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Short Fiction
Chapters (32)
- Tourists to Terra 0:00
- Not in the Rules 17:36
- The Martians and the Coys 48:48
- Mercy Flight 1:16:11
- Halftripper 1:39:12
- The Cosmic Bluff 1:55:26
- Dogfight—1973 2:46:43
- D. P. from Tomorrow 2:52:48
- Potential Enemy 3:12:11
- Off Course 3:39:23
- A Zloor for Your Troubles 3:57:17
- The Galactic Ghost 4:32:32
- Happy Ending 4:52:09
- After Some Tomorrow 5:28:14
- Unborn Tomorrow 6:01:24
- The Good Seed 6:29:48
- Summit 6:59:11
- Revolution 7:10:36
- Adaptation 8:28:51
- Combat 11:09:39
- Medal of Honor 13:08:47
- I’m a Stranger Here Myself 14:17:08
- Gun for Hire 14:29:42
- Freedom 15:02:52
- Ultima Thule 16:08:51
- Farmer 19:03:50
- Status Quo 20:13:51
- Mercenary 23:08:05
- Subversive 25:28:55
- The Common Man 26:14:36
- Frigid Fracas 27:52:56
- Spaceman on a Spree 32:14:10
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Dallas McCord “Mack” Reynolds was an American science fiction writer who authored almost two hundred short stories and novellas, was a staple in all the major science fiction and fantasy magazines and published dozens of science fiction novels. He began his writing career in the late 1940s. His fiction focused on exploring and challenging both the socioeconomic themes of the day and the implications of the Cold War that raged throughout his career. A thoughtful writer of speculative fiction, many of Mack Reynolds’ predictions have come to pass, including the credit-card economy, remote warfare and a worldwide computer network. His thoughts about the outcomes of both the Soviet and western political and economic systems are still highly relevant.
This collection gathers stories that were published in Analog, Astounding Science Fiction, Amazing Stories and others. Ordered by date of first publication, they range from spy adventures to the ultimate expression of corporate warfare and from a very short 1000-word story to full-blown novellas.