The 22nd Golden Age of Science Fiction
Robert Moore Williams
Contents
COPYRIGHT INFO
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
The MEGAPACK™ Ebook Series
PLANET OF THE GODS
THE NEXT TIME WE DIE
SINISTER PARADISE
THOMPSON’S CAT
PUBLICITY STUNT
MARTIAN ADVENTURE
BRIDGE OF LIFE
BE IT EVER THUS
THE LOST WARSHIP
THE ACCIDENTAL MURDERS
COPYRIGHT INFO
The 22nd Golden Age of Science Fiction MEGAPACK™: Robert Moore Williams is copyright © 2015 by Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
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The MEGAPACK™ ebook series name is a trademark of Wildside Press, LLC. All rights reserved.
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“Planet of the Gods” was originally published in Amazing Stories, December 1942
“The Next Time We Die” was originally published in Amazing Stories, February 1957.
“Sinister Paradise” was originally published in If Worlds of Science Fiction, September 1952
“Thompson’s Cat” was originally published in Planet Stories, September 1952.
“Publicity Stunt” was originally published in Other Worlds, March 1953.
“Martian Adventure” was originally published in Fantastic Adventures, Oct. 1944.
“Bridge of Life” was originally published in Amazing Stories, May 1946.
“Be It Ever Thus” was originally published in Fantastic Universe, January 1954.
“The Lost Warship” was originally published in Amazing Stories, January 1943.
“The Accidental Murders” was originally published in Amazing Stories, Feb. 1941.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
Robert Moore Williams (1907–1977) was an American writer, primarily of science fiction. He wrote not only under his own name, but used pseudonyms (including John S Browning, H. H. Hermon, Russell Storm and E. K. Jarvis—a house name shared with other writers).
Williams was born at Farmington, Missouri. His first published story was “Zero as a Limit”, which appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1937, under the byline “Robert Moore.” He was a prolific author throughout his career, and his last novel appeared in 1972. His “Jongor” series was originally published in Fantastic Adventures in the 1940s and 1950s, and appeared in book form in 1970. By the 1960s he had published over 150 stories.
Rereading his work in preparation for assembling this volume, I was impressed by how well much of his fiction holds up today. His writing style is smooth and crisp, and he avoids scientific lectures, preferring to let the plots speak for himself.
This volume assembled 10 of his classic science fiction stories. Enjoy!
—John Betancourt
Publisher, Wildside Press LLC
www.wildsidepress.com
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