More Science Fiction Writers Who Wrote Westerns
If you missed the last one… This post is brought to you by Whispers of Ice and Sand: Space Westerns by G. W. Thomas. This Read More
Category: Northern
Treasures From the Public Domain: 1929
This post is brought to you by Madame Murder, the third book in the Wild Inc. series by Jack Mackenzie. Enjoy Pulp adventure with a Read More
Arthur J. Burks Part 10: 1936
If you missed the last one… Another 5.5 stories a month. Arthur J. Burks was one of the “million-word-a-year” men and this consistent production Read More
Arthur J. Burks – Part 7: 1933
If you missed the last one… 1933 saw Arthur J. Burks’ markets improve, averaging four sales a month. As Peter Ruber mentions in his excellent Read More
Arthur J. Burks – Part 5: 1931
If you missed the last one… Selling to Harry Bates at Astounding, Burks returns to Horror fiction with the same editor (for 2c a word) Read More
Arthur J. Burks – Part 2: 1927-1928
If you missed the last one… 1927 sees Arthur J. Burks expanding his story types and his markets. We get straight adventure tales, flying stories Read More
Conan (1967) The Thing in the Crypt
This is the first in a series of posts about the original 196os-1970s Conan paperbacks. I haven’t worried about Howard versus pastichers or any of Read More
Top Ten Doc Savage Novels For Halloween
Lester Dent (and the other Kenneth Robeson’s who penned the Doc Savage super-sagas) was always conscious of a certain atmospheric need in a good story. Read More
Alberta Connections to Pulps and Comics
On August 19th I gave this talk to an audience at the Central Alberta Fanfest. I figured after all that research, why not make a Read More
Ice Planets
If you missed the last one… Ice Planets are part of the Space Opera landscape. Whether your first one was Star Trek‘s Sarpeidon (1969), Star Read More