The Grifters – Jim Thompson
Roy DIllon, professional con-man, is dying. His estranged mother Lilly arrives in time to save him, but their poisonous past—and Lilly’s feud with Roy’s girlfriend—make for a rocky future.
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Notions: Unlimited – Robert Sheckley
A collection of a dozen short stories and novelettes by satirical mastermind Robert Sheckley, from his work in the middle 1950s for Galaxy and F&SF.
The Status Civilization – Robert Sheckley
Will Barrent finds himself shipped to a prison planet with a byzantine social structure promoting the worship of evil, and the use of murder and drugs as tools to gain status and prestige.
In Memoriam – Ray Harryhausen
From the teeth of the hydra come the children of the damned: I don’t think it’s any huge secret I …
The Great SF Magazine Project
You might have noticed I haven’t been posting as much SF recently; soon enough, I’ll have something to make up …
Cop Hater – Ed McBain
Someone is knocking off cops in the 87th Precinct, and if there’s one thing the detectives won’t stand for, it’s murder of their own—with the investigators wearing a target on their backs.
A Killer is Loose – Gil Brewer
Down on his luck everyman, on the way to the hospital to meet up with his pregnant wife, is abducted by a gun-toting maniac and forced to ride along with him across the city. Tense dread ensues.
Solomon Kane: The Castle of the Devil – Dark Horse
Based on a vintage Howard story fragment, Solomon Kane investigates a nefarious baron, his creepy castle built on the foundations of devil-worship, and an all too intelligent wolf.
Adventures in Art – Frank R. Paul (2) Alien Visions
A collection of Frank R. Paul’s work for the 1940s, focusing on his colorful visions from the “Life On” and “City On” series for pulp magazines in the early 1940s.
Icerigger – Alan Dean Foster
Crash-landing on the surface of a desolate ice planet, the motley crew of one kidnapper and his abductees find themselves embroiled in the local city-state’s bid for revolution.
Judgment Night – C.L. Moore
A collection of one short novel and four novellas/novelets, showcasing some of C.L. Moore’s best solo science fiction offerings from the late ’40s and early ’50s.
