Black Dog Books (US)
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Black Dog Books located in Normal, Illinois
, is one of the finest independent press operations in North America. Founded by publisher Tom Roberts to keep an outlet for adventure fiction alive, they have expanded to publish fiction in the adventure, mystery, science fiction, and horror genres.
Since the first title, BDB has went out of its way to produce collections of material that is difficult to come by from rare magazines, and overlooked character collections. This extra effort to rescue works from obscurity has brought praise from readers and reviewers alike: "Publisher Tom Roberts is but one of an ever-growing number of those doing a great service, not only for the science fiction and fantasy reader, but for all those who love reading exciting tales of yesteryear from any genre," says Dave Truesdale, publisher of Tangent Online
, "by digging into archives and researching and bringing to light once again forgotten, overlooked, or early work by many a classic pulp magazine author. They are to be commended and enthusiastically supported."
Many titles from Black Dog Books include informative introductions by well-known writers or genre-authorities such as Bill Pronzini
, Peter Beresford Ellis, Robert Weinberg (author)
, Will Murray, James Reasoner
and others; or additional material such as author bibliographies.
, The Empire In The Air by George Allan England
, The Silver Menace by Murray Leinster
and City of Corpses by Norvell W. Page
. Other authors in their line of books include Roger Torrey, Laurence Donovan, James Francis Dwyer, Beatrice Grimshaw
, G.G. Pendarves, Arthur B. Reeve
, Robert Leslie Bellem
, George F. Worts, Harold Lamb
, Otis Adelbert Kline and H. Bedford-Jones
.
The Lester Dent Library assembles for the first time in book form the early fiction of Lester Dent
, the creator of Doc Savage
and includes the titles: Dead Men's Bones, The Skull Squadron, Hell's Hoofprints, Fists of Fury (forthcoming) and Terror, Inc. (forthcoming).
The Talbot Mundy Library chronologically reprints the early works by the world renown adventure writer Talbot Mundy
, and includes many previously uncollected stories. It will consist of eight titles. To date the following have appeared: A Transaction in Diamonds, In A Righteous Cause, and The Letter of His Orders. Forthcoming titles include "A Soldier and a Gentleman," "The Sword of Iskander" and "Love and War: The Battles of Billy Blain"
The Adventure Library reprints overlooked or forgotten works in the adventure genre, whether novels or single author collections of shorter stories. Titles include The Black Death by Marion Polk Angellotti, ("an exciting read of adventure that is sure to entice and keep people reading"—Midwest Book Review), In the Grip of the Minotaur by Farnham Bishop and Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur and King Corrigan's Treasure by H.D. Couzens.
Also under this banner is the anthology series, The Best of Adventure. which will print collections of rare but deserving stories from the pages of Adventure magazine ("Readers like me will regard it a treasure trove"—John H. Miller, National Review Online).
Normal, Illinois
Normal is an incorporated town in McLean County, Illinois, United States. It had a population of 52,497 as of the 2010 census. Normal is the smaller of two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area...
, is one of the finest independent press operations in North America. Founded by publisher Tom Roberts to keep an outlet for adventure fiction alive, they have expanded to publish fiction in the adventure, mystery, science fiction, and horror genres.
History
Black Dog Books began operations in 1997. The first 40 titles in the BDB line appeared in a chapbook format, with some giveaway titles and memorial books added to that figure. In 2006, a trade paperback line was launched. As of this writing, Black Dog Books has more than 40 titles in print. They expect to be releasing 8 to 10 new titles a year.Since the first title, BDB has went out of its way to produce collections of material that is difficult to come by from rare magazines, and overlooked character collections. This extra effort to rescue works from obscurity has brought praise from readers and reviewers alike: "Publisher Tom Roberts is but one of an ever-growing number of those doing a great service, not only for the science fiction and fantasy reader, but for all those who love reading exciting tales of yesteryear from any genre," says Dave Truesdale, publisher of Tangent Online
Tangent Online
Tangent Online is an online magazine launched in 1997. Tangent Online is edited by Dave Truesdale, Joseph Giddings and Eric James Stone...
, "by digging into archives and researching and bringing to light once again forgotten, overlooked, or early work by many a classic pulp magazine author. They are to be commended and enthusiastically supported."
Many titles from Black Dog Books include informative introductions by well-known writers or genre-authorities such as Bill Pronzini
Bill Pronzini
Bill Pronzini is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories....
, Peter Beresford Ellis, Robert Weinberg (author)
Robert Weinberg (author)
Robert Weinberg is an American author. His work spans several genres including non-fiction, science fiction, horror, and comic books.-Biography:...
, Will Murray, James Reasoner
James Reasoner
American author James Reasoner specializes in historical military novels, westerns, and mysteries. He also writes under the pseudonyms "Mike Jameson" and "Dana Fuller Ross." He has written more than 40 novels. His spouse, Livia Washburn Reasoner, is also a prolific writer of westerns, mysteries,...
and others; or additional material such as author bibliographies.
Titles
Some titles from Black Dog Books include The Good Die Young by Cornell WoolrichCornell Woolrich
Cornell George Hopley-Woolrich was an American novelist and short story writer who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley....
, The Empire In The Air by George Allan England
George Allan England
George Allan England was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. England was a socialist and many of his works have socialist themes.-Life:England was born in...
, The Silver Menace by Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster
Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history...
and City of Corpses by Norvell W. Page
Norvell W. Page
Norvell Wordsworth Page was an American pulp fiction writer, journalist and editor who later became a government intelligence worker. He is best known as the author of the majority of the adventures of the ruthless vigilante hero The Spider, which he and a handful of other writers wrote under the...
. Other authors in their line of books include Roger Torrey, Laurence Donovan, James Francis Dwyer, Beatrice Grimshaw
Beatrice Grimshaw
Beatrice Grimshaw was a writer based in Papua New Guinea.She was born in Dunmurry, County Antrim, Ireland. She worked as a freelance journalist in Dublin from 1891-1903 before moving to Papua, where she was to remain for twenty-seven years, and a close friend of Sir Hubert Murray.In 1936, she...
, G.G. Pendarves, Arthur B. Reeve
Arthur B. Reeve
Arthur Benjamin Reeve was an American mystery writer. He is best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes," and his Dr Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, in eighteen detective novels...
, Robert Leslie Bellem
Robert Leslie Bellem
Robert Leslie Bellem was a prolific American pulp magazine writer, best known for his creation of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. He was born in either 1894 or 1902, and died in 1968. Before becoming a writer he worked in Los Angeles as a newspaper reporter, radio announcer and film extra...
, George F. Worts, Harold Lamb
Harold Lamb
Harold Albert Lamb was an American historian, screenwriter, short story writer, and novelist.Lamb was born in Alpine, New Jersey. He attended Columbia University, where his interest in the peoples and history of Asia began. Lamb's tutors at Columbia included Carl Van Doren andJohn Erskine. ...
, Otis Adelbert Kline and H. Bedford-Jones
H. Bedford-Jones
Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones was a Canadian historical, adventure fantasy, science fiction, crime and Western writer who became a naturalized United States citizen in 1908. After being encouraged to try writing by his friend, writer William Wallace Cook, Bedford-Jones began writing dime...
.
The Lester Dent Library assembles for the first time in book form the early fiction of Lester Dent
Lester Dent
Lester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in...
, the creator of Doc Savage
Doc Savage
Doc Savage is a fictional character originally published in American pulp magazines during the 1930s and 1940s. He was created by publisher Henry W. Ralston and editor John L...
and includes the titles: Dead Men's Bones, The Skull Squadron, Hell's Hoofprints, Fists of Fury (forthcoming) and Terror, Inc. (forthcoming).
The Talbot Mundy Library chronologically reprints the early works by the world renown adventure writer Talbot Mundy
Talbot Mundy
Talbot Mundy was an English writer. He also wrote under the pseudonym Walter Galt.-Life and work:...
, and includes many previously uncollected stories. It will consist of eight titles. To date the following have appeared: A Transaction in Diamonds, In A Righteous Cause, and The Letter of His Orders. Forthcoming titles include "A Soldier and a Gentleman," "The Sword of Iskander" and "Love and War: The Battles of Billy Blain"
The Adventure Library reprints overlooked or forgotten works in the adventure genre, whether novels or single author collections of shorter stories. Titles include The Black Death by Marion Polk Angellotti, ("an exciting read of adventure that is sure to entice and keep people reading"—Midwest Book Review), In the Grip of the Minotaur by Farnham Bishop and Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur and King Corrigan's Treasure by H.D. Couzens.
Also under this banner is the anthology series, The Best of Adventure. which will print collections of rare but deserving stories from the pages of Adventure magazine ("Readers like me will regard it a treasure trove"—John H. Miller, National Review Online).
Fiction
- The Empire in the Air by George Allan EnglandGeorge Allan EnglandGeorge Allan England was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. England was a socialist and many of his works have socialist themes.-Life:England was born in...
(2006) - The Skull of Shirzad Mir by Harold LambHarold LambHarold Albert Lamb was an American historian, screenwriter, short story writer, and novelist.Lamb was born in Alpine, New Jersey. He attended Columbia University, where his interest in the peoples and history of Asia began. Lamb's tutors at Columbia included Carl Van Doren andJohn Erskine. ...
(2006) - Peter the Brazen by George F. Worts (2007)
- The Dragoman’s Revenge by Otis Adelbert KlineOtis Adelbert KlineOtis Adelbert Kline born in Chicago, Illinois, USA, was an adventure novelist and literary agent during the pulp era. Much of his work first appeared in the magazine Weird Tales. Kline was an amateur orientalist and a student of Arabic, like his friend and sometime collaborator, E...
(2007) - Zenith Rand, Planet Vigilante by Richard Tooker (2007)
- The Silver Menace by Murray LeinsterMurray LeinsterMurray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history...
(2007) - Marching Sands by Harold LambHarold LambHarold Albert Lamb was an American historian, screenwriter, short story writer, and novelist.Lamb was born in Alpine, New Jersey. He attended Columbia University, where his interest in the peoples and history of Asia began. Lamb's tutors at Columbia included Carl Van Doren andJohn Erskine. ...
(2007) - South of Sulu: The Adventures of Singapore Sammy by George F. Worts (2007)
- Dead Men Tell Tales (a Craig Kennedy collection) by Arthur B. ReeveArthur B. ReeveArthur Benjamin Reeve was an American mystery writer. He is best known for creating the series character Professor Craig Kennedy, sometimes called "The American Sherlock Holmes," and his Dr Watson-like sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter, in eighteen detective novels...
(2008) - The Spotted Panther by James Francis Dwyer (2008)
- The Sorcerer’s Stone by Beatrice GrimshawBeatrice GrimshawBeatrice Grimshaw was a writer based in Papua New Guinea.She was born in Dunmurry, County Antrim, Ireland. She worked as a freelance journalist in Dublin from 1891-1903 before moving to Papua, where she was to remain for twenty-seven years, and a close friend of Sir Hubert Murray.In 1936, she...
(2008) - The Good Die Young by Cornell WoolrichCornell WoolrichCornell George Hopley-Woolrich was an American novelist and short story writer who sometimes wrote under the pseudonyms William Irish and George Hopley....
(2008) - The Red Road to Shamballah by Perley Poore SheehanPerley Poore SheehanPerley Poore Sheehan was an American film writer, novelist and film director...
(2008) - City of Corpses by Norvell Page (2008)
- Hell's Hoofprints by Lester DentLester DentLester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in...
(2009) - Old Sails by Captain A.E. Dingle (2009)
- Demons of the Night by Seabury QuinnSeabury QuinnSeabury Grandin Quinn was an American pulp magazine author, most famous for his stories of the occult detective Jules de Grandin, published in Weird Tales.-Biography:...
(2009) - Surgeon of Souls by Robert Leslie BellemRobert Leslie BellemRobert Leslie Bellem was a prolific American pulp magazine writer, best known for his creation of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. He was born in either 1894 or 1902, and died in 1968. Before becoming a writer he worked in Los Angeles as a newspaper reporter, radio announcer and film extra...
(2009) - Bodyguard by Roger Torrey (2009)
- Thirty Pieces of Silver by G.G. Pendarves (2009)
- Dead Men’s Bones by Lester DentLester DentLester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in...
(2009) - The Skull Squadron by Lester DentLester DentLester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in...
(2009) - The Golden Goshawk by H. Bedford-JonesH. Bedford-JonesHenry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones was a Canadian historical, adventure fantasy, science fiction, crime and Western writer who became a naturalized United States citizen in 1908. After being encouraged to try writing by his friend, writer William Wallace Cook, Bedford-Jones began writing dime...
(2009) - In A Righteous Cause by Talbot MundyTalbot MundyTalbot Mundy was an English writer. He also wrote under the pseudonym Walter Galt.-Life and work:...
(2009) - Killer’s Caress by Cary Moran (2010)
- The Black Death by Marion Polk Angellotti (2010)
- Lust of the Lawless by Robert Leslie BellemRobert Leslie BellemRobert Leslie Bellem was a prolific American pulp magazine writer, best known for his creation of Dan Turner, Hollywood Detective. He was born in either 1894 or 1902, and died in 1968. Before becoming a writer he worked in Los Angeles as a newspaper reporter, radio announcer and film extra...
(2010) - Twice Murdered by Laurence Donovan (2010)
- Banished by William Murray Graydon (2010)
- The Letter of His Orders by Talbot MundyTalbot MundyTalbot Mundy was an English writer. He also wrote under the pseudonym Walter Galt.-Life and work:...
(2010) - The Man From Hell by Arthur Leo ZagatArthur Leo ZagatArthur Leo Zagat was an American lawyer and writer of pulp fiction and science fiction. Trained in the law, he gave it up to write professionally. Zagat is noted for his collaborations with fellow lawyer Nat Schachner. During the last two decades of his life, Zagat wrote short stories prolifically...
(2010) - In the Grip of the Minotaur by Farnham Bishop and Arthur Gilchrist Brodeur (2010)
- A Transaction In Diamonds by Talbot MundyTalbot MundyTalbot Mundy was an English writer. He also wrote under the pseudonym Walter Galt.-Life and work:...
(2010) - Secret Operative K-13 by Joel Townsley RogersJoel Townsley RogersJoel Townsley Rogers , American writer who wrote science fiction, air-adventure, and mystery stories and a handful of mystery novels....
(2011) - The Master of Dragons by H. Bedford-JonesH. Bedford-JonesHenry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones was a Canadian historical, adventure fantasy, science fiction, crime and Western writer who became a naturalized United States citizen in 1908. After being encouraged to try writing by his friend, writer William Wallace Cook, Bedford-Jones began writing dime...
(2011) - Raider of the Seas by Warren Hastings MIller (2011)
- King Corrigan's Treasure by H.D. Couzens (2011)
- The Nebula of Death by George Allan EnglandGeorge Allan EnglandGeorge Allan England was an American writer and explorer, best known for his speculative and science fiction. He attended Harvard University and later in life unsuccessfully ran for Governor of Maine. England was a socialist and many of his works have socialist themes.-Life:England was born in...
(2011) - The Green Spider by Sax RohmerSax RohmerArthur Henry Sarsfield Ward , better known as Sax Rohmer, was a prolific English novelist. He is best remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal Dr...
(2011)
Anthologies
- The Adventurers: The Rivals of Doc Savage edited by Tom Roberts (2008)
- The Space Annihilator by Gene Christie (2010)
- The People of the Pit edited by Gene Christie (2010)
- The Best of Adventure, Vol. 1, 1910-1912 edited by Doug Ellis (2010)
Non-fiction
- Pulp Vault No.14 edited by Doug EllisDoug EllisHerbert Douglas Ellis, OBE , is an entrepreneur, best known as the former chairman of Aston Villa Football Club.-Early life:...
(2011) - Windy City Pulp Stories, no.11 (2011)
- Fundamentals of Fiction Writing by Arthur Sullivant HoffmanArthur Sullivant HoffmanArthur Sullivant Hoffman was an American magazine editor. Hoffman isbest known for editing the acclaimed pulp magazine Adventurefrom 1912-1927,as well as playing a role in the creation of the American Legion .-Early Life:...
(2010) - Windy City Pulp Stories, no.10 (2010)
- Windy City Pulp Stories, no.09 (2009)
- Windy City Pulp Stories, no.08 (2008)
- Windy City Pulp Stories, no.07 (2007)
- Windy City Pulp Stories, no.06 (2006)
- Windy City Pulp Stories, no.05 (2005)
- A Memorial Tribute to Hugh B. CaveHugh B. CaveHugh Barnett Cave was a prolific writer of pulp fiction who also excelled in other genres.-Life:Born in Chester, England, Hugh B. Cave moved during his childhood with his family to Boston, Massachusetts, following the outbreak of World War I...
(2004) - Windy City Pulp Stories, no.04 (2004)
- Windy City Pulp Stories, no.03 (2003)
- Windy City Pulp Stories, no.02 (2002)
- Windy City Pulp Stories, no.01 (2001)