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Star Hawks: Empire 99
"Far above the planet Esmeralda whirls an awesome satellite nicknamed The Hoosegow. Headquarters of the Interplan Law Service, it is home of the cleverest, most powerful secret agents in the universe."
191 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Published April 1, 1980
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About the author
Ron Goulart
603 books99 followersPseudonyms: Howard Lee; Frank S Shawn; Kenneth Robeson; Con Steffanson; Josephine Kains; Joseph Silva; William Shatner.
Ron Goulart is a cultural historian and novelist. Besides writing extensively about pulp fiction—including the seminal Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of Pulp Magazines (1972)—Goulart has written for the pulps since 1952, when the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction published his first story, a sci-fi parody of letters to the editor. Since then he has written dozens of novels and countless short stories, spanning genres and using a variety of pennames, including Kenneth Robeson, Joseph Silva, and Con Steffanson. In the 1990s, he became the ghostwriter for William Shatner’s popular TekWar novels. Goulart’s After Things Fell Apart (1970) is the only science-fiction novel to ever win an Edgar Award.
In the 1970s Goulart wrote novels starring series characters like Flash Gordon and the Phantom, and in 1980 he published Hail Hibbler, a comic sci-fi novel that began the Odd Jobs, Inc. series. Goulart has also written several comic mystery series, including six books starring Groucho Marx. Having written for comic books, Goulart produced several histories of the art form, including the Comic Book Encyclopedia (2004).
Ron Goulart is a cultural historian and novelist. Besides writing extensively about pulp fiction—including the seminal Cheap Thrills: An Informal History of Pulp Magazines (1972)—Goulart has written for the pulps since 1952, when the Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction published his first story, a sci-fi parody of letters to the editor. Since then he has written dozens of novels and countless short stories, spanning genres and using a variety of pennames, including Kenneth Robeson, Joseph Silva, and Con Steffanson. In the 1990s, he became the ghostwriter for William Shatner’s popular TekWar novels. Goulart’s After Things Fell Apart (1970) is the only science-fiction novel to ever win an Edgar Award.
In the 1970s Goulart wrote novels starring series characters like Flash Gordon and the Phantom, and in 1980 he published Hail Hibbler, a comic sci-fi novel that began the Odd Jobs, Inc. series. Goulart has also written several comic mystery series, including six books starring Groucho Marx. Having written for comic books, Goulart produced several histories of the art form, including the Comic Book Encyclopedia (2004).
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October 28, 2020
This is a prose novel based on the newspaper comic strip that Goulart scripted for several years which was terrifically drawn by Gil Kane. It's an interesting mix of traditional science-fiction space opera fiction and Goulart's typical satire, with a healthy Star Wars influence. Kane provides a nice cover and several interior illustrations to this one. Rex and Chavez are agents of The Interplan Law Service, based on a headquarters known as The Hoosegaw, which orbits the amazing planet Esmerelda. They have to investigate the trouble brewing in Empire 99.... and the previous agent sent there came back in an ash tray. The Star Hawks are among Goulart's very best creations.
July 13, 2016
A story 36 years in the reading...Yep, it took me over 35 years to read this one. I started it after I bought a copy at Kmart when it first came out, but in the middle of the book I lost my copy. I happened to see it on Amazon a few months ago, and I just finished re-reading it.
Fun story, based on a very good but rather obscure comic strip, full of great illustrations by comic book legend Gil Kane. It's your standard space opera, with some interesting characters. I'd put in on the same level as Alan Dean Foster's work, like in Splinter of the Mind's Eye.
Fun story, based on a very good but rather obscure comic strip, full of great illustrations by comic book legend Gil Kane. It's your standard space opera, with some interesting characters. I'd put in on the same level as Alan Dean Foster's work, like in Splinter of the Mind's Eye.
May 27, 2011
An interesting mix of Star Wars and Mayberry R.F.D.
Full review here: http://superheronovels.com/2011/04/09...
Full review here: http://superheronovels.com/2011/04/09...
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