Sunday, April 27, 2014

Your Daily Ralph: Lazarus Gray: Eidolon review


Lazarus Gray: Eidolon review

 

Barry Reese makes magic, especially with his series set in the classic pulp era of the late 30’s. The newest release in the Lazarus Gray series. Subtitled ‘Eidolon’ is no exception. Within the first few pages the book had my total attention. It’s another adventure into the unknown with larger than life thugs, Nazi’s, mummies and immortal sorceress’s.

But the real bad guy in this book was a charter named the Darkling who reminded me very much of a classic pulp hero, at least until he seemed to lose his mind completely by stories end. This was just another fun romp with ‘Lazarus Gray and Assistance Unlimited’. I’ve come to enjoy this series very much, and that hasn’t changed with each new release. Barry has these characters down pat and they leap off the page into full life in the reader’s imagination. These are great stories.

Was there anything I didn’t like? Yes, two things but I have to assume they are story points that will be revisited in a later volume, so I’m reserving judgment until I see where Barry goes with this all. I’m sure it’ll be exciting. Lazarus Gray: Eidolon. Go buy it and read it. It’s very enjoyable and a lot of fun.


http://www.amazon.com/The-Adventures-Lazarus-Gray-Volume-ebook/dp/B00DCCJX0G/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1398655664&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=Lazarus+Gray%3A+Eidolon




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Friday, April 25, 2014

Your Daily Ralph ~The New Book Release list for 4/25/14




Lots of great new books this week, so lets get right to it!
 
 

TWO LEGENDARY HEROES

COME TOGETHER TO DEFEAT

 

THE VRIL AGENDA

 

Airship 27 Productions & Pulp Work Press join forces for the very first time to announce the release of THE VRIL AGENDA, a fantastic, action packed pulp adventure by two of the finest writers in the New Pulp field, Joshua Reynolds and Derrick Ferguson.

 

Upon completing his training with the Warmasters of Shamballah, Dillon journeys back to America to begin the next phase of his training under tutelage of one of the greatest adventurers of all time, Jim Anthony – The Super Detective.  But no sooner do they meet then one of Anthony’s most dangerous villains resurface from his past to once again threaten mankind, the superhuman Sun Koh – Prince of Atlantis.

 

Now the old warrior and his young student, aided by Anthony’s loyal family and allies, will take on this new threat, pitting their lives against powerful adversaries.  From New York to Berlin and then on to a hidden civilization at the bottom of the world, the Super Detective and his two-fisted protégé must stop the fiendish Sun Koh before he can unlock the ages old secret of the Vril power.

 

“I’ve been a huge fan of Derrick’s Dillon from day one,” reports Airship 27 Managing Editor, Ron Fortier.  “And of course Josh has dons several Jim Anthony projects for us including a full length novel. So when they first proposed this team-up book, I was thrilled beyond words.”

 

Note fantasy author, Charles Saunders, creator of the Imaro series, calls The Vril Agenda, “…a remarkable achievement.”

 

The book features interior illustrations by award winning artist Rob Davis, with a stunning, dynamic cover painting by Adam Shaw; his first work for Airship 27 Productions. 

 

Writers Josh Reynold and Derrick Ferguson have whipped up a frenetically paced tale that never lets up for second, masterfully delivering old fashion pulp action in what is sure to become a New Pulp Classic!

 

                    AN AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS - PULP WORK PRESS EVENT!

 

Available now from Amazon and soon on Kindle.

 
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LEGION I: LORDS OF FIRE New Edition Trade Paperback!
Novel of the Year Finalist Now Sports Amazing New Cover Art by Mark Williams!
(April 23, 2014)  White Rocket Books proudly announces the release in trade paperback format of a brand new edition of Van Allen Plexico’s THE SHATTERING, LEGION I: LORDS OF FIRE, a two-time finalist for Novel of the Year*, now with gorgeous new cover art by new series artist Mark Williams!
In the spirit of Warhammer 40,000 and the Horus Heresy!  Stripped of his authority by the Emperor of Mankind and assigned to duty in deepest space for failing to prevent the greatest robbery in history, former Colonel Ezekial Tamerlane believes his career as a soldier is over.  But strange forces are at work, urging the Emperor to set out on a journey fraught with dangers into a nightmare realm a universe away from our own; and Tamerlane, like it or not, is going along for the ride.  What he and his high-tech super-soldiers find along the way will shake the Empire to its very foundations, and unleash a crisis of galactic proportions that not all the armies in creation can hold back...
"Plexico is the master of space opera." --Pulp Fiction Reviews
LEGION I: LORDS OF FIRE begins a new galaxy-shattering adventure from the author of HAWK: HAND OF THE MACHINE and LUCIAN: DARK GOD’S HOMECOMING, and bridges the divide between those two novels and universes.  Here we see the fallout from the war of the gods in LUCIAN, and the growing crisis that will lead to the creation of Hawk and the other Hands of the Machine.  Futuristic armies clash, godlike beings manipulate empires, and the gateway to the Underverse of the Below is reopened, unleashing slavering demonic hordes upon an unsuspecting galaxy!
“Intrigue, betrayal, and plenty of action and adventure!” –Doug Dandridge, author of the Exodus: Empires at War series.
“With the upcoming release of the third volume in the series,” says Plexico, “White Rocket wanted to repackage the entire series in a new format and with new cover art. Mark Williams entered the picture and turned in some of the most amazing cover paintings you will ever see. I’ve been blown away from the moment I first saw his work, and I think it truly does justice to the epic feel I am striving for with the Shattering series. I’m thrilled to relaunch the series in this new size format and with this amazing artwork.”
White Rocket Books is a leader in the New Pulp movement, publishing exciting action and adventure novels and anthologies since 2005, in both traditional and electronic formats.   White Rocket books have hit the Amazon.com Top 15-by-Genre and reached #1 on the New Pulp Best-Sellers List, and have garnered praise from everyone from Marvel Comics Vice-President Tom Brevoort to Kirkus Reviews.
* Novel of the Year Finalist -- New Pulp Awards and Pulp Factory Awards 2014.
THE SHATTERING, LEGION I: LORDS OF FIRE is a $15.95, 5.25 x 8” format trade paperback from White Rocket Books. 
ISBN-13:  978-0692021422     ISBN-10:   0692021426    (5.25 x 8”  Trade Paperback; 336 pages)
On Amazon.com:   
http://www.amazon.com/Legion-Lords-Edition-Shattering-Volume/dp/0692021426

 
And...
 
LEGION II: SONS OF FIRE New Edition Trade Paperback!
Sequel to the Novel of the Year Finalist with Amazing New Cover Art by Mark Williams!
(April 23, 2014)  White Rocket Books proudly announces the release in trade paperback format of a brand new edition of Van Allen Plexico’s THE SHATTERING, LEGION II: SONS OF TERRA, now with gorgeous new cover art by new series artist Mark Williams!
In the spirit of Warhammer 40,000 and the Horus Heresy! Armies of super-soldiers clash as massive colossus walkers loom over the battlefield. Ancient demons and godlike beings awake. And three mighty Legions converge to do battle upon the sun-blasted sands of Ahknaton!
Rebelling against Imperial rule, planetary governor Rameses has retreated to his base world of Ahknaton and proclaimed himself a living god. With the Empire crumbling, attacked by all its foes at once, General Marcus Ezekial Tamerlane must lead a desperate mission to assault Ahknaton and end Rameses’ treachery. But the forces he confronts are darker than he knows. As aliens, gods and demons converge and the galaxy burns, Tamerlane will find he must turn to the most unpredictable and dangerous of allies: General Iapetus and his fanatical Sons of Terra!
“Not since Frank Herbert’s DUNE books has there been such an intricately plotted space saga that echoes all the action of the early days of science fiction yet is tempered with the talented sensibilities of a modern day pulp adventure.” --Pulp Fiction Reviews
LEGION II: SONS OF TERRA continues the galaxy-shattering adventure that began with the 2014 Novel of the Year Finalist, LEGION I: LORDS OF FIRE.  Here we see the fallout from the war of the gods in LUCIAN, and the growing crisis that will lead to the creation of Hawk and the other Hands of the Machine.  Futuristic armies clash, godlike beings manipulate empires, and the gateway to the Underverse of the Below is reopened, unleashing slavering demonic hordes upon an unsuspecting galaxy!
“Intrigue, betrayal, and plenty of action and adventure!” –Doug Dandridge, author of the Exodus: Empires at War series.
“With the upcoming release of the third volume in the series,” says Plexico, “White Rocket wanted to repackage the entire series in a new format and with new cover art. Mark Williams entered the picture and turned in some of the most amazing cover paintings you will ever see. I’ve been blown away from the moment I first saw his work, and I think it truly does justice to the epic feel I am striving for with the Shattering series. I’m thrilled to relaunch the series in this new size format and with this amazing artwork.”
White Rocket Books is a leader in the New Pulp movement, publishing exciting action and adventure novels and anthologies since 2005, in both traditional and electronic formats.   White Rocket books have hit the Amazon.com Top 15-by-Genre and reached #1 on the New Pulp Best-Sellers List, and have garnered praise from everyone from Marvel Comics Vice-President Tom Brevoort to Kirkus Reviews.
THE SHATTERING, LEGION II: SONS OF TERRA is a $15.95, 5.25 x 8” format trade paperback from White Rocket Books. 
ISBN-13:  978-0692021439       ISBN-10: 0692021434          (5.25 x 8”  Trade Paperback; 394 pages)
On Amazon.com:   
http://www.amazon.com/Legion-II-Edition-Shattering-Volume/dp/0692021434
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Mythworld
 


Charlie Reese is fresh out of college when he goes to work for Harold Lightfoot, the billionaire owner of the world’s leading parcel delivery service. Harold Lightfoot isn’t just a billionaire though—he claims to be the Greek god Hermes, and along with two other gods in men’s clothing (Aphrodite and Pan), Hermes wants Charlie to help him return the worship of the Greek pantheon to the modern world. But there are forces working against them, ancient monsters who have taken on the aspects of men, guided by a dark figure from forgotten mythology. In order to stay alive, Charlie will need to learn how to see the supernatural reality beneath the false skin of the world. In this Mythworld, he will learn the secret history of mankind, and discover that the messenger god’s true goals may be a little more sinister than he let on.

 
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 Mooner
 
  1.  

Blurb: Like many young men at the end of the 1800s, Bill signed on to work in a logging camp. The work is brutal, but it promised a fast paycheck with which he can start his life. Unfortunately, his role model is Big John. Not only is he the camp’s hero, but he’s known for spending his pay as fast as he makes it. On a cold Saturday night they enter Red’s Saloon to forget the work that takes the sweat and lives of so many men their age. Red may have plans for their whiskey money, but something else lurks in the shadows. It watches and badly wants a drink that has nothing to do with alcohol. Can Bill make it back out the shabby door, or does someone else have their own plans for his future?

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The Cast Away
 
By Wayne Reinagel
 
     As the sole survivor of a doomed ship merchant vessel, a young doctor becomes hopelessly marooned on an isolated tropical isle in the Indian Ocean. Struggling against starvation, invading cannibals, and solitude, he soon discovers that he is not truly alone on the island. After unwittingly releasing an ancient evil, the brave man is forced battle a hellish demon in order to save his mortal soul.

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     Howard stopped walking and merely stared in disbelief for a full moment, before darting his eyes quickly to the left and right. The bed was empty and the captain was gone!
     Spinning in a slow circle, the doctor strained his eyes for any sign of movement along the shore or near their campsite. He searched beneath all the tarps and looked behind each crate and barrel. With a bit of involuntary trepidation in his concerned voice, he called out the captain’s name, a low, harsh whisper at first and then louder. Finally, cupping his hands over his mouth, he shouted at the top of his lungs.
     “Captain Keswick!!”
     The sound of his call echoed across the quiet island and for a long moment there was no reply at all. And then, the response to his cry was offered. It was a great, haunting howl that might have issued from the throat of a giant timber wolf, baying mournfully at the full moon. A flock of birds took flight, abandoning their treetop nests, startled by the loud noise. Suddenly, the night was eerily quiet, as if every animal on the island feared the demon that made that noise. Howard’s blood froze solid in his veins and he felt a spike of frigid ice driven down the length of his spine. His mouth hung open and he couldn’t seem to draw the next breath. What the hell kind of creature made a sound like that? Certainly, if the voice was any indication of the size, the beast must be enormous.
     Although he could see nothing out of place, he felt as if hundreds of eyes were watching his every movement. Or, perhaps, merely one pair of cold eyes, molten red and burning brightly in the darkness
 

 Pride of the Mohicans
 
It is the year 1756 and the American Colonies are engulfed in the conflict known as the French and Indian War. As two Great Powers contend for control of the continent, the common people of America find themselves trapped between the armies of the British and the French. Into the frontier lands west of the Hudson come three men, last of a vanishing people, heroes for these turbulent times, determined to fight for what is right, for those in need-- and against the selfish and cruel forces that seek to exploit and destroy America in its infancy. Wise Chingachgook... fierce Uncas... and a man known by many names: La Longue Carabine... the Pathfinder... Nathaniel Poe... He is HAWKEYE. Here are four rousing, all-new tales of that dynamic trio who brought justice to the wilderness of Colonial America, by four of the most celebrated names in all of adventure storytelling: Jim Beard (Monster Aces; Sgt Janus, Spirit Breaker); Ron Fortier (Captain Hazzard; Brother Bones); Frank Schildiner (Tales of the Shadowmen; The Avenger) and I. A. Watson (Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective; Robin Hood, King of Sherwood). Created and Edited by Van Allen Plexico (Blackthorn; Gideon Cain), this all-new anthology is based upon THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS novel by James Fenimore Cooper and the 1992 film starring Daniel Day-Lewis and directed by Michael Mann.
 
 
 
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Your daily Ralph! 4/16/14 My Book Videos

Hi everyone! Here are links to the current book video's I have out there featuring my novels. Enjoy!

The Cagliostro Chronicles
 
http://youtu.be/2IW6YUeBboU
 
Link to Video:



 
Torahg the Warrior, Sword of vengeance!
 
http://youtu.be/n2TCSXVDa0s


Link to Video:
 
Redemption of the Sorcerer, The Crystalon Saga, Book One
 
http://youtu.be/e4GtuZVwWNw

 
Link to Video:
 
 
 
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Friday, April 11, 2014

Your daily Ralph! The New book release List! 4/11/14


HIGH FLYING THRILLS!

 


Airship 27 Productions announces the release of its newest pulp anthology.  Rev up those Pratt-Whitney engines, pull back on the stick and prepare for take-off, as LANCE STAR – SKY RANGER gets ready to soar into the clouds in this, his fourth volume of high flying adventures.

 

Once again its time to join America’s aviation ace, Lance Star and his faithful team; Buck Tellonger, Cy Hawkins, Jim Nolan and Red Davis as they fly into four brand new hair-raising tales.  From discovering a hidden Nazis base on lost South Seas Island inhabited by prehistoric monsters to foiling an assassination attempt on President Roosevelt, the Sky Rangers travel globe tackling danger wherever they go.

 

The Lance Star – Sky Ranger series follows in the grand tradition of popular pulp favorites and Dusty Ayers, Bill Barnes, G-8 & His Flying Aces and dozens of other winged warriors of the clouds.

 

“When you’re company name is Airship 27 Productions,” says Managing Editor Ron Fortier, “you’d better believe we have a real love of flying heroes and Lance Star-Sky Ranger is at the top of that list.”

 

So goose your fuel lines, spin the props of your Skybolts and Skeeter and prepare yourself for classic pulp action.  Writers Bobby Nash, Sean Taylor, Andrew Salmon and Jim Beard have delivered a quartet of fast paced, high soaring stories to keep you buckled up tight.

 

This volume features a cover by popular graphic artist, Felipe Echavarria with interior illustrations by Warbirds of Mars’ own Scott “Doc” Vaughn.

 

AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS – PULP FICTION FOR A NEW GENERATION!

 

Available now at Amazon.com & soon on Kindle.

 

 
 
 
The Destroyers
 

Darryl Jones just wanted to build a home for his family...but first he had to save them.
Four killers come to the small town of Endwell, looking for a drug dealer, and Darryl knows what happened. If he tells, his son dies. If he doesn’t? The Destroyers will make his daughter ‘disappear’.
What would you do?
 


 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

Your Daily Ralph~ The New Book Release List 4/2/14

Deadly Echoes
 
 
Donovan Nash is a man under siege, and this time it's personal. Eco-Watch, the premier scientific research organization he founded, is being blamed for a series of violent eco-atrocities that ignite protests around the world. Behind the attacks is Garrick Pearce, a man from Donovan's past, who is bent on a ruthless vendetta. Garrick has promised that after he annihilates Eco-Watch, he'll murder everyone close to Nash. Recoiling from the damage, Donovan enlists the help of Erica, a woman who claims she has information Donovan needs, but her knowledge makes her a marked woman. Running from trained killers, the FBI and even his own organization, Donovan races from southern California to British Columbia, then finally to Alaska where he joins Eco-Watch personnel and desperately tries to stop what promises to be the worst eco-atrocity in history. With his world in tatters and everything he built seemingly destroyed, Donovan is forced to make one last desperate gamble to stop Garrick and silence the man forever-a roll of the dice that may very well cost Nash his life.
 
 
 
 
 
THE MANY WORLDS OF ULYSSES KING
by Mark Beaulieu, Sean Taylor, I.A. Watson, and Mark Bousquet
Published by Pro Se Press

Professor Ulysses King and his companions travel the foldspace between alternate realities to thwart nefarious history-twisting plots from his homeworld Olympus. With Amazonian arena-warrior Pandora, out-of-his-depth reporter Jake Gannon, marked-for-death scientist Crystal Lee, and worlds-spanning travel machine NotTA, King faces those who regard humanity as test subjects, cannon fodder, raw material, or mere entertainment. But there are dangers in foldspace of which neither King nor his enemies are yet aware - those who seek absolute control!  In the tradition of Doctor Who and Sliders, THE MANY WORLDS OF ULYSSES KING collects the talents of Mark Beaulieu, Mark Bousquet, Sean Taylor, and I.A. Watson to forge a new mythology where high adventure, high science, and high strangeness meet.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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