Isaac Asimov

Clifford D. Simak

Henry Slesar

Robert Moore Williams

Fletcher Pratt

Roger Dee

Alfred Coppel

Jack Sharkey

David H. Keller

Harl Vincent

Rog Phillips

Robert Abernathy

Jerry Sohl

David Wright O'Brien

Armchair Fiction presents extra large paperback collections of the best in classic science fiction short stories. Enjoy our twelfth collection of Science Fiction Gems. SCIENCE FICTION IS GOOD FOR YOU! Yes, that¿s right¿Science Fiction is good for you. My good friend Dr. Grimshaw has been telling me this for quite some time now. Come on down to his sanitarium and he can explain it to you. Never mind if you don¿t come back quite the same as you were before. Then there¿s our buddy, Chafnu. Chafnu may be a Martian, but he can tell you all about the importance of science fiction, all the while convincing you that you should give up your job to one of his Martian pals. There¿s also Sim Potts. Sim not only knows how good science fiction is for you, but he got a dose of it first hand when he saw some strange guy running down the hill near his farm, screaming his lungs out while be chased by good old Mother Nature herself. And if all this isn¿t enough to fully convince you that science fiction is a true boon to mankind, then take the word of sci-fi beneficiaries like Isaac Asimov, Jerry Sohl, Clifford D. Simak, Rog Phillips, David H. Keller, Jack Sharkey, and many others who will all tell you that science fiction is the best thing that ever happened to them or anybody else. So why not give it a try¿?

Science Fiction Gems, Volume Fourteen, Robert Moore Williams and Others

Jery Delvin had a most unusual talent. He could detect the flaws in any scheme almost on sight—even where they had eluded the best brains in the ad agency where he worked. So when the Chief of World Security told him that he had been selected as the answer to the Solar System’s greatest mystery, Jery assumed that it was because of his mental agility. But when he got to Mars to find out why fifteen boys had vanished from a spaceship in mid-space, he found out that even his quick mind needed time to pierce the maze of out-of-this-world double-dealing. For Jery had become a walking bomb, and when he set himself off, it would be the end of the whole puzzle of THE SECRET MARTIANS—with Jery as the first to go!

The Secret Martian

Philip Van Doren Stern

Thomas M. Sharkey

David J. Blackburn

A musical adaptation of Frank Capra's masterpiece film.

A New Musical Based on the Frank Capra Film and the Original Story by Philip Van Doren Stern

It's a Wonderful Life

A New Comedy

Roomies!

Frank Belknap Long

Randall Garrett

Stanley Grauman Weinbaum

Christopher John Brown

An amazing collection of classic stories from Mars. A must read anthology to add to your collection. Includes The Man Who Hated Mars by Randall Garrett - To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible… The Dope on Mars by Jack Sharkey, “Somebody had to get the human angle on this trip ... but what was humane about sending me?” The Man the Martians Made by Frank Belknap Long - 'No mortal had ever seen the Martians, but they had heard their whisperings—without knowing the terrible secret they kept hidden.' Plus the fabulous A Martian Odyssey by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum- the story of an astronaut who walks several hundred miles across the Martian landscape, and the amazing life forms he encounters.If you love Sci Fi then you will love these 4 Freaky Classic Sci Fi Tales from Mars…

Freaky Classic Sci Fi Tales from Mars

Dave Reiser

A Musical Farce in Three Acts

What a Spot!

An outrageous concoction of wild, warm, and lightning-paced hilarity that is perfect for the entire family.

A Screwball Farce

I Take this Man

A Musical Drama

The Picture of Dorian Gray

MASTER SPY OF THE RED PLANET Jery Delvin had a most unusual talent. He could detect the flaws in any scheme almost on sight—even where they had eluded the best brains in the ad agency where he worked. So when the Chief of World Security told him that he had been selected as the answer to the Solar System's greatest mystery, Jery assumed that it was because of his mental agility. But when he got to Mars to find out why fifteen boys had vanished from a spaceship in mid-space, he found out that even his quick mind needed time to pierce the maze of out-of-this-world double-dealing. For Jery had become a walking bomb, and when he set himself off, it would be the end of the whole puzzle of THE SECRET MARTIANS—with Jery as the first to go! Jack Sharkey decided to be a writer nineteen years ago, in the Fourth Grade, when he realized all at once that "someone wrote all those stories in the textbooks." While everyone else looked forward variously to becoming firemen, cowboys, and trapeze artists, Jack was devouring every book he could get his hands on, figuring that "if I put enough literature into my head, some of it might overflow and come out." After sixteen years of education, Jack found himself teaching high school English in Chicago, a worthwhile career, but "not what one would call zesty." After a two-year Army hitch, and a year in advertising "sublimating my urge to write things for cash," Jack moved to New York, determined to make a career of full-time fiction-writing. Oddly enough, it worked out, and he now does nothing else. He says, "I'd like to say I do this for fulfillment, or for cash, or because it's my destiny; however, the real reason (same as that expressed by Jean Kerr) is that this kind of stay-at-home self-employment lets me sleep late in the morning."

Science Fiction Works

The Secret Martians and Other Stories

General Webb had a simply magnificent idea for getting ground forces into the enemy's territory despite rockets and missiles and things like that. It was a grand scheme, except for one minor detail.

Minor Detail

Tim Kelly

Money, Power, Murder, Lust, Revenge and Marvelous Clothes

Mystery Comedy / 3m., 3f. / Int. When this zany spoof of British mysteries opened in Sydney, Australia, reviewers spouted phrases like "a great vehicle for three ladies," "a plethora of hilarious situations," and "this is a romp " "Really a minor gem ... witty and sophisticated." - Newcastle Morning Herald "Murder has never been this funny. A spoof of all crime thrillers ... it is good clean mirth all the way. The quick, smart, extremely well timed dialogue of Jack Sharkey comes through l

A Mystery Farce in Three Acts

The Murder Room

One man's descent into madness as he struggles with his war and his addictions. One woman's search for love and peace in a world she never feels a part of.Jack Sharkey's follow-up to his 2002 release 'War Comes Home' is a love story about life.

Someone Else's Dream

Jack Sharkey

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