I’m a big fan of Armchair Fiction’s faux-ACE Doubles and other vintage reprints. Armchair Fiction’s latest releases included Masters of Science Fiction, Volume 4: Mack Reynolds, Part 1 (I’m hoping the “Part 1” means another volume of Mack Reynolds’ short stories is in the works). Mack Reynolds was a prolific science fiction writer who specialized in writing about economics and social sciences. This new collection of Mack Reynold’s short fiction includes several stories that were new to me. If you’re a Mack Reynolds fan, or a fan of SF with an economic bent, this collection is well worth reading. You can find more cool books from Armchair Fiction here.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Man in the Moon
Please to Remember
Tourists to Terra
The Hatchetman
Mercy Flight
One of Our Planets is Missing
Final Appraisal
Six-Legged Svengali
Troubador
Word From the Void
Your Soul Comes C.O.D.
Desperate Remedy
After Some Tomorrow
Off Course
United We Stand
Optical Illusion
I.Q.
Stowaway
Halftripper
Ask Me No Questions
D.P. From Tomorrow
Didn;t know abotu this new release, thanks George – I have read various short stories of his in assorted collections as well as the collaborations with Fredric Brown and really like the sense of humour.
Sergio, Mack Reynolds was a prolific writer (I’ve only read 30% or so of his vast output). This new Armchair Fiction collection helps to bring some of his work to a new audience. And, some of the stories show Mack Reynolds’ sense of humor.
There used to be a lot of his stories in Astounding SF and I enjoyed them all. I’m glad to know of this new collection, though I suspect I have or have read most of them.
Rick, you should check out the Armchair Fiction web site. Plenty of great books there!
I bought some of their flip sided books last Spring or so, but have yet to read them… I may look for this.
Darn it, George, I had to order it.
Rick, you did the Right Thing! This Mack Reynolds collection deserves to be on your shelves!
Well, when it comes, it will be in a box in a closet until – when and if – I get the new bookshelves bought, stained and installed.