E. Hoffmann Price – författare

Adventure Tales salutes classic Weird Tales authors, including Robert E. Howard, Seabury Quinn, E. Hoffmann Price, John D. Swain, Edwin Baird, and many more!

No man is happier than Li Fong -- until he discovers his lovely wives are really serpent-demons!

Long and long ago, before the foreign devils came, old China was a land of ancient culture and strange magic. There, Li Fong, a student of apothecary, seems the luckiest of men. By what has to be happy chance, he has been led to take two charming and quite wealthy ladies as his wives.

How could he know that his loving and beloved Mei Ling and Meilan are really spirit-demons? Or that the great snake that comes to his aid is really Mei Ling in her natural form?

But the wicked Taoist magician Chang Lu knows the truth and plots evil for Li Fong and his wives. Nor can the magic of Mei Ling prevail, though she struggles to protect her husband and gain true humanity for herself.

In the end, she can only summon the beautiful and terrible dragons to her aid!

Rod Garvin just made too many waves for the Thought Control Board that controlled the 21st century. Throwing him in an insane asylum didn''t restrain him. Nor, when that didn''t work, did sentencing him to a suicide job on Mars. Garvin was bright, driven, and stubborn. The only thing Thought Control could was was get rid of him -- quietly and permanently. And that was fine with Garvin...since it meant he could make his dreamed-of voyage into deep space. But when his exploration ship stumbles onto an asteroid peopled by remnants of a star-faring race and possessed of incredible mineral wealth, it opens the possibility of unlimited look for Earth and Thought Control. If only Rod Garvin hadn''t been the man to make the find...

In the 21st century, Avery Jarvis "Doc" Brandon lived in luxurious seclusion on subtropical Nameless Island. An immensely wealthy gene-engineer who dabbled in illegal baby-making, Doc was 186 years of age and looked 35. But a storm loomed on the horizon. Bureaucrats had blundered across Doc''s real age. They wanted his "secret discovery" and would undertake anything -- including kidnapping, blackmail, and murder -- to get it!

Alexander Heflin, Imperator of North American, had his hands full: a war was brewing that could destroy the Imperium. Seeking to protect his wife, Lani, from their increasingly powerful enemies, Alex called on the one person he could trust: ex-war hero Rod Garvin.

Babysitting an Imperatrix seemed too easy a job for an adventurer of Garvin''s caliber. After all, it kept him on Mars, while the action was happening on Earth.

Little did he know that Alex was embarking upon a desperate ploy to save his nation by destroying it -- and it would be up to Garvin to pick up the pieces!

E. Hoffmann Price was one of the "Weird Tales Circle" that included H.P. Lovecraft, Robert E. Howard, and Clark Ashton Smith. In fact, he was the only person to meet both Robert E. Howard and H.P. Lovecraft in person. The stories collected here span multiple genres and multiple decades: detective, western, adventure, and fantasy. The one thing they have in common (aside from some mildly titillating content) is the sure voice of a born storyteller. Once you start reading an E. Hoffmann Price story, you won''t put it down. The introduction by Darrell Schweitzer, which leads off the collection, provides a lot more information on Ed’s work for the "Spicy" magazines...though quite tame by modern standards, they were considered quite risque in their day.

Included in this volume are:

INTRODUCTION, by Darrell SchweitzerSATAN''S DAUGHTERPIT OF MADNESSTHE WALKING DEADEVERY MAN A KINGREVOLT OF THE DAMNEDCRYSTAL CLUESNIGHT IN MANILAMURDER SALVAGETRIANGLE WITH VARIATIONSSCOURGE OF THE SILVER DRAGONDRINK OR DRAWSHE HERDED HIM AROUNDYOU CAN''T FIGHT A WOMANSHORT-CUT TO HELL

If you enjoy this ebook, search your favorite ebook store for ""Wildside Press Megapack"" to see the 170+ entries in the MEGAPACK™ ebook series, covering science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!

Rod Garvin, governor of North America and Mars, is supposed to be on vacation, spending time in France with his wife, Flora, and the son he had never met, Felix. But the war leaders of North America have a new assignment for Garvin: find Lani, Imperatrix of North America, and convince her to come out of hiding.

Trailed by assassins, Garvin sets out for the Egypt colony, where the incognito Lani is worshipped as the incarnation of Isis. But Rod Garvin is no longer on his own. Son Felix insists on accompanying him on this mission. Can this new father-son team complete their mission -- or will guards, assassins, and Lani herself prove their undoing?

It was perhaps natural, after a thousand years of celibacy, that the Immortal Jade Lady should petition the Moon Goddess for a lover. The trouble was that he was a mortal and she was a spirit--which made for certain difficulties. Then she had to fall in love with him!

Ju-hai had troubles enough without spirit entanglements. He had a powerful enemy, seeking to destroy his family to seize their lands. Somehow, Ju-hai had to rescue his father, illegally impressed to fight a distant war, even though success meant outlawry. Then he had to win justice and vengeance against the enemy. It was a task to confound a mighty warrior and magician. And, of course, there was the matter of Hsi-feng, the little slave-girl...

But the Jade Lady meant to save him and to make him an Immortal, too--whether he wanted to be on not!

Edgar Hoffman Price (1898-1988) was a prolific pulp writer who got his start writing for Weird Tales and became a peripheral member of the Lovecraft Circle of weird fiction writers. This collection contains every story he published featuring a Kurdish holy man named Ismeddin. Price labels him as a "darvish," an alternate spelling of the Sufi Muslim "dervish," a man who chooses to become a beggar and an ascetic to become closer to God. The term "whirling dervish" comes from the spiraling dances the holy men use to place themselves in a trance state. Of course Price''s darvish is half-crazed, a master swordsman, and particularly good at stirring up trouble. However, the stories he appears in are notable for their themes of religious truths, justice and wisdom, and explorations of the nature of reality. Included are

INTRODUCTION, by Alexander KreitnerTHE DREAMER OF ATLANAATTHE INFIDEL''S DAUGHTERTHIRSTY BLADESTHE SLAVE OF JUSTICESHAYKH AHMAD AND THE PIOUS COMPANIONSISMEDDIN AND THE HOLY CARPETTHE FORGOTTEN OF ALLAHONE ARABIAN NIGHTA JEST AND A VENGEANCETHE SULTAN''S JESTTHE STRANGER FROM KURDISTANAPRICOTS FROM ISPAHANTHE HAND OF WRATHTHE RAJAH''S GIFTSATAN''S DAUGHTERWELL OF THE ANGELSTHE GIRL FROM SAMARCANDEVERY MAN A KINGLADY OF THE MOONLIGHT

If you enjoy this ebook, don''t forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Edgar Hoffmann Price (1898 - 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled ''fictioneer'') for the pulp magazine marketplace. He is probably most famous for his collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key," though he published hundreds of other works. This volume is a good sampling of his fantasy and science fiction stories. Included are:

THE PROPHET''S GRANDCHILDRENTHE INFIDEL''S DAUGHTERTHE WORD OF BENTLEYDESERT MAGICSANCTUARYTHE WOMAN IN THE CASEAPPRENTICE MAGICIANSTRANGE GATEWAYSPOTTED SATANKHOSRU''S GARDENSHADOW CAPTAINTHE HANDS OF JANOSTHE FIRE AND THE FLESHTHE SHADOW OF SATURNDRAGON''S DAUGHTERTHE MIRROR OF KO HUNGEXILE FROM VENUSESCAPE FROM HYPER-SPACETHE SEVEN SECURITIESWHEN IN DOUBT, MUTATE

If you enjoy this ebook, don''t forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Edgar Hoffmann Price (1898 - 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled ''fictioneer'') for the pulp magazine marketplace. He is probably most famous for his collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key," though he published hundreds of other works. This volume collects 20 occult detective tales, including the adventures of Pierre D''Artois from "Weird Tales" magazine. Included are:

INTRODUCTION, by Alexander KreitnerTHE WORD OF SANTIAGOTHE PEACOCK''S SHADOWTHE BRIDE OF THE PEACOCKTHE RETURN OF BALKISLORD OF THE FOURTH AXISTHE DEVIL''S CRYPTSATAN''S GARDENQUEEN OF THE LILINONE ARABIAN NIGHTSILVER PEACOCKTHE KING''S PEACOCKTRIANGLE BY ARRANGEMENTSCARLET RENDEZVOUSTREASURE FROM KURDISTANCHASTE GODDESSDOUBLE CATSPAWPIT OF MADNESSPALE HANDSLIVE BAITTHE CROOKED SQUARE

If you enjoy this ebook, don''t forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Edgar Hoffmann Price (1898 - 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled ''fictioneer'') for the pulp magazine marketplace. He is probably most famous for his collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key," though he published hundreds of other works. This volume collects 19 of his two-fisted detective tales. Included are:

INTRODUCTION, by Shawn GarrettSPIRIT MURDERCRYSTAL CLUESQUEEN OF HEAVENTHE MARK OF TAI FENGDEATH''S BACKYARDHE PULLED A GUNMURDER SALVAGETHE CASE OF THE HIDDEN BRIDEPRUNE PICKING PATRIOTTHE DRAGON''S SHADOWSCOURGE OF THE SILVER DRAGONTONG WARWHO KILLED GILBERT FOSTER?REVOLT OF THE DAMNEDMUMMIES TO ORDERTHE BURDEN OF PROOFDRAFT DODGERTHE LINE IS DEADA BURNING CLUE

If you enjoy this ebook, don''t forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Edgar Hoffmann Price (1898 - 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled ''fictioneer'') for the pulp magazine marketplace. He is probably most famous for his collaboration with H. P. Lovecraft, "Through the Gates of the Silver Key," though he published hundreds of other works. This volume collects 19 of his western and war stories. Note that this volume, as with much pulp fiction of the era, is not politically correct by modern standards. It is a product of its era and should be viewed in that context.

Included are:

INTRODUCTION, by Shawn GarrettTRIANGLE WITH VARIATIONSNIGHT IN MANILAFOOL''S EPITAPHHASHEESH WISDOMHELL IN DARIENUNFIT FOR COMMANDCAIRO TANK TROUBLENAVIGATION SIMPLIFIEDSCORCHED EARTHALLAH MADE THEM AS THEY AREPASSAGE TO MEKKAFEUD''S ENDTOO MANY CLIENTSSHE HERDED HIM AROUNDDRINK OR DRAWSHORT-CUT TO HELLDESERT JUDGMENTA PAIR OF QUEENSYOU CAN''T FIGHT A WOMAN

If you enjoy this ebook, don''t forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Welcome to The 11th Golden Age of Weird Fiction MEGAPACK®, which features the weird fiction of E. Hoffmann Price. Wildside Press, in association with Mr. Price’s heirs, are dedicated to making the extensive body of work of this pulpsmith extraordinaire accessible once again to the public through our line of MEGAPACK® collections.

Included in this volume are 18 more of Price''s classic stories from the pages of Weird Tales and other pulp magazines. Here are:

SALADIN''S THRONE-RUGTHE GIRL FROM SAMARCANDTHE PEACOCK''S SHADOWTHE LORD OF ILLUSIONPALE HANDSTARBIS OF THE LAKETHE GARDEN OF EVILTHE WALKING DEADTOMB DWELLERKEEPER OF THE GATEWAYPIT OF MADNESSSATAN''S DAUGHTERTHE DESTROYING DEMONSPANISH VAMPIRESELENE WALKS BY NIGHTTHE OLD GODS EATPRAYER TO SATANWEB OF WIZARDRY

If you enjoy this ebook, don''t forget to search your favorite ebook store for "Wildside Press Megapack" to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

E. Hoffmann Price (1898 – 1988) was an American writer of popular fiction (he was a self-titled ''fictioneer'') for the pulp magazine marketplace. He collaborated with H. P. Lovecraft on "Through the Gates of the Silver Key" -- and penned hundreds of other stories, primarily in the horror and mystery fields. "Spirit Murder" originally appeared in the pulp magazine Spicy Detective Stories, December 1935.