Edwin Balmer: 6 books

Many people consider the novella form -- 17,500 words to 40,000 words -- the perfect length. It’s long enough to flesh out characters, but short enough to read in one sitting while still having plenty of plot. This volume collects 8 crime and suspense stories: AS I LIE DEAD, by Fletcher Flora RENDEZVOUS,...

After Worlds Collide (1934) was a sequel to the 1933 science fiction novel, When Worlds Collide, both of which were co-written by Philip Gordon Wylie and Edwin Balmer. After Worlds Collide first appeared as a six-part monthly serial (November 1933–April 1934) in Blue Book magazine. Much shorter...

Published first as a six-part serial in 1932, When Worlds Collide is a story of golden-age cataclysmic vision, bursting into the hearts and minds of science fiction readers ever since. The thrilling plot follows an astronomer, Sven Bronson, as he tries to save humankind from two approaching rogue...

A detective story from the two authors who have joined their talents to produce it-'...Almost immediately after Warden had left the house, the door-bell rang and Kondo answered it. A young man with a quiet and pleasant bearing inquired for Mr. Warden and said he came by appointment. Kondo ushered...

Taking place between 1895 and 1920, the reader is introduced to shipping, boats, navigating weather, and commuting to Lake Michigan cities. Of course, this is all couched in an Indian legend in which a mysterious drum sounds for all the people lost at sea.

Trant substituted for the photograph the bend wire given to him by Miss Rowan. Then for the last time he swung to the instrument and his eyes caught the wildly vibrating pencils, they flared with triumph.