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AUDIO DRAMA CORNRE: SPLINTERS OF THE GATE!
WRITTEN BY JULIE HOVERSON
NEW FROM 19 NOCTURNE BOULEVARD
Gerald, Jane, and Annie (from Bride of the Minotaur) return to face another supernatural baddie in Victorian London.
What kind of a place is it?
Why it's kitchen in a Victorian row house
in a dubious neighborhood, can't you tell?
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BLACK JACK JUSTICE #37 ~ HUSH MONEY!
NEW FROM DECODER RING THEATRE . . .
When everybody's favorite junior boy detective drops by, its usually good for a twist of a certain tail, and our Square-Jawed hero kind of enjoys that, kind of like a mean kid who pulls the wings off flies. But even a bird-dog job courtesy of the Gentleman Detective is tough to smile at when it comes wrapped in . . . Hush Money!
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FANTASY CORNER: AMONG THIEVES!
DOUGLAS HULICK
A TALE OF THE KIN
Death around the corner . . .
Ildrecca is a dangerous city, if you don’t know what you’re doing. It takes a canny hand and a wary eye to run these streets and survive. Fortunately, Drothe has both. He has been a member of the Kin for years, rubbing elbows with thieves and murderers from the dirtiest of alleys to the finest of neighborhoods. Working for a crime lord, he finds and takes care of trouble inside his boss’s organization—while smuggling relics on the side.
But when his boss orders Drothe to track down whoever is leaning on his organization’s people, he stumbles upon a much bigger mystery. There’s a book, a relic any number of deadly people seem to be looking for—a book that just might bring down emperors and shatter the criminal underworld.
A book now inconveniently in Drothe’s hands . . .
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STEAMPUNK CORNER: THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE CLOCKWORK MAN!
BURTON AND SWINBURNE ~ BOOK 2
MARK HODDER
I REALLY ENJOYED THE FIRST BOOK IN THIS SERIES, THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF SPRING HEELED JACK . . .
It is 1862, though not the 1862 it should be. Time has been altered, and Sir Richard Francis Burton, the king’s agent, is one of the few people who know that the world is now careening along a very different course from that which Destiny intended.
Burton and Swinburne’s second adventure is filled with eccentric steam-driven technology, grotesque characters, and a deepening mystery that pushes forward the three-volume story arc begun in The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack.
FAUX COVERS: THE MISADVENTURES OF MISTLETOE MISSY!
ILLUSTRATOR ROB KELLY GIVES US ANOTHER OF HIS FABULOUS FAUX PAPERBACK COVERS . . . THIS TIME, IT'S A FOLLOW UP TO THE MISADVENTURES OF HALLOWEEN HARRIET WITH A CHRISTMAS TWIST . . .
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STEAMPUNK CORNER: AGATHA H AND THE AIRSHIP CITY!
PHIL AND KAJA FOGLIO
The Industrial Revolution has escalated into all-out warfare. It has been eighteen years since the Heterodyne Boys, benevolent adventurers and inventors, disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Today, Europe is ruled by the Sparks, dynasties of mad scientists ruling over – and terrorizing – the hapless population with their bizarre inventions and unchecked power, while the downtrodden dream of the Hetrodynes' return.
At Transylvania Polygnostic University, a pretty, young student named Agatha Clay seems to have nothing but bad luck. Incapable of building anything that actually works, but dedicated to her studies, Agatha seems destined for a lackluster career as a minor lab assistant.
But when the University is overthrown by the ruthless tyrant Baron Klaus Wulfenbach, Agatha finds herself a prisoner aboard his massive airship Castle Wulfenbach – and it begins to look like she might carry a spark of Mad Science after all.
VINTAGE COVERS: GONDEL!
PULP INTERNATIONAL HAS A VERY COOL COVER GALLERY FEATURING COVERS FROM THE ‘50S WEST GERMAN GONDEL (GONDOLA) MAGAZINE . . .
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FREE KINDLE E-BOOK: WATCHLIST!
JEFFREY DEAVER
FREE DOWNLOAD FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY FOR YOUR KINDLE VIA AMAZON.COM . . .
Watchlist is a unique collaboration by twenty-one of the world’s greatest thriller writers including Lee Child, Joseph Finder, David Hewson, S.J. Rozan, Lisa Scottoline, and Jeffery Deaver, who conceived the characters and set the plot in motion; In turn, the other authors each wrote a chapter and Deaver then completed what he started, bringing each novel to its startling conclusion.
International Thriller Writers, Inc. (ITW) was founded in 2004 and is the largest group of thriller writers in the world, representing over two billion books in print, with over one hundred New York Times bestselling authors on its roster. ITW is an innovator in creating unusual marketing opportunities to promote its author’s books and expand the reach of the genre. Founded by Gayle Lynds and David Morrell, the board of directors has included such luminaries as Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, James Rollins, Jon Land, Carla Neggers, MJ Rose, Douglas Preston, and David Dun. ITW’s first anthology, the bestselling Thriller, edited by James Patterson, has sold over 150,000 copies.
CONTRIBUTORS INCLUDE:
Jeffery Deaver
Linda Barnes
Brett Battles
Lee Child
David Corbett
Joseph Finder
Jim Fusilli
John Gilstrap
James Grady
David Hewson
David Liss
Gayle Lynds
John Ramsey Miller
P.J. Parrish
Ralph Pezzullo
MJ Rose
S.J. Rozan
Lisa Scottoline
Jenny Siler
Erica Spindler
Peter Spiegelman
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STEAMPUNK CORNER: DEAD IRON!
DEVON MONK
BLOOD, SWEAT, AND GEARS ~ COMING JUNE 2011!
ESPIONAGE CORNER: OWEN JOHN!
DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THIS AUTHOR OR HIS CHARACTER?
COMICS CORNER: THRILLKILLER!
HOWARD CHAYKIN
THE PRETTY FAKES BLOG TAKES A LOOK AT ONE OF MY FAVORITE COMIC ARTISTS, HOWARD CHAKIN AND HIS SERIES THRILLKILLER . . .
Thrilkiller is set in 1961, a year which Chaykin characterizes as a time of transition, when the rumblings of the political upheavals to come are just beginning to unsettle the optimism of the 1950s.
The series follows the adventures of Batgirl and Robin as they tangle with corrupt cops in defense of student protestors, gays, bohemians, and pretty much any one else classified as a “best mind of my generation” in Ginbserg’s “Howl.”
With gorgeous painted art by Dan Brereton, Thrillkiller is one of the few Chaykin-written comics that does not cry out for his pencils: Every page looks like it was pieced together from a treasure trove of lost classic juvenile delinquent paperback covers . . .
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STEAMPUNK CORNER: GRANDVILLE MON AMOUR!
BRYAN TALBOT
THE BADGER IS BACK!
Set three weeks after the finale of Grandville, Grandville Mon Amour pits Detective Inspector Archie LeBrockof Scotland Yard against an old adversary and ruthless urban guerrilla, Edward “Mad Dog” Mastock - a psychotic serial killer whose shocking escape from his execution by guillotine at the Tower of London begins this fast-paced, Hitchcockian steampunk thriller.
LeBrock, still racked by remorse for his failure to prevent the death of 'the Divine Sarah' and working outside the law after resigning his post following a blazing row with his superior officer, embarks on a quest to redeem himself by tracking down Mastock and bringing to an end his horrific murder spree. Aided by his adjunct and old friend, Detective Roderick Ratzi, he follows the trail of carnage to Paris.
Otherwise known as Grandville, it’s the largest city in a world dominated by France, a city used to violence following the years of terrorist bombings by the extreme fanatic wing of the British resistance during the occupation, the notorious Angry Brigade, of which Mastock was the sadistic leading light. With his customary tenacity, LeBrock stalks his prey through a world populated by anthropomorphic animals, an underclass of humans and automaton robots where advanced steam technology powers everything from hansom cabs to iron flying machines. It’s a trail that leads to the demimonde of Parisian prostitution and an atrocity perpetrated twenty-three years ago.
With a range of new and fascinating characters and a mix of Holmesian deduction, knowing humour and edge of the seat action, Grandville Mon Amour continues the vein of high-octane adventure begun in the first volume. Can even LeBrock escape the past or do heroes have feet of clay? Follow the badger!
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TAKE A CHANCE MONDAY!
AN ONGOING SERIES HIGHLIGHTING POSSIBLY DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH e-BOOKS BY RELATIVELY UNKNOWN AUTHORS, FOUND WHILE CRUISING THE e-BOOK SHELVES ON AMAZON WITH PRICES THAT MAKE THEM WORTH TAKING A CHANCE ON . . . SOME MAY BE CRAP, SOME COULD SHOW POTENTIAL, OTHERS (I SUSPECT VERY, VERY, FEW) MIGHT BE GREAT – TAKE A CHANCE . . .
TODAY’S FIND . . . STEAMPUNK . . .
GASLIGHT OCCURRENCES
THE STEAMPULP ADVENTURES OF AUGUSTUS ARGENT ~ $5.59
TEEL JAMES GLENN
Who can the Crown call when a hideous curse has been caste on a nobleman in Regency England? Who will throw down the gauntlet when the fog bound Victorian streets of Whitechapel are the hunting ground for a subhuman, monster? Who can stand and fight when a bloodthirsty vampire rises from the tomb in the Kentish Marshes? Doctor Augustus Argent, Sorcerer Supreme and Agent without portfolio for the Crown that-s who!
Since Elizabeth the Great had a secret cabal of witches create the Solomon Document to protect England from invasion, the forces of evil conspiracies and the horrors of Alchemists have threatened the sceptered Isle.
Join Doctor Argent and his swashbuckling aid Jack Stone as they protect the empire of England from the forces of darkness in pulse pounding, pulp-style action and romance.
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FAUX COVERS: PULP COVERS FOR CLASSIC BOOKS!
SLATE.COM RAN A SERIES OF PULP STYLE FAUX COVERS FOR CLASSIC BOOKS . . . AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED THESE TITLES HAVE NEVER LOOKED SO READABLE . . .
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BRITISH COMICS CORNER: THE IRREGULARS!
I CAN’T FIND ANY INFO ON THIS PROJECT OTHER THAN THE COVER . . . BUT IT LOOKS AS IF IT COULD BE COOL . . .
BRITISH COMICS CORNER: CROSS!
GET CROSS!
THE REVERENT ABIGAIL CROSS THAT IS!
CREATOR JOHN A. SHORT TELLS US . . .
The strip is a bit like a cross between James Bond and the Vicar of Dibley . . . Featuring (as it does) the first ever female vicar action hero!
John A. Short and artist Jason Dennis created Cross for the Mammoth Book of Best New Manga Volume 2 back in 2007. So, issue 001 of Cross reprints the original story, You Only Die Twice, as well as featuring a new strip If Looks Could Kill.
You can get it direct from the Kult Creations blog, along with some cool Cross badges!
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BRITISH COMICS CORNER: LOXLEY!
HONOR AMONG THIEVES!
Every generation takes the Robin Hood legend and re-works it. Adding to it and building on what has been done before. This is a post-Tarantino/21st Century take on the story. Still set in the grim middle-ages, but seen through modern eyes.
STORY: In 1198 King Richard returns to Britain from his war in France to try and hunt down and kill the rebel army led by Robin of Loxley. Richard is unbalanced, his experiences in the Crusade having left him with post-traumatic stress disorder. His men manage to capture a boy who they believe is part of Loxley's gang. However, the boy, Much Miller, is in fact just a wannabe and doesn't know anything that can help Richard track the outlaws. He is tortured anyway. Lady Marian, Norman noble-woman and secretly Loxley's lover, is witness to Much's ordeal and seeks to get word to the rebels. She enlists the aid of Brother Tuck, a monk with more interest in the serving maids than in scripture. Can Loxley and his outlaws free the boy?
CREATORS: John A. Short has worked in many different areas of the comics industry, including British newspaper strips and Rip Off Comix Magazine in America. He has also self-published titles like Armageddon Patrol and Octobriana. Blake O'Farrell has worked for Marvel UK as well as Epic Comics in the States. He worked with John on the Octobriana mini-series in 1997 which won the British National Comic Award for best new British Comic that year.
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BRITISH COMICS CORNER: MAIDEN AMERICA!
AS ILLUSTRATED BY CRAIG JOHN'S, MAIDEN AMERICA ~ ARMAGEDDON PATROL'S LEADER!
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BRITISH COMICS CORNER: ARMAGEDDON PATROL!
The first collection of Armageddon Patrol is out now!
It collects the first four, sold out issues of the series, which asks the question, What if superheroes had fought in Vietnam?
It has a brand new full colour cover by Vincent Danks of Harker/Torchwood fame!
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PULP NOW: SURFING!
THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE EARLIEST SPORTS PULP COVERS TO FEATURE SURFING . . . I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN ANOTHER . . .
SPORT STORY MAGAZINE
VOLUME 24 NO. 3
AUGUST 8TH, 1929
STREET & SMITH
CONTENTS
Altitude • Jackson Scholz
The Sea Horse Rides • J. W. Kay
The Keystone Combination • John R. Phillips
Two Ways to Lose • Charles Dana Bennett
54 • Stroke and Counterstroke • Charles Rodda
Kings of the Roaring Road • Handley Cross
The Announcer • Anon.
On Your Mark ~ Part 2 • Ray Barbuti
The Call of the Game • Charley Paddock
The Kid’s Gloves • Milan Orland Myers
Youth Serves Itself • William Bruner
Snapshots • Arthur Grahame
Beyond the Finish • Kingsley Moses
From the Bleachers • Handley Cross
144 PAGES ~ 15¢
PULP NOW: WOMEN ON SPORTS PULPS COVERS!
THIS WAS SOMETHING YOU DIDN'T SEE VERY OFTEN IN THE SPORTS PULPS FROM THE '2Os THROUGH THE '50s -- WOMEN AS THE FOCAL POINT OF THE COVERS . . .
eI53 ON-LINE!
HERE’S WORD FROM JAMES REASONER OVER AT HIS ROUGH EDGES BLOG (BILL CRIDER HAS CHIPPED IN ALSO) ABOUT A FANZINE OF WHICH I WAS WOEFULLY UNAWARE . . .
The latest issue of Earl Kemp's great fanzine eI, the 2010 Annual edition, is now on-line. With contributions by Lawrence Block, Michael Moorcock, Victor J. Banis, and Michael Hemmingson, among others, there's plenty of fine reading to be found. If you've never read eI, I suggest you explore the archives while you're over there. Allow plenty of time, though. You may be there all day.
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PULP NOW: WILD CARDS 1!
GEORGE R.R. MARTIN
Back in print after a decade, expanded with new original material, this is the first volume of George R. R. Martin’s Wild cards shared-world series
There is a secret history of the world—a history in which an alien virus struck the Earth in the aftermath of World War II, endowing a handful of survivors with extraordinary powers. Some were called Aces—those with superhuman mental and physical abilities. Others were termed Jokers—cursed with bizarre mental or physical disabilities. Some turned their talents to the service of humanity. Others used their powers for evil. Wild Cards is their story.
Originally published in 1987, Wild Cards I includes powerful tales by Roger Zelazny, Walter Jon Williams, Howard Waldrop, Lewis Shiner, and George R. R. Martin himself. And this new, expanded edition contains further original tales set at the beginning of the Wild Cards universe, by eminent new writers like Hugo–winner David Levine, noted screenwriter and novelist Michael Cassutt, and New York Times bestseller Carrie Vaughn.
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PULP NOW: THE SUICIDE SQUAD!
THE MURDER BUND!
EMILE C TEPPERMAN
Emile C Tepperman is one of the great pulp writers. He did stories for The Avenger, The Spider, Operator #5, Phantom Detective and Secret Agent X.
His own creations included Suicide Squad, Marty Quade and Ed Race.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD: THE MURDER BUND
ACE G-MAN NOV 1940
The Stephen Klaw, Johnny Kerrigan and Dan Murdoch are the Suicide Squad. There started off being 5. Then there was 4. Now there are 3. Tomorrow? Maybe 2. Maybe 1. Maybe none. All 3 of them crossed the line and should have been thrown out of the FBI, but their accomplishments were such that they were reserved for missions so dangerous no agent could come back alive.
Before the US got into WWII, the Skull and Swastika corpse were running Nazi Fifth Column activities stateside. And its up to The Suicide Squad to stop them.
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PULP NOW: THE SUICIDE SQUAD!
TARGETS FOR THE FLAMING ARROWS!
EMILE C TEPPERMAN
Emile C Tepperman is one of the great pulp writers. He did stories for The Avenger, The Spider, Operator #5, Phantom Detective and Secret Agent X.
His own creations included Suicide Squad, Marty Quade and Ed Race.
STORIES IN SERIES
Ed Race ~ 55 ~ September 1934 - October 1943
Marty Quade ~ 32 ~ June 1934 - October 1943
Suicide Squad ~ 22 ~ May 1939 - April 1943
Operator #5 ~ 19 ~ December 1935 - June 1938
The Spider ~ 12 ~ November 1936 - September 1940
TheAvenger ~ 6 ~ September 1942 - August 1944
Secret Agent X ~ 4 ~ August 1934 - April 1935
Phantom Detective ~ 2 ~ September 1937 - February 1939
Wrote a total of 263 stories between 1933 and 1944.
THE SUICIDE SQUAD: TARGETS FOR THE FLAMING ARROWS
ACE G-MAN DEC 1942
The Stephen Klaw, Johnny Kerrigan and Dan Murdoch are the Suicide Squad. There started off being 5. Then there was 4. Now there are 3. Tomorrow? Maybe 2. Maybe 1. Maybe none. All 3 of them crossed the line and should have been thrown out of the FBI, but their accomplishments were such that they were reserved for missions so dangerous no agent could come back alive.
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PULP NOW: THE BIG BOOK OF BRONZE #3!
NOW AVAILABLE!
The Big Book of Bronze #3 is finally released! I would like to thank all of the authors whose contributions make this year's BBoB so incredible. Doc Savage and Lester Dent have never been explored so thoroughly and from so many new and exciting angles as they do in the BBoB3. The subjects are too many to highlight and the contributors too prominent to single out over any other. Take a look below at the Table of Contents and if there isn't a subject, author or artist that makes you clamor to get your hands on a copy then you may not be a true Doc Savage fan.
Like last year's Big Book of Bronze, BBoB #3 features cover art by Tim Faurote. However, this time he has gone all out and created a fantastic wrap-around cover that must be held in your hands to be appreciated. In addition to Mr. Faurote, interior illustrators include Scotty Phillips and Kez Willson.
Learn more about Doc Savage than you ever thought possible by ordering your copy of BBoB #3 and add this beautiful book to your Doc Savage reference books.
PERFECT-BOUND PAPERBACK
6 × 9 ~ PRICE: $19.95
THE BIG BOOK OF BRONZE #3
