The First Reginald Bretnor Megapack
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“But that’s absurd,” she snapped. “A Jewish name could have nothing to do with that kitten’s heredity!”
“On the contrary, dear Esmeralda,” said Ferdinand Feghoot. “I called him that because of his blue genes.”
[1] “)(” is used to represent a time machine.—Editor
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
“Sugar Plum” originally appeared in Galaxy Science Fiction, November, 1952. Copyright © 1953 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Gnurrs Come from the Voodvork Out” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Winter/Spring 1950.
“Cat” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in April, 1953. Copyright © 1953 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Maybe Just a Little One” originally appeared in Harper’s Magazine in August, 1947. Copyright © 1947 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Unknown Things” originally appeared in Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone Magazine, February, 1989. Copyright © 1989 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Bug-Getter” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction in 1960. Copyright © 1960 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Aunt’s Flight” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July, 1988. Copyright © 1988 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Dr. Birdmouse” originally appeared in Fantastic Stories of Imagination, April, 1962. Copyright © 1962 by Reginald Bretnor.
“The Man on Top” originally appeared in Esquire, October 1951. Copyright © 1951 by Reginald Bretnor.
“The Beasts that Perish” originally appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, December 1977. Copyright © 1977 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Without (General) Issue” originally appeared in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine, November 5 1981. Copyright © 1981 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Mating Season” originally appeared in Southwest Review 37, Spring 1952. Copyright © 1952 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Mrs. Pigafetta Swims Well” originally appeared in The Peninsula Spectator, October 1995. Copyright © 1959 by Reginald Bretnor.
“The Murderers’ Circle” originally appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, July 1988. Copyright © 1988 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Paper Tiger” originally appeared in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, May 1969. Copyright © 1969 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Fungo the Unrighteous” originally appeared in Amazing Stories, November 1986. Copyright © 1986 by Reginald Bretnor.
“All the Tea in China” originally appeared in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May 1961. Copyright © 1961 by Reginald Bretnor.
“Ferdinand Feghoot 5” is taken from The Collected Feghoot (1992). Copyright © 1992 by Reginald Bretnor. Reprinted by permission of the author’s estate.