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 is not often mentioned in the annuals of pulp literature. His entire…
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 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 (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: 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…
DOCTOR DEATH VS. THE SECRET 12, VOLS. 1&2 (Altus Press) Doctor Death was originally a minor character in some pulp stories of the 1930’s. The forward in this collection suggests that the publisher decided to…
FAKE ID By JASON STARR Tommy Russo is one of those people you casually meet at a bar or work. He’s a sometimes actor, a full time bouncer, and a compulsive gambler. He’s…
THE REMAINING: FRACTURED by D.J.Molles (2013, Amazon Digital Services) (Spoiler alert! You have been warned!) The saga of Captain Lee Harden and Camp Ryder continues to build in The Remaining: Fractured by D. J. Molles…
STARWOLF By EDMOND HAMILTON Edmond Hamilton (1904-1977) was one of the true giants of golden age science fiction. He managed to create the space opera sub-genre and crank out a series of pulp novels…