Dead Men’s Bones by Lester Dent

$24.95

If you enjoy The Man of Bronze, you’ll love these two-fisted sky adventures!

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Description

From the writer of Doc Savage comes high-octane adventure! Ride the blazing skies in this collection of 8 thrilling tales, collecting all of Lester Dent’s published air-adventure stories. With many of these works appearing in print for the first time in decades, this book is sure to be an instant collector’s item. If you enjoy The Man of Bronze, you’ll love these two-fisted sky adventures! With an introduction by historian Will Murray. Appendices feature background material, outlines and story submission notes from Dent’s personal papers.

CONTENTS

  • Introduction by Will Murray
  • Vulture Coast (with an afterword)
  • Dead Men’s Bones
  • The Devil’s Derelict
  • The Frozen Flight (with an afterword to “The Frozen Flight” aka “Peril’s Domain”)
  • Life—or Death! (with an afterword to “Life—or Death!” aka “Dinosaur Tears”)
  • Hell Hop
  • Hair On His Chest!
  • Arctic Loot

Appendix A

  • The Lester Dent papers
  1. Plot synopsis for “Peril’s Domain”
  2. Outline for “Peril’s Domain”
  3. Outline for “Dinosaur Tears”
  4. Plot synopsis for “Hell Hop”
  5. Outline for “Hell Hop”
  6. Plot ideas for aviation stories (including “Arctic Loot” and Life—or Death!”)

Appendix B

  • Story submission records
  • About the author

 

Cover art by George J. Rozen

Trade paperback / 240 pages

Additional information

Weight 15 oz
Dimensions 9 × 6 × 1 in