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Tales of the Shadowmen 1

This anthology of all-new stories, featuring Heroes and Villains from Pulp Literature, edited by JM & Randy Lofficier, combines the talents of renowned authors such as Terrance Dicks (Doctor Who), John Peel (Doctor Who, Star Trek), Robert Sheckley (The Tenth Victim), Brian Stableford (Inherit the Earth, Architects of Emortality), Alain le Bussy and Viviane Etrivert, with a new generation of gifted storytellers such as Matthew Baugh, Win Eckert, G.L. Gick, Samuel T. Payne and Chris Roberson.

In the Paris sewers, Judex and a young Maigret battle the Frankenstein Monster. Meanwhile in Tibet, Alexander Whateley's plans to bring about the return of Yog-Sothoth are thwarted by the combined efforts of JimGrim and Robur the Conqueror. C. Auguste Dupin tackles the Black Coats with the help of Count of Monte-Cristo. In Surrey, a young Harry Dickson teams up with Sâr Dubnotal to expose the Werewolf of Rutherford Grange. While in the North Atlantic, Allan Quatermain and She encounter Dracula on a doomed ship. Arsène Lupin meets Lord Dunsany at a soirée and crosses paths with the Phantom of the Opera in the Catacombs of Montpellier. Twenty years later, Doc Ardan has a rematch with the diabolical Doctor Natas and, in the far future, Fantômas lives again!

Contents:

* Matthew Baugh: "Mask of the Monster" starring The Frankenstein Monster, Judex, Maigret.

* Bill Cunningham: "Cadavres Exquis" starring Fascinax.

* Terrance Dicks: "When Lemmy Met Jules" starring Lemmy Caution, Maigret.

* Win Scott Eckert: "The Vanishing Devil" starring Doc Ardan, Fu Manchu.

* Viviane Etrivert: "The Three Jewish Horsemen" starring Arsène Lupin, The Phantom of the Opera.

* G.L. Gick: "The Werewolf of Rutherford Grange" starring Harry Dickson, Sâr Dubnotal.

* Rick Lai: "The Last Vendetta" starring Arthur Gordon of Texas, Josephine Balsamo.

* Alain le Bussy: "The Sainte-Geneviève Caper" starring Arsène Lupin, Sherlock Holmes.

* Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier: "Journey to the Center of Chaos" starring Jim Grim, Robur, Sâr Dubnotal, Alexander Whateley.

* Samuel T. Payne: "Lacunal Visions" starring Auguste Dupin, Dr. Omega.

* John Peel: "The Kind-Hearted Torturer" starring the Black Coats, Auguste Dupin, the Count of Monte-Cristo.

* Chris Roberson: "Penumbra" starring Judex, the Shadow, the Vampires.

* Robert Sheckley: "The Paris-Ganymede Clock" starring Fantômas.

* Brian Stableford: "The Titan Unwrecked; or, Futility Revisited" starring Allan Quatermain, Dracula, Rocambole's Grandson, She, the Tenebre

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 256
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781932983364
  • Genres
  • pulp, anthologies
  • Release date
  • 2005