Mack Reynolds

Joe Prantera was good at his work. Quiet, careful, and steady under pressure, he made a living doing the kind of jobs most people never spoke about out loud. Then something impossible happens. Instead of finishing a routine hit in 1960 Los Angeles,...

A world had collapsed around this man—a world that would never shout his praises again. The burned-out cities were still and dead, the twisted bodies and twisted souls giving him their last salute in death. And now he was alone, alone surrounded by...

4 Science Fiction Stories by the quirky Mack Reynolds from the golden age of SF, the 1950s - They are:1 Not In The Rules2 Martians and Coys3 Tourists To Terra4 I'm A Stranger Here Myself Duration - 1h 39m. Author - Mack Reynolds. Narrator - philip ...

Five Great Science Fiction stories from the strange mind of Mack Reynolds. Always innovative and interesting, these were published in the early science fiction and fantasy magazines of the 1940's and 50's.1-Mercy Flight2- Summit3 - Gun for Hire4 -...

n 1960 when this was published, the Cold War was at its height. Communism and Free Enterprise (Democracy) were locked in a ferocious struggle to prove that their political ideology was the best form of government for human kind. No holds were barred...

A gun is an interesting weapon; it can be hired, of course, and naturally doesn't care who hires it. Something much the same can be said of the gunman, too.... In the far future it may become extremely difficult to even think of doing violence on...

One can't be too cautious about the people one meets in Tangier. They're all weirdies of one kind or another. Me? Oh, I'm a stranger here myself. And so starts another quirky Mack Reynolds science fiction tale that takes us to places and things with...

According to tradition, the man who held the Galactic Medal of Honor could do no wrong. In a strange way, Captain Don Mathers was to learn that this was true. What would this power do to the mind and soul of an ordinary man? He could literally "Do no...

It was a lesson you learned in the Space-Forces, and you learned it good: Out in the lonely void, when you get in a jam, you're on your own ... it's you against everything and everybody. Anything goes.... He was transporting a desperately ill little...

A planet's strength was determined in the Arena where brute force emerged victorious. But the Earthman chose a forgotten weapon—strategy! Duration - 34m. Author - Mack Reynolds. Narrator - philip chenevert. Published Date - Wednesday, 10 January...

Humans are not exactly a peace loving species. We see danger everywhere. Evolution has equipped those of our ancestors who survived with a very strong sense of fear and the need to always protect ourselves. Those who lacked these sensibilities simply...

Mars has always been more than a planet.It’s a mirror, a mystery, and a warning — imagined again and again by the greatest minds of classic science fiction.Mars and Martians and Nothing But Mars and Martians gathers nineteen unforgettable short...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.In the pages ahead, dive into the dystopian visions of Mack Reynolds, a master of sci-fi's darker shades. Prepare to encounter societies strangled by corporate greed, wars fueled by twisted ideologies, and...

The Good Seed by Mack Reynolds - The island was drowning—if they failed to find some common ground, both of them were doomed.They said—as they have said of so many frontiersmen just like him—that there must have been a woman in his past, to make him...

The Martians and The Coys by Mack Reynolds - Lem didn't like guarding the still while Paw and the boys went feuding. He wanted to get a shot at some Martins too! Yup, he sure did...Maw Coy climbed the fence down at the end of the south pasture and...