One of the famous Ace Doubles, with the wonderful original cover, One Against Herculum remains a fast-paced, fun story that you'll really enjoy. LEGAL ASSASSIN OF THE STARWAYS Corruption was the rule of order on the domed planetary colony of Herculum. Earthman Alan Demuth, for instance, couldn't get the job he had rightfully qualified for without paying a kickback to the man he hated, Jack Bohannen. Alan thought he could simply report Jack's graft, until he learned none would listen. There was one desperate recourse. Under provision of the law, Alan could ask for a crime license. His crime would be homicide, and the victim Jack Bohannen. The law gave him twenty-four hours to make good his murder. Failure would mean Alan's death. Success would mean the clean-up of graft and dishonesty. But Alan never realized that in a graft-ridden society, even a license to kill is liable to prove a backfiring fraud Jerry Sohl is the author of over two dozen books, as well as many scripts for Star Trek, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, and numerous other TV shows and feature films.

One of the famous Ace Doubles, with the wonderful original cover, The Mars Monopoly still stands today as a great, fun story in the classic style. A guy's gotta earn a living someplace-and if it isn't on Earth, it might as well be on Mars. That is if the Syndicate would let you live on the red planet. Bert Schaun found himself washed-up as a round-the-world rocket racer, blacklisted by Thornton McAllister. He tried to make a new life for himself prospecting for uranium in the lonesome vastness of the asteroids. But McAllister's fury hunted him even to Mars; the issue became a struggle to stay alive against the dangers imposed by McAllister's interplanetary power. And then Bert met Emma, and found that he was not only fighting for his own survival and his sweetheart's, but for the survival, too, of a whole race of Martian outcasts. Singlehandedly, he had to combat genocide on Mars Jerry Sohl is the author of over two dozen books, as well as many scripts for Star Trek, The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, and numerous other TV shows and feature films.

There it was again, that touch Her eyes opened wide, but she was in such a torpor she could not move. She could look only into the eyes of "Dr." Josh, a gentle man who was trying so hard to make her feel better, and succeeding. His eyes were bright and fixed on hers. The gentle touch again, and again, only firmer now... "Please," Lillie protested. She lifted a languid arm. She was supposed to say, "Don't do that," but she did not have the strength or the desire. The touch became even firmer, and she gasped, closed her eyes... Was he a god or a devil? A dedicated healer or a greedy charlatan? The doctors didn't have the answers, but half the women in town could have told them. Joshua Noah was a big handsome stranger with a voice that caressed your mind and a pair of hands that worked magic. Nobody knew where he came from, who he was, or what really happened in all those other towns before he settled down in Monroe to practice his strange healing art.

An amusing, lighthearted examination of the crazy world of rubber and duplicate bridge, and the men and women who populate that strange milieu - with a heavy but hilarious accen on the tricks and ploys employed by dedicated bridge fiends to win games, master points, and/or money.

With tongue in cheek and laughter aforethought, Jerry Sohl takes his readers on a merry romp through all the deceits and tricks of one-upmanship as it is practiced in the game of chess. Drawing from his own experiences, he sets out in amusing detail a host of put-offs, come-ons, psychological maneuverings, lures, and frauds to accomplish checkmate. All illustrated with drawings by artist Roy Schlemme. The author's inventiveness is limitless. All kinds of ploys are carefully described: the amazing effectiveness of reverse polarity; adopting some of Bobby Fischer's tactics; the Freudian gambit; the Blencher; the Hassled Castle; befuddling rule fanatics; talking your way to victory; coffeehouse counter-gambits; when and how to lose; advanced duplicity; and chess of the last resort. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1: THE FIRST MOVE 2: PRELIMINARIES AND PREPARATIONS 3: THE PROPER SPIRIT 4: HOW TO TALK A GOOD GAMBIT 5: HOW TO BEFUDDLE RULE FANATICS 6: HOW TO PLAY AGAINST WEIRDOS 7: COFFEEHOUSE CHESS COUNTERGAMBITS 8: WHEN TO LOSE 9: ADVANCED DUPLICITY 10: DESPERATE MOVES CHESS OF THE LAST RESORT APPENDIX: USEFUL TRIVIA

The paperback edition of Star Trek and Twilight Zone writer Jerry Sohl's most beloved novel. Dr. Winfield Costigan had designed his "Needle" as a boon to medical research. But few men are able to let well enough alone, and when the Inland Electronics Company puts up a huge sum to finance the project, Costigan constructs a needle big enough to allow a man to step inside. At a secret testing, Glenn Basher of Inland Electronics draws the short straw and passes through the eye of the needle. Trouble is, he does not reappear. Naturally, the police begin to show interest in the case of the missing man. Interference by the press and finally the meddling of a fanatic bring things to a most eerie climax on "the other side" of the needle. This is science fiction of a most entertaining variety-a fantastic adventure in time, but peopled with fully developed characters in situations that allow them to react in a most human way. "Jerry Sohl undoubtedly possesses one of the most imaginative minds of our day." -Houston Post

THE GREATEST SHORT WORKS OF A MASTER OF FANTASY JERRY SOHL (1913-2002) was one of the most successful science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writers of his time. A prolific author of novels (Costigans Needle, Point Ultimate) and films (Die, Monster, Die with Boris Karloff ), he is perhaps best-known today for his teleplays for The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, The Outer Limits, and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. You hold in your hands the first-ever collection of this masters scripts and stories Included in this volume: . Ten classic short tales, including two adapted for the legendary Outer Limits . Two never-seen scripts for The Twilight Zone . An intriguing story treatment for Alfred Hitchcock Presents . A powerful foreword by William F. Nolan . Essay-appreciations from George Clayton Johnson, Richard Matheson, and Marc Scott Zicree . Touching personal tributes from the authors son and daughter, Allan and Jennifer Sohl For fans of classic science fiction, fantasy, and suspense this is a book to savor