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Hugo Award nominated short story. It originally appeared in Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact, April 1977. There are no other known publications available at this time.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - essay by Robert Silverberg
• The Man Who Came for Christmas - essay by Philip José Farmer
• The Hunting Lodge - (1954) - novelette by Randall Garrett
• Randall - essay by Marion Zimmer Bradley
• The Waiting Game - (1951) - novelette by Randall Garrett
• Randall and I - essay by Isaac Asimov
• Isaac Asimov's The Caves of Steel: A Review in Verse - poem by Randall Garrett
• Alfred Bester's The Demolished Man: A Review in Verse - poem by Randall Garrett
• Of Pastiche and Parody - essay by Poul Anderson
• Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions: A Calypso in Search of a Rhyme - poem by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron
• How I Stole the Belt Civilization - essay by Larry Niven
• No Connections - (1958) - short story by Randall Garrett
• Randall Garrett - Big-Heart - essay by Ben Bova
• The Best Policy - (1957) - short story by Randall Garrett
• How Randall Garrett Changed World History - essay by Norman Spinrad
• Time Fuze - (1954) - short story by Randall Garrett
• Randall Garrett - essay by Frank Herbert
• A Little Intelligence - novelette by Robert Silverberg and Randall Garrett
• Randall Garrett - essay by Anne McCaffrey
• The Eyes Have It - (1964) - novelette by Randall Garrett
• Randall, Harry and John - essay by Harry Harrison
• The Spell of War - (1978) - novelette by Randall Garrett
• Morgen Rot - essay by Gordon R. Dickson
• Frost and Thunder - (1979) - novelette by Randall Garrett

Nebula Award nominated novelette. It originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1975. There are no other known publications at this time.

A super-robot called Snookums discovers how to build his very own superbombs in this thrilling sci-fi tale by Randall Garrett! Now Earth is by no means the safest place for him to be, to say the least. Dr. Fitzhugh, his designer, and Leda Crannon, a child psychologist serving as Snookums' nursemaid, therefore agree to set up Operation Brainchild, a plan to transport Snookums to a very distant planet. Only one big problem: Snookums is none too keen on this idea.

The Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Greece and Rome had returned to Earth -- with all their awesome powers intact. Overnight, Earth was transformed. War on any scale was outlawed, along with boom-and-bust economic cycles, and prudery. No change was more startling than the face of New York, where the Empire State Building became the Tower of Zeus.

In this totally altered world, William Forrester is an acolyte of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom, and a teacher of history. Only Maya Wilson, one of his students and a worshipper of Venus, Goddess of Love, had a different sort of grading in mind. Maya is the first of the many Trials of Forrester, every bit as mighty and perilous as the Labors of Hercules. In love with Gerda Symes (like him, a devotee of Athena and a frequenter of the great Temple of Pallas Athena -- formerly known as the 42nd Street Library) and dedicated to the pleasures of the mind -- Forrester falls under the soft, compelling pressure of soft, compelling devotees of Venus and Bacchus. He's going to be in need of all the strength that he and his Goddess, the beautiful and intellectual Athena, can muster!

Into this sensuous strife stride the Temple Myrmidons -- religious cops sworn to obey orders without question or hesitation -- with a pickup order for William Forrester. Where he is taken, what happens to him, and the truly fantastic discoveries he makes about himself and the Gods and Goddesses... here are the ingredients that make up this science fiction novel of suspense, intrigue, mystery and danger!

The last thing terminally ill language professor Ricardo Carillo remembers is standing on the deck of a Mediterranean cruise ship, watching a giant fireball hurtle toward him. He awakens in the body of a young Gandalaran named Markasset, sharing a telepathic bond with a giant, intelligent feline named Keeshah.

Ricardo faces two challenges: navigating this unfamiliar desert world, and learning about his new identity and mission. Markasset turns out to be a talented swordsman with a powerful father who's a Supervisor in the city of Raithskar. But Markasset's own reputation is more dubious. He has gambling debts and a shadowy past--and he's suspected of stealing a sacred gem, the Ra'ira, that was under his father's protection.

With few allies except a beautiful fiancée and the loyal Keeshah, Ricardo is determined to piece together what really happened to the Ra'ira. The truth will either prove his innocence--or endanger the new life he has only just begun.

Ricardo Carillo wakes after a meteor explosion in a new body--and in a strange land of desert and danger named Gandalara, where a stolen gem holds the power to control or destroy.

Ricardo, now renamed Rikardon, has cleared himself of accusations that he stole the sacred Ra'ira. But he still has enemies, especially in Gandalara's seamy, dangerous underbelly. A powerful moneylender is threatening Rikardon's loved ones to ensure a debt is repaid. For their safety, Rikardon leaves the city of Raithskar for Thagorn, home to the Sharith--a brotherhood of warcat riders like himself.

Thagorn is expecting another new arrival too--an illusionist named Tarani, whose uncle, Volitar, is a famed glassblower with information on the Ra'ira's whereabouts. Rikardon is drawn to the beautiful, intriguing Tarani, though she appears to be plotting against him. Tracking down Volitar forces them into an uneasy alliance and into the path of a murderous villain intent on using the gem's power to rule Gandalara--no matter what the consequences may be...

After a meteor explosion, Rikardon wakes in a new body--and in a strange desert land named Gandalara, where a sacred gem known as the Ra'ira grants its owner the power to rule--or to destroy...

Gharlas, the murderous caravan leader who stole the Ra'ira, has left Raithskar and fled across the desert. His destination is Eddarta, a city rife with corruption and slavery. And Rikardon, along with his telepathic warcat, Keeshah, and the beautiful illusionist Tarani, intend to be waiting when he gets there.

Tarani soon learns of another reason to journey to the distant city. Her mother, Zefra, is still living and married to Eddarta's High Lord, Pylomel. Despite her rank, Zefra is little more than a prisoner herself--and her revelations about Tarani's heritage put the travelers in mortal danger from the ruthless ruler and his ambitious son. Outnumbered yet determined, Rikardon and Tarani must rescue the gemstone before Gharlas sets his insane plan in motion... and before their luck finally runs out.

After a meteor explosion, Rikardon wakes in a new body--and in a strange desert land named Gandalara, where a sacred gem known as the Ra'ira grants its owner the power to rule--or to destroy...

Rikardon and Tarani have the Ra'ira in their possession and plan to return it to the Council at Raithskar. But before they reach their destination, Rikardon is dealt a savage blow--Keeshah, his giant war cat, leaves to reunite with his own kind in the Valley of the Sha'um.

Newly vulnerable, Rikardon and Tarani are captured and brought back to Eddarta, where Tarani is forced to surrender the Ra'ira to the vicious High Lord Indomel. As Indomel's older sister, Tarani has a claim to his throne--and the gem. But to win the support of the other Lords, Rikardon and Tarani need more than birthright. They need an ancient talisman that can only be recovered by traveling to the poisonous crater known as the Well of Darkness--a journey that will test their courage and bond to the breaking point.

After a meteor explosion, Rikardon wakes in a new body and in a strange desert land named Gandalara, where he must uncover his purpose--and survive to outwit his enemies...

Hidden somewhere in the ancient city of Kä lies the sword of the Kings--a precious artifact that will help Tarani and Rikardon wrest control away from the malevolent High Lord Indomel. Problem is, not only is the sword lost, but so is Kä itself.

Rikardon and Tarani gather their strength in the Valley of the Sha'um, home to war cats like Rikardon's companion, Keeshah. Tarani forms her own mindlink with Keeshah's pregnant mate, Yayshah. Soon they'll journey into the unforgiving desert to search for Kä, guided by memories Rikardon retrieves from the mystic All-Mind. But as Rikardon knows, while the sword can prove Tarani's claim to the throne, it will also reveal a deception that she may never be able to forgive...

After a meteor explosion, Rikardon wakes in a new body--and in a strange desert land named Gandalara, where a sacred gem known as the Ra'ira grants its owner the power to rule--or to destroy...

Victory is sweet--but for Rikardon and Tarani, it is all too brief. Although they have retrieved the sword of the Kings from the lost city of Kä, a savage battle with the vineh mars their journey back to Raithskar. These ape-like creatures were once controlled through the power of the Ra'ira. Now they pose a threat both to the cat-like sha'um and humanoid Gandalarans.

To restore order, Rikardon and Tarani must travel to Eddarta, where Tarani can use the Ra'ira against the increasingly vicious vineh. First she must face her treacherous brother, Indomel, and convince the Council to name her High Lord in his place. Indomel will not take such betrayal lightly, but another danger is about to reveal itself--a sinister and ambitious traitor who has been hiding in plain sight all along.

After a meteor explosion, Rikardon wakes in a new body and in a strange desert land named Gandalara, where he must uncover his purpose--and survive to outwit his enemies...

Tarani is the new High Lord of Eddarta, and she intends to end its tradition of slavery and corruption. But before Tarani's rule begins in earnest, she and Rikardon have a mission to complete in Raithskar, where a mindgifted Lord known as Ferrathyn is using the Ra'ira's powers to manipulate the ape-like vineh. The once majestic city is overrun by chaos and fear, and Ferrathyn's ambition extends far beyond Raithskar.

But another threat is looming, different and more terrifying than any they've encountered before. In the wake of a major earthquake, Rikardon finally discovers the origin of his new homeland and the reason he was brought here as Ricardo Carillo many months ago. Every battle and hard-won alliance have been leading to this: a race to save a mighty civilization from destruction, and forge a new future for Gandalara...

Lord Darcy, Chief Investigator for the Duke of Normandy, and his assistant, Master Sorcerer Sean O'Lochlainn, use their occult powers and deductive skills to solve mysteries and bring criminals to justice, in an omnibus edition containing all of Lord Darcy's adventures, originally published as Too Many Magicians, Murder and Magic, and Lord Darcy Investigates.

Contains:

• The Eyes Have It
• A Case of Identity
• The Muddle of the Woad
• A Stretch of the Imagination

If King Richard the Lionheart hadn’t died in 1199 and his descendants ruled the Anglo-French Empire, castles would be illuminated by lantern light and long distance conversation would be held by way of “telesin.” In the world of detective Lord Darcy and his sidekick, sorcerer Sean O’Lochlainn, it is a very different looking late 20th Century. The laws of magic have developed in place of the laws of physics, but it is Lord Darcy’s remarkable deductive reasoning skills that answer “whodunnit.”

"A Matter of Gravity" (1974)
When a magically talentless count falls from a tower window in a locked room, Lord Darcy and Master Sean recreate the moment of impact to prove murder. What they uncover turns out to be both absolutely real and absolutely deadly.

"The Ipswich Phial" (1976)
In this political thriller, a secret agent’s dead body is found on a beach with no footsteps in any direction. Love potions, beautiful Polish spies, and the disappearance of the sun itself all spin a complicated web Lord Darcy must untangle.

"The Sixteen Keys" (1976)
When Lord Vauxhall is found dead in his home, it isn’t the idea that he’s been murdered that’s so shocking. It’s that he appears to have aged fifty years in an hour. The explanation is rooted in a desire as old as humanity itself.

"The Napoli Express" (1979)
Winner of the 1980 Locus Pole Award for Best Novella, this story infuses magic and humor in Garret’s homage to Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express. When a murder on the Napoli Express interrupts Lord Darcy’s delivery of a secret treaty, the world’s safety hangs in the balance.

Welcome to a world where the Plantagenet kings survived, the laws of magic were discovered and the physical sciences never pursued. In the resulting Anglo-French Empire, a detective like Lord Darcy needs more than a keen mind and an observant eye. Luckily, Darcy can call on the aid of Master Sean O'Lochlainn, forensic sorcerer.

This omnibus contains all of the Lord Darcy stories as well as the only Lord Darcy novel, TOO MANY MAGICIANS, and has a new introduction by Michael Dirda.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction - (2013) - essay by Michael Dirda
• A Case of Identity - (1964) - novella
• A Matter of Gravity - (1974) - novelette
• A Stretch of the Imagination - (1973) - shortstory
• Lord Darcy Investigates - (1981) - collection
• Murder and Magic - (1979) - collection
• The Eyes Have It - (1964) - novelette
• The Ipswich Phial - (1976) - novelette
• The Muddle of the Woad - (1965) - novella
• The Napoli Express - (1979) - novella
• The Sixteen Keys - (1976) - novelette
• Too Many Magicians - (1967) - novel

Has science fiction lost its pizazz? Fantasy not as fantastic as it used to be? Takeoff! With Randall Garrett's lively collection of classic parodies and pastiches. Within these pages, Garrett takes on such luminaries as Isaac Asimov, Alfred Bester, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Eric Frank Russell, E. E. "Doc" Smith, and more! The original "classics" will never be the same!

Contents:

• Introduction - essay by A. E. van Vogt
• Foreword - essay
• Gentlemen: Please Note (1957) short story
• Backstage Lensman (1978) novelette
• The Best Policy (1957) short story
• The Cosmic Beat (1962) novelette
• Despoilers of the Golden Empire (1959) novelette [as by David Gordon]
• The Horror Out of Time (1978) short story
• Look Out! Duck! (1957) novelette [as by David Gordon]
• Masters of the Metropolis (1956) short story by Lin Carter and Randall Garrett
• Mustang (1961) short story
• ... No Connections (1958) short story
• On the Martian Problem (1977) short story
• Prehistoric Note (1979) short fiction
• Reviews in Verse - essay
• Isaac Asimov's "The Caves of Steel" [Parodies Tossed] (1956) poem
• Review: The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov (1956) review
• Alfred Bester's "The Demolished Man" [Parodies Tossed] (1956) poem
• Review: The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (1956) review
• L. Sprague de Camp's "Lest Darkness Fall" [Parodies Tossed] (1956) poem
• Review: Lest Darkness Fall by L. Sprague de Camp (1956) review
• A.E. van Vogt's "Slan" [Parodies Tossed] (1956) poem
• Review: Slan by A. E. van Vogt (1956) review
• Poul Anderson's "Three Hearts and Three Lions": A Calypso in Search of a Rhyme [Parodies Tossed] (1979) poem by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron
• Review: Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson (1979) review
• John W. Campbell's "Who Goes There?" [Parodies Tossed] (1956) poem
• Review: Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell (1956) review
• Zap! [Poor Willie] (1963) poem
• Blaze of Glory [Poor Willie] (1955) poem
• Hot Argument [Poor Willie] (1960) poem
• The Adventures of "Little Willie" - essay
• Introduction to Benedict Breadfruit - essay by Reginald Bretnor [as by Grendel Briarton]
• Through Time and Space with Benedict Breadfruit I-VIII [Benedict Breadfruit] (1962) short fiction [as by Grandall Barretton]

Has science fiction lost its pizazz? Fantasy not as fantastic as it used to be? Takeoff Too, Randall Garrett's lively second collection of classic parodies and pastiches.

Contents:

• Takeoff Too! - interior artwork by Phil Foglio
• Introduction - essay by Vicky Ann Hedron
• Cum Grano Salis (1959) - novelette
• ...After a Few Words... (1962) - short story
• Psicopath (1960) - novelette
• A Memory of John W. Campbell (1968) - essay
• Oh No, John (1955) - poem
• A Spaceship Named McGuire (1961) - novelette
• Into My Parlor - short story
• Code in the Head (1956) - short story
• The Briefing (1969) - short story
• There's no Fool... (1956) - short story
• Ballade for Convention Lovers (1960) - poem
• Blank? (1957) - short story
• The Breakfast Party (1953) - novelette
• Overproof (1965) - novelette
• James Blish and Michael Sherman's "The Duplicated Man": A Review in Verse [Parodies Tossed] (1956) - poem
• Review: The Duplicated Man by James Blish and Michael Sherman - review
• Infinite Resources (1954) - short story
• Pride and Primacy (1974) - short story
• Small Miracle (1959) - short story
• The Pocket Song [Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover] - short story
• The Pocket Song [Marion Zimmer Bradley's Darkover] (1977) - poem
• Hell to Pay (1954) - novelette
• The Foreign Hand-Tie (1961) - novelette
• The Egyptian Diamond (1961) - poem
• The World of E. E. "Doc" Smith (1978) - essay
• Our Patrol (1978) - poem
• ...Or Your Money Back (1959) - short story
• I've Got a Little List [Poor Willie] (1953) - poem
• An Evening In (1979) - essay by Vicky Ann Hedron
• Key to I've Got a Little List - essay