STEAMPUNK WEEK @ BOOK SMUGGLERS!

STEAMPUNK WEEK @ BOOK SMUGGLERS!

I’VE READ A NUMBER OF STEAMPUNK NOVELS ALONG THE WAY AS THESE ZEPPLINE FLYING, DIRIGIBLE CROWDED, STEAM ENGINE DRIVEN STORIES HAVE FINALLY BECOME A FULL BLOWN GENRE IN THEIR OWN RIGHT.

TO CELEBRATE THE STEAMPUNK GENRE, THE GANG OVER AT THE BOOK SMUGGLERS’ BLOG ARE TAKING A TWO WEEK LOOK AT WHAT MAKES STEAMPUNK TICK . . .

It’s here! It is finally here! We have talked about holding a Steampunk week ever since we started the blog, more than two years ago. For one reason or another, we always ended up postponing it until we set our feet down and said NO MORE: let’s do it! The time is now.

But as with all things Book Smugglers, it just so happens that when we came to organise the schedule, we realised we had too many things we wanted to do, too many books we wanted to read – and so, we decided we needed two weeks instead of one to fully appreciate the dirigible-laden subgenre that is Steampunk. Hence, the two separate dates for our event (and the two posters above) – we’ll have one week in March and then one week in April. This calendar is for the first week only, and here is what we have in store for you:

On Monday, we kick off the week with an intro post in which we examine the sub-genre, listing some required, essential reading, and provide links to some pretty cool Steampunk-ish sites and events (such as the coinciding The Nova Albion Steampunk Convention).

TO JOIN THE FUN CLICK HERE

Y/A CORNER ~ SHAKESPEARE BATS CLEANUP!

Y/A CORNER ~ SHAKESPEARE BATS CLEANUP!

RON KOERTGE

MVP Kevin Boland gets the news that he has mono and won’t be seeing a baseball field for a while, and he suddenly finds himself scrawling a poem down the middle of a page in his journal. To get some help, he cops a poetry book from his dad’s den. Before Kevin knows it, he’s writing in verse about stuff like, Will his jock friends give up on him? What’s the deal with girlfriends?

Surprisingly enough, after his health improves, he keeps on writing - about the smart-talking Latina girl who thinks poets are cool, even about his mother, whose death is a still-tender loss for which he finally finds the words.

CALLAN CONTEST!

CALLAN CONTEST!

C.O.B.R.A.S. AGENT TANNER OVER AT THE DOUBLE O SECTION BLOG IS RUNNING A COOL CONTEST FOR THE DVD COLLECTION OF CALLAN: SET 2

TO BE DEBRIEFED ON HOW TO ENTER CLICK HERE

A TOUCH OF THE BLUES ~ LEE WILEY (1958)

A TOUCH OF THE BLUES ~ LEE WILEY (1958)

ANOTHER STELLAR DOWNLOAD FROM KELLY’S LOUNGE SOUNDZ . . .

The stellar "A Touch of the Blues" pairs Lee Wiley with an exceptional band led by trumpeter Billy Butterfield whose warm, beautiful tone proves a sympathetic counterpoint to Al Cohn and Bill Finegan's otherwise dark, melancholy arrangements. While a title like "A Touch of the Blues" guarantees the listener few surprises, the album consistently avoids the familiar bluesy clichés -- Wiley's sensuality and sophistication suggest emotional depths to make such gestures redundant anyway. And like her more celebrated songbook sessions, the material here is expertly selected, complementing Wiley's inherent strengths while affording her the latitude to stretch out in new directions. ~ Jason Ankeny

TRACKLIST:

Side 1:
01) The Memphis Blues
02) From The Land Of The Sky Blue Water
03) The Ace In The Hole
04) Someday You'll Be Sorry
05) My Melancholy Baby
06) A Hundred Years From Today

Side 2:
01) Blues In My Heart
02) Maybe You'll Be There
03) Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
04) I Don't Want To Walk Without You
05) Make Believe
06) A Touch Of The Blues

TO DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

BEAT TO A PULP #64!

BEAT TO A PULP #64!

THE REDEMPTION OF TOM CHATHAM
BY GARNETT ELLIOTT

THE WORD FROM BTAP EDITOR DAVID CRANMER:

Finally, we have pirates at BEAT to a PULP! I put out the call for crews with cutlasses a few months ago and many of you delivered.

Once a staple of pulps, pirates seem to have fallen out of print. Well, the reboot of seafaring plunderers begins now. In our upcoming print anthology, Ian Parnham digs up some treasure with "Spot Marks The X" and here today the talented Garnett Elliott holds us captive with The Redemption of Tom Chatham.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mr. Elliott lives and works in Tucson, Arizona. He's had work published in Plots with Guns, Thuglit, Out of the Gutter, A Twist of Noir, Darkest Before the Dawn, and Hardluck Stories, among others, and he's got a piece slated for the much-anticipated BEAT to a PULP print anthology coming out later this year.

TO READ CLICK HERE

SINATRA ~ COME FLY AWAY CD!

SINATRA ~ COME FLY AWAY CD!

COME FLY AWAY is the new Broadway musical that brings together the legendary music of FRANK SINATRA and the creative vision of Tony Award® winner TWYLA THARP.

This one-of-a-kind experience combines the seductive vocals of "Ol' Blue Eyes" with the sizzling sound of a live 19-piece big band and the visceral thrill of Tharp's choreography. As fifteen of the world's best dancers tell the story of four couples falling in and out of love at a swinging nightclub on a star-lit evening, you will be transported to a world of moonlit romance and astonishing beauty. COME FLY AWAY features a score of beloved Sinatra classics including "Summer Wind," "Fly Me to the Moon," "One for My Baby," "My Way," "Theme from New York, New York" and "I've Got the World on a String."

TRACK LISTING:

01. MOONLIGHT BECOMES YOU
02. I’VE GOT THE WORLD ON A STRING
03. LET’S FALL IN LOVE
04. YES SIR, THAT’S MY BABY
05. WITCHCRAFT
06. LEAN BABY
07. NICE ’N’ EASY
08. JUST FRIENDS
09. PICK YOURSELF UP
10. WAVE
11. LET’S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE
12. SUMMER WIND
13. BODY AND SOUL
14. THE SEPTEMBER OF MY YEARS
15. MY WAY
16. THEME FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK

READ ABOUT COME FLY AWAY IN VANITY FAIR

CLASSIC BOND!

AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE #92!

AN EVENING AT THE BUDDIES LOUNGE #92!

Join the BIG W every Friday evening as he continues to explore, with drink in hand, the Space-Age Pop Hi-Fi musical sounds of the 1950’s and the 1960’s in LIVING STEREO!

PLAYLIST:

•Cool of the Evening - Steve & Eydie
• The Magnificent Seven - John Barry
• Heigh-Ho - Mary Martin
• The Rat Race - Buddy Morrow
• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? - Sinatra
• The James Bond Theme - Billy Strange
• Pajama Party - Annette
• Gidget Goes Hawaiian - James Darren
• Beach Party - Frankie Avalon
• The Piccolino - Mel Tormé
• It Had Better Be Tonight - Enoch Light
• The Witch Is Dead - Ella Fitzgerald
• The Golden Arm - Elmer Bernstein
• S”Wonderful - Dean Martin
• Chim Chim Cher-ee - Xavier Cugat
• Ballad Of Johnny Cool - Sammy Davis, Jr.
• The Continental - Henry Mancini
• You’re The Boss - Elvis Presley & Ann-Margret
• Pennies From Heaven - Louis Prima
• Casino Royale - Floyd Cramer
• Call Me Irresponsible - Bobby Darin
• Mad, Mad World - Ernest Gold
• The Man That Got Away - Nancy Wilson

TO LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

COCKTAIL NATION 114 ~ SPIES AND TSUNAMIS!

COCKTAIL NATION 114 ~ SPIES AND TSUNAMIS!

Thanks to Tiki Shark, it’s Koop Kooper and the Cocktail Nation. Koop has been on holidays to Austrailia’s south coast, and naturally, he couldn’t help but go searching for records. As a result, tonight there is some brand new music in the penthouse along with some exciting new artists.

Tonight, Koop talks to Tom Tremelo from SPY FI with a very exciting release, Brad Parker from Tiki s\Shark will stop by for a chat, and he’ll take his usual look at the world of swank.

PLAYLIST:

Richard Cheese ~ Welcome to the Jungle
Clouseaux ~ Kiss of Ku
Spy Fi ~ Web Theme
M Squad ~ The Discovery
Ido Martin ~ Melody Cha Cha
Martin Denny ~ Return To Paradise
Buddy Cole ~ Two Little Girls
Don Tiki ~ Billions of Brazillians
Diana Holt ~ At Last
Hal Mooney ~ Swampfire
Janet Seidel ~ Moonglow
Vibes On Velvet ~ Spookmaster
Richard Shory ~ Cloud 9
Ninapinta ~ Help
Walk The Plank ~ Salsa Rojo

TO LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

NOIR CORNER ~ HELLBLAZER!

NOIR CORNER ~ HELLBLAZER!

ILLUSTRATOR SEAN PHILLIPS INTERPRETS JOHN CONSTANTINE . . .

THE BRONZE GAZETTE #57!

THE BRONZE GAZETTE #57!

FEBRUARY 2010 ~ NOW AVAILABLE!

THIS ISSUE FEATURES:

Editorial

"Covering Pfeiffer" by Courtney Rogers

"Doc Con XII Report" by Howard Wright

"Bug Whapper" by Tim Faurote & Howard Wright

News Update

Front Cover: Scotty Philips

Now accepting subscriptions for The Bronze Gazette issues #56, 57, 58.

Prices for the new year have actually gone down. Prices are as follows:

Cost is $15.00/3 Issues US
Cost is $16.00/3 Issues Canada
Cost is $20.00/3 Issues Overseas

For those that have stuck with TBG all of these years, thanks for your continued support.

The following back issues are available:

20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 32, 35, 39, 40, 51, 53, 54, 55

Back issues are $6.00 each, but if you buy 3 or more then they are $5.00 each. Prices include postage.

Send orders to:
Green Eagle Publications
2900 Standiford Ave 16B
PMB #136
Modesto, Ca 95350
Checks payable to: Green Eagle Publications

THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF THE GRIFFON!

THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF THE GRIFFON!

VOLUME 1

ARCH WHITEHOUSE

Fighting the aerial forces of evil for nearly ten years in the pages of FLYING ACES, Kerry Keen AKA The Griffon returns to print!

This edition begins a complete reprinting of the entire series.

Volume 1 contains his first six stories, all from 1935:

GUNS OF THE GRIFFON: Meet Kerry Keen sky sleuth in this new series of modern thrillers.

THE GRIFFON'S GAMBLE: Kerry Keen, sky sleuth, solves a strange new mystery.

HAWKS OF HATE: A Fox steals The Griffon in this latest bang-up Kerry Keen yarn.

RED-HEADS OF DEATH: Death hurtled upon the plane carriers--yet only the Griffon penetrated its mask.

GUILE OF THE GRIFFON: A death-dealing plane sped through thesky--yet no one was at its controls.

LEGIONS OF THE FLAME: Kerry Keen solves the mystery of the man who died twice.

Also included is an article by series author, Arch Whitehouse.

200 pages/SC: $19.95/ HC: $29.95

ALTUS PRESS

PULP DETECTIVES!

PULP DETECTIVES!

TOM JOHNSON

FOR THE FIRST TIME, NINE ALL-NEW STORIES STARRING THE CLASSIC PULP HEROES OF THE 1930S, FEATURING CHARACTERS SUCH AS THE PHANTOM DETECTIVE, THE BLACK BAT, THE LONE EAGLE, THE MASKED DETECTIVE, SECRET AGENT X, AND NIGHTWIND.

WRITTEN BY PULP SCHOLAR TOM JOHNSON

IT’S NEARLY 350 PAGES OF EXCITEMENT!

TRADE PAPERBACK, $24.95,

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LIMITED EDITION HARDCOVER, $34.95, LULU.COM

ALTUS PRESS

AGE OF ACES PRESENTS!

AGE OF ACES PRESENTS!

DOWNLOADABLE PDF AIR WAR PULP STORIES!

NEW THIS WEEK:

ONE BLUE FLARE BY O. B. MYERS
FROM THE NOVEMBER 1933 WAR BIRDS

WHEN THE BLUE FLARE TEARS THROUGH THE SKIES, NO PILOT EVER FAILS TO ANSWER THAT SIGNAL FOR HELP. BUT SOMETIMES SOMEONE ANSWERS IT WHO SHOULDN’T. THEN A BAITED TRAP IS THE ONLY ANSWER.

TO DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

CAPTAIN HAZZARD!

CAPTAIN HAZZARD!

HERE'S THE WORD FROM YE OLD AIR CHIEF HIMSELF, RON FORTIER . . .

As of tomorrow morning, Friday 5th, our second Airship 27 Production pulp title of the year is officially available for sale. It is the revised edition of CAPTAIN HAZZARD - CITADEL OF FEAR by Ye Old Air Chief and his good friend and colleague, Martin Powell.

Written several years ago, this book was first released by another publisher and has since been out of print. Many of you Loyal Airmen have clamored for us to make it available and we were only too happy to do so. This new edition sports a brand new painted cover by the sensational Laura Givens. This is her first effort for Airship 27 Productions and we truly hope it's not her last.

Within a another week or so, as always, the book will be available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and all the other well book sellers. We hope you'll give it a look and as always, thanks so much for your continued support.

FOR MORE INFO CLICK HERE

THE CAT'S MEOW ~ FOUR OF A KIND!

THE PRISONER!

THE PRISONER!

COMPLETE CHAPPELL RECORDED MUSIC LIBRARY CUES

TO GET A FULL RUNDOWN ON THIS IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION AT THE DOUBLE O SECTION BLOG CLICK HERE

This special collector’s 3 CD edition makes available for the first time, the complete achieve collection of incidental music from the Chappell Recorded Music Library as used in the 1967 Everyman TV production the Prisoner. Aimed at the connoisseur of Prisoner music and specialist communities dedicated to the appreciation of library music, television incidental music and British light music, features include:

* Limited edition of 1,000 copies sequentially numbered

* Factory sealed 3 CD set – not CD R’s

* 56 page booklet containing an episode by episode, scene by scene listing of all the music (library, original soundtrack and commercial tracks) used in the series.

* Additional sleeve notes with special introduction by Eric Mival, music editor – No. 2 to the original TV series.

* Special DVD case packaging

* 174 minutes of music

* 100 tracks, many available on CD for the first time

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL TRACK LIST.

This CD set cannot be obtained from retail shops; it is available by personal application only from: No2YourVillage@aol.com .

Cost per set £ 26.99Postage UK £1.99 (1 set); £2.49 (2 sets).

Other quantities and overseas postage available on request.

Payment can be made by PayPal or Cheque (UK only)

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STEVE TYRELL ~ ARIZONA!

GABRIEL HUNT NEWS!

GABRIEL HUNT NEWS!

FROM HARD CASE CRIME EDITOR CHARLES ARDAI . . .

Gabriel Hunt has spent the past five months recuperating from three of his most exhilarating adventures ever...but he's all rested now and ready to embark on his next: HUNT BEYOND THE FROZEN FIRE, co-authored by Edgar Award finalist (and Scribe Award winner) Christa Faust.

In this one, Gabriel returns from a grueling encounter in Transdniestria to find an emergency waiting for him at home: the daughter of scientist Lawrence Silver tells him her father has gone missing at a research site near the South Pole. But she thinks he may still be alive! So, it's off to Antarctica for Gabriel and two of his most capable allies, vehicular genius Rue Aparecido and man-mountain Maximillian Ventrose, Jr. (known as "Millie" to his friends). I can say with great confidence you will not be able to guess what they find when they arrive.

The book officially hits stores on March 30...but I wouldn't be surprised if some of them jumped the gun and put it out on their shelves a few days early. So keep your eye out -- or ask your favorite local bookseller to order you a copy now. (Or, heck, order one for yourself online, or by calling 1-800-481-9191. So many options!)

And to spice things up a bit, if you do get your hands on a copy before April 30 and e-mail us either a photo of yourself reading it or a copy of a review of the book you've posted somewhere online, we'll e-mail you back a pdf of the FIFTH book in the series, HUNT AMONG THE KILLERS OF MEN, co-authored by Hollywood screenwriter (and acclaimed novelist) David J. Schow!

So, you can get two brand new Hunt adventures in the next few weeks, one of them before anyone who isn't on this mailing list. Just e-mail your photo or review to:

postmaster@huntforadventure.com

The pdf will come by the electronic equivalent of return post.

And if you send a photo, please let us know if it's just for our enjoyment or if you'd be comfortable if we added it to the Rogues Gallery of Hunt readers on our Web site:

HUNT FOR ADVENTURE

Hope to see you reading FROZEN FIRE soon!

THE HAZARDOUS PLAYERS ~ KNIGHTTIME!

THE HAZARDOUS PLAYERS ~ KNIGHTTIME!

JESSE WILLIS OVER AT SFF AUDIO TIPS US TO THIS HILARIOUS SUDIO OFFERING . . .

Knighttime is an “ongoing fantasy/humor adventure” audio drama series. Each week The Hazardous Players offer up a new chapter in the adventures of good Sir Cottington and Sir Bratwurst. They reluctantly stumble their way through the land of Udenland, while trying to avoid being eaten by any number of terrifying beasts. Along the way they meet several of the eccentric members of Udenland society who more often than not, prove a greater challenge than the terrifying beasts.

The voice acting in this show is actually pretty great, and there are some pretty fun jokes in there too.

All that Knighttime is missing, other than a blog feed, is a podcast feed! How can you have an audio drama series without a podcast feed? Crazy.

Quoth The Hazardous Players ~ “We, The Hazardous Players, have been building a fantasy adventure where we plan on constructing multiply narratives using various media: writing, audio performance and art, (eventually video), to create a story that is an expanding fantasy for children and adults. Though we realize this is a nontraditional approach to literature, we do see that this could be a unique way to tell a story, harkening back to the time of episodic adventures on the radio.”

TO CHECK OUT THE FIRST EPISODE CLICK HERE

TO CHECK OUT THE REST CICK HERE

FORGOTTEN BOOKS: JADE FOR A LADY!

FORGOTTEN BOOKS: JADE FOR A LADY!

M.E. CHABERS

They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, which is quite true. However, sometimes, you can’t judge a cover by the book it’s wrapped around. In the case of the Milo March novels by M.E. Chabers, the stunning paperback covers by Robert McGinnis are worth collecting no matter what text is contained within.

In the case of Chabers, the text is entertainingly pulpy, but eminently forgettable – a standard you might expect from an old time pulp writer who also created the Green Lama, a crime-fighting Buddhist superhero whose powers emerged upon the recitation of the Tibetan mantra, om mani padme hum.

Jade For A Lady was actually the twelfth Milo March novel, however, when the reprints bearing the beautiful McGinnis covers began appearing in the ‘70s, it bore the #1 logo designating it the first in the reprinted series. A lot of paperback original men’s adventure series were being successfully published at the time, all bearing their number in the series on the cover. Clearly, Paperback Library’s Milo March novels were trying to grab a share of that market.

The Milo March covers, with their James Coburn look-alike representing Milo March (does anyone know if Coburn was ever consulted or reimbursed for this blatant rip-off of his image), and their long limbed, come-hither-looking McGinnis women, contained the perfect blend of action and lurid promise to reel in ‘70s readers. Heck, they still reel me in today – so much better than the clip art, photo file, copycat state of today’s covers.

M.E. Chaber ( taken from the Hebrew word mechaber, meaning author) was one of the many pseudonyms of Kendall Foster Crossen (1910-1981), who created Milo March in the 1950s after years of prolific word spinning for the pulps, radio, and television.

March is a former OSS/CIA agent who has become an international, jet-setting, martini-drinking, poetry-quoting investigator for Intercontinental Insurance. Jade For A Lady is typical of the series in its breezy approach to both life and investigation, working almost as a ‘50s era man’s wish fulfillment featuring alcohol fueled male bonding, beautiful women, and professional success.

While somewhat dated today in this era of veneration for all things noir, desperate, and depraved, Jade For A Lady and the other Milo March novels are still a refreshing diversion.

MILO MARCH SERIES:

Hangman’s Harvest
No Grave for March
As Old as Cain
The Man Inside
The Splintered Man
The Burned Man
A Lonely Walk
Abra-Cadaver
The Gallows Garden
A Hearse of Another Color
So Dead the Rose
Jade for a Lady
Softly in the Night
Six Who Ran
Uneasy Lies the Dead
Wanted: Dead Men
The Day It Rained Diamonds
A Man in the Middle
Wild Midnight Falls
The Flaming Man
Green Grow the Graves
The Bonded Dead
Born to Be Hanged
Death To The Brides (unpublished)

TO READ BLOG BUDDY BILL CRIDER'S FORGOTTEN BOOK POST ON ANOTHER MILO MARCH CAPER CLICK HERE

THE FAIRY KING!

THE FAIRY KING!

NEW FROM 19 NOCTURNE BOULEVARD . . .

WRITTEN BY JULIE HOVERSON

If you prick us, do we not bleed?

And if you blame us for the bad things you do, shall we not revenge?

What kind of a place is it?

Why it's a English country village in the late 1800s, can't you tell?"

TO LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

BURN NOTICE NEWSLETTER!

BURN NOTICE NEWSLETTER!

COMING UP ON BURN NOTICE:

Michael's worst fears come to life when a world class terrorist is unleashed on Miami, threatening to detonate a bomb if Michael doesn't give him what he wants.

John Mahoney and Garret Dillahunt guest star in "Devil You Know", premiering tonight at 10/9C.

Missed any recent episodes? WATCH THEM ONLINE one week after they air!

THIS WEEK ON THE BURN NOTICE SITE:

COVERT OPS: VEGAS HEIST - Help Nate Westen track down a missing friend in the all-new interactive game Covert Ops: Vegas Heist. Register and you could win weekly prizes, plus a chance at the grand prize: a brand new Hyundai Genesis Coupe! Play the final mission after tonight's episode!

EPISODE COMMENTARY - Burn Notice creator Matt Nix reveals behind-the-scenes info on each new episode in these special video commentaries! Find out what he had to say about last week's episode, "Good Intentions".

WATCH-TO-WIN SWEEPSTAKES - FINAL WEEK! Want to win weekly prizes just by watching Burn Notice? Pay close attention during each new episode, then answer our weekly trivia question. You'll automatically be entered to win a prize pack that includes the Season 1 & 2 DVDs, a long-sleeved t-shirt, Burn Notice: The End Game book, and more!

GHOSTS OF MICHAEL'S PAST - Michael's past is still shrouded in mystery — a mystery that is slowly coming into focus as former associates and former enemies find their way to Miami to say hello. Take this quiz to see how much you know about Michael's life before he was burned.

ASK A SPY - Watch all 32 Ask a Spy videos to see how Michael's vast knowledge and experience as a spy can be applied to everyday life!

ZORRO #20!

ZORRO #20!

AVAILABLE NOW FROM DYNAMITE COMICS!

FEATURING THE ART OF THE BRILLIANT FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA!

Zorro continues to wage war and chaos against the bullying oppressors of California, but those in command have had enough of the rogue and plot desperately to destroy him and his crusade once and for all!

FOR A PREVIEW CLICK HERE

KEVIN SMITH’S THE GREEN HORNET #1!

KEVIN SMITH’S THE GREEN HORNET #1!

AVAILABLE NOW FROM DYNAMITE COMICS!

The Green Hornet is back and Dynamite is the new home for the avenging hero and his faithful sidekick, Kato (and, the Black Beauty, 'natch!)!

And we're kicking things off with a BANG as we launch the first of a new series of adventures starting with the great Kevin Smith. And let's get it out of the way, right here, right NOW – the scripts are in! Every single one!
Joining Smith in bringing his unproduced screenplay to life is artist Jonathan (Black Terror) Lau as they present the one and only origin of the Green Hornet and Kato. This is the comic book version of Kevin smith's unproduced Green Hornet film and Dynamite is the only place to get in on the action - it all begins here!

FOR A PREVIEW CLICK HERE

RED PANDA ADVENTURES #55 ~ THE SECRET CITY!

RED PANDA ADVENTURES #55 ~ THE SECRET CITY!

NEW FROM DECODER RING THEATRE!

Life isn't always easy for a Police Detective. Especially with Chief O'Mally breathing down his neck about a kidnapping ring. But at least Andy Parker's second job, as a trusted agent of The Red Panda will allow him to pawn off a nice, impossible robbery on the Terrific Twosome of Toronto. Or at least it would... if the two worst cases in town weren't one and the same!

TO LISTEN OR DOWNLOAD CLICK HERE

VINTAGE MCGINNIS!

THE BRITISH U.N.C.L.E. MINI-CON!

THE BRITISH U.N.C.L.E. MINI-CON!

AKA: THE ARUNDEL AFFAIR

The first Arundel Affair was held in 1997, and since then we have had twelve such events.

The name 'Arundel Affair' was coined by Norman Felton, Executive Producer of the U.N.C.L.E. series.

The conventions are small, extremely friendly get-togethers, where we spend a weekend immersing ourselves in our favourite TV programme.
We watch U.N.C.L.E. episodes, play the odd (U.N.C.L.E.-related) game, compete in the prize quiz and caption contest, listen to short talks given by other attendees, and watch other things the show's stars have done.

There is also plenty of time to chat and get to know everyone else – and as there are normally around 20-25 people, it is easy to chat to everyone there.
We usually have lots of memorabilia on display, a small sales table, lots of freebies and a raffle table.

The weekend has more of a 'houseparty' feel than the usual large conventions.

This is the place to meet other U.N.C.L.E. / RV / DMcC fans – and people come, on a regular basis, from all over England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium and the USA.

Arundel was chosen as the venue for the conventions because of its ease of access. By rail, it is on the main line from London, Victoria Station, and takes approximately one hour and twenty minutes. London Gatwick Airport is less than an hour away by train. Again, this is a direct line.

The small town of Arundel is dominated by its castle and cathedral and is a popular tourist destination. And, finally, David McCallum was a frequent visitor when his parents were residents of the town!

Dates for the convention are March 6th and 7th 2010. It will be held at the Comfort Inn, Arundel.

Please note that because of the size and nature of the Arundel Affair, you must register before the deadline date given in the convention information. It is not possible to register at the door.

FREE E-BOOK: YOU CAN'T STOP ME!

FREE E-BOOK: YOU CAN'T STOP ME!

MAX ALLAN COLLINS & MATTHEW CLEMENS

"NO ONE CAN TWIST THROUGH A MAZE WITH THE INTENSITY AND SUSPENSE OF MAX ALLAN COLLINS." Clive Cussler

Smalltown sheriff J.C. Harrow made headlines when he apprehended a would-be presidential assassin--only to come home that night and find his wife and son brutally murdered.

This tragic twist of fate launched his career as the host of reality TV's smash-hit, Crime Seen! But while media star Harrow tracks down dangerous criminals coast to coast--with the help of viewers' tips – a killer with a twisted agenda is making his own bloody path to fame . . .

TO ORDER FOR YOUR KINDLE CLICK HERE

PULP CORNER: BROTHER BLOOD!

PULP CORNER: BROTHER BLOOD!

New Publisher Pulp 2.0 Press Officially Launches with Author Donald F. Glut's Lost Vampire Blaxploitation Novel BROTHER BLOOD

Company to specialize in quality pulp entertainment, reprinting rare classics and developing new properties in the classic pulp form for the Horror, Scifi and Action-Adventure audiences

Bill Cunningham, the Mad Pulp Bastard (yes, that's his job title) of new publishing label Pulp 2.0 Press today announced its premiere pulp novel release, Brother Blood from author Donald F. Glut (The Empire Strikes Back novelization, TV's Transformers, The X-Men and comics' The Occult Files of Doctor Spektor). Brother Blood is a horror "blaxploitation" novel set in 1969 Los Angeles in and around the world famous landmarks of the Sunset Strip. Sexy Preston Duval is a sinister vampire stalking the streets of Los Angeles, building a vampire army to take over the city.

"Brother Blood is an old school pulp novel that captures the tone of the sort of material we'll be publishing here at Pulp 2.0 Press," said Cunningham. "Besides being a piece of pure entertainment, Blood captures the feeling of the time - having been originally written in 1969, three years before Blacula - and is premiering in english and novel form. It was published previously in the 70's in an edited, magazine form in German. "

Brother Blood will be published and distributed worldwide through Createspace's (www.creatspace.com) print-on- demand service and Amazon.com with low-cost digital editions available later for Kindle and other e-readers. Each print edition will feature "Extras" containing behind-the-scenes information, articles, photo essays and other exclusive entertainment.

In addition to collectible print editions for all of their releases, Pulp 2.0 Press has launched a promotion program for each of their titles. Starting with Brother Blood each Pulp 2.0 title will also feature signed extremely limited edition cover proofs that will be available free to only five lucky readers who are the first ones to send in pictures with themselves holding the book. Winners will be posted on the company's Facebook page: www.facebook.com/pulp2ohpress

In addition to the signed cover proof promotions, each title will be supported with various types of merchandise geared toward fans - posters, t-shirts and branded novelty items. Quality pulp entertainment items that fans can easily acquire.

"The whole company came about because so many cool pulp and exploitation novels that I wanted to read had fallen out of print and were really hard to track down. I figured that if the only way I was going to be able to read these books in affordable editions was to publish them - then I would do that. I tracked Don (Glut) down and licensed several of his books - more of which we'll announce soon - and got underway."

Cunningham added, "Since that initial startup we've added several artists and writers to the mix as well as a web marketing manager. We've all signed on to the idea of creating the kind of books we as fans want to see and figuring the best way to make pulp fiction fans happy. As a youngster I remember the classic Famous Monsters magazine and how editor Forrest J. Ackerman used to get monster fans involved. Those fans eventually grew up to become the very professionals they were enamored with in the first place. You'll recognize some of the names: John Carpenter, Joe Dante and yes, Donald F. Glut.

Thanks to the internet and meeting fans at conventions we can do the same and connect them with quality genre entertainment more than ever before - hence, the name and the mission Pulp 2.0."

COMIC TWART!

COMIC TWART!

THIS WEEK, THE GANG AT COMIC TWART ARE TAKING ON BERNET'S CLARA DE NOCHE . . .

ALSO CHECK OUT LAST WEEK’S ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE VERY COOL JOHNNY RECON . . .

BOTH OF THE ABOVE ILLUSTRATIONS ARE BY ONE OF MY FAVES: FRANCESCO FRANCAVILLA!

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FREE E-BOOK: BATTLE OF THE NETWORK ZOMBIES!

FREE E-BOOK: BATTLE OF THE NETWORK ZOMBIES!

MARK HENRY

In Seattle's undead circles, Amanda Feral is one of the beautiful zombies. Of course, when you're socializing with werewolves, devils, and rampaging yetis, there's not that much competition. Still, Amanda has a stylish rep to maintain, which is getting tricky now that her tanking ad agency is obliterating her finances.

The fastest way to make some cash: appear on a new reality show, American Minions, hosted by lecherous wood nymph Johnny Birch. Classy? Maybe not, but a girl's gotta eat.

With zombie gal pal Wendy posing as her bitchy agent, Amanda settles in to "Minions Mansion," crowded with 24-7 video cameras and undead fame whores. When Johnny is found incinerated in a locked room, Amanda decides to channel her inner Miss Marple (minus the fugly cardigans) and find out who's responsible.

Was it Hairy Sue, the white trash stripper yeti? Tanesha, the glamorous trannie werewolf? Angie, the Filipino vampire with a detachable head? Unveiling the culprit in a heart-stopping finale won't just save the show from cancellation, it might just keep Amanda alive-or as close as a ghoul can get.

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FREE LISTENING ~ SPELLWRIGHT BY BLAKE CHARLTON!

FREE LISTENING ~ SPELLWRIGHT BY BLAKE CHARLTON!

PER A DRIBBLE OF INK:

To celebrate today’s release of his debut novel, Blake Charlton, with the help of Mark D. Hines, has created an hour long (!!!) audiobook containing the prologue and first four chapters of Spellwright!

Imagine a world in which you could peel written words off a page and make them physically real. You might pick your teeth with a sentence fragment, protect yourself with defensive paragraphs, or thrust a sharply-worded sentence at an enemy’s throat.

Such a world is home to Nicodemus Weal, an apprentice at the wizardly academy of Starhaven. Because of how fast he can forge the magical runes that create spells, Nicodemus was thought to be the Halcyon, a powerful spellwright prophesied to prevent an event called the War of Disjunction, which would destroy all human language. There was only one problem: Nicodemus couldn’t spell.

Runes must be placed in the correct order to create a spell. Deviation results in a “misspell”—a flawed text that behaves in an erratic, sometimes lethal, manner. And Nicodemus has a disability, called cacography, that causes him to misspell texts simply by touching them.

Now twenty-five, Nicodemus lives in the aftermath of failing to fulfill prophecy. He finds solace only in reading knightly romances and in the teachings of Magister Shannon, an old blind wizard who’s left academic politics to care for Starhaven’s disabled students.

But when a powerful wizard is murdered with a misspell, Shannon and Nicodemus becomes the primary suspects. Proving their innocence becomes harder when the murderer begins killing male cacographers one by one…and all evidence suggests that Nicodemus will be next. Hunted by both investigators and a hidden killer, Shannon and Nicodemus must race to discover the truth about the murders, the nature of magic, and themselves.

Hines does a wonderful job reading, and gives readers neat look at a novel in a medium that’s close to the subject matter of the novel. Charlton’s novel is a fun romp that reminded me of my early days discovering fantasy, while at the same time playing with tropes and delivering a deliciously intricate magic system.

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THE "JIVES ACES @ PASADENA BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION!

THE "JIVES ACES @ PASADENA BALLROOM DANCE ASSOCIATION!

MARCH 6, 2010

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ESPIONAGE CORNER: OPERATION SHEBA ~ FREE E-BOOK

ESPIONAGE CORNER: OPERATION SHEBA ~ FREE E-BOOK

SUPER AGENT SERIES, BOOK 1

BY MISTY EVANS

Hotshot spies never die. They just slip undercover. Julia Torrison-codename Sheba-is keeping secrets. Seventeen months ago she was a CIA superagent, tracking down dangerous terrorists with her partner and lover, Conrad Flynn. A mission was blown, literally, when a bomb Julia built exploded early and Conrad died.
Yanked back to Langley and given a new identity, she is now the Counterterrorism Center's top analyst, spending her days at CIA headquarters and her nights in the bed of her boss. Her former life as a secret agent has been sealed off. Like her heart.

Conrad Flynn-codename Solomon-has his own secrets. For starters, he's not dead. Going under the deepest cover possible, he faked his death to save Julia's life. Now he must tear her life apart and ask her to help him hunt down a traitor: her new love.

Is Con a rogue agent or just a jealous ex-lover? To find out, Julia will have to enter a web of seduction and betrayal to play the spy game of her life using nothing more than her iPod-and her intuition.

Julia warns: "Beware of sexy spies bearing gifts. Trust no one and sleep with a gun under your pillow." Conrad warns: "Sex, lies and tantalizing suspense...don't worry, I'll protect you."

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FANTASY CORNER: THE MIDNIGHT MAYOR!

FANTASY CORNER: THE MIDNIGHT MAYOR!

KATE GRIFFIN

It’s said that if the ravens ever leave the Tower of London, then the Tower will crumble and the kingdom will fall. As it happens, that’s not so far from the truth . . .

One by one, the magical wards that guard the city are failing: the London Wall defiled with cryptic graffiti, the ravens found dead at the Tower, the London Stone destroyed. This is not good news. This array of supernatural defences - a mix of international tourist attractions and forgotten urban legends - formed a formidable magical shield. Protection for the City of London against . . . well, that’s the question, isn’t it? What could be so dangerous as to threaten an entire city?

Against his better judgement, resurrected sorcerer Matthew Swift is about to find out. And if he’s lucky, he might just live long enough to do something about it . . .

THE SCOOP SISTERS: WANTED MAN!

THE SCOOP SISTERS: WANTED MAN!

NEW FROM ICEBOX RADIO!

The Scoop Sisters return with another exciting adventure. Personal ads are a new thing for the Sister's newspaper, but when the first ad works a little too well, a mystery unfolds that needs the girl's special attention. This episode was recorded during our visit from Minnesota Public Radio reporter Tom Robertson, who makes a brief cameo.

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FANTASY CORNER: FARLANDER!

FANTASY CORNER: FARLANDER!

COL BUCHANAN

The Heart of the World is a land in strife. For fifty years the Holy Empire of Mann, an empire and religion born from a nihilistic urban cult, has been conquering nation after nation. Their leader, Holy Matriarch Sasheen, ruthlessly maintains control through her Diplomats, priests trained as subtle predators. The Mercian Free Ports are the only confederacy yet to fall. Their only land link to the southern continent, a long and narrow isthmus, is protected by the city of Bar-Khos.

For ten years now, the great southern walls of Bar-Khos have been besieged by the Imperial Fourth Army. Ash is a member of an elite group of assassins, the R shun - who offer protection through the threat of vendetta. Forced by his ailing health to take on an apprentice, he chooses Nico, a young man living in the besieged city of Bar-Khos. At the time, Nico is hungry, desperate, and alone in a city that finds itself teetering on the brink.

When the Holy Matriarch's son deliberately murders a woman under the protection of the R shun; he forces the sect to seek his life in retribution. As Ash and his young apprentice set out to fulfil the R shun orders - their journey takes them into the heart of the conflict between the Empire and the Free Ports ...into bloodshed and death.

Y/A CORNER: NUMBERS!

RACHEL WARD

Ever since she was child, Jem has kept a secret: Whenever she meets someone new, no matter who, as soon as she looks into their eyes, a number pops into her head. That number is a date: the date they will die. Burdened with such awful awareness, Jem avoids relationships.

Until she meets Spider, another outsider, and takes a chance. The two plan a trip to the city. But while waiting to ride the Eye ferris wheel, Jem is terrified to see that all the other tourists in line flash the same number. Today’s number. Today’s date. Terrorists are going to attack London. Jem’s world is about to explode!

FANTASY CORNER: THE BLACK PRISM!

FANTASY CORNER: THE BLACK PRISM!

BRENT WEEKS

I ENJOYED ALL THREE BOOKS IN WEEKS NIGHT ANGEL TRILOGY LAST YEAR AND AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS START OF A NEW SERIES . . .

Gavin Guile is the Prism, the most powerful man in the world. He is high priest and emperor, a man whose power, wit, and charm are all that preserves a tenuous peace. But Prisms never last, and Guile knows exactly how long he has left to live: Five years to achieve five impossible goals.

But when Guile discovers he has a son, born in a far kingdom after the war that put him in power, he must decide how much he’s willing to pay to protect a secret that could tear his world apart.

INTERNATIONAL CRIME CORNER: THE DOGS OF ROME

INTERNATIONAL CRIME CORNER: THE DOGS OF ROME

A COMMISSARIO ALEC BLUME NOVEL

CONOR FITZGERALD

Fitzgerald's impressively plotted debut, the first in a projected contemporary crime series, introduces police chief commissioner Alec Blume, an American expatriate who's been living in Rome for the last 22 years. Since losing both his parents—art historians who were shot and killed during a bank robbery on Via Cristoforo Colombo—as a teenager, Blume has been a loner of sorts, the proverbial outsider.

When someone brutally murders Arturo Clemente, a prominent politician's husband and an animal rights activist who recently exposed a dog-fighting ring, in Clemente's apartment, the flawed but endearing Blume uses his unique perspective to negotiate his way through a labyrinthine minefield that includes crooked cops, unscrupulous politicians, and an ancient city whose very history is steeped in the corruption associated with organized crime. Those who like gritty crime thrillers with a European flair will be well rewarded.