We love ghost stories here at Wildside Press—witness the fact that we have now now reached our eighth volume in this series. Very few other genres are so versatile and enduring as tales of the supernatural. Ghosts can (and have) appeared in literature for thousands of years, in all countries and continents (and times past, present, and future) throughout the world. But the Victorian era particularly seemed to embrace ghost stories, and that’s when Christmas ghost tales became not just a st...

The New York Times bestseller, Indie bestseller, and Amazon Best Children's Book from beloved authors Katherine Applegate and Gennifer Choldenko and with illustrations by Wallace West, Dogtown is at once an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure, sure to find a forever home in readers’ hearts.Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.Chance, a real dog, has been i...

A lean wind wails through the age-old avenues of Dawningsburgh. Mornings, it brings sand from surrounding hills and scrubs at fresh paint, neon signs endlessly proclaiming the city’s synthetic name and street markers in seven languages. At sunrise it prepares the dunes for footprints of scurrying guided tourists. When icy night clamps down and the intruders scamper to their hotels, the wind howls as it flings after them a day’s collection of paper cups, bottle caps and other picnic offal.

Edited by H. L. Gold, 'Galaxy Science Fiction' hit the scene in 1950 and quickly became the leading science fiction magazine of its time. ‘Galaxy’ gave a home to writers that didn't fit into ‘Astounding’ and ‘F&SF,’ and readers rejoiced. In this first 'Galaxy Science Fiction Super Pack' we bring you more than five hundred pages of fiction. These are the stories that helped ‘Galaxy Magazine’ carve it's name on the Mount Rushmore of science fiction. This volume includes ‘Dream World’ by R. A...

Dogtown is a shelter for all dogs -- real and robot. Metal Head, a robot dog who is a longtime resident of Dogtown, yearns for a forever home. When a girl named Esme begins visiting Dogtown, Metal Head goes on a mission to get her to adopt him.But Esme doesn’t like robot dogs. She has her heart set on taking home a gangly wolfhound mix named Ghost with one blue eye and one yellow eye. Sadly Ghost’s former owner mistreated him, so he’s terrified of everyone. Can Esme, Metal Head, Mo...

**An Instant NEW YORK TIMES and Indie Bestseller!The not-to-be-missed companion to Dogtown, full of friendship and adventure!**Mouse lives in Dogtown, a shelter for real dogs and robot dogs, where the kibble is plentiful, and the rafters hide a secret community of mice. His unlikely best friend is Buster, a big-hearted real dog who attracts trouble like a burr to fur.Determined to help Buster find his forever home, even if means losing his best pal, Mouse e...

Starting with this issue, famous science fiction artist, space illustrator, and author Ron Miller has agreed to become our Art Director, which means he will be pulling future covers from his personal treasure trove of artwork. This issue’s stunning “spider woman” cover is one of Ron’s best, and I look forward to seeing what he comes up with for future issues.As always, thanks to our authors, Acquiring Editors Michael Bracken and Barb Goffman, and readers for making BCW a great proj...

In a world where the legends of old come to life, Lords of Atlantis weaves a thrilling tale of power, betrayal, and ancient mysteries. When Earth's ancient catastrophe forced humanity to flee to Mars, a new era began—one where Martians returned to colonize and dominate the descendants of those left behind, the Titans.Teraf, prince of Hellas, witnesses the transformations wrought by Earth on his Martian kin: skin darkened by the sun, muscles bulked ...

In the novel, a brilliant scientist named Dr. Bruce Blackburn invents a device capable of transporting individuals through time. However, when he tests the machine for the first time, something goes terribly wrong. Instead of traveling to a specific point in the past or future, Blackburn finds himself hurtling toward the end of time itself.As Blackburn navigates this strange and perilous journey, he encounters various challenges and mysteries. Along the way, he grapples with questions of f...

When the old man doesn't return from his monthly supply run, the fey grandmother's superstitions kick into overdrive. She convinces herself she hears his wagon approaching night after night. Her two grandchildren try desperately to break the spell of her obsession with the mysterious mirror she stares into, but soon they too hear the ghostly sounds of wheels and trace chains. What will become of their beloved Maw if she vanishes into the dark fairyland that beckons her? A haunting tale unf...

Scientific theories are never "true or "false"; they are "good" or "bad" in various degrees, and the criterion is one of usefulness—predictability and manipulation to (seeming) advantage. Theories are often discarded, simply because evidence may be insufficient for one, where it seems to sustain another—or where another can account for observed phenomena more simply. Take Lamarck's theories on the effect of environment on heredity; so far, the evidence seems to put this in the "bad" classi...

Black Cat Weekly #87 features more modern and classic mysteries, fantasies, and science fiction tales. Included this time are:Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:“The Weary Are At Rest,” by Veronica Leigh [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“The Case of the Anonymous Note,” by Hal Charles [Solve-It-Yourself Mystery]“In a Bavarian Forest,” by Warren Moore [Michael Bracken Presents short story]“The Kaluki Kings of Queens,” by Cath...