightiest Man by Patrick Fahy
Mutineer by Robert J. Shea
And That's How It Was, Officer by Ralph Sholto
No Shield from the Dead by Gordon R. Dickson
Seven-Day Terror by R. A. Lafferty
I'll Kill You Tomorrow by Helen Huber
Security Risk by Ed M. Clinton
Confidence Game by James McKimmey, Jr.
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