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The Ultimate Adventures in Space! Forget Star Wars! Star Trek, Ho Hum!

Each Planets of Adventure reprints two complete book-length novels of space adventure from the supreme exemplar of highly-charged, vividly-colored space opera, the legendary pulp Planet Stories. Fasten your seatbelts for atomic-powered thrills, alien landscapes, daring heroes, intrepid heroines, fiendish villainesses.

From the 1940s, we bring you "Sword of Fire: A Novel of an Enslaved World" by Emmett McDowell. He was a plain, ordinary Jones, so his spaceman father named him Jupiter, hoping it would help him stand out. But he remained a plain, ordinary Jones—until the space warp cast him, naked and helpless, into the slime of that vile world. Then Jupiter Jones cursed the fate that marooned him among the planet's groveling mutants. He only wanted to escape—but the mutants' rising, excited whispers proclaimed him a knight in shining armor who alone could save them. And the strange sword he'd found was, they said, the one weapon that could prevail against the vicious octopoids who enslaved them.

Then, you'll thrill to "The Rocketeers Have Shaggy Ears: A Novel of Peril on Alien Worlds" by Keith Bennett. Their fighting song was known from Terra's hinterlands to Ganymede's glittering domes: "Oh, the Rocketeers have shaggy ears. They're dirty sons of space!" Someday, there will be a legend like this. Someday, from Steamy Venus or Arid Mars, the shaking, awe-struck words will come whispering back to us, building the picture of a glory so great that our throats will choke with pride. Pride in the Rocketeers of Terra.

Science Fiction's First Heroine, Available Again at Last!

Out of print for more than 50 years! Here again at last are the action-packed exploits of Gerry Carlyle, Interplanetary Huntress, on assignment from the London Interplanetary Zoo to capture the rarest alien lifeforms in the solar system—and "bring 'em back alive." The only fly in the ointment of this intrepid woman is pilot Tommy Strike, who's just as determined to prove no woman is his superior. Their battles with the most fearsome of otherworldly critters are nothing compared to their battle with each other!

Interplanetary Huntress: The Adventures of Gerry Carlyle #1 by Golden Age science fiction writer Arthur K. Barnes is delightful, lighthearted interplanetary adventure from the pages of the legendary pulps. Here are the trio of classic novelettes that introduced the woman who the Femme Fatales: Pulp's Crime-Fighting Heroines website hails as an "adventuress of the first water. She traveled to distant planets to collect exotic specimens to bring to Earth's zoos." Gerry, known as "the interplanetary bring 'em back alive girl" was inspired by those real life bring-'em-back-alive African wild animal trappers of the 1930s, Clyde Beaty and Frank Buck.

In the first volume of her adventures Gerry, determined to prove herself the superior of any man, takes on the giant, saw-tongued whiposarus of Venus, the deadly twinned menace of the dual world, and the fire-breathing, rocklike Cacus of Satellite V.

Genre historian Sam Moskowitz calls her "master science fictioneer Barnes's most original creation, whose exploits combined thrilling space opera with a hilarious, romantic battle of the sexes." Imagine Rosalind Russell and Clark Gable in a typical South Seas comedy-adventure movie, then mentally transpose it to outer space and you have an idea of what happens when the indomitable Gerry Carlyle and Tommy Strike cross paths. As Amazing Stories noted, "Between watching the intrepid pair capture or slaughter the BEMs [bug-eyed monsters], and then squabble among themselves, there's plenty of action for any deep-dyed thud-and-blunder fan."

Even after seventy years, their adventures "are still surprisingly readable—sizzling stuff. If you like a huge collection of assorted BEMs and well-thought-out gimmicks in tight situations, you will assuredly go for this," according to Galaxy Science Fiction. "I loved Gerry Carlyle," said sci-fi master A. E. Van Vogt. You'll love Gerry Carlyle, too!

The first in a three-volume edition. See the "Related Products" tab for Volumes 2 and 3!

A complete book-length sf novel of an interstellar lawyer-sleuth at work on a case of Murder in Space by Batman author, and Deadshot creator, David V. Reed; plus cosmic stories and novelettes by award-winning writers like Ray Bradbury, Edmond Hamilton, Emil Petaja, and more—along with all the original illustrations, editorials, letter columns, and back-of-the-magazine advertisements—in this keepsake page-by-page reproduction of the May 1944 issue of the legendary pulp magazine Amazing Stories.

If you are looking for the genuine pulp magazine experience, here it is. Magazines from the Golden Age of the pulps often sell for $100 or more apiece, and are far beyond the price range of the average reader. That is why Experimenter Publishing Company is proud to present this new series of licensed replicas printed on high-quality paper for lasting value and selected from the best issues of Amazing Stories' groundbreaking 90-year run. At last, modern readers can recapture the full pulp experience, for a modest price—without having to take out a mortgage on their home or bankrupt their savings accounts. A must for every science fiction library!

SCIENCE FICTION GOES TO WAR!
Every Story By A Soldier Fighting In WWII.

From the original September 1944 Editor’s Introduction by Raymond A. Palmer: “Our editors believe this issue to be one of the most unusual we have ever presented; and we also believe it to be one of the finest. Every story, every article (with one exception), every filler, every letter, a good proportion of the illustrations, and the front and back cover is by someone who is serving his country in the armed forces in one way or another! Readers, these fighting men are real men! When the chips are down, they're holding a full house! When you've finished reading this issue you'll understand the kind of spirit that will carry the beachheads of Europe and Japan no matter what the opposition! We take our hats off to the American fighting writer. He's got what it takes!”

Here is the original table of contents:

STAR BASE X
By Pvt. Robert Moore Williams
A telepathic message came to John Dawson's mind—and it led him to an incredible alien base...

THE THINKING CAP
By Sgt. William P. McGivern
A thinking cap would be a great help to a man. Yes indeed! That is, if if thought straight!

PRIVATE PRUNE SPEAKING
By Cpl. David Wright O'Brien
Private Prune certainly didn't intend to say the things he did; they just popped out of his mouth!

PROFESSOR THORNDYKE'S MISTAKE
By Sgt. P. F. Costello
Mack wouldn't have minded if cats had nine lives—especially this particular cat! But it didn't—

DOLLS OF DEATH
By Pvt. E. K. Jarvis
What was Herkles' reason for making these dolls? Certainly not to be used as harmless toys!

WEAPON FOR A WAC
By Sgt. Morris J. Steele
If Uncle Whitfield thought a fairy tale about a sword would make Mary join the WAC, he was all wet!

DOUBLE-CROSS ON MARS
By Sgt. Gerald Vance
Terry Lester had to get involved with a bunch of wrong guys to find out who the right guys were.

WARBURTON'S INVENTION
By Pvt. Russell Storm
A pound of metal should always weigh a pound, shouldn't it? Even when it's part of a thinking robot.

OVERLORD OF VENUS
By Lt. William Lawrence Hamling
Usually when a man walks into the sea and under it, he drowns. Was that what was happening on Venus?

MATCHES AND KINGS
By Cpl John York
It was all a trumped up publicity slogan; lighting three on a match just sold matches, not Death.

I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN
By Cpl. Duncan Farnsworth
No matter what waited over Berlin, he'd promised to come back to her in the springtime, and he did!

A rare pulp science fiction treasure, reprinted with all the original ads, articles, letters and every single page.

This is a complete page-by-page replica of the legendary 1927 Amazing Stories Annual, produced by Hugo Gernsback. Few copies the 1927 Annual survive today—in fact, one of the original issues recently sold on eBay for over $350. It featured one of Edgar Rice Burroughs Barsoom novels, The Master-Mind of Mars, in its first appearance anywhere. It was especially written for Amazing Stories and features eleven illustrations from the grandfather of science fiction art, Frank R. Paul, who produced some of his finest illustrative work ever.

The Annual also featured two stories from the opposite end of the science fiction spectrum fans had been begging Gernsback to reprint: A. Merritt’s best short novel, “The Face in the Abyss,” and his celebrated short, “The People of the Pit,” again with Paul’s inimitable illustrations. Merritt was considered the finest U.S. science fiction writer of the time (a position confirmed in 1999 when he was inducted posthumously into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame).

The annual also featured Austin Hall’s celebrated “The Man Who Saved the Earth,” A. Hyatt Verrill’s “The Man who Could Vanish,” a straight-faced jape from the distinguished ethnologist; and “Under the Knife,” an incomparable story by the incomparable H.G. Wells. This replica reprint is an essential addition to any fan's library.

Annie Mae is seven years old, cute as a button and—when she's mad, a cross between Carrie and Chucky...

Kaylynn Silva has just been hired as a tutor by the very wealthy Reilly family. The salary is generous , her bedroom is luxurious, she has her own bathroom—with a jacuzzi—and only one student: their young daughter, Annie Mae. Kaylynn thinks she has landed her dream job—but it may be a nightmare from which she can't wake up.

At first, everything seems to be going great. Annie May is an adorable child and very bright. But soon, Kaylynn begins to notice disturbing things about her pupil that defy logical explanation. If Annie Mae gets mad at someone, they suffer terrible accidents...and some even wind up dead. Kaylynn begins to suspect something malevolent is hidden beneath the seven-year-old's sweet, freckled façade.

Kaylynn begins to unravel a dark family secret, which the Reillys will protect at all costs, even if it means sacrificing innocent lives. As Annie grows stronger, Kaylynn finds herself in a race against time to find out what this girl really is, and how to stop it. If she doesn’t, more people will die and the greatest evil of all will be unleashed on the unsuspecting human race.

And with a mounting sense of terror, Kaylynn realizes she needs to watch her back—or risk becoming Annie’s next target!

Victorian London, a foggy night, a dead body...the beginning of unimaginable horror to come!

Victorian London night: a lamplighter discovers the body of a very old man lying dead in an alley.

Scotland Yard calls in the eminent physician Dr. Conan to determine the cause of death. The brilliant and opinionated Conan is often consulted by Scotland Yard, but his sometimes unorthodox solutions frequently have him butting heads with incredulous Yard officials. Despite the man's apparent age, Dr. Conan determines the victim is no more than thirty and died as the result of rapid aging.

Together with his younger assistant Dr. Archibald “Archie” Hastings and Hasting's friend, the enigmatic, independent Gwyneth Rogers, the three begin an investigation that will carry them from the glittering mansions of the wealthy to the squalid hovels of the poor to the darkest heart of Victorian England. What they find will lie far beyond the boundaries of science and medicine and bring them face to face with terrors believed by the average Victorian to belong exclusively to the realms of myth and fiction.

The Unnamed is a dazzling and original, brilliant and unusual horror novel by a rising star of popular fiction. No one who loves an enthralling and original story well-told should miss Steve Brooks' masterpiece of terror in the London fog.

Mystery in the time of The Clan of the Cave Bear.

They live in caves and huddle around fires. They are fully human, though they belong to our most ancient history. Risa the Arbiter has now spent years in her role, and is known and respected throughout the area. Her children are half-grown and exhibiting traits of independence, both of thought and action. Her tribe has grown along with her and now needs more assistance than one Arbiter can provide alone. Risa struggles with how best to organize her duties, and establishes acolytes in each village to screen petitioners.

One petitioner, Manita, complains that her son went off with two companions and did not return home. The companions tell of him falling from the top of Singing Rock and being dragged off by a bear, but Manita refuses to believe them. "I have known these boys since their birth. They are lying."

Risa, who believes her, questions the boys and, unhappy with their responses, sends one off into exile. He, Arth, is wild and unruly and mouths threats at Risa as he leaves. Risa's mate, Lalo, takes Arth's threats seriously, wants to hunt him down and put an end to the anxieties he is causing—but Risa won't allow it.

How Risa finds the answer to the mystery and reorganizes tribal life to accommodate the growth that has taken place—and the growth that is coming—makes a human story of our ancestors come to vivid life.

Here's what readers are saying about The Antler's Point—the first Risa, the Arbiter, Prehistory Mystery:

"The story was very well told; I could not put the book down. It was joy to read and I am looking forward to more stories by Chalfy." —Amazon certified 5-star review

"Chalfy has created a plausible cast of characters and easily draws the reader into the challenges of this ancient world. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in the never changing strife of family dynamics that is the human condition. The main character is an apprentice arbiter, which creates a perfect venue for this fascinating world." —Amazon certified 5-star review

Morton Chalfy’s novels are “well written and suspenseful …highly recommended,” says Joe Vadalma, author of the Morgaine Chronicles.

Romantic suspense for fans of The Clan of the Cave Bear!

Risa is a young woman who dreams of love with an exciting young male. She is no different from most other women—except that she and her tribe live in a world thousands of years in the past.

Risa’s youthful, romantic dreams are crushed forever when an encounter with an enraged bear leaves her badly scarred—and the men who once paid her court begin to avoid her. She is close to giving up hope for her future when the tribe’s Arbiter, a wise old man entrusted with the resolution of all disputes and the solving of all crimes, takes her in as his apprentice. Soon she is learning the deeper meaning behind the customs of her tribe, its ways of doing things, and the principles by which its problems are resolved. Risa begins to believe that she may have a meaningful life after all, despite the scars that repel her once-keen tribesmen.

But when the tribe discovers that one of its valued members has been murdered, Risa's emerging new life turns upside down. As the Arbiter’s apprentice, Risa must undertake a quest beyond the boundaries of the world she has known, into the path of a ruthless killer, and toward the glimmering possibility of a love she never believed she could have.

“I love Mort Chalfy's Prehistory books. They are very easy reading, fascinating in their reconstruction of pre-historic tribal society and relationships, and contain entertaining tidbits of anthropological details. This one is a whodunit-type mystery, and the characters are well-drawn and compelling. I enjoyed it thoroughly, and the story carried me along.” —Tina Tessina AKA “Dr. Romance”

Romance and an archaeological mystery that spans space and time!

"Chalfy projects love across the ages with this nifty mix of prehistorical and contemporary romance. Over 10,000 years ago, Muta and Rami walked upright somewhere along a river in North America. After Gatherer Muta receives an omen that she must embark upon a trek into unexplored territory to find a new home for the tribe, Hunter Rami, her husband, agrees to accompany her. Once they’re settled into a wonderful cave, their lives take a turn when Rami is seriously injured during a hunt. Little did they know that their cave drawings will survive to inspire a 21st-century romance between archaeologist Matthew and photographer Sheila. Both stories are poignant, and the one about the prehistoric couple really shines. While in camp with their tribe, Muta and Rami’s roles are strictly prescribed based on gender. Once they’re on their own, however, loneliness and their love for each other begin to blur those lines. Chalfy’s tender rendering of these ancient characters sets this novel a notch above its peers."    —Publishers Weekly

In this romantic, archaeological mystery, the magical love of a prehistoric couple intertwines with and influences modern day lovers who are held back from accepting the deeper passions they feel for each other. Moving with breathtaking ease back and forth from the most distant past to the present moment, Morton Chalfy spins an enthralling tale of a wondrous cave, filled with wondrous paintings, that heals the hearts of lovers separated by centuries.

Two very different people, Muta, her tribe’s seeress and Rami, a hunter/warrior, are drawn together by the Goddess and marry. But the very deep differences between Muta’s love of life and nature and Rami’s fierceness lead to doubt and misunderstandings. When a new star begins blazing in the night sky, Muta and Rami are led by the Goddess to journey to a distant land, and through the trials they face along the way begin to understand each other more deeply and accept the profound love they have for each other. At their journey’s end they will discover a strange cave and be guided to leave a strange record for the inhabitants of an unknown future. As they paint, the love and devotion Muta and Rami have developed for each other infuses the cave with an aura that helps to heal misunderstandings and rekindle romance in the present.

In our own time, two couples, Gus and Olivia, Sheila and Matthew, stumble on the cave and its mysterious prehistoric paintings. Gus and Matthew are archaeologists; Shelia is a photographer and Olivia an artist. All sense a strange aura about the cave. Soon they realize it will take all their talents and intelligence to unravel the mystery of the cave and the meaning of its paintings.

Both couples are deeply in love, but each senses there is something lacking in their relationship. Gus and Olivia have been married for many years, but he has always been held back from releasing his full passion for her because he sees Olivia as far too beautiful for a plain looking guy like him, and others see them as an odd couple. Sheila and Matthew are long-time lovers and partners, but Matthew does not always realize her sensitive and independent nature requires an equally sensitive partner.

As the four investigate the ancient cave, study its pictographs and attempt to solve its mystery, strange forces seem to be at work slowly but magically igniting the deeper passions lurking in each lover’s heart. Though it will take crisis and disaster before the last heart is opened in the cave of lost love.

By the author of the bestselling The Antler's Point.