COPYRIGHT INFO
The C.J. Henderson Megapack is copyright © 2013 by C.J. Henderson. Published by Wildside Press LLC. All rights reserved.
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“Hope” originally appeared in Dark Legacy #8. Copyright © 2000 by C.J. Henderson.
“Bread Ahead” originally appeared in 100 Dastardly Little Detective Stories. Copyright © 1993 by C.J. Henderson.
“Nine Dragons” originally appeared in Two-fisted Detective Stories #2. Copyright © 1988 by C.J. Henderson.
“So Free We Seem” originally appeared in The Tales of Inspector Legrasse. Copyright © 1995 by C.J. Henderson.
“The Idea of Fear” originally appeared in Arkham Tales: New Terrors Threaten Arkham. Copyright © 2006 by C.J. Henderson.
“Bring More” originally appeared in Dark Furies: Weird Tales of Beauties and Beasts. Copyright © 2005 by C.J. Henderson.
“Scrupulous Technique” originally appeared in Eldritch Steel: Swords and Mythos Sorcery. Copyright ©2013 by C.J. Henderson.
“Vuuduu” originally appeared in Horrors Beyond: Tales of Terrifying Realities. Copyright © 2005 by C.J. Henderson.
“The Questioning of the Azathothian Priest” originally appeared in Hardboiled Cthulhu: Two-fisted Tales of Tentacled Terror. Copyright © 2006 by C.J. Henderson.
“The Moment after Death” originally appeared in Lai Wan: Tales of the Dreamwalker. Copyright © 2007 by C.J. Henderson.
“The Horror at Columbia Terrace” originally appeared in Return to Lovecraft Country. Copyright © 2007 by C.J. Henderson.
“Seller’s Market” originally appeared in But Seriously, Folks. Copyright © 2009 by C.J. Henderson.
“Juggernaut” originally appeared in Imelod #17, Autumn/October 2000. Copyright © 2000 by C.J. Henderson.
“Ten Minutes to Death” is copyright © 2013 by C.J. Henderson.
“Twilight of the Gods” originally appeared in Hellfire Lounge. Copyright © 2009 by C.J. Henderson.
“Pragmatic” originally appeared in Degrees of Fear and Others. Copyright © 2008 by C.J. Henderson.
“All the Virtues of Man” originally appeared in Furry Fantastic. Copyright © 2006 by C.J. Henderson.
“Whose Turn Is It?” originally appeared in Obsessions. Copyright © 1995 by C.J. Henderson.
“Grasping at Shadows” originally appeared in Hot and Steamy: Tales of Steampunk Romance. Copyright © 2011 by C.J. Henderson.
“All That Glitters” originally appeared in Elf Fantastic. Copyright © 1997 by C.J. Henderson.
“A Bright and Happy World” is opyright © 1995 by C.J. Henderson.
“The Mambo King of the Inter-Dimensional Dance Floor” originally appeared in Space and Time, #109, Winter 2009. Copyright © 2009 by C.J. Henderson.
“A Patch of Grass” originally appeared in Tales of the Talisman, Volume 2, Issue 3. Copyright © 2006 by C.J. Henderson.
“Shore Leave” originally appeared in Breach the Hull. Copyright © 2009 by C.J. Henderson.
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
C.J. Henderson is one of those authors who has been around what seems like forever. His work crosses (and often obliterates!) the lines between the mystery, horror, pulp, and science fiction fields, and his stories are always fun. (If there’s one thing we readers don’t have enough of these days, it’s fun in fiction. Everyone seems determined to write Serious Literature. Which isn’t fun.)
It is an honor to have him as one of the first living authors with an entire Megapack devoted to his work. If this is your first encounter with C.J.’s fiction, we’re sure it won’t be your last. Treat this volume as a sampler to explore his many series, then go seek out more. You won’t be disappointed!
—John Betancourt
Publisher, Wildside Press LLC
www.wildsidepress.com
ABOUT THE MEGAPACKS
Over the last few years, our “Megapack” series of ebook anthologies has grown to be among our most popular endeavors. (Maybe it helps that we sometimes offer them as premiums to our mailing list!) One question we keep getting asked is, “Who’s the editor?”
The Megapacks (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes John Betancourt (me), Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Bonner Menking, Colin Azariah-Kribbs, A.E. Warren, and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!)
This one is my fault. At Ravencon, a local science fiction convention, C.J. was telling me about his work, and I realized I’d only read the tip of the iceburg, to mangle a metaphor, and so I asked if he’d be willing to let us publish a sampler of his work. He was (in paperback and ebook format), and so The C.J. Henderson Megapack was born.
Lovecraftian monsters, hardboiled mysteries, scientists, tentacles—C.J. has ’em all. Enjoy!
A NOTE FOR KINDLE READERS
The Kindle versions of our Megapacks employ active tables of contents for easy navigation…please look for one before writing reviews on Amazon that complain about the lack! (They are sometimes at the ends of ebooks, depending on your reader.)
RECOMMEND A FAVORITE STORY?
Do you know a great classic science fiction story, or have a favorite author whom you believe is perfect for the Megapack series? We’d love your suggestions! You can post them on our message board at http://movies.ning.com/forum (there is an area for Wildside Press comments).
Note: we only consider stories that have already been professionally published. This is not a market for new works.
TYPOS
Unfortunately, as hard as we try, a few typos do slip through. We update our ebooks periodically, so make sure you have the current version (or download a fresh copy if it’s been sitting in your ebook reader for months.) It may have already been updated.
If you spot a new typo, please let us know. We’ll fix it for everyone. You can email the publisher at [email protected] or use the message boards above.
THE MEGAPACK SERIES
MYSTERY
The Achmed Abdullah Megapack
The Charlie Chan Megapack*
The Craig Kennedy Scientific Detective Megapack
The Detective Megapack
The Father Brown Megapack
The Girl Detective Megapack
The Jacques Futrelle Megapack
The Anna Katharine Green Mystery Megapack
The First Mystery Megapack
The Penny Parker Megapack
The Philo Vance Megapack*
The Pulp Fiction Megapack
The Raffles Megapack
The Victorian Mystery Megapack
The Wilkie Collins Megapack
GENERAL INTEREST
The Adventure Megapack
The Baseball Megapack
The Cat Story Megapack
The Second Cat Story Megapack
The Third Cat Story Megapack
The Third Cat Story Megapack
The Christmas Megapack