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A NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER

Achmed Abdullah is one of my favorite pulp writers…probably third or fourth on the list. (My #1 favorite is Arthur O. Friel. #2 is harder—but I’d probably go with Johnston McCulley, creator of Zorro.) If you’ve picked up this volume, you may already be familiar with Abdullah’s work from the first volume, The Achmed Abdullah Megapack. If not, no harm done; both Megapacks contain short stories which can be read in any order. The real difference is that Volume 1 contains quite a few supernatural stories, and Volume 2 focuses more on contemporary life in exotic locales, like the Middle East, China, and New York City (primarily Chinatown). Crime is frequently touched upon; many also qualify as mysteries.

Note for the squeamish: Some of these stories are not “politically correct” by today’s standards. Please keep in mind that Abdullah was writing in a different age, with different standards of propriety. The world has changed a lot in 100 years.

And most of all—enjoy!

—John Betancourt

Publisher, Wildside Press LLC

www.wildsidepress.com

ABOUT THE MEGAPACK SERIES

Over the last few years, our “Megapack” series of ebook anthologies has proved to be one of 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, Mary Wickizer Burgess, Sam Cooper, Carla Coupe, Steve Coupe, Bonner Menking, Colin Azariah-Kribbs, Robert Reginald. A. E. Warren, and many of Wildside’s authors…who often suggest stories to include (and not just their own!).

A NOTE FOR KINDLE READERS

The Kindle versions of our Megapacks employ active tables of contents for easy navigation…please look for one before writing reviews on Amazon that complain about the lack! (They are sometimes at the ends of ebooks, depending on your reader.)

RECOMMEND A FAVORITE STORY?

Do you know a great classic science fiction story, or have a favorite author whom you believe is perfect for the Megapack series? We’d love your suggestions! You can post them on our message board at http://movies.ning.com/forum (there is an area for Wildside Press comments).

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 wildsidepress@yahoo.com or use the message boards above.