Four universes. Four heroes. One survivor.
The self-proclaimed King of the Multiverse, King Aeno, summons four heroes from across the multiverse to his kingdom to compete in the first-ever Tournament of Heroes. These four heroes—Kevin 'Bolt' Jason, Alex 'Beams' Fry, Jack 'Trickshot' McDonald, and Nyle 'Winter' Maxwell—must compete against each other for the title of Greatest Hero... [click here for more]
Resist destiny.
Two days. Two days left before the end of the Tournament of Heroes and the multiverse itself.
Bolt has fallen. He's been corrupted into the villainous Dark Thunder, a brutal enforcer who keeps the other competitors in line. Meanwhile, Sigil advances his plot to destroy the multiverse in accordance with the Prophecy practically unopposed.
Yet not all hope is lost.... [click here for more]
You can't fight fate.
Aware of the Tournament of Heroes' true purpose, the four heroes—Bolt, Beams, Trickshot, and Winter—must translate the only known written copy of the mysterious Prophecy, whose contents may hold the key to saving the entire multiverse from destruction.
They must do it without alerting Sigil, King Aeno's right-hand man, who is hellbent on destroying the multiverse... [click here for more]
Murray Leinster (1896-1975) enjoyed a reputation as a top pulp fiction writer from the 1920s through the 1960s, publishing dozens of novels and more than a thousand short stories -- and not just in the science fiction field, as this collection shows. However, his greatest fame came from SF, and the Sidewise Award (for best alternate history work) is named after his story, "Sidewise in Time."... [click here for more]
The third volume of Wildside Press's ongoing Murray Leinster series presents 15 more classic stories.
Leinster was the pen name for William F. Jenkins (1896-1975), one of the great magazine writers of the 20th Century. This collection spans 6 decades and touches on most of the genres in which he worked: science fiction, fantasy, mystery, adventure, and war. Best of all, this is the first time 8... [click here for more]