But the MacVie brothers are not hell bent on riches. They became highwaymen to fight against the tyranny of King Edward of England. In the aftermath of the Berwick massacre, Lady Isabella Redesdale is risking it all, journeying north into war-torn Scotland to be with her sister. But when her carriage is attacked by a band of villains, another gang descends to steal her away. Although they come from different worlds, Jack and Isabella are more alike than they first realize. They both crave freedom from war and despair, but in a world where kings reign and birth dictates one’s station, freedom is not won, it is stolen.

    The Horus Heresy may have happened ten thousand years ago, but the dark shadows of its history can never be fully excised. Inquisitor Eisenhorn travels to the world of Pallik, where, it is rumoured, a rare and ancient artefact from those terrible times has been put on sale. Eisenhorn and his team are plunged into a deadly game of cross and double-cross in a brand new story by the master of action-adventure fiction.Eisenhorn is back! And in a tale that mixes Dan Abnett's classic character with details from his Horus Heresy work.

    

    Katie, a simple farm girl home for the summer before her junior year in college, lives in a helpless depression as the world dies a little more each day under alien bombardment. Then she has a strange dream, wakes up with magic, and a new purpose she doesn’t entirely understand. Kurien, son of Queen Sianne, is given a mission to explore the state of the world and discover why the elves were returned to the primary realm, and why no one was there to greet them. Sean, an odd man in his mid-thirties, may starve in his apartment in southern California because he is afraid to go out where there are looters, and raiders. Until he wakes up one morning to discover a talent that will change his life forever. WARNING: This book is an erotic epic fantasy novel. If you are offended by explicit sex, do not buy this book. There are MF scenes of a sexually explicit nature. NOTE: This novel is told in the third person from four points of view.

    A little girl spends her nights dreaming of monsters and teaching herself the art of murder. Sherlock Holmes journeys to America for an encounter with the ghost of a murdered woman. A samurai sails to a forgotten island to battle the living dead. Special ops soldiers fly the void to fight space pirates. A heartbroken junkie seeks vengeance for his murdered friend. Whistling Past the Graveyard is the first print collection of short fiction by New York Times bestselling author Jonathan Maberry. These creepy tales of horror, suspense, adventure and mystery take readers to the troubled little town of Pine Deep, to the Feudal Japan of the Samurai, to the angry red planet of John Carter of Mars, and elsewhere. These are strange journeys through nightmare land, with a five-time Bram Stoker Award winner as your guide.

    President Roosevelt musters the captains of industry and leading scientists to find a way to turn back the Martian tide

    It isn’t an easy life, most of the people around her are affected by her mere presence, and she has very few true friends in her life. Her love life is a disaster, and her boss and guardian, Brent, has been keeping secrets. She’s about to find out she can become more than she ever would have guessed, if she can survive. Sometimes secrets are better left alone. WARNING: This book is an erotic urban fantasy novel. If you are offended by explicit sex, do not buy this book. There are MF, FF, and MFF scenes of a sexually explicit nature. NOTE: This novel is told in the first person point of view.

    The definitive collection of the Eisner Award winning series continues.Legendary comic writer Mark Waid (KINGDOM COME) takes superhero comics to the next level asking the question, “What if the world’s greatest superhero decided to become the world’s greatest super villain?” Don’t miss the Eisner Award-nominated series that tookthe comic book industry by storm! Volume 3 of BOOM!’s original superhero series from comics legend Mark Waid! What happens to a world when a savior betrays it…and who can stop it? A "twilight of the superheroes"-style story that examines the nature of good and evil from the writer of KINGDOM COME and EMPIRE!

    Strange things. Dangerous things.Angela relocates to Pittsburgh and is haunted by intense visions of a menacing attacker clad in a welding mask who abducts her and takes her to an abandoned steel mill. The visions escalate, crossing the line into reality, and she soon learns the secret to stopping this Steel Phantom, may be buried in the dark mysteries of the forbidden past of her new home town.“Steel Phantom” is an award-winning 2002 supernatural horror screenplay from the lurid imagination of James J. Caterino, author of “The B Girl” and the “Caitlin Star” series.

    This beautiful archival collection-featuring several Tarzan essays and original page layouts by Kubert, along with collaborations with Russ Heath and Frank Thorne-is a must-have for fans of timeless adventure tales and Kubert's undeniable intensity and skill.

    Donning a gas mask, fedora, business suit and cape, Dodds goes after the worst criminals the city has to offer, including the Tarantula, a brutal kidnapper who is mercilessly preying upon the women of high society and The Brute, a man whose gross sensual appetites for lust and violence are rivaled only by his wealth. These critically acclaimed, award-winning tales are finally available again in SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE BOOK 1. Collects issues #1-12.

    During the German blitzkrieg, each of them had been left for dead by their comrades. Now, these once-dead men, these revenants, have come together to infiltrate Hitler’s Fortress Europe on a mission of murder. Their assignment: hunt down and assassinate the deadliest German in France. Outnumbered and outgunned, the Revenants must rely on their cunning, their skill, and their cold brutality to do the impossible and survive. The odds are overwhelmingly against them, and there are enemies at every turn, but when everyone thinks you’re already dead, you’ve got nothing left to lose. REVENANTS: Assault on Abbeville is the first in a series of military action - adventure novels written in the spirit of classic war movies and wartime adventure pulp fiction. It is related to the author's COMMANDO series, but can be read and enjoyed on its own.

    Gertz, Jay A. Gertzman, John Gilmore, Michael Hemmingson, Lydia Lunch, Lynn Munroe, and Robert Silverberg.Sin-A-Rama celebrates the near-forgotten world of erotic paperbacks from the 1960s when sex acts were described with code words, writers used pseudonyms, and publishers hid behind mail drop addresses.Sleaze paperbacks sold by the million, and their unorthodox content provoked FBI investigations, court battles, and prison sentences for the crime of "obscenity." Earl Kemp, the notorious Greenleaf Books editor, provides an insider's perspective. In "My Life as a Pornographer," science fiction legend Robert Silverberg divulges how he and other authors learned their sleaze craft.The bizarre glories of cover artists Robert Bonfils, Gene Bilbrew, Eric Stanton, Bill Ward and others are seen throughout in lurid color. A useful appendix reveals the actual names behind the pseudonyms, revealing both the established and fly-by-night sleaze paperback operators.The new expanded edition includes B. Astrid Daley's profiles on "Occult Sleaze," "Swinging Sleaze," and the tawdry taboo stuff that sleaze literature fell into during the 1970s.

    But what then? There has never been an explanation of Tarzan’s activities after his presence in Wisconsin and his voyage back to Africa – until now. Plunging into the Canadian wilderness to escape an overpowering grief, John Clayton, Lord Greystoke, divests himself of the veneer of civilization and again becomes the undisputed Lord of the Jungle, Tarzan of the Apes. But the North Woods is not the Dark Continent, and the ape-man swiftly runs a gauntlet of unexpected dangers. First, a vicious kidnap crew take him prisoner. Next, Tarzan encounters a band of Viking warriors who dwell in the vast crater of an ancient meteor strike, and makes common cause with a mysterious ape tribe who roamed the Americas long before man. Caught between warring worlds, his survival at stake, Tarzan stands upon a precipice of doom, both literally and psychologically. Will he triumph... or perish?

    Excitement is her meat and danger her dessert. Accompanied by Doc Savage aide, Monk Mayfair, Pat finds herself in the worst danger of her life. Wanted for murder, hounded by the minions of a weird mystery figure calling himself Chief Standing Scorpion, narrowly evading the hordes of the Vinegarroon tribe, the bronze-skinned golden girl battles her way to a secret cached in an ancient ruin. From the oilfields of Oklahoma to the forbidding Ozark Mountains, the trail of scorpionic doom winds. Will Pat Savage’s first great adventure also be her last?

    Here you will find horror, mystery, investigation, ghastly monsters, strange magics, and forgotten secrets, as well as plenty of advice about how to run the adventures for best effect. As well as the scenarios, an essay by Kevin Ross details a wide range of hints and tips on running Call of Cthulhu - guidance any Keeper, new or experienced, will find very useful.The Darkness Beneath The Hill - A friend’s house renovation project leads to unexpected discoveries in Providence, Rhode Island.Genius Loci - Not all is well at Danvers State Lunatic Asylum and it’s down to the investigators to heed a friend in need’s cry.Servants Of The Lake - The hunt for a missing person reveals ancient secrets in the wilds north of Kingsport.Ties That Bind - Strange rock formations have been found in Mrs. Carrington’s prized fountain. But these are like no rocks seen before!None More Black - The death of a Miskatonic University student leads the investigators into unsavoury neighbourhoods and dark business dealings.Also included are ten diverse and ready to play investigators, allowing players to dive straight into the mysteries contained within Doors To Darkness. Lastly, just because these scenarios are written with new players in mind, don’t expect them to be a walk in the park! Those who dare to open the doors to darkness will discover just what secrets and dangers lie within! You must have a copy of the Call of Cthulhu Keeper Rulebook 7th Edition to fully enjoy these scenarios.

    The Untamed State. True now more than ever, since the Thunderbird Highway closed and civilization fled. Now Montezuma is a ghost state, a haven for the lawless where only the most savage thrive.Mai is on the run from the law herself, driving down the abandoned highway through the desert, to the mountains where she was born. When her Bronco breaks down in the near-dead town of Maquina, she quickly makes several ruthless enemies trying to get back on the road. She also makes one friend, a laid-back bartender whose easy charm threatens to distract her from what she means to do. Mai is tough and she’s smart, but is that enough to get back on the road and survive the Untamed State?Coyote is a hard-hitting neo-western, best enjoyed in a cheap roadside motel or in the corner booth of a dim dive bar with whiskey.

    Every story written for publication under his own name is included in this set, from 1917 through 1935. (Poems, ghost-written material and stories written in collaboration with other writers are not included.)Highlights of this volume include:• The Color out of Space• The Case of Charles Dexter Ward• The Dunwitch Horror• The Whisperer in Darkness• At the Mountains of Madness• The Shadow over Innsmouth• The Dreams in the Witch House• The Thing on the Doorstep• The Shadow out of Time• The Haunter of the Dark

    Continuing this tradition, Sisters of Tomorrow: The First Women of Science Fiction offers readers a comprehensive selection of works by genre luminaries, including author C. L. Moore, artist Margaret Brundage, and others who were well known in their day, including poet Julia Boynton Green, science journalist L. Taylor Hansen, and editor Mary Gnaedinger. Providing insightful commentary and context, this anthology documents how women in the early twentieth century contributed to the pulp-magazine community and showcases the content they produced, including short stories, editorial work, illustrations, poetry, and science journalism. Yaszek and Sharp's critical annotation and author biographies link women's work in the early science fiction community to larger patterns of feminine literary and cultural production in turn-of-the-twentieth-century America. In a concluding essay, the award-winning author Kathleen Ann Goonan considers such work in relation to the history of women in science and engineering and to the contemporary science fiction community itself.Hardcover is un-jacketed.

     Nikola Tesla vs. The Daylight Vampires is the first volume from Hoade's Penny Dreadfuls. It's a madcap and chilling tale of the great inventor facing a supernatural enemy he must first believe in if he is to use his masterful mind to defeat it. Much more to come!

    and only an unlikely alliance between vigilantes, mystery men, and sorcerers has a hope of saving humanity! Award-winning author Barry Reese brings together characters from his many pulp adventure series set throughout his Reese Unlimited universe for one cataclysmic tale. Featuring The Peregrine, Gravedigger, Lazarus Gray, The Dark Gentleman, and more!

    I had to have the personalities and the details right. They wouldn't tolerate having men like themselves overly glorified, or to have war made glamorous. . . ."Aviator, diplomat, and historian, Robert F. Dorr was uniquely qualified to write for men's adventure magazines, bringing sweat-and-blood, nuts-and-bolts authenticity to his stories of risk, combat, and sacrifice. Best known today for his highly regarded historical works, Dorr's stories for the men's pulps also drew from jaw-dropping true accounts, as action-packed as any imagined by his hard-boiled peers.In this tense, gritty collection, the master storyteller drops readers squarely into the action's fiery crucible, both in the cockpit and on the front lines. Each story includes full-color reproductions of the explosive vintage art from the stories' original publication by some of the greatest names in illustration. A singular collection in the author's vast bibliography, A Handful of Hell highlights the best of Robert F. Dorr's vivid, gripping tales of aerial conflict, battlefield heroism and action--some fact, some fiction, all adrenaline-fueled, white-knuckle adventure.(This limited edition includes an additional 40 pages of material exclusive to the hardcover edition.)"Robert F. Dorr sets the standard for writing about aviation and adventure." -- Walter J. Boyne, author and former director, National Air and Space Museum

    Featuring: Novelette A Hill of Stars by Misha Burnett Short Stories The Gift of the Ob-Men by Schuyler Hernstrom This Day, At Tilbury by Kat Otis At the Feet of Neptune's Queen by Abraham Strongjohn Rose by Any Other Name by Brian K. Lowe Late Bloom by Melanie Rees The Hour of the Rat by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt Poetry My Name is John Carter (Part 1) by James Hutchings Essay Retrospective: Toyman by E.C. Tubb by Jeffro Johnson

     This volume from Hoade's Penny Dreadfuls blends Lovecraftian horror with the Decadence of the 1890s. The result is two stories that plumb the very depths of creativity lost to darkness, of joy suddenly smothered by the appearance of the uninvited, the unspeakable, the insatiable ... Other. More Absinthe in Arkham volumes coming in 2016!

    "Big Mama's Killer Cycle Army" ... "Cross-Country Blast With 'Satan's Riders'" ... "Cycle Queens of Violence" ... The headlines in classic men's pulp adventure magazines sure could paint a picture ... and so could the masters of pulp art who illustrated them! BARBARIANS ON BIKES rounds up three decades of vintage pulp magazine covers and interiors, from the 1950s through the early 1970s, most unseen since their original publication. A unique archive of biker illustration art at its most savage, with history and context by editors Robert Deis (MensPulpMags.com) and Wyatt Doyle (CRYPTOZOOLOGY ANTHOLOGY), and an afterword/reality check by crime novelist/top cop Paul Bishop. The deluxe hardcover edition includes 20 bonus pages of belted and booted biker pulp art! Barbarians on Bikes is big, bad, and untamed. Can you can handle the ride?

    Every story written for publication under his own name is included in this set, from 1917 through 1935. (Poems, ghost-written material and stories written in collaboration with other writers are not included.) Highlights of this volume include: - Dagon - The Doom that Came to Sarnath - The Music of Erich Zann - Herbert West, Reanimator - The Hound - The Lurking Fear - The Rats in the Walls - The Shunned House - The Horror at Red Hook - In the Vault - The Call of Cthulhu - The Strange High House in the Mist - The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath

    Fantomas first appeared in 1911 and was featured in a total of 32 volumes written by the two collaborators, then a subsequent 11 volumes written by Allain alone after Souvestre's death. The character was also the basis of various film, television, and comic book adaptations. In the history of crime fiction, he represents a transition from Gothic novel villains of the 19th century to modern-day serial killers. This volume collects the first 5 books in the series: I. FANTOMAS The Adventures of Detective Juve in pursuit of a master in crime. II. THE EXPLOITS OF JUVE In this continuation Fantomas appears as the leader of a gang of Apaches, and as a physician of standing. Juve tracks the criminal to his secret hiding-place, but Fantomas escapes. III. MESSENGERS OF EVIL Filled with hair-raising incidents this tale is a fascinating recital of remarkable happenings in the life of the master-criminal of Paris. IV. A NEST OF SPIES In this volume Fantomas is an ambassador for a foreign power engaged in Paris in obtaining important military secrets for Germany. Detective Juve unmasks him, but the criminal again escapes. V. A ROYAL PRISONER This volume tells of the daring exploits of Fantomas in his attempts to get possession of the King of Hesse-Weimar’s famous diamond.If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 290+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

    Bring those tales to life with the Young Centurions RPG! This family-friendly game puts you in the shoes of the early 1910s. Take on the neighborhood bully...or a mad scientist vent on world domination...or both! Discover ancient artifacts and get home before the dinner bell. Join your friends for exciting adventures at home and abroad.

    if they don't get in their own way first!This volume reprints issues #6-10, featuring the stories "Brothers," "How You Play the Game," "Naked City," "War Machine" and "That Sinking Feeling."

    Could this wraith actually be General George Armstrong Custer returned from the dead to seek retribution for his massacre at the Battle of Little Bighorn? Then, when gangsters attempt to kidnap a Sioux Princess at a prestigious college in New York, Captain Hazzard and his team of adventurers soon find themselves flying to Montana to unravel a truly bizarre mystery. Accompanying them is Jim Anthony, the famous Super Detective, along with his grandfather, the Comanche shaman, Mephito. Somewhere in those rugged mountains and plains lies a secret from the past that will change Anthony’s life forever. But to uncover it, he and the Hazzard team will have to risk all and solve the mystery of Custer’s Ghost!

    Famed artist George Wilson (Dr. Solar, Magnus Robot Fighter, The Phantom) painted all of the covers used for the Avon series, and they are reproduced beautifully to keep all of the details from the original books intact for a new generation of Phans to enjoy! This first exciting book in the series, titled "The Story of The Phantom: The Ghost Who Walks," tells the story of the childhood and adolescence of the twenty-first Phantom. His father, the twentieth Phantom, regales the reader and young Kit Walker of the men who came before him: the fighter who beat Redbeard the Pirate, while gaining the heart of Queen Natala; the harrowing actions that the twentieth Phantom took to regain the friendship of the Rope People, and many more stories! In this opening to the series, we also meet Diana Palmer- the love of the Phantom, the woman who always can count on the Phantom to rescue her, even before he becomes The Ghost Who Walks. This thrilling beginning shows the man behind the mask, as Kit and Guran, his confident and friend, embark on the first of many adventures. Be sure to tune in, because you'd hate to come in late to this tale!

    Saucers filled the skies. Blaster-wielding soldiers, giant insects, and unstoppable robots slaughtered the human defenders on the ground. It could have been the end of humanity – if not for the brave scientists of the Novas Vira, the only ones who saw the invasion coming! Now the fate of Earth hangs in the balance as both sides turn to science, desperately inventing new weapons and defenses in the hope of finding the one that wins the war.GURPS Mars Attacks contains everything you need to join the fight and make a difference:Choose your side. Are you among the conquerors here to grant Earth the honor of being added to the Martian Empire? Or are you fighting to save your planet – either on your own or as part of the Novas Vira, Tiger Corps, or United Earth Alliance?Set the scope. Play unprepared civilians stepping up to face Martian raiders, bold saucer pilots defending troops from waves of human jets, high-level officers making decisions that impact the entire war, or anyone else you can imagine!Lock and load. It'll take spirit to win this war, sure, but also technology. Learn about the weapons, defenses, vehicles, and strange inventions of both sides – and take advantage of streamlined rules to make new ones.GURPS Mars Attacks requires the GURPS Basic Set, Fourth Edition. The detailed setting and descriptions of Martian society and technology can be used with any game system.

    Markley--who supposedly ran off with another man two years ago. The soon-to-be-fourth Mrs. Markley, Faith Salem, doesn't want any loose ends before she weds Graham Markley. Percy doesn't want the case--what P.I. wants to track down a two-year-old elopement?--but the more questions he asks, the more he finds that there is something not right here. But if Constance and Regis are now living somewhere in connubial bliss, why doesn't anyone want them found... and where are they?LET ME KILL YOU, SWEETHEART!Guy Butler, Rex Tye and Ellis Kuder had all loved Avis Pisano that summer when she waitressed in Sylvan Green, each in their own way. But now Avis is pregnant and desperate, and so takes the train to Rutherford, where the father of her child lives. She calls him Curly. She doesn't realize that Curly will stop at nothing to keep her out of his life--not even murder. But who is this Curly--alcoholic Guy? Mama's boy Rex? Or cold-hearted Ellis? Who indeed...TAKE ME HOMEHenry Harper first meets Ivy Galvin in the Greek's diner. The immediate dislike is mutual. But in spite of her caustic comments, he also feels a little sorry for her--broke, nowhere to go. Ivy asks Henry to take her home with him, and for some reason, he agrees. But Ivy has no interest in Henry as a man. He understands. He knows that Ivy is different. He doesn't expect their relationship to be anything but plutonic. But there is something so appealing about Henry, and maybe Ivy can change...

    HOWARD Ultimate Collection – 300+ Cult Classics, Adventure Novels, Western, Horror & Detective Stories, Historical Books (Including Poetry, Essays, Articles & Letters) - ALL in One Volume” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Robert Ervin Howard (1906 – 1936) was an American author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres. He is well known for his character Conan the Barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre. In the pages of the Depression-era pulp magazine Weird Tales, Howard created Conan the Barbarian, a character whose cultural impact has been compared to such icons as Batman, Count Dracula, James Bond, Sherlock Holmes, and Tarzan.Table of Contents:Fantasy Stories:'Conan the Barbarian' StoriesThe 'Kull' Stories The 'Solomon Kane' Stories The 'Bran Mak Morn' Stories The 'Turlogh Dubh O'Brien' StoriesThe 'James Allison' Stories Other Fantasy StoriesBoxing Stories:The 'Sailor Steve Costigan' StoriesOther Boxing StoriesWestern Stories:The 'Breckinridge Elkins' StoriesThe 'Pike Bearfield' StoriesThe 'Buckner Jeopardy Grimes' StoriesOther Western Stories Historical Stories:The 'El Borak' StoriesThe 'Cormac Fitzgeoffrey' StoriesThe 'Kirby O'Donnell' StoriesThe 'Black Vulmea' StoriesThe 'Helen Tavrel' StoryOther Historical StoriesHorror Stories:The 'John Kirowan' StoriesThe Faring Town SagaThe 'De Montour' StoriesThe Weird West StoriesOther Weird MenaceOther Cthulhu Mythos StoriesOther Horror StoriesDetective Stories:The 'Steve Harrison' StoriesSpicy Stories:The 'Wild Bill Clanton' StoriesPoetryEssays and ArticlesLettersA Tribute Poem

    Davis for the pages of the ultra-rare title, Ten Detective Aces, the Moon Man fought the forces of the underworld in 38 unforgettable tales. Volume 2 collects the next six stories from this series: "Silver Death," "Mark of the Moon Man," "Crimson Shackles," "Blood Bargain," "The Black Lash" and "The Murder Master." And it includes an all-new introduction by Moon Man expert Andrew Salmon.

    Filmmaker Carl Denham had captured the stupendous monster he had dubbed “King” Kong. But that was only the beginning. Denham was determined to get the dethroned ruler of Skull Mountain Island back to America, and cash in on the greatest wild animal capture in human history. The saga of how Kong was taken in chains from his Indian Ocean kingdom to New York City has never been told. In order for the cargo freighter Wanderer to make the long transit to the Atlantic, she is forced to circumnavigate Africa––jungle home of the legendary Tarzan of the Apes! Here is the long-anticipated clash between the Monarch of Skull Island and Lord of the Jungle. When the largest anthropoid who ever lived encounters the savage superman raised by the great apes, will they make peace––or war?

    Gangrene introduces fourteen tales of the weird, strange, and macabre in DR. GANGRENE'S TALES FROM PARTS UNKNOWN, featuring stories ranging in theme from the Weird Wild West to the far-flung future, and everything in between, all written by Larry W. Underwood. Many of these stories were previously published in various anthologies and magazines, gathered together into one collection to explore... PARTS UNKNOWN!

    And yet, despite the number of books and essays written about the pulps, and despite the current enthusiasm for some of the genres of literature which appeared in the pulps, a great deal of information about the pulps remains obscure, and a number of seemingly obvious questions remain unanswered–or worse, answered with misleading or inaccurate information. What were the most popular genres in the pulps? What were the most significant pulp magazines? How many pulps were published? When were the pulps’ heyday? When did the pulps decline? How did the pulps compare to the dime novels, and when did the pulps supplant the dime novels? I’ve attempted to answer these questions and provide accurate information on the pulps in THE PULPS. I’ve gathered together a substantial amount of numerical information never before brought together and presented it, and with that information set out the true history of the pulps, rather than the received wisdom about them.

    Ansen Grost is led down supernatural paths by the tomahawk he inherits from an Arapaho medicine man. He learns the axe is a token of power far older than 'the people'. But can it save him from extra-dimensional deities with hungers of cosmic proportions? ~ A man of great melancholies prone to bury his woes in a pint or a shot glass, Ansen drifts from job to job, typically taking on details for which no one else is suited. When a movie director approaches him in a dingy bar in Zimbabwe, offering him a job as leading man in a film to be shot in a remote location, down-on-his-luck Ansen Grost decides he has nothing to lose. A globetrotter, he’d often found himself in circumstances where he must offer his expertise in mercenary forms to eke out a living. So being paid high wages just to look good for the cameras was an enticing opportunity. Not to mention, the blonde playing the lead role was easy on the eyes... After days a-sea they make land only to march inland through a steamy tropical forest to their campsite where they soon suspect they are not alone. The native porters, ever superstitious, sense eyes upon them... Having carried for years the tomahawk he inherited from the medicine man, the ancient weapon seems ever destined to draw him into confrontation with supernatural evil in bizarre, mind-blasting forms. But even Ansen is unprepared for what he finds atop the cliffs of this unknown island. This introductory short story in the series Tales of the Tomahawk will be followed shortly by Volume 2: The Banshee of the Atacama.

    Watson down on his luck. His prospects look bleak until a chance encounter leads him to a meeting with another literary-minded young physician named Arthur Conan Doyle. Together, they hatch a plan for a series of works based on the adventures of Watson’s roommate, the Consulting Detective Mr. Sherlock Holmes. Then a very attractive young lady, Mary Morstan, arrives at 221 B Baker street seeking help. Soon Holmes and Watson are drawn into the dark world of the Sholto brothers, a web of blackmail and murder. Even with the assistance of a rising playwright named Oscar Wilde, Holmes finds himself taxed to the limit of his powers when his own darkest secrets are exposed. What truths lie beneath the surface of the Picture of Innocence?

    She’s never seduced anyone before, but if she doesn’t win over the head loan officer sitting in front of her at the bank right now, she and her mother will lose their house. Rumor has it that she can use her feminine wiles to convince this loan officer to approve her loan in no time, but Marcus, sitting on the other side of the desk, isn’t the womanizing loan officer—he’s the president of the bank!. Marcus has no time for Justine’s childish games, and yet a little voice in his head keeps whispering that her proposal sounds… interesting.

    But when the city’s Mafia elite spring the notorious gun-for-hire to handle one last assignment, Roy once again finds himself thrown headfirst into a life of bloodshed and bullets as he sprints a breathless race to save the girl he left behind. From legendary screenwriter and director Walter Hill (The Warriors, Red Heat, Last Man Standing) and French comics Matz, comes this hardboiled crime thriller set in the bullet-ridden streets of 1930s Chicago.

    While each appeared in solo stories, they also teamed up in several yarns. These tales of treasure in the Orient are action-filled adventure by one of pulpdom's best. Without a doubt a lost gem of the pulps.

    Featuring classic stories by Paul Ernst, Arthur Leo Zagat, Hugh B. Cave, and G.T. Fleming-Roberts, this issue is headlined by an all-new story by Kimberly B. Richardson.

    Deere, Lee Bond, T.W. Ford and others—all at the top of their creative games, all writing at breakneck speed to satisfy what was an unquenchable market for western heroes and outlaws. The Silver Kid, The Devil's Deputy, Biffalo Bull and a host of equally colorful characters ride the ranges once again in this first volume of The Pulp Western Anthology, set in a clean, new typeface and presented with the artwork that originally accompanied their stories. Beware Other Compilations The Internet is jam packed with public domain books and stories that are easily accessible to anyone who knows how to use a search engine. Lazy publishers throw them into electronic and printed collections and then have the nerve to charge the public money for them. That's not what you're getting in this anthology. Clarion Publishing has carefully sought out 14 full-length stories and two novelettes that are found nowhere else, either in print or on the Internet; set them in a clean, new typeface; and presented them with the artwork that originally accompanied their stories. These popular classics have been resurrected because of their inaccessibility to the public and because they are too good to leave hidden in the dustbin of the Golden Age of Pulp Western Fiction. Journey Into Yesteryear So roll a quirly, strap on your smoke-pole, and swing into the saddle for a literary romp that will take you from the alkali deserts of the southwest to the frozen wastes of the Alaskan wilderness, courtesy of The Pulp Western Anthology: Volume One.

    From a gang of corrupt policemen to secret Nazis saboteurs out to destroy the Los Angeles Olympics, the beautiful and wily crime-fighter has her hands full in this new quartet of tales by Gene Moyers, Brad Mengel, Robert Ricci and Paul Findley. As always, lovely socialite Ellen Patrick weaves her way in and out of trouble, donning her black silk domino mask whenever injustice rears its ugly head. From the time of her father’s murder, Ellen has dedicated herself to righting wrongs. She just does it in a most peculiar fashion becoming the pulps’ most alluring and deadly hero; the Domino Lady.

    

    Another wild ride with Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective, helping a movie comedy team on the receiving end of a literal punchline. Theodore Roscoe's "Luck!" follows a hapless gambler experiencing a miraculous winning streak. "Sandstorm Circus" by Francis H. Allen documents the unlikely love affair between Dismal Jones and a chorus girl in the old west. Accompanied by a special nonfiction piece by Audrey Parente, author of Pulpmaster: The Theodore Roscoe Story. Other features include "The Laddie in the Lake" by Richard A. Lupoff, a tale of summer camp murder; "Sherlock Holmes and the Christmas Ghost" by Adam Beau McFarlane; and a classic Christmas afterword by Charles Dickens; "Dahmba" by TJ Morris, a companion story to The Cathedral, and "Legends of L.A." by Kevin Findley, in which a Hollywood hero gives the L.A. mob a taste of frontier justice.

    He’s about to embark on a business trip, and he tells his partner that he only wants to be sure the papers are safe. But when Rathbone goes missing, his partner discovers that the funds have vanished along with him. Has Rathbone skipped town with the bonds, or has he been murdered? The Continental Op will find out the truth—and in Dashiell Hammett’s San Francisco, the truth is always a thorny proposition.   The Continental Op cut a bloody swath across the pages of Black Mask, dealing cool reckoning to anyone who threatened him in his pursuit of the truth. In “It,” “Bodies Piled Up,” and “The Tenth Clew,” the infamous Op dispenses his particular brand of two-fisted justice in the hardboiled style that made Dashiell Hammett a legend.