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The first issue of the hero-pulp PHANTOM DETECTIVE features "The Emperor of Death," by G. Wayman Jones, in which the Phantom Detective wages a lone-wolf campaign against a ruthless king of criminals, who plans a reign of wholesale death and destruction! This issue also includes "Framed," by Will Levinrew, "Death on Dow Street," by Jack D'Arcy, and "Rub-Out," by John H. Compton.

Vicente Blasco Ibanez (1867-1928) was a Spanish realist novelist writing in Spanish, a screenwriter, and occasional film director. Born in Valencia, today he is best known in the English-speaking world for his World War I novel Los cuatro jinetes del apocalipsis (The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse). This volume collects six short works by Ibanez: "The Last Lion," "The Toad," "Compassion," "The Windfall," "Luxury," and "Rabies."

Fourteen delicious private eye tales guaranteed to whet your appetite for detection. Wining, dining, and death. Fast living and fine dining combine to present today's private eyes with culinary crimes suitable for even the most refined palate. The private eyes in these stories face delicious dangers, savory sins, and tasty temptations . . . and the bad guys always get their just desserts. An appetizing selection of today's top private eye writers and talented newcomers season their tales with the exciting spices of love, hate, justice, and vengeance. Here are fourteen delicious private eye tales--and one poem--guaranteed to whet your appetite for detection.

East Lynne was first written as a serial and appeared in the New Monthly Magazine from January 1860 through September 1861. Its combination of suspense, doomed love, scandal and tragic remorse made it immensely successful and it has remained the most famous and widely read of Mrs. Henry Wood's novels. Although no more melodramatic than others of her books, at the center of East Lynne is a development that strains credulity more severely than her other works; but the situation that transpires when Isabel Vane returns to East Lynne was one that readers found unforgettable. . . .

"Allan Quatermain and Lady Luna Ragnall team up in The Ancient Allan, an adventure that continues Allan and the Holy Flower (1915) and The Ivory Child (1916). Under the influence of the magical herb taduki, Ragnall and Quatermain experience a shared past life as lovers in ancient Egypt." -visualhaggard.org

THE FROZEN PIRATE (originally published in 1887) is the bizarre story of Paul Rodney, a sailor who narrowly escapes death by shipwreck and exposure in the Straits of Magellan, then faces further peril. Embedded in the Antarctic ice is an ancient vessel, a pirate ship, filled with what seem to be frozen, contorted corpses. But they are not dead. When one of them revives, Rodney must fend off (and cooperate with, if he hopes to survive) one of the most bloodthirsty and black-hearted scoundrels ever to sail the seven seas!W. CLARK RUSSELL (1844-1911) was an English author, and a sailor for several years before he turned to journalism and fiction. He was well-regarded in his day for THE WRECK OF THE GROSVENOR and for THE DEATH SHIP, A STRANGE STORY (sometimes reprinted as THE FLYING DUTCHMAN). He wrote much on nautical topics and campaigned to improve working conditions for seamen.

"FEAR IN A HANDFUL OF DUST both is and isn't a book of film and fiction writing commentaries; yes, you'll find several reviews and (hopefully intelligent) analyses in here, but a format like that can quickly grow wearisome and repetitive . . . so I've decided to take it a couple of steps . . . well, let's say sideways: one's reaction to horror movies and literature is a highly subjective and personal thing, emphasis on the latter term. Consider this to be a thinly-disguised autobiography by means of reflections about movies, books, and writing. It's not enough for someone to simply say, 'I liked it,' or 'I really hated it'; those are not opinions in and of themselves, they are prefaces to opinions. To qualify as actual opinions, they must be followed by reasons why, and in order for you to understand the reasons why, you have to understand something about the person giving the opinion." -- Gary A. Braunbeck

Is the mysterious Panthan warrior friend or foe? As hero battles for maiden in a deadly game of living chess, the pieces are fighting men and the stakes are life and death! Burroughs began writing The Chessmen of Mars in January, 1921 and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February and March of 1922. #5 in Burroughs's Martian Barsoom series.

"Oh, don't be afraid, my dear!" Ivan Matveitch called after us, gallantly displaying his manly courage to his wife. "This drowsy denison of the realms of the Pharaohs will do us no harm." And he remained by the tank. What is more, he took his glove and began tickling the crocodile's nose with it, wishing, as he said afterwards, to induce him to snort.Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky is best known for his exploration of the human dark side of the psyche, but this collection shows he is equally adept at sarcastic and absurdist commentary.

Poor Folk is an epistolary novel -- that is, a tale told as a series of letters between the characters. And oh, what characters these are! Makar Dievushkin Alexievitch is a copy writer, barely squeaking by; Barbara Dobroselova Alexievna works as a seamstress, and both face the sort of everyday humiliation society puts upon the poor. These are people respected by no one, not even by themselves. These are folks too poor, in their circumstances, to marry; the love between them is a chaste and proper thing, a love that brings some readers to tears. But it isn't maudlin, either; Fyodor Dostoevsky has something profound to say about these people and this circumstance. And he says it very well. When the book was first published a leading Russian literary critic of the day -- Belinsky -- prophesied that Dostoevsky would become a literary giant. It isn't hard to see how he came to that conclusion, and in hindsight, he was surely was correct.

The legendary pulp magazine STRANGE TALES -- rival to Weird Tales in its prime -- returns as an anthology series edited by renowned pulp fiction expert Robert M. Price. Volume 4, number 1 (continuing the classic numbering sequence) features contributions from a range of modern masters, including RICHARD A. LUPOFF, DARRELL SCHWEITZER, ADRIAN COLE, and many more. Cover art by JASON VAN HOLLANDER.

Damien Broderick `has had a major impact as an Australian SF writer since 1964. He is undoubtedly the leading Australian theorist of the SF genre' (Russell Blackford, Van Ikin, Sean McMullen, Strange Constellations). Now, Broderick draws upon his skills as both critic and novelist to analyze science fiction of the last two decades, and its earlier roots. The book proposes sf as a distinctive form of writing, the extreme narrative of difference, then closely reads authors such as John Barnes, Jamil Nasir, Wil McCarthy, Robert Grossbach and Poul Anderson. While concentrating on exciting work published in the USA and Britain, Broderick does not neglect his own country's contributions, discussing sf by George Turner and other Australians. His critical voice is wry, entertaining and occasionally scathing.

Military history. The story of the World War II warship dubbed "The Fightin'est Ship" -- the cruiser "Helena".

These 61 essays and articles include Mike Resnick's work for galaxyonline.com, The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, book introductions, and much, much more! Features an introduction by Robert J. Sawyer

Charlie Chan, visiting San Francisco to make a speech, finds himself swept into one of his most puzzling--and dangerous--cases!A cult known as the Golden Horde is running a spiritual retreat, helping the disturbed and the depressed find inner peace. Benny Chan, who worked for the Golden Horde, is dead . . . but the priceless treasure he carried has been recovered. Benny's sister is searching for the truth, and Chan agrees to help her. The rarest of scrolls from the days of Ghengis Khan, shadowy villains, and an ancient organization with ties to modern organized crime are just the start. For this case will take Chan across the Pacific in search of answers . . . and to the edges of the human psyche!

WORK LIKE AN EGYPTIANA Modern Guide To Ancient Time and the Egyptian HoroscopeThe daily calendar of ancient Egypt is available for the first time complete, with lucky and unlucky hours, omens, and invocations listed together with sacred festivals and rituals. The horoscope is arranged for easy reference, with the ancient Egyptian names for the season, month and day overlaid on our modern calendar. The "Horoscope at a Glance" also lists daily lucky and unlucky signs in a separate section. An in-depth discussion of the belief system behind the calendar is included as well, introducing the gods and goddesses invoked in the scenarios of the calendar round. This easy-to-read volume brings the ritual and magic of the ancient Egyptian world directly into everyday life. It is a roadmap through time for those who want to "walk like an Egyptian."

"E. Joan Sims has the uncanny ability to warm a reader's soul with the depth of her style and characters while simultaneously prickling nerves with disturbing precision. Her earlier Paisley Sterling mysteries received well-earned praise and left fans wanting more. In THE PAPER DETECTIVE, Sims takes us deeper into her world and satisfies on every level." -- Mike Stewart, Author of A CLEAN KILL, DOG ISLAND, and SINS OF THE BROTHER

Originally published as a four-part serial in the legendary pulp magazine "The Thrill Book," here is the tale of Sir Gerald Desmond, late officer in his majesty's Royal Flying Corps. Broke and drunk in Manila, he befriends a consumptive Irish fiddler, Michael O'Sullivan, and the two become involved in a free fight with the native constabulary. From this brawl they are rescued -- but when they come to their senses, they find they have been shanghaied! Typhoons, smugglers, a beautiful woman, opium, and mutiny are just the beginning of their adventures -- for two Irishmen, worldly and wise, will always come out on top in the end!

One of the most fascinating areas of the occult - and one of the least understood is the subject of the Tarot, those mystical cards hundreds - perhaps thousands - of years old, which come down to us from an origin shrouded in mystery. Many things are claimed for the Tarot pack: it is reputed to have been the ancestor of our modern playing cards; it is supposed to contain all the Wisdom of the Ages, symbolically expressed; it is said to have the power to foretell the future. Whatever their powers, the Tarot cards never fail to fascinate the casual experimenter and to richly repay the serious student of their mysteries. Dr. Thierens offers a clear, concise explanation of the Tarot, both the Lesser and the Greater Arcana, and sets forth for the first time a carefully-worked-out system of correspondance between the Tarot and Astrology. He offers a key to divination with the cards that will be of great relevance as to those interested in both the Tarot and astrological studies.

This 1915 collection of "Twenty plays from the recent drama of England, Ireland, America, Germany, France, Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and Russia" includes Oscar Wilde's Lady Windemere's Fan, William Butler Yeats, The Hour Glass, and John Galsworthy's Strife.

Joseph Crosby Lincoln (1870-1944) was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, many set in a fictionalized Cape Cod. Lincoln's work frequently appeared in popular magazines such as the Saturday Evening Post. The 1922 film No Trespassing was based on his love story, The Rise of Roscoe Paine.

Francis Marion Crawford (1854-1909) was an American writer noted for his many novels, especially those set in Italy, and for his classic weird and fantastic stories. Casa Braccio is related to his novels, Katharine Lauderdale and The Ralstons.

George Meredith (1828 -1909) was an English novelist and poet during the Victorian era. In The Bascombe Valley Mystery, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle paid him homage when Holmes says to Watson: "And now let us talk about George Meredith, if you please, and we shall leave all minor matters until to-morrow." His Italian romance, Vittoria, introduces "peasants, citizens, and soldiers who are not simply correct, but vital; every figure in 'Vittoria' throbs with reality."

Crock-legged footballer, gaoled bouncer, earmarked for execution by the Provisional IRA and hopelessly in the clutches of British Intelligence, Keegan finds himself sent to Ibiza to deliver a message to a fellow ex-footballer now turned alcoholic. "A few days in the sun," his new boss Holmyard told him. Keegan knew it would be more than that but even he wasn't prepared for the chain of events which followed. Events involving Arabs and Israelis and people who wanted him--dead!

Sherwood Anderson (1876-1941) was an American novelist and short story writer, best known for the short story sequence Winesburg, Ohio. Poor White is the story of an inventor who rises from poverty on the bank of the Mississippi River, showing the influence of industrialism on the rural heartland.

A savagely mutilated doll, the sinister reminder of the terrifying photos he had seen earlier in London, is in the shoe box given to Keegan as he embarks on the run from Belgium. He has been 'sold' by his creditor, Viney, to a London firm to clear himself financially. But the firm has elaborate games in mind: games involving a patsy . . . International security is at risk. And the patsy, Keegan, is needed . . . dead!

George Lecomte (1867-1958) was a French novelist and playwright, who also wrote literary, historical and artistic studies. La Vie Amoureuse de Danton is en francais.

Mrs. Annie Webb-Peploe (1805-1880) wrote a number of historical romances, including The Martyrs of Carthage and The Pilgrims of New England.

Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) was a literary critic and one of the major figures of French literary history. This is the second volume of his collected articles and essays.