Randall Garrett was an American science fiction and fantasy author. He was a contributor to Astounding and other science fiction magazines of the 1950s and 1960s. He instructed Robert Silverberg in the techniques of selling large quantities of action-adventure science fiction, and collaborated with him on two novels about men from Earth disrupting a peaceful agrarian civilization on an alien planet.The first installment of the Randall Garrett Collection features:Belly LaughInstant of DecisionTime FuzeHeist Job on ThizarSuite MentaleThat Man Who Hated MarsThe Penal Cluster...Or Your Money BackBut, I Don't ThinkCum Grano SalisDead GiveawayLittle Old LadyThe Unnecessary ManBy ProxyDamned If You Don'tIn Case of FireOut Like A Light