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Edgar Rice Burroughs' Venus series

I've talked a bit about Edgar Rice Burroughs' sword and planet adventures before; in particular, I've discussed his 'Barsoom' (Mars) series briefly and did a post on the first two books on his...

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A. Merritt's Dwellers in the Mirage

Abraham Merritt (1888-1943) was one of the greats of pulp fiction, although up until recently his work was largely forgotten.  Recently, two of his novels were reprinted, The Moon Pool (1919) and The...

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A. Merritt's The Face in the Abyss

I've been continuing my reading of the works of A. Merritt (1884-1943), which began with his first serial novel The Moon Pool (1919), continued to his masterful The Metal Monster (1920) and most...

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Bertram Mitford's Renshaw Fanning's Quest

Bertram Mitford (1855-1914) could be said to have been the darker cousin to H. Rider Haggard (1856-1925).  Both authors wrote adventure novels set in the perilous wilds of Africa, but Mitford seems to...

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Henry Kuttner's Thunder Jim Wade

Any time I see a book with Henry Kuttner's name on it, I pay attention --  Kuttner was a masterful author who wrote some true classics of science fiction and fantasy, including one of my favorite...

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Bertram Mitford's The King's Assegai

Those who have been reading this blog for a while know that I've become a really big fan of Bertram Mitford (1855-1914).  His novels, written in the late 1800s, are on the surface adventure novels...

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The Time Axis by Henry Kuttner

The more I read of Henry Kuttner, the more ashamed I am that I didn't read all of his works long ago!  Henry Kuttner (1915-1958) was a versatile writer of pretty much every genre of weird fiction...

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Johnston McCulley's The Bat Strikes Again and Again!

Name this scene: Yet he was one man working alone against the crooks and the corrupt politicians who went hand in glove with the evil forces of the underworld.  For that reason he must become a figure...

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Robert E. Howard's El Borak

Finally, I've gotten to read some new Robert E. Howard!  Well, not new -- Robert E. Howard committed suicide in 1936 -- but new to me, anyway! For those who are unfamiliar, Robert E. Howard (1906-1936)...

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A. Merritt's The Ship of Ishtar

(I've been working on a particularly difficult science post for a week now, and the end is still a ways off.  In the meantime, I thought I'd catch up a little on my weird fiction posts.) Author A....

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