The Tramp (Stories from the Golden Age) - Softcover

"A master of adventure." --Anne McCaffrey

"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

"Hubbard was a first-rate pulp writer." --Locus Magazine

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

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

"A master of adventure." Anne McCaffrey"

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"

"Crossing multiple genres, the stories are jam-packed with vibrant plot elements and typically center on a homegrown American hero, a parade of multiethnic villains straight out of central casting, and the requisite damsel in distress or femme fatale." Library Journal"

"Hubbard was a first-rate pulp writer." Locus Magazine"

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

Penniless, homeless and virtually lifeless, the vagrant “Doughface” Jack is about to discover that where medical marvels meet the mysteries of the human mind, amazing things happen. Like one of the comic book X-Men mutants, The Tramp acquires a capability beyond his imagination and without equal on Earth.

Riding the rails, Jack runs afoul of a local sheriff and ends up with a crushed skull. He’s as good as dead until a savvy country doctor performs a bit of medical magic. Jack wakes up to find that his brain has been drastically altered. He has the power to save lives—and destroy them—with a single glance.

Will Jack use his astounding power for good . . . or for evil? His journey of discovery takes him to New York and into the arms of a woman, who has a plan of her own. Together they’re bound for Washington, D.C., and a psychic adventure that could change the shape of history.

The Tramp was originally serialized in 1938 in three issues of Astounding Science Fiction. Its respected editor, John W. Campbell, wrote: “Hubbard is a very highly experienced writer, an author with a tremendous background of writing in every field. He’s one of the few professional writers I know of who gets a genuine kick out of the story he’s writing. In The Tramp, the suspense is intensified step by step, because every step points the same way. There are no backward slips, no scattered accidents that tend in any direction other than the one toward which Hubbard is driving.”

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