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The Tigers of Malaysia by Emilio Salgari

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The Tigers of Malaysia by Emilio Salgari
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Would you be the greatest pirate in the South China Sea or would you hang up your sword to be with the woman you love?

Malaysia, 1849. The Tigers of Mompracem are a band of rebel pirates fighting for the defense of tiny native kingdoms against the colonial powers of the Dutch and British empires. They are led by Sandokan, the indomitable “Tiger of Malaysia”, and his faithful friend Yanez de Gomera, a Portuguese wanderer and adventurer. Orphaned when the British murdered his family and stole his throne, Sandokan has been mercilessly leading his men in vengeance. But when the pirate learns of the extraordinary”Pearl of Labuan” his fortunes begin to change…

11 novels have been written but only the 6 first are available in english

The Sandokan Series :
The Tigers of Mompracem
The Mystery of the Black Jungle
The Pirates of Malaysia
The Two Tigers
The King of the Sea
Quest for a Throne
The Reckoning (forthcoming)

Lost Worlds: The Ultimate Anthology and Atlantis and Lemuria: 13 Classic Tales

Lost Worlds: The Ultimate Anthology and Atlantis and Lemuria: 13 Classic Tales
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Lost Worlds: The Ultimate Anthology: 40 Classic Tales :

Long before Indiana Jones…

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This Masterworks of Adventure anthology is a collection of 40 tales considered to be among the best and most influential works. We started with 333: A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel, by Crawford, Donahue and Grant (1953), which lists the best works published before 1950, then cross-referenced them with Science-fiction, the Early Years by Everett Franklin Bleiler, Stuart Teitler’s By the World Forgot: Towards a Bibliography of Lost Race Fiction from 1800, and Jessica Amanda Salmonson’s Lost Race Checklist, the ultimate checklist for collectors.

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Atlantis and Lemuria: 13 Classic Tales :

“Now in this island of Atlantis there was a great and wonderful empire which had rule over the whole island and several others, but there occurred violent earthquakes and floods, and in a single day and night it disappeared into the depths of the sea.” ~ Plato, Timaeus & Critias

Atlantis tales were one of the most popular Lost World sub-genres of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. You could argue that it’s still the most popular Lost World sub-genre today. Plato’s tale of a sunken world has spawned countless books, films and TV shows. The survivors of that sunken continent appeared to have scattered to every corner of the globe, founding new civilizations on every continent, in isolated jungles, underground, or beneath the waves.

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Jeffery Farnol Treasure and Vengeance Series (Black Bartlemy and Martin Conisby’s Vengeance)

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Martine Conisby, Lord Wendover, enraged by his five years of slavery on a Spanish galleon escapes during a sea fight. He is rescued by an English ship. Lord Wendover is determined to avenge this wrong.

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Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini
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Englishman Peter Blood, a noble doctor who was imprisoned for attending to a wounded rebel, narrowly escapes the hanging during the turbulent reign of James II.

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Rebirth (John Taylor Book 1)
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Not many of us get a second chance at life. John Taylor did.
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In the Shadow of Falcon's Wings: A Dodge Dalton Adventure
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IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF ADVENTURE… Dodge Dalton’s stories about the adventures of Captain Zane Falcon have made both the author, and his iconic protagonist, famous. Maybe a little too famous. When a diabolical villain, wielding a fantastic power unearthed in the ruins of a forgotten civilization, kidnaps the president, he has only one demand…a fight with America’s greatest hero.

There’s just one problem: Falcon doesn’t exist. Or does he? In order to save America, Dodge must embark on a journey to the ends of the earth to find Captain Falcon, and along the way will discover the hero within himself.

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StoryHack Action & Adventure, Issue 1

StoryHack Action & Adventure, Issue 1
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StoryHack Action adventure is a fiction magazine in the style of the great pulps of years past. It includes stories from a wide variety of genres.

In this issue, you’ll find:

New Rules for Rocket Nauts by Michael DeCarolis. A recently dismissed recruit watches in horror as an alien race betrays and massacres his former classmates. Now he may be the only person capable of stopping the first wave of an interstellar war.

The Price of Hunger by Kevyn Winkless. A desperate chase through the woods leads to an occupied cabin. Has Fred Moose doomed everyone to be slaughtered by the wending outside?

Retrieving Abe by Jay Barnson. Lydia Madison is the daughter of a dragon hunter, and the second of three wives in a plural marriage in a tiny village in the Utah Territory. When her husband is abducted by a dragon, only Lydia can rescue him… even if it means trading her own life for his.

Protector of Newington by John M Olsen. A wealthy inventor has been secretly sponsoring do-gooders in steam-powered suits for years. When another of his heroes faces death, can he just stand by and watch a good man die?

Brave Day Sunk in Hideous Night by Julie Frost. Ben is a PI with PTSD who also just happens to be a werewolf. He is handed a repo job that seems too easy to be true. Of course things go awry and an accident flings him into a grim future. Will he be able to make it back to his wife and friends, or will he be doomed to die amongst total strangers?

Taking Control by Jon Del Arroz. What is a seasoned outlaw to do when she’s too worn out to heist?

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Dream Master by Gene Moyers. What strange power could cause wealthy men to suddenly give away their fortunes and commit suicide?

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Jungle Jitters (The Action Girls)

Jungle Jitters (The Action Girls)
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Destroyer World: New Blood (The Destroyer)

Destroyer World: New Blood (The Destroyer)
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A collection of short stories written by the talented fans of the ever-popular Destroyer Series. Edited and with an introduction by series creator Warren Murphy. Follow the exploits of Remo Williams, Chiun, Smith and earlier Masters of Sinanju.

ABOUT THE SERIES:
Sentenced to death for a crime he didn’t commit, ex-cop Remo Williams is rescued from the electric chair and recruited by a secret government organization as an assassin, targeting criminals who are beyond the law. Remo’s trainer is a curmudgeonly old Korean named Chiun, whose mastery of the terrifyingly powerful martial art of Sinanju makes him the deadliest man alive.

The winning combination of action, humor, and mysticism has made the Destroyer one of the best-selling series of all time. With more than 150 books and over 50 million copies sold worldwide, the Destroyer has been praised by the LA Times as “flights of hilarious satire,” and gave birth to the mythology of the brash young Westerner taught by an ancient, inscrutable master.

see also More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology 

More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology (The Destroyer)

More Blood: A Sinanju Anthology (The Destroyer)
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Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir’s DESTROYER series is one of the longest-running and most successful action series in history. With more than 150 books, a TV show, a movie, a spin-off series, and much more coming soon, it shows no signs of slowing down.

One reason the Destroyer series has endured for such a long time is the cultural myth it created — a young and brash Westerner, trained in martial arts by an ancient Asian master.

It has also survived because of the fans, who have supported and embraced the series for more than four decades.

This book exists because eighteen of those fans had their own stories. Eighteen stories related to the magic, the mayhem, and the mysticism of Sinanju, the world’s greatest martial art. Eighteen stories, each with a new vision of the DESTROYER.

Following in the tradition of the 2005 anthology New Blood, this anthology features more: more Remo. More Chiun. More Sinanju.

And, of course,
MORE BLOOD.