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Off-trail e-book recommendation: Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
Readers of this blog will enjoy the thriller Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household. It’s one of the best thrillers/adventure stories I have read, and the best in the pursuit thriller sub-genre. The book is based on an premise that many of us might have wondered about: What if someone assassinated Hitler before he came into his full… Continue reading Off-trail e-book recommendation: Rogue Male by Geoffrey Household
Of Deadly Weapons – a Caradosso short story by F.R. Buckley
This short story by F.R. Buckley appeared in the April, 1947 issue of Adventure. I like this series very much and this is a typical entry – Caradosso offers advice to the new Duke about an alchemist who is selling the duke a super-explosive. As usual, Caradosso has his tongue firmly in cheek and his… Continue reading Of Deadly Weapons – a Caradosso short story by F.R. Buckley
Complete Index of Adventure, Blue Book magazines now online at Fictionmags
Included are: A complete index to Adventure, courtesy of Richard Bleiler who allowed us to use the index he published some years ago. A complete index to Blue Book Magazine, courtesy of Mike Ashley, Victor Berch & Gene Christie who allowed us to use the unpublished index they compiled between them. An index to over… Continue reading Complete Index of Adventure, Blue Book magazines now online at Fictionmags
A month of stories from Adventure magazine
This is going to be a month of stories from Adventure, with one story appearing each week. The stories should give a good flavor of Adventure across the decades: Story Author Issue Date Comments Of Deadly Weapons F.R. Buckley April, 1947 A Caradosso short story Compound Interest Hugh Pendexter March 15, 1933 Pendexter in a… Continue reading A month of stories from Adventure magazine
Barry Scobee – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, November 8, 1926
Barry Scobee (Photo courtesy Archives of the Big Bend, Bryan Wildenthal MemorialLibrary, Sul Ross State University, Alpine, Texas) AT OUR last meeting we inaugurated the new custom of having the biography of one of our writers at the end of each “Camp-Fire,” so that all readers may come to know personally our old writers… Continue reading Barry Scobee – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, November 8, 1926
H.A. DeRosso – new ebooks – 2 novels and 1 short story collection
AmazonEncore has reissued three H.A. DeRosso books in ebook format: A dark, psychological Western, .44 merges the brooding sensibility of noir with the stark, iconic desert landscapes that symbolically leave the characters exposed and vulnerable to the harsh high noon sun, but also those parts of themselves that they’d rather not give in to.… Continue reading H.A. DeRosso – new ebooks – 2 novels and 1 short story collection
Nictzin Dyalhis – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, October 10, 1922
Cover of Adventure, October 20, 1922 (courtesy Laurie Powers’ Wild West Blog) From the Camp-Fire, Adventure, 20thOctober, 1922, where Nictzin Dyalhis had his first story (Who Keep the Desert Law) published: Illustration for Who Keep the Desert Law by Nictzin Dyalhis FOLLOWING Camp-Fire custom Nictzin Dyalhis rises and introduces himself on the occasion of… Continue reading Nictzin Dyalhis – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, October 10, 1922
H. D. Couzens – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, April 10, 1922
[This is an excerpt from the Campfire column in the issue of Adventure magazine dated April 10, 1922. It’s about H.D. Couzens – whose novelette, Brethren of the Beach, was being published in expanded form in that issue.] H.D Couzens – Brethren of the Beach – Adventure, April 10, 1922 HARRY D. COUZENS, whose complete novelette… Continue reading H. D. Couzens – Auto-biography in Campfire – Adventure, April 10, 1922
Review of the Pirates of the Pines by A.M. Chisholm
Treasure Island was a very successful book in 1883, gaining critical acclaim and popularity for its author, R.L. Stevenson, who until then had not been successful. It is still in print today, and has never been out of print since its first appearance in print. Stevenson tells a rousing story of a boy becoming a… Continue reading Review of the Pirates of the Pines by A.M. Chisholm