Black Amazon of Mars and Other Tales from the Pulps
Leigh Brackett
(Author)
Description
Leigh Brackett may be best known for her screenplay for "The Empire Strikes Back," but her lush tales of interplanetary adventures were thrilling readers long before "Star Wars." Collected here are the short novel "Black Amazon of Mars" (the final magazine appearance of her hero, Eric John Stark), as well as "A World Is Born" and "Child of the Sun."Product Details
Price
$9.95
Publisher
Wildside Press
Publish Date
March 10, 2010
Pages
136
Dimensions
6.0 X 9.0 X 0.32 inches | 0.46 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781434406019
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About the Author
Leigh Douglass Brackett (1915 - 1978) was an American writer, particularly of science fiction, and has been referred to as the Queen of Space Opera. She was also a screenwriter, known for her work on such films as The Big Sleep (1946), Rio Bravo (1959), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980). She was the first woman shortlisted for the Hugo Award.
