The eighth science fiction megapack auckland libraries. This gave rise to a genre of frustrating, punending stories called a feghoot. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot 1956 as by grendel briarton. The first reginald bretnor megapack pdf reginald bretnor. The eighth science fiction megapack northeast texas. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A paperback feghoot collection was published by paradox press in 1962 and the mirage press published two other editions. A feghoot is a humorous short story or vignette ending in a pun where the story contains. I believe this is the first book collection of feghoot adventures. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot paperback 1962. Most of his fiction was in short story form, and usually featured a whimsical story line or ironic plot twist.
Ferdinand feghoot made his debut in the magazine of fantasy and science fiction as the star of the series, through time and space with ferdinand feghoot for years. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot series. Traveler through space and time and always ready to show up in any situation and crack the worlds worst puns. The first fortyfive feghoot adventures with five more never previously heard from. Golden age ahead by isaac asimov, on books by baird searles, the thaw by tanith lee, the shop on bedford street by martin gardner, storming the bijou, mon amour by michael bishop, through time and sapce with ferdinand feghoot. Briarton has kindly permitted the use of the word feghoot.
Venture science fiction magazine, august 1969, volume 3. Click to read more about through time and space with ferdinand feghoot twice. As a writer, he seemed fascinated by puns authoring many book two of which are through time and space with ferdinand feghoot, and the complete feghoot. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot sf digest by koontz, dean r. Here are 25 stories plus a bonus interview with bestselling author george r. The many lives and greatest exploits of historys punniest space time traveller 1975 c only as by grendel briarton. The compleat feghoot and the even more compleat feghoot. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot reginald bretnor as grendel briarton on.
Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot january 1958 1958 as by. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Til a compilation of scifi stories entitled, through. Some small press once put out a hardback anthology of the magazine pieces called, iirc, through time and space with ferdinand feghoot. As a very longtime fan of the extended pun my first was told to me by an uncle in the early 1960s, i find this book to be an outstanding exemplar of the genre. Paradox press, 1962 american wit and humor 69 pages. The eighth science fiction megapack presents another stellar lineup of classic science fiction, new and old. Cover by karl kofoed for a thirst for broken water, editorial. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot grendel briarton on.
The eighth science fiction megapack the ohio digital. The first fortyfive feghoot adventures with five more never previously heard from reginald bretnor paradox press, 1962 american wit and humor. Read the second time travel megapack, by robert sawyer. Ferdinad was brought to life by reginald bretnor 19111992 under the pen name, grendel briarton. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot was originally published in the magazine fantasy and science fiction from 1956 to 1973. The first fortyfive feghoot adventures with five more never previously heard from by reginald bretnor isbn. Academic sf criticism was in its infancy during the years bretnor assembled these. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot feghoot by. The late reginald bretnor 19111992 was never a prolific writer he wrote only a handful of books and about 100 short stories and more than 120 shortshort feghoots under his grendel briarton pseudonym over a 45year writing career.
I saw it in a sf bookstore in massachusetts in the 1970s, but foolishly didnt buy it. The first fortyfive feghoot adventures with five more never previously heard from 1962 c only as by grendel briarton the compleat feghoot. Art by bruce ariss for through time and space with ferdinand feghoot. Later editions in 1965, 1975, and 1980 added more adventures. The first fortyfive feghoot adventures with five more never previously heard from by reginald bretnor. Only original illustration art by bruce ariss for through time and. Later editions, i believe, used different illustrators. In addition to wars, weaponry, and science fiction, bretnors broad interests included cats. From a sciencefiction series called through time and space with ferdinand feghoot by reginald bretnor. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about compleat feghoot. Through time and space with ferdinand fegoot book blogger. Bretnor chronicled feghoots adventures in the multiyear series through time and space with ferdinand feghoot. The even more compleat feghoot by reginald bretnor goodreads.
If you create a free account and sign in, you will be able to customize what is displayed. The original 1962 edition features a cover and illustrations by bruce ariss. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot twice. The eighth science fiction megapack richland library. The second time travel megapack collects 23 more tales of travel through time, by great modern and classic authors. Sawyerthe business, as usual, by mack reynoldsthrough time and space with ferdinand feghoot.
The second time travel megapack south texas library. This itemis particularly rare unavailable on amazon or anywhere else on the internet that i can findand authorautographed as well. Through time and space with ferdinand feghoot 2 you are not logged in. July 30, 1911 july 22, 1992 was an american science fiction author who flourished between the 1950s and 1980s. The lives and times of historys greatest traveller by grendel briarton. Only original illustration art by bruce ariss for through.
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See all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The first fortyfive feghoot adventures with five more never previously heard from 1962 a collection of stories by grendel briarton reginald bretnor. Grendel briartons first effort immediately set the stage when, when feghoot was captured by a shaggy alien with a hand on its head and holding a. He also wrote on military theory and public affairs, and edited some of the earliest books to consider sf from a literary. The eighth science fiction megapack arkansas digital. Named for the character ferdinand feghoot, created by science fiction author reginald bretnor using the pen name grendel briarton. Traveler through space and timeand always ready to show up in any situation and crack the worlds worst puns. Collected feghoot by grendel briarton mint condition. He is the author of two books on feghoots, through time and space with ferdinand feghoot, and the complete feghoot, both available in paperback. Grendel briartons first effort immediately set the stage when, when feghoot was captured. Feghoot vi 1975 as by grendel briarton 7 through time and space with ferdinand feghoot. Through time and space with ferdinand fegoot book great but.