THE LOST SCROLLS by Alex Archer
The Lost Scrolls by Alex Archer (2007, Gold Eagle) The Lost Scrolls is #6 in the adventures of Annja Creed AKA Rogue Angel. It’s not been the best by far, but it did…
MYSTERY GIRL by David Gordon
Mystery Girl by David Gordon (New Harvest, 2013) Mystery Girl by David Gordon is a book that made me angry. Why? Because it had to end. Honestly, I couldn’t put it down. It’s…
FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelly (1818)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelly “#12 ‘Frankenstein’. A tale of a modern Prometheus. If the countless film adaptations of this have kept you from reading the novel, that’s your mistake.” -Karl Edward Wagner, “The Thirteen Best…
MASTER OF MIDNIGHT: THE COLLECTED CAPTAIN ZERO by G. T. Fleming- Roberts (2013, Altus Press)
Master of Midnight: The Collected Captain Zero by G.T. Fleming-Roberts (2013, Altus Press) Captain Zero has the distinction of being the last of the hero pulp characters. First published in 1949, the series ran for…
DR. THADDEUS C. HARKER: THE COMPLETE TALES by Edwin Truett “Bud” Long (Altus Press, 2013)
Dr. Thaddeus C. Harker: The Complete Tales by Edwin Truett “Bud” Long (Altus Press, 2013) Dr. Thaddeus C. Harker is not often mentioned in the annuals of pulp literature. His entire…
THE MASTER OF THE MACABRE by Russell Thorndike
The Master of the Macabre by Russell Thorndike (2013, Valancourt) Most people know about Russell Thorndike’s Dr. Syn series, but few are aware of his The Master of the Macabre novel. He wrote 7…
THE NECRONOMICON FILES
The Necronomicon Files by Daniel Harris and John Gonce (2003, Red Wheel) To go into the history of the Necronomicon would take up more space than I care to use. Besides, the authors of The Necronomicon Files, Daniel Harms and John Gonce , have done…
THE DAY OF THE DRONES By A. M. LIGHTNER
THE DAY OF THE DRONES by A. M. Lightner (Norton, 1969) I’ve been unable to find much information on Alice Lightner. She wrote a number of young adult science fiction novels in the 60’s, but…
WAR OVER LEMURIA BY RICHARD TORONTO
WAR OVER LEMURIA: RICHARD SHAVER, RAY PALMER AND THE STRANGEST CHAPTER OF 1940’S SCIENCE FICTION by Richard Toronto (2013, McFarland) War Over Lemuria concerns The Shaver Mystery, largely forgotten today. It was big news in the…
DOSSOYUE: BOOK ONE By Charles Saunders
Dossouye is a great book from Black writer Charles Saunders. Not exactly a novel, it’s a collection of short stories and novellas, some of which have been published before. Saunders is best known for his books and tales about Imaro, the African hero who wonders across the mythical land of Cush.