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Golden Hell
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A blind obsession. A driving ambition. A relentless, unrestrained, single-minded pursuit of a shiny metal. These are the symptoms of a condition known as gold fever, and, like Bogart in The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, American mining engineer Captain Humbert Reynolds has got it bad.
Possible side effects include: temporary insanity, a propensity for violence, and death.
The search for gold has taken Reynolds from the ruins of the Yucatan to the mountains of Ecuador to the wilderness of northern Canada. Now, his search for a yellow brick bonanza has brought him halfway around the world, to the Gobi desert.
But the lure of the precious metal is about to lead Reynolds into a Golden Hell, as he plunges into an inferno--a mountain of horrors run by an unspeakably evil gang. And if he doesn't find a way out, a path to redemption, he may find that instead of snatching the ultimate prize he will have to pay the ultimate price.
In 1927 Hubbard served aboard a schooner sailing across the South Pacific bound for the coast of China. Making his way inland, he ventured deep into forbidden Buddhist lamaseries, shopped at the Thieves Market, made camp with Mongolian bandits, and witnessed the trade in stolen Chinese treasures. Drawing on those experiences as well as his time as a gold prospector, Hubbard infuses Golden Hell with extraordinary historical authenticity.
Also includes the adventure "Pearl Pirate," a story of betrayal and deceit in which an American captain loses his ship to a money-lender, and the only way to get it back is to outfight and outfox a ruthless pirate and bring home a fortune in black pearls.
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An American mining engineer searchingfor gold in the Gobi Desert is captured bybandits and delivered into the hands ofMachiavellian monks in this title originallypublished in "Thrilling Adventures "(Sept.1936). The performances by R.F. Daley, Kelly Ward, Owen Sun, and Jim Meskimenare all well executed, but the protagonist'sdripping, snarky tone and penchant forracial stereotypes won't endear him tolisteners. Only for die-hard adventure andpulp fiction fans. [Includes the adventurestory "Pearl Pirate."--Ed.] - Library Journal
"This full-cast production brings Hubbard's 1930s adventure stories to life.... The cast energetically delivers the dialogue, interspersed with suspenseful action and music. Listeners will enjoy these vividly acted hair-raising adventures." --AudioFile Magazine
."..a series not to be missed by any true pulp-fiction fan." --Comics BuyersGuide
."..one of the great pulp writers, with colorful prose, lively action writing, exotic locales, fresh variations on standard characters and situations, and well-constructed plots." --Ellery Queen
..".one of the great pulp writers, with colorful prose, lively action writing, exotic locales, fresh variations on standard characters and situations, and well-constructed plots." --Ellery Queen
"This full-cast production brings Hubbard s 1930s adventure stories to life. The cast energetically delivers the dialogue, interspersed with suspenseful action and music. Listeners will enjoy these vividly acted hair-raising adventures." AudioFile Magazine
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"Each of these of these outstanding audio books are two hour productions characterized by talented multi-cast performances, which are enhanced with impressive special effects and thematic music. Flawless technical recordings, each and every one of these very special audio books provides the listener with a true 'theatre of the mind' experience and is enthusiastically recommended." Midwest Book Review"
..".a series not to be missed by any true pulp-fiction fan." Comics Buyers Guide"
one of the great pulp writers, with colorful prose, lively action writing, exotic locales, fresh variations on standard characters and situations, and well-constructed plots. Ellery Queen"
