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Tag: Paperback Punk

WS Punk’s look at out-of-print and forgotten classics in fantasy, science-fiction, and horror

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January 14, 2020January 13, 2020 wspunk

Flash Gordon: The Lion Men of Mongo By Con Steffanson   “Flash Gordon” is one of those properties that has always been with me. I saw the Filmation feature length cartoon and watched the corresponding Saturday morning cartoon enough times … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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December 31, 2019December 30, 2019 wspunk

Bulldog Drummond by “Sapper” I must admit to some level of apprehension when I started reading this book. I initially snatched it up together with The Thin Man about six weeks ago, but in the interim someone in the movie … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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December 17, 2019December 15, 2019 wspunk

The Star Fox by Poul Anderson One of the things I like about science fiction is that aside from all the laser beams and spaceships, the stories are all about contemporary society. When Captain Kirk meets an alien with half … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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December 10, 2019December 10, 2019 wspunk

The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett Confession time. We’re all friends here, right? I have never seen one of the William Powell and Myrna Loy “Thin Man” films all the way through. I’ve managed to catch bits and pieces of … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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December 3, 2019December 2, 2019 wspunk

The Riders of the Sidhe Champions of the Sidhe Master of the Sidhe by Kenneth C. Flint Irish mythology is sort of a mess. Before the Christianity reached the island, literacy did not exist, so none of the pre-Christian legends … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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November 26, 2019November 25, 2019 wspunk

Cyborg by Martin Caidin “Colonel Steve Austin, a man barely alive. We can rebuild him. Better, faster, stronger. We have the technology.” So declared the opening lines to every episode of The Six Million Dollar Man, a sci-fi superhero TV … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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November 19, 2019November 17, 2019 wspunk

Legion from the Shadows by Karl Edward Wagner The Picts were an historical people who inhabited the region we now call Scotland during the early period of the Roman occupation of Britain. Not much is known about them. Even their … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 wspunk

Last Stand at Saber River by Elmore Leonard These days, Elmore Leonard is probably best known for creating the TV show Justified, or maybe as the creative mind behind Get Shorty. But before he got into television and film, Leonard … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 wspunk

Quag Keep by Andre Norton Andre Norton is one of the Grand Dames of speculative fiction. Ironically, she achieved that level by dropping an “a” from her name to increase her marketability, because “only boys” bought science fiction. She wrote … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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October 29, 2019October 28, 2019 wspunk

One of my favorite past times is haunting used bookstores, looking for out-of-print and forgotten classics. My taste in literature tends to run toward fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, and I find modern novels too often weighed down by bloat and … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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Paperback Punk

October 22, 2019October 21, 2019 wspunk

One of my favorite past times is haunting used bookstores, looking for out-of-print and forgotten classics. My taste in literature tends to run toward fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, and I find modern novels too often weighed down by bloat and … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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Paperback Punk

October 15, 2019October 13, 2019 wspunk

One of my favorite past times is haunting used bookstores, looking for out-of-print and forgotten classics. My taste in literature tends to run toward fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, and I find modern novels too often weighed down by bloat and … Continue reading Paperback Punk

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Paperback Punk

October 8, 2019October 12, 2019 wspunk

One of my favorite past times is haunting used bookstores, looking for out-of-print and forgotten classics. My taste in literature tends to run toward fantasy, science-fiction, and horror, and I find modern novels too often weighed down by bloat and … Continue reading Paperback Punk