Wildside Press

Secret of the Buried City
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 13,820. Language: English. Originally Published: February 25, 2023 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Rodney Marlow found a metal city buried beneath his farm, and in it the secret of an amazing menace. Pulp science fiction by a British master.
Morning Star
Series: Count Czarny, Vampire. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,640. Language: English. Originally Published: January 13, 2023 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Count Czarny came to the New World to escape the madness that was Europe. Here, in a new land, he thought he could live in a quieter, less supertitious place. But what he found was just as barbaric, even among the Native American tribes, even by the standards of a vampire...
Last Conflict
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 19,610. Language: English. Originally Published: January 4, 2023 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
To men of ruthless ambition, Science can be a very powerful ally. But too much power is dangerous for those who can't control it.... Classic pulp science fiction by a British master!
Seeds from Space
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 12,880. Language: English. Originally Published: January 2, 2023 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
A titanic weed whose seed came from Mars enveloped Earth in its grip… but the creeping menace may save mankind from a far greater disaster. Classic pulp science fiction!
White Outcast
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,330. Language: English. Originally Published: December 18, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
A shape-shifting alien spreads death and destruction as he seeks to recover a lost data "coin" containing plans for a dozen deadly, hi-tech weapons.
The Inquisitive Butcher of Nice: A French Murder Mystery
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,910. Language: English. Originally Published: December 15, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
At 7:10 Martin came clattering up the stairs from the butcher shop three at a time. His knock on M. Beauregard's door had none of its usual apologetic politeness. He thundered on the panel with both hands. At the same time, he called in a loud voice through the door. "M. Beauregard! Awake! Instantly! Come quickly to the shop! There is a dead man in our display case, lying on the cold cuts!"
The 1861 Twelve: A Rare Stamp Mystery
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,800. Language: English. Originally Published: December 15, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
Lenny reached with gloved hands for the stamp album on the top shelf. He had not only found one of those rare twelve-cent 1861 stamps, but he was about to obtain it, cost-free and tax-free, thanks to his skills as a thief and burglar. With the stamp's rightful owner in the hospital and the house deserted, what could possible go wrong?
In Video Veritas
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,380. Language: English. Originally Published: November 20, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Although he liked to point out to visitors that he got all of the channels—over thirty-five of them—Kapinsky had never really thought about Channel 1 until the night when his cat, Eyesore, jumped up on the cable box on top of the TV set and changed the channel.. Kapinsky reached for the remote-control and was about to change the channel back to where it had been, when a picture abruptly...
Moon Heaven
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 11,070. Language: English. Originally Published: November 14, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
A meteor disables a small ship of the void, and Brig Dean is forced to land his party on a wild, unexplored satellite! But their safety seems assured—until the primeval inhabitants begin to resent the presence of Earthmen...
The Riviera Contract
Series: Stone Angel, Book 9. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 75,050. Language: English. Originally Published: November 25, 2020 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » International crime
Against the backdrop of the Cannes Film Festival in the French Riviera, private eye Peter Sawyer must locate and bring back alive Sandrine Tally, the beautiful woman who left a bullet-ridden body in her apartment in order to escape from a group of international thugs. Book 9 in the acclaimed Stone Angel series.
Peeling It Off
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,310. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
I was wide awake, not dreaming. Grandpa put down the suitcase, then reached up behind his head with both hands as if he were fumbling for the string to take a Halloween mask off—that was the image that came to me, even then—and he peeled his face away. It just came off. But he had his back to me and I didn't see—I mean, I only saw when he held up the mask of flesh to the window. It was...
The Emerald Skull
Series: Barb Goffman Presents. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,550. Language: English. Originally Published: November 16, 2020 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Barb Goffman Presents is a new line of mystery short-reads selected by acclaimed author and editor Barb Goffman. Each one is Barb's personal choice as one of her favorite stories published over the last few years. This volume selects "The Emerald Skull" by Sylvia Warsh. Born to Holocaust survivors, Sylvia Maultash Warsh is the author of the Rebecca Temple mysteries, one of which won an Edgar...
Cave of Danger
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 61,930. Language: English. Originally Published: March 9, 2021 by Wildside Press. Categories: Nonfiction » Children's Books » Fiction, Fiction » Children’s books » Action & Adventure / Survival Stories
"Well, hi, hillbilly." Kurt's grin shone as big and bright as the sun-gold letter L on his velour turtleneck. It was his same arrogant, sneering grin as always, except for the slight tint of embarrassment from having fallen. Matt nodded warily and said nothing. He didn't trust his voice. His throat felt tight, and his chest ached with anxious pressure as he watched the big four-letter athlete...
Boiling Point
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,670. Language: English. Originally Published: October 19, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
In a moment he was through the cloud barrier and into the darkness. Earth was below the horizon today, but he saw Mars, clear and sharp against the backdrop of space. They wouldn't have done a fool thing like this to him on Mars, he thought. They weren't shorthanded there. But here, on Venus, the stepchild of space, the U.N. appropriation was bestowed grudgingly, and the technical staff was no...
The Cat-Tracker Lady of Asad Alley
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,110. Language: English. Originally Published: October 15, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Horror, Fiction » Horror » Occult, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Thirty feet away, the woman began craning her hooded head first in one direction, then in another, before saying softly, "There you are," and after she spoke, the cats began to ooze from the alley, a wiggling ocean of low-slung bodies, their fur rippling wave-like as they moved in a huge phalanx of long, lean backs, lowered tails, and flattened-eared heads, coming closer and closer to the woman...
The Last Hours
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,750. Language: English. Originally Published: November 29, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
This new powerhouse controlled the energy of the sun—but it could not control its own power to destroy...
California Schemin': The 2020 Bouchercon Anthology
Price: $5.99 USD. Words: 102,010. Language: English. Originally Published: December 10, 2020 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Anthologies » Mystery, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
California Schemin' is a new anthology of thrilling tales by nineteen of the world's best mystery authors. The official anthology of Bouchercon 2020, it is edited by the award-winning Art Taylor and features brand new works by acclaimed and award-winning writers like Scott Turow, Walter Mosley, Anne Perry, Anthony Horowitz, Cara Black, Janet A. Rudolph, and Catriona McPherson. As the name...
Mystery of the Martian Pendulum
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 9,110. Language: English. Originally Published: September 7, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
At the heart of Mars a great pendulum swung, ticking out an inexorable doom to Earthmen!. Classic science fiction!
Arctic God
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,630. Language: English. Originally Published: September 26, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
How could an English village be here in the frozen north? And what was the arctic god they feared so much? Classic pulp science fiction by a British master!
The Silky Veils of Ardor
Series: A Black Cat Weekly Mystery. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,390. Language: English. Originally Published: July 11, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Traditional British, Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
High school reunions are always a mixed bag—bringing back memories of good times and heartbreak. But some memories are best left unremembered and can sometimes lead to murder.
The Jewels From the Moon
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,850. Language: English. Originally Published: September 6, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure, Fiction » Science fiction » Space opera
The huge fortune in gems that Bull Cassell finds on Luna undergoes a strange transformation in the atmosphere of Earth—a change that unlocks the past and brings forth a threatening horde that should have perished ages ago!
Green Roses
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,990. Language: English. Originally Published: November 5, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Contemporary, Fiction » Fantasy » Dark
Demons often grow bored. But when it comes down to tests against humanity, the game isn't always the fiddle. And in Fantocinni's case, he found himself playing Monopoly against the demon who had cost him everything and everyone he loved. And the stakes? If he won, he'd get it all back. But that was a big if...
Earth Asunder!
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 8,840. Language: English. Originally Published: September 26, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Rodney Dawson matches his wits with the power-mad Volan, conqueror of the world! Blindly, Dawson assists the emperor in the construction of underground cities as protection against an asteroid doom—until he learns of Volan's mad plan to split the world in two!
Face in the Sky
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 10,820. Language: English. Originally Published: September 12, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
There couldn't be a Face in the sky. Not a living one. But there was, and when it spoke, an awe-stricken world rushed to obey its command!
Phase Four
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,440. Language: English. Originally Published: September 14, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General, Fiction » Themes & motifs » Crime
Miranda, longtime bank employee, executes a sound plan to erase all evidence of her mortgage debt. It can't fail. And then, she is declared Employee of the Year…
Evensong
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,860. Language: English. Originally Published: October 20, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
Originally published in Harlan Ellison's classic anthology, Dangerous Visions, here is Lester del Rey's famous contribution, "Evensong." By the time he reached the surface of the little planet, even the dregs of his power were drained. Now he rested, drawing reluctant strength slowly from the yellow sun that shone on the greensward around him. His senses were dim with an ultimate fatigue, but...
Waiting for Old Smoky
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,110. Language: English. Originally Published: November 24, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Fantasy » General, Fiction » Fantasy » Historical
Bart Maverel has a most unusual series of encounters late one night. It's the stuff tall tales are made of, and Bart—inveterate gambler and saddle tramp that he is—will no doubt be telling this story for years around the poker table.
Black Cat Weekly #34
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 199,270. Language: English. Originally Published: April 26, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Western, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Historical, Fiction » Romance » Western
Here is the 34th issue of Black Cat Weekly, packed with more than 500 pages of great reading, with contents ranging from mystery to adventure to science fiction and fantasy. The complete contents includes: Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure: "Skin," by Stephen D. Rogers [Michael Bracken Presents short story] "Booked for Murder," by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery] "Grateful Touring," by...
The Copper Bullet
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,570. Language: English. Originally Published: November 16, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General, Fiction » Science fiction » Adventure
Dr. Henry Bland, chief of the Atomic Research Centre, has been experiencing headaches. He is found in his office, slumped over his desk, with a hole in his head, possibly a gunshot wound; but are the clues straightforward?
Escape While I Can
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 77,650. Language: English. Originally Published: November 18, 2020 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » Cozy, Fiction » Mystery & detective » Amateur sleuth
When the family fortune suddenly dissolved, the Brandons wrapped the threads of their former prestige about them and went into solitary confinement. Middle-aged, outwardly courteous but inwardly bitter and hateful, the three of them lived in a state of suspended animosity, pretending to ignore the fear that hung over them. This was the family that greeted Elizabeth when, in her youth and...
Jewish Easter
Series: Barb Goffman Presents. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 5,840. Language: English. Originally Published: November 16, 2020 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Mystery & detective » General
Barb Goffman Presents is a new line of mystery short-reads selected by acclaimed author and editor Barb Goffman. Each one is her personal choice of one of her favorite stories published over the last few years. This volume selects "Jewish Easter" by David Liss. David Liss is the author of fourteen novels, as well as numerous novellas and short stories. His books include A Conspiracy of Paper...
Black-Out
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 6,640. Language: English. Originally Published: October 11, 2022 by Wildside Press. Categories: Fiction » Science fiction » General
If one fine day, you saw the Sun fall out of the sky and all was dark but for the stars—stars you'd never seen before—would YOU know what might have happened?

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