Thrilling Adventure Yarns
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"The Last Gunslinger"
by Mary Fan This pulp-style short story of the Old West plays with many classic genre tropes -- and upends a few. A band of rich hooligans upend a small Western town, but one young girl isn't about to take it anymore. Featured in... THRILLING ADVENTURE YARNS Edited by Robert Greenberger The pulp magazine era was bristling with brawny men and statuesque women globetrotting, getting into and out of danger. Their exploits quickened the pulses of their readers, young and old alike. They gave rise to some of the most enduring heroes known the world-round.
To honor and celebrate a bygone era, Crazy 8 Press has assembled a stellar line-up of writers – Derek Tyler Attico, Jim & Becky Beard, Russ Colchamiro, Paige Daniels, Kathleen O'Shea David, Peter David. Keith R.A. DeCandido, Mary Fan, Michael Jan Friedman, Glenn Hauman, Robert Greenberger, Robert T. Jeschonek, Paul Kupperberg, Karissa Laurel, Amy Lewanski, David Mack, Will Murray, Aaron Rosenberg, and Jenifer Purcell Rosenberg – to produce new thrills and chills, spanning mystery, sword and sorcery, horror, science fiction, romance, and adventures. Meet Professor Ironheart! The Blue Mask! The Green Lady! Cannon Belle! And many more new heroes. PLUS: A new before published story by the creator of Doc Savage, Lester Dent! Illustrators include Caio Cacau, Mike Collins, Karl Kesel, Peter Krause, Tom Mandrake, Jerry Ordway, and Mark Wheatley. Each yarn is bigger and better than the one before it! |