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More feared than the deadly green snakes, the hideous red beetles of that outpost of Earth Empire, was the winged dragon-queen of Jupiter and her white Legions of Doom.Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first woman to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.

More feared than the deadly green snakes, the hideous red beetles of that outpost of Earth Empire, was the winged dragon-queen of Jupiter and her white Legions of Doom.Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first woman to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.

No one had ever escaped from Venus' dread Stellar Legion. And, as Thekla the low-Martian learned, no one had ever betrayed it and-lived.Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first woman to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.

No one had ever escaped from Venus' dread Stellar Legion. And, as Thekla the low-Martian learned, no one had ever betrayed it and-lived.Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first woman to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of The Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978.

Eric John Stark thinks that he is at long last safe on a world finally set free. But he is betrayed and left to fend for himself on a savage planet.He, with his foster-father, Simon Ashton, must find friends and allies among some of the most vicious warriors of the region, including those practicing cannibalism. But they have little choice if they are to survive and, perhaps, lead another revolution to free the stars.The Reavers of Skaith is t...

Leigh Brackett's most famous character, Eric John Stark, grew up savage on hostile Mercury before transforming into a powerful warrior on the Red Planet of Mars. Stark returns for another thrilling science fantasy adventure in The Hounds of Skaith!Now leader of the fierce Northhounds-nine huge creatures he commands through a telepathic bond-Stark races against time and brutal enemies to the starport of Skaith. But the treacherous Wandsmen stan...

This edition collects the entirety of the 70th Anniversary Illustrated Edition of the adventures of Leigh Brackett's pulp hero, Eric John Stark. Contains Queen of the Martian Catacombs (1949), The Enchantress of Venus (1949), and Black Amazon of Mars (1951).Each of these classic pulp adventures has been lovingly and faithfully illustrated by Portuguese art duo StarTwo.

Close to being a great work of science fiction."-New York Times One of the original novels of post-nuclear holocaust America, The Long Tomorrow is considered by many to be one of the finest science fiction novels ever written on the subject. The story has inspired generations of new writers and is still as mesmerizing today as when it was originally written. Len and Esau are young cousins living decades after a nuclear war has destroyed civil...

Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978. Assembled here in this 200, 000 word collection are fifteen of Brackett's most memorable stories. If you enjoyed this book, you'll want to search on Positronic Publishing Super Pack...

Leigh Brackett was the undisputed Queen of Space Opera and the first women to be nominated for the coveted Hugo Award. She wrote short stories, novels, and scripts for Hollywood. She wrote the first draft of the Empire Strikes Back shortly before her death in 1978. Assembled here in this 200, 000 word collection are fifteen of Brackett's most memorable stories. If you enjoyed this book, you'll want to search on Positronic Publishing Super Pack...

The Ship held an ancient secret that meant life to the dying east-aways of the void. Then Wes Kirk revealed the secret to his people's enemies-and found that his betrayal meant the death of the girl he loved.Leigh Brackett was the queen of space opera and the first woman to be nominated for the Hugo Award. She was also a screenwriter who worked on such films as The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo, The Long Goodbye, and The Empire Strikes Back.

The Ship held an ancient secret that meant life to the dying east-aways of the void. Then Wes Kirk revealed the secret to his people's enemies-and found that his betrayal meant the death of the girl he loved.Leigh Brackett was the queen of space opera and the first woman to be nominated for the Hugo Award. She was also a screenwriter who worked on such films as The Big Sleep, Rio Bravo, The Long Goodbye and The Empire Strikes Back.

It was a Gypsy world, built of space flotsam, peopled with the few free races of the Solar System. Roy Campbell, outcast prey of the Coalition, entered its depths to seek haven for the Kraylens of Venus-only to find that it had become a slave trap from which there was no escape!

Eric John Stark, Outlaw of Mars, travels beyond the solar system for exciting science fantasy adventures on the planet of Skaith, a lawless sphere at the edge of the known universe.Raised as a savage on the hostile planet of Mercury and honed into a fearless warrior in the low canals of the Red Planet, Stark is one of science fiction's greatest adventurers and is Leigh Brackett's most famous character.In The Ginger Star, Simon Ashton, Stark's ...

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Danger Awaits in the Far North!Long ago, an ancient evil was sealed away in the northern wastes of Mars by the legendary hero, Ban Cruach. A powerful talisman of Ban Cruach has been stolen-the thief's dying wish is that it be returned by Eric John Stark to its rightful place in the City of Kushat which stands before the Gates of Death!Before Stark can reach Kushat, he and the Talisman fall into the hands of a mysterious warlord named Ciaran, w...

Dark Secrets of an Inhuman Race Lie Hidden Beneath the Seas of Venus!Eric John Stark travels the shores of Venus' gaseous red seas seeking the whereabouts of a missing comrade. Pursuing this mystery puts him in the hands of the Lhari, a cruel and power-hungry family that rules over the pirate enclave of Shuruun!Beneath the waves, the Lhari's doomed slaves live and toil among ancient ruins, seeking out the lost super-weapon of the precursors. A...

MARS IS ON THE VERGE OF WAR!Trouble is brewing on Mars... With civil war about to erupt, Eric John Stark has been sent to investigate an apocalyptic warlord recruiting mercenaries. More disturbing than the promise of a full scale war to unify the Martian city states is the claim that Delgaun's ally, Kynon of Shun, has at his disposal ancient sorceries that grant him powers of life and death.When Kynon's mistress, the beautiful Berild, takes an...

This hardcover edition collects the entirety of the 70th Anniversary Illustrated edition of the adventures of Leigh Brackett's pulp hero, Eric John Stark. Contains Queen of the Martian Catacombs (1949), The Enchantress of Venus (1949), and Black Amazon of Mars (1951).Each of these classic pulp adventures has been lovingly and faithfully fully illustrated by Portuguese art duo StarTwo.This special coffee-table edition not only collects all thre...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The complete work has been re-designed via professional layout, formatting and type-setting tools to re-create the same edition with rich typography, graphics, high quality images, a...