Black Cat Weekly #36
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Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #36.
We have another great issue featuring not one¸ but two full-length books-George O. Smith's classic collection of linked science fiction stories¸ Venus Equilateral¸ and Hulbert Footner's mystery¸ Officer!
As always¸ our acquiring editors have cooked up some delights. From Michael Bracken comes an original police procedural from H.K. Slade¸ "A Body at the Dam.” Barb Goffman has unearthed "Run Don't Run¸” by Mary Saums¸ which I know you'll enjoy. And Cynthia Ward brings us "Shattering the Spear¸” by P. Djèlí Clark¸ a heroic fantasy story-we need more of these in BCW!
Topping things off¸ we have another solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles¸ plus classic reprints by Rog Phillips (Vampires!)¸ Lester del Rey (Superstitions in Space!)¸ and Percy James Brebner (Kidnapping! Secret Agents!) All told¸ lots of terrific reading.
Here's the lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
"A Body at the Dam¸” by H.K. Slade [Michael Bracken Presents short story] "A Present from the Past¸” by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery] "Run Don't Run¸” by Mary Saums [Barb Goffman Presents short story] "The Missing Signorina¸” by Percy James Brebner [short story] Officer! by Hulbert Footner [novel]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
"Shattering the Spear¸” by P. Djèlí Clark [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] "Superstition¸” by Lester del Rey [short story] "A Vial of Immortality¸” by Rog Phillips [short story] Venus Equilateral¸ by George O. Smith [novel]
Welcome to Black Cat Weekly #36.
We have another great issue featuring not one¸ but two full-length books-George O. Smith's classic collection of linked science fiction stories¸ Venus Equilateral ¸ and Hulbert Footner's mystery¸ Officer!
As always¸ our acquiring editors have cooked up some delights. From Michael Bracken comes an original police procedural from H.K. Slade¸ "A Body at the Dam.” Barb Goffman has unearthed "Run Don't Run¸” by Mary Saums¸ which I know you'll enjoy. And Cynthia Ward brings us "Shattering the Spear¸” by P. Djèlí Clark¸ a heroic fantasy story-we need more of these in BCW!
Topping things off¸ we have another solve-it-yourself mystery from Hal Charles¸ plus classic reprints by Rog Phillips (Vampires!)¸ Lester del Rey (Superstitions in Space!)¸ and Percy James Brebner (Kidnapping! Secret Agents!) All told¸ lots of terrific reading.
Here's the lineup:
Mysteries / Suspense / Adventure:
"A Body at the Dam¸” by H.K. Slade [Michael Bracken Presents short story] "A Present from the Past¸” by Hal Charles [solve-it-yourself mystery] "Run Don't Run¸” by Mary Saums [Barb Goffman Presents short story] "The Missing Signorina¸” by Percy James Brebner [short story] Officer! by Hulbert Footner [novel]
Science Fiction & Fantasy:
"Shattering the Spear¸” by P. Djèlí Clark [Cynthia Ward Presents short story] "Superstition¸” by Lester del Rey [short story] "A Vial of Immortality¸” by Rog Phillips [short story] Venus Equilateral¸ by George O. Smith [novel]
