The History Hall: Learn the history of the Texas Longhorn

   Gary Golden, world-renowned explorer, adventurer, historian and lecturer, has been fascinated with the pulp fiction era ever since he saw his first Lone Ranger toy in the corner antique shop that his grandmother took him to when she was searching for authentic Victorian lace.
   It was Gary's passion for the golden age of pulp fiction that eventually led him to become one of the industry's foremost experts in the field, and an avid fan of the Stories from the Golden Age (he is also a book club member, and has correctly answered every single Golden Gazette quiz.) Gary enjoys the Golden Age stories so much—and the fascinating historical accuracy of the tales—that he created his own show: The History Hall.

   We are more than delighted to be sharing this first episode with you today: "Origin of the Texas Longhorn." As Gary tells us, "This show was inspired by the western tale, Under the Diehard Brand by L. Ron Hubbard. The origin of the Texas longhorn will both surprise and amaze you."

   We hope you enjoy it as much as we do, and let us know if you'd like to see more episodes from The History Hall—after all, there's always a story to tell.

Contest to win an iPod announced

Contest to win an iPod announced by Golden Age Stories!

Once every month we hold a drawing for an iPod (a special iPod which is loaded with all 80 audiobooks from the Stories from the Golden Age).

You can win too! Enter here and all you have to do is decipher the science fiction anagram from the book The Great Secret that holds the key to you winning the iPod.

Enter to win this online sweepstake.

Golden Age Radio Theater more popular than ever

The Golden Age Radio Theater requests the pleasure of your company at our theatrical presentation of the tales from the collection of the Stories from the Golden Age. In addition to a one-of-a-kind performance of a classic tale each week, there is a musical pre-show, desserts and refreshments are served after the theater performance along with fine company.

The show is called One Was Stubborn and it is the story of Old Shellback, the most stubborn man in the universe: he's simply unwilling to watch the universe crumble and vanish, the product of an alleged agreement among the living to think it away. When Shellback won't budge, he throws a wrench into the works.


The cast is Robert Towers, Josh R. Thompson and friends.

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New! Elbows on the Table with Harvey Dodge

This episode of Elbows on the Table features Harvey Dodge, the cattle rancher who threatened Tom Weston in Branded Outlaw by L. Ron Hubbard.

Once again Lawrence Carpenter takes on the roughest characters from the Stories from the Golden Age to ask them his unrelenting questions about honor, courage and what it means to survive when others are out to get them.



Get your own copy of Branded Outlaw at www.galaxypress.com.

Dead Men Kill Book Review from Publishers Weekly

Publishers Weekly once again reviews one of the latest releases in the Stories from the Golden Age Series—Dead Men Kill.

First published in 1934 in Thrilling Detective magazine, Hubbard's rollicking horror yarn just happens to tap into the current craze for zombies. Heroic Detective Sgt. Terrence "Terry" Lane looks into a deeply disturbing series of murders of powerful businessmen. Dawn Drayden, a pretty Club Haitian entertainer, confirms Lane's hunch that the killers are dead men "coming back from the grave and killing their employers."

The zombie mastermind is the nefarious Dr. Leroux, originally of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, aka Loup-garou (or human hyena). In the end, Drayden and Lane must face heart-pounding dangers once Dr. Leroux's secrets are revealed. This fun, campy novella reflects a contemporary revenge vibe felt by those who wouldn't mind dispatching a few zombies to punish criminally inclined businessmen. (Feb.)

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Accomplished Explorers Club Member L. Ron Hubbard Honored at Event

Author and explorer L. Ron Hubbard was honored Thursday night at the Explorers Club headquarters before a packed hall with guests from New York's publishing industry, in celebration of his 70th anniversary — February 19, 1940 — as a member of The Explorers Club and the release of four new titles in his Stories from the Golden Age series of books and audiobooks.
The four titles: the fiction adventures, Yukon Madness and Golden Hell; the fantasy thriller and perhaps only zombie story ever written by Hubbard, Dead Men Kill; and the western, The Baron of Coyote River — in bookstores February 2010 — were announced by president Galaxy Press, John Goodwin, following a presentation of Mr. Hubbard's literary accomplishments by a representative from his literary agency, Ms. Gunhild Jacobs.

"Hubbard was one of the club's most famous members," said Don Hartsell, the evening's keynote speaker, and founder and executive director of the World Air League. "And as he was one of America's earliest aviators, I was honored to have been asked to speak this evening." Hartsell finished by presenting a plaque to Ms. Jacobs which was inscribed, "In dedication to his life as an Explorer, Adventurer and Aviator, the World Air League grants and honors L. Ron Hubbard with its recognition as Explorer Patron of the World Sky Race."

Guests were treated to a live performance of "The Last Drop," a humorous science fiction story by Hubbard originally published in 1941. Featured in the performance were Barbara Rosenblat, (Best Audio Voice in Mystery and Suspense for 2008 and 2009); R.F. Daley (narrator of over 150 audiobooks); Emmy award-winner John Mariano (The Sopranos, West Wing, ER, Desperate Housewives); and Josh Robert Thompson (the voice of Arnold Schwarzenegger on the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson).

Hubbard's membership into The Explorers Club was part of a commitment to scientific expeditions and exploration by Hubbard begun in the 1930s and 1940s—taking him to the West Indies, Puerto Rico, and the Alaskan coastline (where he carried The Explorers Club flag to conduct radio experiments).

Already established as one of the top selling writers of high adventure, mystery, western, SF and Fantasy in the world of pulp fiction—with its 30 million monthly readers—the name L. Ron Hubbard (along with any of his 15 pen names), was regularly seen besides the likes of Edgar Rice Burroughs, Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler in those pulpwood pages. Hubbard used his experiences on expeditions to good effect. Wrote one editor of Thrilling Adventures magazine about how Hubbard got so much color into stories of faraway places: ". . . he's been there, brothers. He's been and seen and done, and plenty of all three of them!"

Book Reviews from the Midwest Book Review

The Midwest Book Review has reviewed four new titles in the Stories from the Golden Age collection which are here:

Galaxy Press has reprinted four inexpensive anthologies of classic pulp tales of two-fisted action by legendary popular writer L. Ron Hubbard which are sure to satisfy avid readers of the pulp fiction action/adventure genre.

"The Sky-Crasher" is a wild adventure about embarking on a round-the-world flight back when making the claim was so great an achievement that the attempts attracted a criminal element.

Also present are the the stories "Boomerang Bomber" and a preview of "Hurtling Wings".

Go here to get "The Sky-Crasher" plus another adventure for free!


"Wind-Gone-Mad" is an exciting saga set in the last days of pre-World War II China, where the stalwart Jim Dahlgren, representing the amalgamated Aeronautical Company, is one of the few who can stand against the ravenous warlord and would-be conqueror known as "The Butcher."

Also present are the stories "Tah", "Yellow Loot", and a preview of "Golden Hell."

Go here to get "Wind-Gone-Mad" plus another fiction adventure for free!

"Hostage to Death" follows Legionnaire Bill Reilly, challenged by a renegade Berber chieftain to rescue a kidnapped American named Kay MacArthur, possibly from a fate worse than death, even though he knows he might be plunging headlong into a deadly trap.

Also present is the story preview "Yukon Madness".

Go here to get "Hostage to Death" plus another book for free!

"Under the Diehard Brand" is a western about a young Lee Thompson, whose aging sheriff father is losing control over the thugs and troublemakers of Wolf River. Thompson must step into his father's shoes and defend his town from the horde of criminals who heard rumors of his father's infirmity and see Wolf River as easy prey!

Also present are the stories "Hoss Tamer", "The Ghost Town Gun-Ghost", and a story preview of "Baron of Coyote River".

Go here to get "Under the Diehard Brand" plus another adventure story for free!

Each action-packed volume of the Stories from the Golden Age is further enhanced with a glossary of regional terms, dialects that have fallen into disuse, and other words that may be esoteric to the casual reader.

All are excellent picks for anyone who loves pulp fiction.