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".

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"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."

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"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".

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"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".

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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.