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100 Best of the Pulp Magazine Authors and Literature
Pulp Magazines, "New" Pulp, Hard Boiled, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror
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Tarzan of the Apes
Tarzan of the Apes
by Edgar Rice Burroughs 14 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
2
Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre: The Best of H. P. Lovecraft
Bloodcurdling Tales of Horror and the Macabre: ...
by H.P. Lovecraft, August Derleth (Editor) 13 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
3
The Big Sleep
The Big Sleep
by Raymond Chandler 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
4
Farewell, My Lovely
Farewell, My Lovely
by Raymond Chandler 12 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
5
A Princess of Mars
A Princess of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
6
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon
by Dashiell Hammett 11 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
7
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
The Savage Tales of Solomon Kane
by Robert E. Howard 10 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
8
Conan of Cimmeria: The Bloody Crown of Conan
Conan of Cimmeria: The Bloody Crown of Conan
by Robert E. Howard 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
9
Red Harvest
Red Harvest
by Dashiell Hammett 9 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
10
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos
by H.P. Lovecraft 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
11
Double Indemnity
Double Indemnity
by James M. Cain 7 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Bran Mak Morn: The Last King
Bran Mak Morn: The Last King
by Robert E. Howard 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
13
The Continental Op
The Continental Op
by Dashiell Hammett 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
14
Elric of Melniboné
Elric of Melniboné
by Michael Moorcock 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Thin Man
The Thin Man
by Dashiell Hammett 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
16
The High Window
The High Window
by Raymond Chandler 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
17
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice
by James M. Cain 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
18
Kull: Exile of Atlantis
Kull: Exile of Atlantis
by Robert E. Howard 6 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
19
The Lady in the Lake
The Lady in the Lake
by Raymond Chandler 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
20
The Best of Planet Stories 1
The Best of Planet Stories 1
by Leigh Brackett 5 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
21
The Devil is Not Mocked & Other Warnings: The Selected Stories of Manly Wade Wellman, Volume 2
The Devil is Not Mocked & Other Warnings: T...
by Manly Wade Wellman 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Dain Curse
The Dain Curse
by Dashiell Hammett 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
24
The Glass Key
The Glass Key
by Dashiell Hammett 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
25
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
The Case of Charles Dexter Ward
by H.P. Lovecraft 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
26
The Gods of Mars
The Gods of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
27
At the Earth's Core
At the Earth's Core
by Edgar Rice Burroughs 4 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
28
The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
The Annotated H. P. Lovecraft
by H.P. Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi (Editor) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
29
Best of Weird Tales
Best of Weird Tales
by John Gregory Betancourt (Editor) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
30
Red Nails
Red Nails
by Robert E. Howard 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
31
The Warlord of Mars
The Warlord of Mars
by Edgar Rice Burroughs 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
33
The Little Sister
The Little Sister
by Raymond Chandler 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
34
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and 40s: The Postman Always Rings Twice / They Shoot Horses, Don't They? / Thieves Like Us / The Big Clock / Nightmare ... / I Married a Dead Man
Crime Novels: American Noir of the 1930s and 40...
by Robert Polito 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life
Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life
by Philip José Farmer 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
35
Warriors of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume Two
Warriors of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack A...
by Harold Lamb 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
37
Swords and Deviltry
Swords and Deviltry
by Fritz Leiber 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
38
Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke
Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Gr...
by Philip José Farmer, Win Scott Eckert (Foreword) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
40
The Black Mask Boys: Masters in the Hard-Boiled School of Detective Fiction
The Black Mask Boys: Masters in the Hard-Boiled...
by William F. Nolan 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
41
A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith
A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic T...
by Clark Ashton Smith, J.K. Potter (Artist) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
42
The Moon Maid: Complete and Restored
The Moon Maid: Complete and Restored
by Edgar Rice Burroughs 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
43
At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edition
At the Mountains of Madness: The Definitive Edi...
by H.P. Lovecraft, S.T. Joshi (Editor) 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
44
Doc Savage: "The Man of Bronze" and "The Land of Terror"
Doc Savage: "The Man of Bronze" and &...
by Kenneth Robeson, Lester Dent 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Fast One
Fast One
by Paul Cain 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
46
Tros of Samothrace
Tros of Samothrace
by Talbot Mundy 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
47
No Good From A Corpse
No Good From A Corpse
by Leigh Brackett 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
48
Don't Dream: The Collected Horror and Fantasy Fiction of Donald Wandrei
Don't Dream: The Collected Horror and Fantasy F...
by Donald Wandrei 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
49
Wolf of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adventures, Volume One
Wolf of the Steppes: The Complete Cossack Adven...
by Harold Lamb 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
50
The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to Madness
The Transition of H. P. Lovecraft: The Road to ...
by H.P. Lovecraft, Barbara Hambly (Editor) 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
50
Phantom Lady
Phantom Lady
by Cornell Woolrich 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
52
The Living Shadow
The Living Shadow
by Maxwell Grant 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
53
Boxing Stories
Boxing Stories
by Robert E. Howard 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
54
Night Has a Thousand Eyes: a novel of suspense
Night Has a Thousand Eyes: a novel of suspense
by Cornell Woolrich 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
55
Chief of the Cossacks
Chief of the Cossacks
by Harold Lamb 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
56
The Best of Robert E. Howard: Crimson Shadows
The Best of Robert E. Howard: Crimson Shadows
by Robert E. Howard 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
57
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate
by Michael Moorcock 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
58
The Voyage of the Space Beagle
The Voyage of the Space Beagle
by A.E. Van Vogt 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps: The Best Crime Stories from the Pulps During Their Golden Age--The '20s, '30s & '40s
The Black Lizard Big Book of Pulps: The Best Cr...
by Otto Penzler 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
59
Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of the Old Orient
Lord of Samarcand and Other Adventure Tales of ...
by Robert E. Howard 3 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Bane of the Black Sword
The Bane of the Black Sword
by Michael Moorcock 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
62
Stormbringer
Stormbringer
by Michael Moorcock 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
63
The Weird of the White Wolf
The Weird of the White Wolf
by Michael Moorcock 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Vanishing Tower
The Vanishing Tower
by Michael Moorcock 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
65
Nightmare Town
Nightmare Town
by Dashiell Hammett 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
66
The Hard-boiled detective: Stories from Black mask magazine, 1920-1951
The Hard-boiled detective: Stories from Black m...
by Herbert Ruhm 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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Dead Horse
Dead Horse
by Walter Satterthwait 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
69
Sea Kings of Mars and Otherwordly Stories
Sea Kings of Mars and Otherwordly Stories
by Leigh Brackett 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
71
Prince of Peril
Prince of Peril
by Otis Adelbert Kline 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
71
The Black Stranger: And Other American Tales
The Black Stranger: And Other American Tales
by Robert E. Howard 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
73
Planet of Peril
Planet of Peril
by Otis Adelbert Kline 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
74
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath
by H.P. Lovecraft 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
75
Zothique
Zothique
by Clark Ashton Smith 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
76
Out of Space and Time, Volume 1
Out of Space and Time, Volume 1
by Clark Ashton Smith 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
77
Darker Than You Think
Darker Than You Think
by Jack Williamson 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
77
King of the Khyber Rifles
King of the Khyber Rifles
by Talbot Mundy 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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The Doom That Came to Sarnath
The Doom That Came to Sarnath
by H.P. Lovecraft 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
80
Black Gods and Scarlet Dreams
Black Gods and Scarlet Dreams
by Catherine Lucille Moore 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
81
Seven Slayers
Seven Slayers
by Paul Cain 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
The Best Western Stories of Ryerson Johnson
The Best Western Stories of Ryerson Johnson
by Bill Pronzini 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
82
Cassidy's Girl
Cassidy's Girl
by David Goodis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
84
Shoot the Piano Player
Shoot the Piano Player
by David Goodis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Pellucidar
Pellucidar
by Edgar Rice Burroughs 2 people voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
85
Black Friday: And Selected Stories
Black Friday: And Selected Stories
by David Goodis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
87
The Burglar
The Burglar
by David Goodis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
87
The Green Hills of Earth
The Green Hills of Earth
by Robert A. Heinlein 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
89
Nightfall
Nightfall
by David Goodis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
90
Solomon's Vineyard
Solomon's Vineyard
by Jonathan Latimer 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
90
Night Squad
Night Squad
by David Goodis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
Tumithak of the Corridors
Tumithak of the Corridors
by Charles R. Tanner 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
The Moon in the Gutter
The Moon in the Gutter
by David Goodis 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
92
Revolt in 2100/Methuselah's Children
Revolt in 2100/Methuselah's Children
by Robert A. Heinlein 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
Pathless Trail
Pathless Trail
by Arthur O. Friel 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
The Getaway
The Getaway
by Jim Thompson 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
95
The Compleat Werewolf
The Compleat Werewolf
by Anthony Boucher 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
98
Amazon Nights
Amazon Nights
by Arthur O. Friel 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
98
Pop. 1280
Pop. 1280
by Jim Thompson 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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WOLFSHEAD: The Black Stone; The Valley of the Worm; The Fire of Asshurbanipal; The House of Arabu; The Horror from the Mound
WOLFSHEAD: The Black Stone; The Valley of the W...
by Robert E. Howard 1 person voted »
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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message 1: by Hotspur (new)

1179819 The author selection is a tad limited for a true "best of the pulps" list. I think there are five authors or so listed here, and there were dozens and dozens of them working in the field back in the day.


message 2: by Steven (new)

1283483 Dear Hotspur, thanks for the comment, I agree that there were dozens more of pulp authors who deserve a mention. One reason I posted the list was an effort to find new recommendations and to perhaps introduce some lesser know authors to pulp fans. If you haven't listed any new authors on the list please feel free to do so,


message 3: by Travis (new)

Nophoto-m-25x33 Not a bad, list but where are the heroes?
No Doc Savage, Spider, Shadow, Captain Future, or G-8 and his battle aces?

Much as I love stuff like the 'Thin man' and almost anything by Howard, it's not pulp without some guy in a suit, tie and mask racing around, shooting arch villains.




message 4: by Steven (new)

Nophoto-m-25x33 of course, the biggest selling genre in pulps were romances, so where are they? (OK, while true, I wouldnt know the best pulp romances either) - how about westerns?


message 5: by John (new)

Nophoto-u-25x33 What pulp(s) did Moorcock's Elric stories appear in? New Worlds?


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