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Marion's Wall
by Jack FinneyA young married couple moves into a San Francisco aprtment formerly owned by the silent star Marian Marsh. Her ghost still inhabits the place and takes over the wife's body, goes to Hollywood, and tries to re-enter films. The couple meets a film buff, living in Vilma Banky's old home, and he has prints of all the lost films including the complete Greed.
The Body Snatchers (S.F. MASTERWORKS)
by Jack FinneyOriginally published in 1955 Jack Finney's sinister SF tale has outgrown the initial debate about whether it satirized Communism or the conformity of US society at the time, to become a classic of paranoia; an examination of our fear of 'the other'.Most people know the story from seeing THE INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, the classic 1978 remake (one of the few Hollwood remakes said to better than the original, made in 1956) starring Donald Sutherland. Here's your chance to read the original source; a story that has resonated with readers and viewers for more than 50 years.
The Clock of Time (Gateway Essentials #298)
by Jack Finney'It is there...the relentless pressure of a million craving minds on the barrier of Time - and if it should break...'From the author of The Body Snatchers and Time and Again, a collection containing:Such Interesting NeighboursThe Third LevelI'm ScaredCousin Len's Wonderful Adjective CellarOf Missing PersonsSomething in a CloudThere is a Tide...Behind the NewsQuit Zoomin' Those Hands Through the AirA Dash of SpringSecond ChanceContents of the Dead Man's Pocket
The Third Level
by Jack FinneyMost of the twelve stories in The Third Level are strange. The title story is about a man who finds the third level of a train station, which exists in 1894. A couple who could be from the future move next door to the narrator of Such Interesting Neighbors, while in Second Chance a young man's classic car whisks him back to town in the past. Most of the stories are about time travel or displacement of time, but Something in a Cloud and A Dash of Spring are romances; Of Missing Persons concerns itself with teleportation to another, better world; Cousin Lem's Wonderful Adjective Cellar is a whimsical comment on language; and Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket is a tale of terror and suspense about a man on a window ledge. Jack Finney has written each story in a way that makes the fantasies involved seem almost real. His style is leisurely yet not a word is wasted. These are bizarre and delightful stories.
The Woodrow Wilson Dime
by Jack FinneyBen is a struggling New York advertising copywriter, stuck in a dull marriage. Then one day he finds a Woodrow Wilson dime, which leads him into a parallel world of his dreams where he runs his own ad agency and shares life with a dazzling red-haired bombshell.
Three By Finney
by Jack FinneyThree unforgettable Jack Finney novels in one stunning omnibus edition.This handsome new book combines three Finney favorites—The Woodrow Wilson Dime, The Night People, and Marion's Wall—in an omnibus edition that brilliantly displays his bold and unmistakable imagination. Certain to delight anyone with a penchant for penetrating imaginary realms of science fiction, fantasy, and adventure.
Time And Again
by Jack Finney"Sleep. And when you awake everything you know of the twentieth century will be gone from your mind. Tonight is January 21, 1882. There are no such things as automobiles, no planes, computers, television. 'Nuclear' appears in no dictionary. You have never heard the name Richard Nixon. "Did illustrator Si Morley really step out of his twentieth-century apartment one night -- right into the winter of 1882? The U. S. Government believed it, especially when Si returned with a portfolio of brand-new sketches and tintype photos of a world that no longer existed -- or did it?"
Time And Again: Book One
by Jack FinneySi Morley is marking time: he's bored with his job as a commercial artist, and his social life doesn't seem to be going anywhere. So when he's approached by an affable ex-football star and told that he's just what the government is looking for to be part of a a top secret project, he doesn't hesitate for long. And one night he steps out of his twentieth-century New York apartment into the winter of 1882, and finds a kind of Eden. Or does he?
Time And Again: Time and Again: Book One (Gateway Essentials #413)
by Jack FinneySi Morley is marking time: he's bored with his job as a commercial artist, and his social life doesn't seem to be going anywhere. So when he's approached by an affable ex-football star and told that he's just what the government is looking for to be part of a a top secret project, he doesn't hesitate for long. And one night he steps out of his twentieth-century New York apartment into the winter of 1882, and finds a kind of Eden. Or does he?
Happily Never After
by Jack HeckelOnce upon, once again ...The dragon has been slain, but the problems have just begun for Prince Charming. Disowned by his father, the King, and abandoned by his only friend, William Pickett, Charming must find a new path in life--but he's going to need a lot of help. His love, Liz, barely survived an assassination attempt; his former fling, Rapunzel, is in danger; and William is under an evil spell cast by Princess Gwendolyn.The fate of Castle White hangs in the balance as Charming tries to find himself, while finding new allies along the way--including an odd number of dwarfs (or is it dwarves?) and a reformed beast. But he's running out of time to stop royally ruinous wedding bells from ringing ...
Once Upon a Rhyme
by Jack HeckelThe dragon is dead. The princess has been saved. There is but one problem: Prince Charming had nothing to do with it.In order to save his royal reputation, Prince Charming must begrudgingly enlist the help of accidental hero William Pickett. The two set out on an adventure that has them fighting trolls, outwitting a scoundrel, and drinking the foulest ale ever, collecting bruises to both body and pride along the way. Meanwhile, the rescued princess, Gwendolyn, turns out to be one dangerously distressed damsel, and an evil presence takes over Castle White in Charming's absence ...Enter this rollicking world and discover just what happens when a fairytale leaves the well-trodden path of "once upon a time."
The Dark Lord
by Jack HeckelIn this hilarious parody of epic fantasy, a young man travels into a dark and magical world, where dwarves, elves, and sorcerers dwell, to restore the balance between good and evilAfter spending years as an undercover, evil wizard in the enchanted world of Trelari, Avery hangs up the cloak he wore as the Dark Lord and returns to his studies at Mysterium University. On the day of his homecoming, Avery drunkenly confides in a beautiful stranger, telling her everything about his travels. When Avery awakens, hungover and confused, he discovers that his worst nightmare has come true: the mysterious girl has gone to Trelari to rule as a Dark Queen. Avery must travel back to the bewitched land and liberate the magical creatures . . . but in order to do so, he has to join forces with the very people who fought him as the Dark Lord.
The Darker Lord (The Mysterium Series #2)
by Jack HeckelThe second novel of Jack Heckel’s Mysterium series, The Darker Lord follows beleaguered former Dark Lord Avery Stewart as he is forced to take up his cloak and his Imp once again and travel the doors between realms in order to keep the fabric of the universe intact. More or less intact, anyway.In The Dark Lord, Avery had an epiphany about the Mysterium. Only now he can’t remember what it was, no matter how much coffee he drinks or how many times he reads the novel published from his notes. What he does know is that he has become the most famous mage in the multiverse, and no one is happy with him. His fellow mages are upset at his rapid promotion, Dawn and Eldrin are tired of him spending his days on their couch watching bad TV, and Harold the Imp won’t talk to him.Luckily, things can always get worse. And they do when the Administration’s enforcer, Moregoth, arrives at the first lecture of the semester to apprehend two of Avery’s new students for undoubtedly sinister reasons. In a fit of foolishness and heroism, Avery defies the university and flees with his friends into subworld. There, he reunites with his former allies from Trelari and thus begins a frantic race through the multiverse to escape Moregoth. But as Avery’s amnesia begins to fade, he realizes his loss of memory is no accident, that he is caught in a conspiracy as terrifying as Mysterium University’s Student Records Building—and that his friends might not all be on his side.
The Darkest Lord (The Mysterium Series #3)
by Jack HeckelIn the epic conclusion to Jack Heckel’s whimsical fantasy series, Dark Lord Avery Stewart must join the Company of the Fellowship in a frenzied war against Moregoth and the corrupt forces of Mysterium. . . and destroy the magical artifact fueling the interworld chaosIn The Darker Lord, Avery Stewart learned a terrible truth about Mysterium: the home of his beloved university and the reality-center of the multiverse is not the world he thought it was. The true Mysterians, innately endowed with the power to manipulate reality, were displaced eons ago by the subworlders with whom they shared their magical teachings, and written out of the reality pattern of their own world. For years they have lived in exile in the subworld of Trelari, shielded from the Mysterian pursuit led by Moregoth and the Sealers. That is, until Valdara, the warrior queen of Trelari, reopened the subworld to the rest of the multiverse and challenged the Mysterium to a final showdown.One year later, a violent war of worlds drags on, and Avery can’t help feeling that all of this is his fault.But the good news (if you can call it that) is that Avery might hold the key—literally, a key—to ending the suffering and saving Trelari. For Avery possesses the Reality Key, a magical artifact with the power to bend reality to one’s will, often to the immediate detriment of entire worlds. . . and, if it falls into the hands of the Mysterian forces, much more. To protect his friends, save Trelari, and bring order to Mysterium, Avery will need to do the unthinkable: travel to the heart of Mysterium, destroy the Key, and rewrite Mysterium’s reality pattern to restore balance to the multiverse, once and for all.
The Pitchfork of Destiny (Charming Tales #2)
by Jack HeckelLife in the Kingdom of Royaume has been happily ever for King William Pickett and his fiancée, Lady Rapunzel. But when Volthraxus, the Great Dragon of the North, returns looking for the love of his life, the Great Wyrm of the South, it becomes clear that some fairy tales never end. After Volthraxus discovers his love was slain by the newly crowned king, he seeks his revenge by kidnapping Rapunzel. Once again, Will teams up with Edward Charming, the only man in all the kingdom with the skill, ego, and dashing good looks to fight a dragon. Our heroes’ fates depend on finding a weapon re-forged in dragon blood—the Pitchfork of Destiny. But as the two set off after the dragon, Charming’s bride, Lady Elizabeth, falls into the clutches of a mysterious sorcerer known as the Dracomancer, who has his own plans for Royaume.
The Witching Hours: The Vampire Knife (The\witching Hours Ser. #Bk. 1)
by Jack HenseleitThe first book in a spooky new series for only the bravest of readers--perfect for fans of The Spiderwick Chronicles. Now in paperback!Siblings Anna and Max love scary stories, but when they find an enchanted knife on a dark and stormy night in Transylvania, truth becomes stranger than fiction. Suddenly, they find themselves dragged into a world of monsters and magic...a world where it soon becomes all too clear that vampires are not just a fairy tale.And when Max mysteriously vanishes, it's up to Anna to find him. But can the siblings find a way to survive their own scary story?This deliciously creepy book is a modern Brothers Grimm tale, full of adventure and fun frights that will have readers jumping in their seats and ripping through the pages to find out what happens next.
A Jungle of Stars
by Jack L. ChalkerPaul Carlton Savage died for the first time on July 20, 1969 in Vietnam...and then his troubles really began. Before he knew what hit him, Savage was approached by The Hunter and offered a deal...a deal he was in no position to turn down: immortality in exchange for his services in The Hunter's continuing war against The Bromgrev.Suddenly Savage found himself pitted against The Bromgrev - an enemy he had never seen...an enemy who could be anyone, anywhere, at any time...an enemy determined to destroy all who opposed him and anything that got in his way.In this raging intergalactic war between Good and Evil, Savage was in a peculiar position. He couldn't decide which side to join...and time was running out!
A War of Shadows
by Jack L. ChalkerPROGRESS REPORT:Cornwall, Nebraska - 894 catatonic, 86 deadBoland, California - 1200 blindBerwick, Maine - 2100 severely mentally retardedMcKay, Maryland - 2300 with complete loss of memorySmall towns, each wiped out as surely as if bombed off the face of the earth.The president's announcement was simple: "My fellow Americans, the people of the United States are under attack. Terrorists are using germ warfare against us and we must take extraordinary enforcement measures. I will ask Congress to declare a state of national emergency..."
And the Devil Will Drag You Under
by Jack L. ChalkerAsmodeus Mogart was not a bad fellow, as demons go. Having gotten in trouble back in the home office, he had been assigned to duty on Earth. There he toiled, doing the kinds of things demons do and turning into something of a drunk.Then a rogue asteroid threatened to crash into Earth and destroy all life on the planet - demons included! There had to be a better way.Mac Walters and Jill McCullough, holding a private wake for their world in a Reno bar, were more than startled when a strange-looking little drunk told them they could save the world. All they had to do was enter five alternate universes and steal a demon-guarded jewel in each. Clearly, the man was crazy.But they had nothing better to do than go along with the gag. Then they each found themselves, naked and alone, on a hostile alien world!
Balshazzar's Serpent (Three Kings)
by Jack L. ChalkerThe interstellar wormholes failed and silence fell across a third of the galaxy. And when Karl Woodward's starship The Mountain found a lost colony, a stranded criminal mob struck, determined to seize his ship.
Cerberus: A Wolf In The Fold (Four Lords of the Diamond #2)
by Jack L. ChalkerAliens are kidnapping people and substituting undetectable imitations. The Confederacy sent an agent trained from birth to the task of infiltrating the planet where the exchanges were made. But this was no ordinary planet, it was one of the Warden worlds where microbes infiltrated all living things sent there which prevented anyone on a Warden planet from ever leaving. Could the agent still solve the problem under these conditions? And even if he did, would he report back to the Confederacy?
Charon: A Dragon at the Gate (Four Lords of the Diamond #3)
by Jack L. ChalkerThey took the body of Park Lacoch and stripped away his mind, transferring the mind of a top Confederacy operator to his brain. Then they stuck him aboard a spaceship and exiled him to Charon, one of the Worlds of the Warden Diamond, from which no man could return. A mysterious organism on those worlds infected everything, making life away from them impossible afterward. Charon was a hell world in literal fact. It wass too near its sun, making life all but unbearable in its hot steamy atmosphere.Strange beasts roamed its jungles--and stranger still, the group known as the Witchcraft plotted with the Lord in exile to take over the planed. There Witchcraft was real--for on Charon, magic worked. The Warden organism could be made to perform almost any feat under the control of a skilled witch or sorcerer--as Park Lancoch discovered when he was transformed into a changeling--a half beast, half man, with the beast rapidly gaining ascendancy. After that his assignment really became difficult...
Children of Flux and Anchor (Soul Rider #Bk. 5)
by Jack L. ChalkerThe last great battle of the Hellgates has been won and Flux and Anchor are at peace--for now. But someone has found the key to the magic of Flux. If they succeed in harnessing this fearsome power, the delicate balance could be destroyed. Who will stand when the horror of Flux is unleashed?