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Talbot Mundy

Talbot Mundy in Adventure, 1913

This volume brings together for the first time all of the short stories and rare articles by Talbot Mundy that appeared in the pages of Adventure magazine during 1913.  Presented are the classic "For the Salt Which He Had Eaten," plus "The Tempting of Harry Blunt," "In A Righteous Cause," and seven other stories and non-fiction pieces.  Also included is a new historical introduction by Mundy biographer Peter Berresford Ellis.

The Golden Goshawk
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H. Bedford-Jones
From Borneo to the Sulu Sea and Oriental ports in between, follow the adventures of Captain Dan Marguard as his sloop, the Gadfly, battles pirates, smugglers, headhunters, witch doctors and the infamous White Wolf of Nipe. Aided by his two Elser Brothers, Ni-Ling Tong and Koh Hum, Marguard operates on both sides of the law through these four dynamite adventures—

Bodyguard and Other Crime Dramas
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by Roger Torrey
Introduction by Ron Goulart
A pathfinder and groundbreaker of the hard-boiled school of detective
fiction, a prolific contributor to the legendary BLACK MASK magazine during
the 1930s, as well as Dime Detective, Detective Story, and many other
titles, Roger Torrey has sadly garnered only minimal recognition in the
fifty years since his death, missing out on the paperback boom and the
revival that many of his contemporaries enjoyed. This first major collection
of his hard-boiled crime work brings together 8 stories, 7 reprinted for the
first time.
BONUS: Also included is the first ever bibliography of the fiction of Roger
Torrey by Tom Roberts and Joel Lyczak.
ISBN13: 978-1-928619-82-6 / ISBN10: 1-928619-82-7
Trade paperback / 211 pgs / $19.95 US

The Skull Squadron: The Air-War Stories of Lester Dent - Vol. 2
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Lester Dent
Introduction by Will Murray
Duck as the sound of the Vickers machine guns echo again while Spads and
Fokkers tumble through the skies in these 11 thrilling tales of mystery and
adventure set against the backdrop of World War I. First time in book form,
this volume collects all of Dent¹s published air-war stories. An instant
collector¹s item!

BONUS: The appendices include submission notes, story synopses and other
background material taken from Dent¹s surviving personal papers.

ISBN13: 978-1-928619-80-0 / ISBN10: 1-928619-80-2
Cover art by Rudolph Belarski.

Trade paperback / 228 pgs / $24.95 US

The Black Death
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Marion Polk Angellotti
Scheming Dukes, rival land barons and powerful ladies of court all add to the plotting and intrigue of these blade-drawing adventures!

Follow along on a string of Italian-set escapades in the late 1380s loosely inspired by the life of the real soldier-of-fortune Sir John Hawkwood.

For the first time in one volume is Marion Polk Angellotti's complete saga of the English mercenary, collecting the novel, Sir John Hawkwood (Adventure April-July 1911) and eight subsequent short stories that appeared in Adventure between December 1911 and July 1915.

Included are:

  • Sir John Hawkwood: A Tale of the White Company in Italy (novel)
  • An Intrigue in Padua
  • The Poisoned Peril
  • The Plot of Signor Salvi
  • The Day of All-Fools
  • Orders Gray
  • The Treason at Castel Guardia
  • The Cardinal's Sack
  • The Black Death

Bonus:

  • The afterword features a non-fiction piece by the author giving details of how she first learned of Hawkwood on a trip to Florence and what inspired her to write the series.

With an introduction by Doug Ellis.

Book Details

Title: The Black Death
Author: Marion Polk Angellotti
Genre: Adventure
ISBN: 978-1-928619-89-5
Price: $24.95 / Trade paperback / 248 pages

Killer's Caress
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Cary Moran
Three black moles on a voluptuous siren's shapely thigh lead Johnny Harding, dapper, wise-cracking columnist of the Daily Telegraph into a web of crime and caresses adroitly spun by a spider of seduction.

Cary Moran has written a fast-moving, thrill-packed story studded with laughs, mystery and passion.

Cover art by Rudolph Belarski.

FIRST TIME IN PAPERBACK FORM.

Book Details

Title: Killer's Caress
Author: Cary Moran
Genre: Mystery / Detective
ISBN: ———
Price: $14.95 US / Trade paperback / 138 pp.

Space Annihilator, The
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Edited by Gene Christie
The Space Annihilator: Early Science Fiction from The Argosy, 1896-1910, collects 16 tales from the first of the many "pulp" magazines that dominated America's literary landscape in the first half of the twentieth century. Most of the authors are unknown and most of these stories have never been reprinted.

"It's the force and originality of the ideas that makes these stories important and historic," comments pulp historian Gene Christie, who edited the collection and contributed an introduction. "More than a hundred years ago, our great-grandparents were actually reading about what we know today as laser beams, the Star Trek ‘transporter,' cellular telephones and man-made earth satellites. It's really hidden history, and these mostly obscure authors deserve to be known and credited for their daring and prophetic concepts."

One of the highlights of The Space Annihilator is the first published story by Gertrude Barrows, whose later work under the pseudonym Francis Stevens was praised by H.P. Lovecraft, A. Merritt and other masters of fantasy. As "Stevens," Barrows is credited with originating both the alternate universe story and the "dark fantasy" tale.

Other writers include Frank Lillie Pollock, Bertram Lebhar and Howard R. Garis, who created the "Uncle Wiggley" character that entertained generations of small children.

With an Introduction by Gene Christie.

Book Details

Title: The Space Annihilator
Author: Gene Christie (ed.)
Genre: Science Fiction
ISBN: 978-1-928619-87-1
Price: $15.95 US / Trade paperback / 160 pp.

Twice Murdered
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Laurence Donovan

Between assignments ghostwriting Doc Savage, The Whisperer, The Skipper, The Black Bat and The Phantom Detective, Laurence Donovan wrote hundreds of shorter works in the detective, adventure, mystery and western fields. This first collection of his fiction assembles ten thought-provoking mysteries.

Introduction by Tom Roberts.

Bonus: Also included is a bibliography of Donovan's writings.

Cover art by Lyman Anderson.

Book Details

Title: Twice Murdered
Author: Laurence Donovan
Genre: Mystery / Detective
Price: $19.95 / Trade paperback

Lust of the Lawless
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Robert Leslie Bellem

From the creator of Dan Turner comes six-gun excitement! Draw pilgrim! Rowdy women, lusty cowpokes, cattle rustlers, and short-tempered gunhands populate this collection, assembling all the works Bellem contributed to Spicy Western.

With an introduction by James Reasoner.

Cover art by Alan Anderson.

  • First book publication.
  • $10.00
  • Trade paperback
  • 102 pages

Fundamentals of Fiction Writing
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Arthur Sullivant Hoffman

Product Description

"Hoffman's book, intended, as he explains, for the average writer, is of more practical value to more persons than any other book on its subject I have ever seen."—New York Tribune

"Editorially Mr. Hoffman speaks; categorically too. You will be interested."—Boston Transcript

"An excellent book."—Bookman

Praise for Arthur Sullivant Hoffman's  Fiction Writers on Fiction Writing—
"Of the many books advising and counseling as to the writing of fiction, this one stands out possessed of peculiar interest and value. For it embodies the first attempt yet made to apply the modern scientific, laboratory method to literary production."—The New York Times Book Review

As valuable a resource today as when it first appeared, Hoffman's Fundamentals of Fiction Writing offers instructions and advice on improving your fiction. As a veteran editor of more then twenty years, Hoffman brings his gifted insight and experience to help you avoid the pitfalls and mistakes most commonly found in fiction.

A must-have for both the seasoned professional and the aspiring beginner!

About the Author

A fiction editor for more than twenty years for leading periodicals, an instructor of writing, Arthur Sullivant Hoffman also authored several instructional manuals including "The Writing of Fiction," "Fiction Writers on Fiction Writing," and "Fiction Writing Self-Taught."

Product Details

  • Paperback: 110 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog Books (March 19, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1928619924
  • ISBN-13: 978-1928619925
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.2 inches

In the Grip of the Minotaur
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Farnham Bishop & Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur
IN THE GRIP OF THE MINOTAUR
BY FARNHAM BISHOP AND ARTHUR GILCHRIST BRODEUR


Return to the world of the Ancient Mediterranean, a place where men carved empires with their bronze swords and braved any danger for gold.  It is here that the cities of Troy and Crete clash, their fates resting in the hands of:

RAGNARR – the blonde, steel-thewed Warrior Prince of the Northern lands.  He is the  wielder of Tyrfing, the sword forged by the Gods.  Ragnarr leads a daring band of Northmen who are ready to face any danger, fight any foe, and die in the service of their Prince.

KING MINOS – King of the Island Empire of Crete, the Mistress of the Mediterranean.  His mighty fleets rule the waves, exacting tribute from all lands.  Minos ruthlessly suppresses any dissent.  His enemies meet their deaths at the hands of the Minotaur.

KING DARDANUS – the King of Troy, who chafes at his vassalage to King Minos.  He hopes to use the Northern Prince for his own gain.

ILIA – beautiful daughter of King Dardanus.  She gives her heart to one prince, but is loved by two.

AMBROGEOS – Prince of Crete, first-born of King Minos.  His love of Ilia and hatred of Ragnarr will engulf the Mediterranean world in an orgy of death and destruction.

ARIADNE – Princess of Crete, beautiful High Priestess of the Goddess.  She is torn between her love of her country and her love for her country's greatest enemy.

THE MINOTAUR: Horrific beast of legend, to whom the enemies of King Minos are sacrificed in bloody religious rights.


Filled with intrigue, raids, and exciting battles on land and at sea, IN THE GRIP OF THE MINOTAUR will thrill lovers of historical adventure!

First serialized in ADVENTURE in 1916, IN THE GRIP OF THE MINOTAUR marked the first collaboration between Farnham Bishop and Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur.  In addition to being fine fiction writers, both were very capable historians -- Bishop would write non-fiction books on the Panama Canal, submarines and the U.S. wars with Mexico, while Brodeur would become a professor at University of California Berkeley, translate Norse prose eddas and gain scholarly recognition for his work on "Beowulf".  In writing IN THE GRIP OF THE MINOTAUR, they drew upon their backgrounds and research abilities to create a believable tale of historical high adventure.  First time in book form.

The Man From Hell
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Arthur Leo Zagat
Arthur Leo Zagat, having earned his law degree, turned his back on private practice to write weird mystery and horror stories for such magazines as Terror Tales, Dime Detective, Dime Mystery Magazine and others.  This volume assembles the works Zagat authored under the pseudonym "Morgan LaFay" for Spicy Mystery Stories.
Included are:
Cargo For Hell
Graveyard Honeymoon
Her Demon Lover
Goat Girl of Lussac
Hell's Anteroom
The Sharp Teeth of Satan
The Man From Hell
Bonus stories:
By Subway to Hell
The Horror In the Crib
FIRST TIME IN BOOK FORM
Volume 10 in the BDB Signature Series.
Cover art by Rudolph Belarski.
Author: Arthur Leo Zagat
Price: $14.95 US / Trade paperback

Banished
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William Murray Graydon
Banished! by William Murray Graydon

Returning to St. Petersburg to claim his rightful inheritance, Ivor Petrov suddenly finds himself arrested by Czarist police as a Nihilist conspirator and sentenced to the Siberian labor camps. How could this happen? What evil powers are at work here—and for what purpose? And what can Ivor possibly do once imprisoned to prove his innocence and be set free?

The Adventures of Matthew Quin
Matthew Quin, of Hamrich & Company, travels the globe trapping big game for zoos and exhibitions. In the course of his expeditions, he finds himself thrust into a Siberian manhunt, witness to a Wild West train robbery, and hired to capture an unexpected ship’s cargo in these three exciting adventures!

The Man Tiger of the Ussuri Valley
The Strange Case of the Montana Grizzly
The Black Panther of Hamburg

First time in book form.
ISBN: 978-1-928619-95-6
Price: $10.00 US / Trade paperback / 98 pages

People of the Pit
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Edited by Gene Christie
"In general . . . the Munsey publications did more to publish weird fiction than any other magazine enterprise of the early 20th century."
H.P. Lovecraft to Richard F. Seawright, March 31, 1932

Long before the stories in Weird Tales sent shivers down the spine, far in advance of the groundbreaking Dracula, Frankenstein and similar Universal horror films of the 1930s, Frank A. Munsey's pulp magazines were thrilling their millions of readers with edge-of-your-seat tales of terror by fledgling authors who would go on to dominate American popular literature.

Collected within these pages are 15 thrillers by A. Merritt, Francis Stevens, Sax Rohmer, Tod Robbins, Damon Runyon, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Talbot Mundy, George Allan England and others, many reprinted for the first time since their original magazine appearances as long as a century ago.

Included are:

  • The People of the Pit by A. Merritt
  • Behind the Curtain by Francis Stevens
  • Number Thirteen (excerpt) by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • The Orchid Horror by John Blunt
  • The Tenth Question by George Allan England
  • Disappointment by Achmed Abdullah
  • The Pretty Woman by Owen Oliver
  • The Living Portrait by Tod Robbins
  • An Offer of Two to One by Talbot Mundy
  • Beyond the Violet by J.U. Giesy
  • The Elixir of Life by C. Langton Clarke
  • The Mystery of the Shriveled Hand by Sax Rohmer
  • Fear by Damon Runyon
  • Monsieur de Guise by Perley Poore Sheehan
  • The Ship of Silent Men by Philip M. Fisher, Jr

With a foreword by Robert Weinberg, (author of Horror of the 20th Century)

Edited and with an introduction by Gene Christie.

Cover art by Harry T. Fisk

Transaction In Diamonds, A
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Talbot Mundy
A Transaction in Diamonds assembles all of Talbot Mundy's stories and articles published during 1911, his first year as a professional writer. Included are his first published story, as well as his first British military tale, "The Phantom Battery," along with twelve other classic works of fiction and non-fiction.

With an introduction by Brian Taves (Talbot Mundy—Philosopher of Adventure).

Edited by Gene Christie.

Cover art by Tom Roberts

The Talbot Mundy Library, volume 1.

Stories include:

  • A Transaction in Diamonds
  • Pig Sticking in India
  • The Lady and the Lord
  • Single Handed Yachting
  • Kitty Burns Her Fingers
  • Vengeance Is Kitty's
  • The Phantom Battery
  • Jansen and Jansen—Twins
  • Cornelia's Englishman
  • Sentence of Death
  • The Fire-Cop
  • An Offer of Two to One
  • Kitty and Cupid
  • The Blooding of the Ninth Queen's Own

With an appendix by Tom Roberts discussing Mundy's payment rates for his early stories.

Best of Adventure - Volume 1
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Edited Doug Ellis - Vol. 1 1910-1912
Adventure Magazine first appeared in late 1910 and soon, attracting top name authors, became renowned for the type of fiction its name implied. It grew into a powerhouse in the genre fiction field, and was later dubbed by Time magazine, the "No. 1 Pulp." But in its early years, the magazine printed a surprisingly wide variety of fiction types—from westerns to light-hearted comedy, from South Seas tales to adventures set in the deepest jungles—to even works that could be deemed science fiction.

Culled from its first 26 issues, this collection brings together 24 of the best tales that appeared therein, including rarely or never-before reprinted works by Talbot Mundy, Damon Runyon, Rafael Sabatini, William Hope Hodgson, R. Austin Freeman, James Francis Dwyer, Frank L. Packard and others.

Selected and with an introduction by Doug Ellis.

Included are:

  • Introduction by Doug Ellis
  • Adventure by H. Bedford-Jones
  • The Soul of a Regiment by Talbot Mundy
  • The Luck of the Annie Crosby by Frederick William Wallace
  • A Soft Answer From the Kid by Willett Stockard
  • Brethren of the Beach by H.D. Couzens
  • The Pretender by Rafael Sabatini
  • A Pair of Mules by Nevil G. Henshaw
  • The Mate’s Log by Arthur Somers Roche
  • The Pied Piper, Junior by Damon Runyon
  • From the Book of Fate by George E. Holt
  • The Preacher and the Gun-Man by Hapsburg Liebe
  • The Master by George Buchanan Fife
  • The Plot of Signor Salvi by Marion Polk Angellotti
  • The Hate of Ismail Bey by Bertram Atkey
  • The White Queen of Sandakan by James Francis Dwyer
  • McQuinn, Sheriff by William Tillinghast Eldridge
  • The Albatross by William Hope Hodgson
  • The Rug of Imam by Adele M. Donovan
  • 31 New Inn by R. Austin Freeman
  • Two On Trinity by Frank Lillie Pollock
  • That Prodigious Postscript by John Lewis
  • The Bravery of Bertie McDodd by George B. Seitz
  • Captain Curlew’s Atonement by C. Langton Clarke
  • The Final Average by Frank L. Packard
  • The End by Stephen Allen Reynolds
  • The Outriders by H. Bedford-Jones

The Letter of His Orders
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Talbot Mundy

"For anyone who imagines Mundy's stories are simple-minded adventure melodramas, "The Letter of His Orders" shows Mundy to be a first-class observer of real world politics and human nature. In a very real sense, a story like "The Letter of His Orders" presages . . . Graham Greene. Where Greene makes fun of colonial intelligence officers in novels like Our Man in Havana, Mundy shows us the other side of that most mundane of heroes, the British colonial civil servant ... [as he]  fulfills the noble promise of unquestioning loyalty . . ."  —Gerry Conway, from this introduction

This title reprints three classic short novels from the pages of Adventure, Mundy's primary American market during the early years of his career.  With an introduction by Gerry Conway (writer/producer Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Father Dowling Mysteries, Diagnosis Murder, etc.)
Novels Include:
The Guzzler's Grand Prix
Hookum Hai
The Letter of His Orders

The Letter of His Orders—
Three Short Novels from Adventure, 1913
ISBN: 978-1-928619-75-8
Cover art by Walter M. Baumhofer.
Price: $19.95 / Trade paperback / 188 pages

Secret Operative K-13
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Joel Townsley Rogers

The fate of thousands rests in the hands of one man—deep behind enemy lines!

In the tradition of Buchan's The Thirty-Nine Steps and Maugham's Ashenden comes another harrowing tale of espionage—a thrilling novel of a spy during the Great War.

Who is K-13?  No One Knows.  And Can He Be Stopped?

Lift off with the dawn patrol and fly the sies over the killing fields of France to find out the exciting answers in Secret Operative K-13

  • 6x9
  • 108 pages
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-928619-60-4
  • Cover Artist: Paul Stahr
  • Published in EVERYBODY'S MAGAZINE

Master of Dragons, The
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H. Bedford-Jones

The Devil's Hat-Rack
With their lives hanging in the balance, can O'Neill's fast wits outsmart Governor Wang?

The Blue Beetle
With an ancient object d'art O'Neil; and Burket run afoul of the spiteful General Cheng.

The Death Trap
The diabolically clever General Shao lokks to rid the world of two American soliders of fortune.

The Master of Dragons
The discovery of an imperiled young woman in Soochang nearly leads O'Neill and Burket to prematurely ascend the dragon.

  • 6x9
  • 106 pages
  • ISBN-13: - 978-1-928619-61-1
  • Cover Artist: Laurence Herndon
  • Reprinted from SHORT STORIES

Green Spider, The
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Sax Rohmer

Thirteen rare and elusive works by the incomparable Sax Rohmer await the reader in The Green Spider and Other Forgotten Tales of Mystery and Suspense, including four stories previously unpublished in the United States! With an introduction by Gene Christie.

  • 6x9
  • 184 pages
  • ISBN: 9781928619512
  • $18.95