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Slay-Ride written By Winston Marks - Who ever thought that Frane Lewis—wholesale triggerman, spaceways pirate—would be the sweating victim of a simple, webbed, nylon garment known as spaceman's underwear?Frane Lewis enjoyed another sadistic shiver as he moved up the narrow passageway to the captain's control room. To his flared nostrils the warm, moist air of the small space-freighter was still heavy with the smell of death. A psychiatrist could have told ...

Frane Lewis, a ruthless space pirate and hired killer, boards a small freighter and methodically murders the crew to claim his payoff. But when he reaches the captain's control room, he finds the navigator still alive, and his clean escape turns into a tense standoff that exposes the fragility of his plan. Cold, arrogant, and certain of his own skill, Frane forces the wounded man to help him suit up, boasting that the ship and its air supply will keep him alive until his accomplices arrive...

The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Winston K. Marks (1915-1979) is one such unjustly forgotten author.Included here are 12 science fiction stories, published between 1953 and 1959, representing some of his best work:THE WATER EATER (1953)UNBEGOTTEN CHILD (1953)…SO THEY BAKED A CAKE (1954)BACKLASH (1954)TABBY (1954)

Dick Francis takes you into the thrilling world of horse racing with this gripping tale about the illusion of film and the reality of murder.Champion jockey Robert Sherman has disappeared right before his wife was about to give birth. And right before he was sure to win the National. A coincidence?British investigator David Cleveland doesn’t think so. He’s convinced someone made Sherman disappear, but with every answer David gets, the body count rises.And if he isn’...

Christmas is a time for joy, family, and friends to gather around the tree and fill their hearts with love. Unfortunately, there are some people who don't deserve happiness during the holidays.Mason keeps to himself. His best friend, JJ, is the only one he chooses to be close to, plus his job keeps him busy. Excitement isn't something he needs or wants in his life. One night, that all changes when he's cornered, and his life is threatened. His saviors? Well, they t...

"Bleedback" is a futuristic, science fiction story that revolves around the concept of manipulating time and its consequences. The title itself, "Bleedback," hints at the notion of time bleeding backward, suggesting a scenario where time-related experiments or phenomena have gone wrong.The story introduces a world in which time manipulation has become possible, or at least is under scientific investigation. The protagonist, often a scientist or an engineer in Winston K. Marks' works, faces...

The story explores the consequences of humanity's attempt to control nature through technology. In a future where humans have developed advanced weather control technology, they inadvertently trigger a catastrophic backlash from the environment. As a result, the protagonist, likely a scientist or engineer involved in the weather control project, must grapple with the unintended consequences of their actions and find a way to mitigate the damage before it's too late.Winston K. Marks' writin...

On a promising morning along Oregon's Rogue River, an eager fisherman sets out with a homemade fish-spotter, convinced he can outwit the hidden life of the water. Instead, he hooks a huge steelhead that begins talking back through his earphones, turning an ordinary fishing trip into a comic battle of wills. What follows is a sharp, absurd showdown between man and fish, where every trick meets a smarter countermove. As the angler and steelhead trade insults, the fight becomes a satirical ar...

The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection assembles an expansive literary archive of the American Civil War and its contested afterlives. Across historical romance, adventure fiction, memoir-inflected narrative, juvenile literature, satire, regional realism, political commentary, and speculative imagination, the volume maps war as battlefield event, domestic crisis, and enduring cultural memory. Its striking range includes tales of espionage, captivity, military command, Reconstruction, ...

Dr. John Cunningham is a handsome, romantic gynecologist whose disastrous personal life has left him broke, disgraced, and determined to keep his emotions out of the examining room. When another doctor is sent to investigate a complaint from a New York hotel, he expects scandal and finds something stranger: slot machines in the ladies' lounge that dispense medical advice instead of gambling winnings. These "Symptometers" are clever diagnostic devices that ask carefully designed questions a...

In this sharp satirical science-fiction tale, an advertising man trying to launch Madame Elaine Templeton's glamorous lipstick campaign is derailed by the absurd logic of the beauty industry, where hype outruns substance at every turn. His troubles multiply when a seductive young department head pitches Atummyc Afterbath Dusting Powder, a bath powder supposedly made with harmless fission products that promises women an "atomic feeling" and a radiant new look. Amused and dismissive, he thin...

Winston K. Marks was a popular sci-fi writer whose stories were featured in a number of magazines during the mid-20th century.