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Pulp Crazy reviews The Scarlet Jaguar

Pulp Crazy does it again! Many thanks for this video review of The Scarlet Jaguar !

The Evil in Pemberley House - new trade paperback edition

Hot on the the heels of yesterday's news that the second Pat Wildman adventure, The  Scarlet Jaguar , has just been released in ebook (Kindle - Nook coming soon), comes today's post from Meteor House announcing that the first Pat Wildman book, The Evil in Pemberley House , will be released in an affordable trade paperback edition in August!
The Evil in Pemberley House, the novel on which I was fortunate enough to collaborate directly with SF Grand Master Philip José Farmer, was published in 2009, just a few short months after his too-soon passing. The trade hardcover retailed for $40, while a numbered hardcover plus chapbook listed for $60. Both editions sold out in 2010.
Now, Meteor House is bringing out a trade paperback at the more accessible price point of $20, sporting the same wonderful cover painting by the inimitable Glen Orbik that graced the prior edition. Even more exiting, the Meteor House edition will include many bonus pieces, including:New Foreword to the 2014 EditionA Pemberley House/Wold Newton Family graphic treeAn Expanded Pemberley House/Wold Newton Family graphic tree, including SPOILERS from the novelOutline for the novel by Philip José FarmerA timeline of key events in the novel by Win Scott EckertA “Creative Mythography” essay by Win Scott Eckert, about the research and writing of the novel and ensuring it remained in continuity with Farmer’s other Wold Newtonian works, such as Tarzan Alive , Doc Savage: His Apocalyptic Life , and The Adventure of the Peerless Peer The Evil in Pemberley House is immediately available for preorder direct from Meteor House. Order before June 30th and I will sign your copy when I am at FarmerCon IX/PulpFest 2014 in early August (all books will be shipped after FarmerCon, unless of course you come to FarmerCon, in which case you get your copy in person and Meteor House refund the shipping charge).Preorder the Memoirs of Pat Wildman,Vol. 1: The Evil in Pemberley House (trade paperback)Download the Memoirs of Pat Wildman,Vol. 2: The Scarlet Jaguar (Kindle ebook)

The Scarlet Jaguar - Kindle ebook now available

Doing a bit of a happy dance at Meteor House's announcement of the release of the Kindle ebook edition of the Pat Wildman adventure  The Scarlet Jaguar .

Please check it out and then head on over to Amazon and get your copy.

(And while you're at it, why not also grab the ebook edition of Christopher Paul Carey's Exiles of Kho ? It's a prelude to Philip José Farmer's Opar novels Hadon of Ancient Opar, Flight to Opar, and The Song of Kwasin, and it's a great read!)

Nook diehards, worry not. I have it on good authority that Meteor House definitely plans to do Nook ebook editions for the Barnes & Noble store. Stay tuned, coming soon.

In the meantime, please do check out Pat Wildman's second adventure, The Scarlet Jaguar, and if you already read the out-of-print limited edition trade paperback, consider leaving a review on Amazon.

And stay tuned for an announcement regarding Pat Wildman's first adventure, The Evil in Pemberley House , coming tomorrow!

New Pulp Awards - The Scarlet Jaguar

The 2014 New Pulp Awards have been announced and I would like to sincerely thank everyone who voted for The Scarlet Jaguar for Best Novella. I'm honored and humbled.

Mark Sparacio also won Best Cover for The Scarlet Jaguar. Mark, thank you. You were so open to my suggestions for the cover, and it turned out the way we both envisioned it. Thank you for bringing Pat Wildman to life!

Thanks also to my friends at Meteor House. You guys rock!

Finally, congratulations to all the other deserving nominees and winners! I hope to see some of you at PulpFest this coming summer.

Honey West & T.H.E. Cat - More reviews!

The reviews keep coming in for A Girl and Her Cat!



Signed, limited edition hardcover (available now!) - Direct Order from MoonstoneTrade paperback (preorder - coming in June 2014) - Amazon

Very nice review from Off the Presses over at Diamond Galleries!

This is a light and breezy, action packed story that takes you right into the world of one of the most classic female action heroes of the last half decade.

The action rolls right through the story and the heroes are more than up to whatever comes their way. From fighting biker gangs to hotel brawls and over to slipping into a fortress of a mansion, Honey West and T.H.E Cat never once fail to rise to the occasion.

In the style of a classic detective novel they may get threatened a lot and even more than beat up a bit along the way, but they throw back a shot and shrug it all off as part of the job.

We hear what Honey thinks about the men she deals with, we know her strengths and in the hands of Eckert and Baugh, she attains a much more complete persona than she may have done in the original setting.

Granted some of that has to do with the fact that they are writing in a time when standards are considerably different than the ones that the Ficklings originally worked in. Still, Eckert and Baugh breathe a new, modern life into a character who seldom betrayed her origins in the mindset of a fifties paperback detective.

Throughout the novel they create a complete and believable universe for Honey’s action and life. As with any good detective story there are a few coincidences and more than a few surprises. But nothing ever moves past the realm of the possible.

There are two extra features at the end of this new novel. First up Eckert builds a wonderful sense of logic to the timeline of Honey West’s life. With the first novel taking place in 1957, he is able to work across the other eight titles and create a near perfect order to her life. One that allows a reader to see the detective’s career and her adventures as part of a continuous whole.

In a second article Baugh affords T.H.E. Cat the same courtesy. By his own admission the writer has to work more on “deduction and guesswork” than facts available. But his method proves successful as what he showcases builds a convincing and relatively tight life for Cat.

A Girl and Her Cat is the perfect way for new readers to discover two of adventure fictions classiest and most classic characters. Old fans will be pleased with the way that Eckert and Baugh have retained Honey’s smoldering sensuality and tough demeanor while sacrificing nothing for the modern reader.

From pulp aficionado Chuck Loridans:

"Just emerged from a reading marathon! Starting Thursday night and continuing after work yesterday with David McDaniel's two Man From Uncle novels The Dagger Affair and The Rainbow Affair, Win Scott Eckert's two Green Hornet short stories from the various Moonstone anthologies and finishing up with the Hardback edition of Honey West and T.H.E. Cat: A Girl and Her Cat, co-written by my buds Win Scott Eckert andMatthew Baugh!!

If you love 60's Spy genre, you'll LOVE this book!

Very Wold Newton, but can also be enjoyed by ANYONE who just loves adventure and female heroes who NEVER take a backseat to the guys!

Great job guys!"

Finally, our friends over at Pulp Crazy have posted this awesome video review!

Exiles of Kho ebook now available - and video review!

Via Meteor House:

"Meteor House is proud to announce that our first ebook is now online for purchase directly from amazon.com!

Exiles of Kho by Christopher Paul Carey was our first Signed Limited Edition novella. If you missed out on this now out-of-print collectible, here is your chance to read how Sahhindar, the Grey-Eyed Time Traveling God, who made brief appearances in Flight to Opar and The Song of Kwasin, influenced the course of the Khokarsan Empire.

The ebook even features the original cover, and interior, art by Mike Hoffman!

Even if you already own a signed copy of Exiles of Kho , you know you want to read it again. At only $3.99, now you can keep your signed copy pristine and reread the novella to your heart’s content."

Download direct from Amazon
In addition, our friends over at Pulp Crazy have posted a video review! Here it is for your viewing pleasure.

Honey West & T.H.E. Cat - Front & Back Cover

Very pleased with the overall design of A Girl and Her Cat. A very handsome package, if I do say so!

Signed, limited edition hardcover (available now!) - Direct Order from MoonstoneTrade paperback (preorder - coming in June 2014) - Amazon

Honey West & T.H.E. Cat - Reviewed!

Honey West and T.H.E. Cat: A Girl and Her Cat, was released just a few weeks ago and is racking up some nice reviews:

British Fantasy Society - reviewed by Dave Brezski:

"I'd been looking forward to this one for a while, so I was pleased to be offered an advance pdf to review.

Honey West is a female PI, originally introduced in This Girl For Hire (1957), by Gloria and Forest Fickling under the pseudonym “G.G. Fickling”. This was the first of a series of nine novels written between 1957 and 1964 (followed by a two book revival in 1971/72). Most people will be more familiar with the short-lived 1965-66 TV series, starring Anne Francis in the lead role....

Ex cat burglar turned bodyguard, T.H.E Cat is possibly less well-known, as there were no books. The TV series, starring Robert Loggia, ran for just 26 episodes in 1966/67.... 

As those familiar with the previous works of Win Scott Eckert would expect, the crossovers do not stop with the main two characters. There are quite a few other characters and places from assorted print, television and film sources, albeit thinly disguised for copyright reasons... I won't mention any others here, as that would spoil the fun to be had spotting them for yourselves. It would be easy, when shoehorning in these various pop-culture references, to mar the flow of the story. Thankfully, Eckert and Baugh are far too experienced to fall into that trap. All the extra character cameos are perfectly logical and, more importantly, it won't harm the story in the slightest if the reader doesn't manage to spot some, or even all of them. 

I really don't want to say too much about the actual story. I hate spoilers. Suffice to say that it's an excellent fast-paced adventure, and one that left me looking forward to more. As I have come to expect from both authors, the writing is of a high quality...."

Rick Lai, Pulp and Pop Culture Expert:

"Just finished HONEY WEST AND T.H.E CAT: A GIRL AND HER CAT by Win Scott Eckert and Matthew Baugh. It's a wild romp in the style of David McDaniel's MAN FROM UNCLE novels. Your appreciation of the novel will be higher if you are familiar with classic TV shows of the 1960's (the novel reveals the identity of Honey's descent from a television character with the same surname). The novel has strong connections to Win's Green Hornet fiction and "The Wild Huntsman" (available in TALES OF THE WOLD NEWTON UNIVERSE). Among the most clever crossovers are references to the films THE SATAN BUG (based on the novel of the same name by Alistair MacLean) and BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (based on "Bad Time at Honda" by Howard Breslin). Both films starred Anne Francis who played Honey West on television. A must-read!"

Check out what the wonderful TV of the Absurd site has to say: HONEY WEST TEAMS WITH T.H.E. CAT IN THIS BRAND NEW RETRO ROMP.I talk to SpyVibe about Honey/Cat and writing in general.

Honey West and T.H.E. Cat: A Girl and Her Cat
Signed, limited edition hardcover (available now!) - Direct Order from MoonstoneTrade paperback (preorder - coming in June 2014) - Amazon

New Pulp Awards 2014 - Voting Now Open

The nominations have been announced for the New Pulp Awards 2014 and I'm honored to be among those listed.

If you read and enjoyed any of my nominated work, please consider a vote.

Or if you think the award goes to a more deserving creator, vote for them! The point being, please vote. A lot of writers and artists put their heart and soul into creating a plethora or enjoyable content last year, and deserve recognition for their efforts.


Here is the full ballot and complete instructions. Voting is open until March 12, 2014.

And here are the categories in which I've been nominated:


Best Collection/Anthology
Tales of the Wold Newton Universe , edited by Win Scott Eckert and Christopher Paul Carey, Titan Books

Best Short Story
"The Wild Huntsman,"  Tales of the Wold Newton Universe , Titan Books

Best Novella
The Scarlet Jaguar , Meteor House

Best Author


Related nominations: Best Cover Art - Mark Sparacio, The Scarlet Jaguar , Meteor HouseBest Interior Art - Mark Sparacio,  The Scarlet Jaguar , Meteor HouseBest Author - Christopher Paul Carey (coauthor with Philip José Farmer of the third Khokarsa novel, The Song of Kwasin, among many other fine works)Best Novella - "Kwasin and the Bear God" by Philip José Farmer and Christopher Paul Carey, Tales of the Wold Newton Universe , Titan Books The Avenger: Roaring Heart of the Crucible  (Moonstone Books) was nominated for Best Collection/Anthology. My story, "According to Plan of a One-Eyed Trickster," was not nominated, but please consider a vote for this Anthology, as well as my pal John Allen Small's story "The Ghost of Thunder Isle."Having contributed to all three anthologies, Moonstone's revival of The Avenger is near and dear to my heart. Please consider a vote for Best Pulp Revival.

Honey West & T.H.E. Cat: A GIRL AND HER CAT - Comps!

My comps of Honey West & T.H.E. Cat: A Girl and Her Cat have arrived and I couldn't be more pleased at how the book turned out. Many, many thanks to Moonstone, my co-author Matthew Baugh, and cover artist Doug Klauba.

Pics of the comps, and of the book in its proper chronological place within the Honey West series!

Limited Edition Signed Hardcover (Available NOW): Moonstone Books
Softcover (Preorder; coming June 2014): Amazon