COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
The Thedore R. Cogswell Megapack (also published as The Third Eye) is copyright © 1968 by Theodore R. Cogswell. All rights reserved. Cover art copyright © Diversipixel / Fotolia.
Published by arrangement with the Estate of Theodore Cogswell. For more information, contact Wildside Press LLC.
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“Deconditioned Response” (under the title “No Gun to the Victor”) originally appeared in Imagination, Oct. 1955. Copyright © 1955 by Greenleaf Publishing Company. Copyright renewed 1983 (Renewal # RE0000163159.)
“Mr. Hoskin’s Heel” originally appeared in Fantastic Universe. Copyright 1954 by King-Size Publications, Inc.
“The Cabbage Patch” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, December 1957. Copyright © 1952 by Fantasy House, Inc. Copyright renewed 1984 (Renewal # RE0000212874.)
“Limiting Factor” originally appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction, Apr. 1954. Copyright © 1954 by Galaxy Publishing Company. Copyright renewed 1982 (renewal # RE0000128787).
“Disassemply Line” originally appeared in Beyond Fantasy Fiction. Copyright © 1954 by Galaxy Publishing Company. Copyright renewed 1982 (renewal # RE0000128787).
“A Spudget for Thwilbert” originally appeared in Fantastic Universe, Apr. 1958. Copyright © 1958 by King-Size Publishing Company. Copyright renewed 1986 (renewal # RE0000281120).
“Training Device” originally appeared in Imagination, March 1955. Copyright © 1955 by 1955 by Greenleaf Publishing Company.
“Impact with the Devil” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov. 1956. Copyright © 1956 Fantasy House, Inc. Copyright renewed 1984 (renewal # RE0000212874).
“Machine Record” (with Walter Tevis) originally appeared in Science Fiction Adventures, No. 20, May 1961. Copyright © 1961 by Nova Publications, Inc.
“One to a Customer” originally appeared in Super Science Fiction, June 1958. Copyright © 1958 by Headline Publications, Inc. Copyright renewed 1986 (renewal # RE0000281120).
“The Man Who Knew Grodnik” originally appeared in Science Fantasy, June 1962. Copyright © 1962 by Nova Publications, Inc.
“Lover Boy” originally appeared in Beyond Fantasy Fiction. Copyright © 1954 by Galaxy Publishing Company. Copyright renewed 1982 (renewal # RE0000128787).
“The Other Cheek” Science Fiction Adventures, May 1953. Copyright © 1953 by Science Fiction Adventures. Copyright renewed 1981 (renewal # RE0000121265).
“Minimum Sentence” originally appeared in Galaxy science fiction, Aug. 1953. Copyright © 1953 by Galaxy Publishing Company. Copyright renewed 1981 (renewal # RE0000121265).
“The Short Count” originally appeared in Avon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader, Jan. 1953. Copyright © 1953 by Avon Novels, Inc.
“Conventional Ending” originally appeared in Future Science Fiction, Oct. 1954. Copyright © 1954 by Columbia Publications, Inc. Copyright renewed 1982 (renewal # RE0000128787).
A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER
Theodore Rose Cogswell, (March 10, 1918 – February 3, 1987), was an American science fiction author. His first published story appeared in the magazine Astounding Science Fiction (June 1952).
An all, Cogswell wrote nearly 40 science fiction stories, most in the same lighthearted vein as his first, and was co-author of a novel in the Star Trek franchise. He also published two collections of short stories. (This volume originally appeared as one of them, The Third Eye. I retitled it to fit into the Megapack series.) Cogswell was also the editor of the long-running “fanzine for pros”, Proceedings of the Institute for Twenty-First Century Studies. In this, writers and editors discussed their and each other’s works.
During the Spanish Civil War, he served as an ambulance driver on the Republican side in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade.
I am working with Mr. Cogswell’s daughter to resurrect and republish her father’s classic work. Enjoy!
—John Betancourt
Publisher, Wildside Press LLC
www.wildsidepress.com
ABOUT THE MEGAPACKS
Over the last few years, our “Megapack” series of ebook anthologies has grown to be among our most popular endeavors. (Maybe it helps that we sometimes offer them as premiums to our mailing list!) One question we keep getting asked is, “Who’s the editor?”
The Megapacks (except where specifically credited) are a group effort. Everyone at Wildside works on them. This includes John Betancourt (me), Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Bonner Menking, Colin Azariah-Kribbs, A.E. Warren, and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!)
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Note: we only consider stories that have already been professionally published. This is not a market for new works.
TYPOS
Unfortunately, as hard as we try, a few typos do slip through. We update our ebooks periodically, so make sure you have the current version (or download a fresh copy if it’s been sitting in your ebook reader for months.) It may have already been updated.
If you spot a new typo, please let us know. We’ll fix it for everyone. You can email the publisher at [email protected] or use the message boards above.
THE MEGAPACK SERIES
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2. Mark Clifton
3. Poul Anderson
4. Clifford D. Simak
5. Lester del Rey
6. Charles L. Fontenay
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The First Reginald Bretnor Megapack
The Fredric Brown Megapack
The Ray Cummings Megapack
The Philip K. Dick Megapack
The Dragon Megapack
The Randall Garrett Megapack
The Second Randall Garrett Megapack
The Edmond Hamilton Megapack
The C.J. Henderson Megapack
The Murray Leinster Megapack
The Second Murray Leinster Megapack
The Jack London Science Fiction Megapack
The Martian Megapack
The A. Merritt Megapack*
The E. Nesbit Megapack
The Andre Norton Megapack
The H. Beam Piper Megapack
The Pulp Fiction Megapack
The Mack Reynolds Megapack
The Darrell Schweitzer Megapack
The Science-Fantasy Megapack