THE RAMSGATE PARADOX

Berkley paperback, 1976. Cover by Paul Lehr.

PARADOX LOST

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1974. Cover artwork by Vincent Di Fate.

CEMETERY WORLD

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1974. Cover artwork by Vincent Di Fate.

THE BEST SF STORIES FROM NEW WORLDS

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1968. Cover artwork by Paul Lehr.

DANGEROUS VISIONS #3

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1969. Cover artwork by Don Ivan Punchatz.

Rear cover.

DANGEROUS VISIONS #2

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1969. Cover artwork by Don Ivan Punchatz.

Rear cover.

DANGEROUS VISIONS #1

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1969. Cover artwork by Don Ivan Punchatz.

Rear cover.

DUNE MESSIAH

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1970. Cover by Jack Gaughan.

HOUR OF THE HORDE

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1971. Cover artwork by Richard M. Powers.

Rear cover synopsis:

"As a horde of monstrous travelers advances through space annihilating everything before it, a super-defense force, consisting of one especially talented man from each as yet untouched planet, converges in an attempt to turn back the horde. 

Miles Vander, Earth's representative, finds himself with a small group regarded as the less civilized of the defending force. But in the final showdown, it is these creatures capable of independent action and raw courage who give a surprising twist to this galactic cliffhanger..."

NIGHT OF LIGHT

Berkley Medallion paperback, October 1977 - sixth printing. Cover
painting by Vincent Di Fate.

"A WORLD GONE BERSERK 

Every seven years, the placid planet of Dante's Joy becomes a waking nightmare of death, deformity and madness. To escape, the populace has the choice of Sleeping - lying drugged in their tomblike houses - or taking the Chance - staying awake and going abroad while their world goes berserk. They become what their innermost longings dictate, whether it be a beast locked in the vilest bowels of depravity, or a supreme being raised to the flowering serenity of truth and light. Thousands are mutilated, killed, transformed into monstrous things. John Carmody, a conscienceless exile from Earth, arrogantly chooses to take the Chance. 

Reeling, shrieking his fear and despair, Carmody confronts the Night of Light, the unknown and unknowable..."

BEYOND

Berkley Medallion paperback, 1963. Cover artwork
by Richard M. Powers.

"The late, lamented Beyond, edited by H. L. Gold, published during its career some of the best adult fantasy and science fiction stories written in America - stories by masters such as Theodore Sturgeon, Ray Bradbury and Algis Budrys" 

-Damon Knight.

"The Watchful Poker Chip - Ray Bradbury tells the story of a man who had one of his eyes replaced with the most beautiful poker chip in the world... 

The Real People - a startling story which shows that most of us are only puppets - and Algis Budrys proves it... 

The Ghost Maker - Frederik Pohl demonstrates that if you track real magic to its lair, you may be very, very sorry..."

Contents:

 The Watchful Poker Chip by Ray Bradbury

The Ghost Maker by Frederik Pohl

Can Such Beauty Be? by Jerome Bixby

The Real People by Algis Budrys

The Beautiful Brew by James E. Gunn

I'd Give A Dollar by Winston Marks

The Root And The Ring by Wyman Guinn

Double Whammy by Fredric Brown

Talent by Theodore Sturgeon

THE INFINITE CAGE

Berkley Medallion paperback, July 1974. Cover art by
Richard M. Powers

"A little wisp of a man appears from who-knows-where, apparently suffering from delusions, schizophrenia, paranoia, and mental maladies not yet named. His misadventures in a hostile world would put Walter Mitty to shame for lack of imagination. He finds he has strange powers that bring him spectacular success at whatever he attempts - followed, it seems inevitably, by crushing disaster. At last, on the verge of utter despair, he stumbles onto a clue to the secret of his existence... 

Keith Laumer, famous for his witty novels of galaxy-hopping adventure, has created a spooky, funny, hauntingly brilliant novel that cannot be put down - and will never be forgotten- 

WELCOME TO ADAM'S WORLD."

GALACTIC ODYSSEY

Berkley Medallion paperback, September 1967. Cover painting
by Richard M. Powers.

"IT WAS STRANGE 

enough to begin with - I, Billy Danger, stranded on a planet with the beautiful Lady Raire. After the massacre that took two of our party, we alone were left, waiting to be rescued. 

Hope filled my breast when a spaceship landed, but the batlike dwarfs that emerged, viciously beat me up, grabbed the Lady Raire...And when I came to, they were gone, with her. 

She was my charge - i was responsible for her safety, and i meant to find her, even if i had to Itravel to each and every planet in the galaxy. 

I was a bluff young lad in those days - and might have chosen differently, if i had known what grisly adventures were in store for me in the century's most hair-raising GALACTIC ODYSSEY."

THE WEREWOLF PRINCIPLE

Berkley Medallion paperback, June 1968. Cover by
Richard M. Powers.

"BACK FROM THE STARS 

Andrew Blake, found frozen in a space capsule after 200 years on a wandering asteroid, is brought back to a strangely different Earth. 

In his search for identity he suddenly becomes frighteningly aware of two alien beings that lurk within his body. With this discovery as a clue to his origin, Blake gradually unearths the mystery-shrouded "Werewolf Principle" - a scientific theory buried in the past that promises startling consequences for the future..."

TUNNEL THROUGH THE DEEPS

Berkley Medallion paperback, May 1974. Cover painting by
Richard M. Powers.

"A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah! 

The time is the 1970's - sort of. The place is Earth - in a way. The project: build a tunnel from England to her colonies in America, under the Atlantic Ocean! Captain Gus Washington, engineer extraordinary, wrestles with awesome problems to complete the tunnel and redeem his family's name. For Gus is a direct descendant of the famous traitor of long ago, George Washington, who led a failed rebellion in the 1700's. Harry Harrison, that incomparable creator of alternate worlds, has  created a brilliant double exposure of history and a typically superb reading experience."

THE HOUSE IN NOVEMBER

Berkley Medallion paperback, May 1971. Cover artwork by
Richard M. Powers.

"There had been an invasion, and the town of Beatrice, Nebraska, was occupied. The question was, by whom? 

To Jeff Mallory, awakened one morning to find that he had lost three months out of his life; that his teenage daughter was missing (and his wife denied that she had ever existed); that he was a slave to incomprehensible tasks in the mile-high star tower that had not been there when he went to sleep - the invaders were ALIENS... 

To the bizarre Russo-American army poised on the edge of town and determined to destroy it utterly, the invaders were CHINESE... 

To the strange old man who lived in the old house, and who carried in his mind the key to the whole mystery, the invaders were the MONE..."

Loved this one; very cinematic - that is, I imagine it translating very well to film - it's a great adventure story. The House In November follows familiar Laumer motifs: the pariah, superhuman transformation, transcendence. I found it notable too for the original aliens, in a refreshing change from the usual green-skinned, multi-limbed or bipedal creatures, the Mone are parasitic organisms. (4/5)