Hostage to Death (Stories from the Golden Age) - Softcover

Hubbard, L. Ron

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9781592122820: Hostage to Death (Stories from the Golden Age)

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ISBN 10: 1592122825 ISBN 13: 9781592122820

Verlag: Galaxy Press, 2009

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"Galaxy Press has reprinted four inexpensive anthologies of classic pulp tales of two-fisted action be legendarily popular writer (and Scientology religion founder) L. Ron Hubbard which are sure to satisfy avid readers of the pulp fiction action/adventure genre.... "Hostage to Death" follows Legionnaire Bill Reilly, challenged by a renegade Berber chieftain to rescue a kidnapped American named Kay MacArthur, possibly from a fate worse than death, even though he knows that he may be plunging headlong into a deadly trap. ...Each action-packed volume of Stories from the Golden Age is further enhanced with a glossary of regional terms, dialects and that have fallen into disuse, and other words that may be esoteric to the casual reader. All are excellent picks for anyone who loves pulp fiction." - Midwest Book Review

"Hostage to Death" follows Legionnaire Bill Reilly, challenged by a renegade Berber chieftain to rescue a kidnapped American named Kay MacArthur, possibly from a fate worse than death, even though he knows that he may be plunging headlong into a deadly trap. Also present in the story preview "Yukon Madness". - James A. Cox, Mid West Book Review

"Galaxy Press has reprinted four inexpensive anthologies of classic pulp tales of two-fisted action be legendarily popular writer (and Scientology religion founder) L. Ron Hubbard which are sure to satisfy avid readers of the pulp fiction action/adventure genre.... "Hostage to Death" follows Legionnaire Bill Reilly, challenged by a renegade Berber chieftain to rescue a kidnapped American named Kay MacArthur, possibly from a fate worse than death, even though he knows that he may be plunging headlong into a deadly trap. ...Each action-packed volume of Stories from the Golden Age is further enhanced with a glossary of regional terms, dialects and that have fallen into disuse, and other words that may be esoteric to the casual reader. All are excellent picks for anyone who loves pulp fiction." --Midwest Book Review

""Hostage to Death" follows Legionnaire Bill Reilly, challenged by a renegade Berber chieftain to rescue a kidnapped American named Kay MacArthur, possibly from a fate worse than death, even though he knows that he may be plunging headlong into a deadly trap. ...Each action-packed volume of Stories from the Golden Age is further enhanced with a glossary of regional terms, dialects and that have fallen into disuse, and other words that may be esoteric to the casual reader. All are excellent picks for anyone who loves pulp fiction."Explore this triumphant tale." --Midwest Book Review

"Hubbard was one of the great pulp writers." --Publishers Weekly

"Hubbard wrote adventure, westerns, thrillers, and crime-espionage as well as sf--and they reveal both the range and quality of the author's work.... Even a sampling of Galaxy's catalog makes it clear that pulp-fiction devotees need to put Hubbard's works on their must-read lists." --Booklist

."..rife with action and adventure."--Library Journal

."..a series not to be missed by any true pulp-fiction fan." --Comics BuyersGuide

..".a series not to be missed by any true pulp-fiction fan." Comics Buyers Guide"

Hubbard wrote adventure, westerns, thrillers, and crime-espionage as well as sf and they reveal both the range and quality of the author s work . Even a sampling of Galaxy s catalog makes it clear that pulp-fiction devotees need to put Hubbard s works on their must-read lists. Booklist"

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Running off to join the French Foreign Legion used to be every boy’s dream of action and adventure. But for Lieutenant Bill Reilly—half Irish, half American, and like Peter O’Toole in Lawrence of Arabia, a Westerner at war in the desert—the dream has turned into a nightmare. And it all begins with the gruesome delivery of a severed hand. . . .

The dead, gnarled fingers hold a message from the Berber chief Abd el-Ulad. He challenges the courage of the Legion soldiers and says he holds an American woman captive—who, if Reilly doesn’t come to her rescue, is next up for dismemberment. Reilly abandons his post guarding the trains and goes after her.

But it’s all a trick. In his absence, the railroad falls victim to a terrorist attack. But who set the trap and engineered the sabotage? Reilly is caught in a triangle of treachery as the French, Spanish and native Berbers vie for control. His fate—as well as that of the American woman—rests on his ability to escape a spider’s web of double- and triple-crosses and uncover the truth in a desert of deception.

Hubbard’s knowledge of the Berber raiders as well as of the Arab culture was comprehensive. As a young man he traveled extensively, following and studying numerous nomadic cultures and tribes. Combining those insights with his experience operating everything from machine guns to field telephones in the Montana National Guard and Marine Corps Reserves, Hubbard brought unique authenticity to his tales of the Foreign Legion. His stories were so exceptional, he was sought after by the premier writers’ magazines of the time to write how-to articles—two of which appeared the same month that Hostage to Death was published.

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