Global overcrowding, a new immortality serum and an unfriendly alien ambassador are only a few of the problems confronting Roy Walton, government's new Master of Life and Death in Robert Silverberg's early and accomplished novel. Praised by a distinguished critic, Anthony Boucher, for "its complete clarity and narrative drive" the novel retains its power today.

The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack presents a terrific mix of science fiction stories, new and old, including a Hugo Award-winning story by Lawrence Watt-Evans, a Hugo Award nominee from Mike Resnick, and classics by Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and many more. Almost 700 pages of great reading!Included are:ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike ResnickA BRIEF DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, by Michael KurlandGRANDPA?, by Edward M. LernerTO ERR IS INHUMAN, by Marion Zimmer BradleySARGASSO OF LOST STARSHIPS, by Poul AndersonTHE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Geoffrey CobbeMOON DOG, by Arthur C. ClarkeWHY I LEFT HARRY'S ALL-NIGHT HAMBURGERS, by Lawrence Watt-EvansGALACTIC CHEST, by Clifford D. SimakPROTOTYPE, by John Gregory BetancourtTHE DOORSTOP, by Reginald BretnorTHE TIME DISSOLVER, by Jerry SohlDO UNTO OTHERS, by Damien BroderickKEEP OUT, by Fredric BrownTHE CHAPTER ENDS, by Poul Anderson...

This is a novel of sophisticated government deception in the near future, an exploration of political corruption. Written in 1957 when Silverberg was 22, the novel is cynical and highly suspenseful.

After the War of the Rebellion Coronal Valentine visits archaeological digs of Velalisier—long-lost sacred city of Piurivars—when there occurs a murder that may cause great political upheaval.

Soldiers in every age have learned that the military’s unofficial motto is “Hurry up and wait.” But suppose all you ever did was wait? And wait. And wait…

Time travel is possible, but only forward in time. Visitors from the past are multiple and dangerous as they carry deadly germs people of the future do not have immunity against anymore. So all the time travelers are promptly apprehended and isolated. The head of the institution responsible for isolation of the time travelers is implacable and absolutely inflexible in carrying out his duties. Until one of the time travelers gives him a device allegedly capable of moving people back in time...

The aged Pontifex Prankipin is near death and the Coronal Lord Confalume will now succeed as Pontifex. It is no secret that the next Coronal should be Prince Prestimion of Muldemar. But Korsibar has a new quarry—the Starburst Crown.