title: Mortal Fire (The Secret of the Journal)
author:  C. F. Dunn 
description: Readers looking for a gothic tale of mystery and dark secrets will find much to appease their appetite. (<i>Publishers Weekly</i> 2012-06-25)
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  foundation, doubleday, and the portrayal of the letter F are trademarks of
  Doubleday, a division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc.
  
  
  All of the characters in this book are fictitious, and any resemblance to
  actual persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
  
  
  This volume contains the complete contents of the previoush/ published
  collections Earth Is Room Enough, Nine Tomorrows, and Nightfall and Other
  Stories.
  
  
  This edition copyright Š 1990 by Nightfall, Inc.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  All Rights Reserved
  
  
  Printed in the United States of America
  
  
  ISBH 0-385-41606-7
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Introduction vii
  
  
  ### The Dead Past 3
  
  
  
  
  
  The Foundation of S.F. Success 41
  
  
  Franchise 43
  
  
  Gimmicks Three 57
  
  
  Kid Stuff 62
  
  
  The Watery Place 73
  
  
  Living Space 77
  
  
  The Message 89
  
  
  Satisfaction Guaranteed 91
  
  
  Hell-Fire 104
  
  
  The Last Trump 106
  
  
  The Fun They Had 120
  
  
  Jokester 123
  
  
  The Immortal Bard 135
  
  
  Someday 138
  
  
  The Author’s Ordeal 146
  
  
  Dreaming Is a Private Thing 149
  
  
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