Lester Dent eBooks
eBooks di Lester Dent
Fear Cay. E-book. Formato EPUB Lester Dent - Librorium Editions, 2023 -
One of two pedestrians walking on a New York street turned, pointed at the big bronze man they had just passed, and said earnestly, “I wouldn’t trade places with that bird for a million bucks!”The pedestrian’s companion also looked at the bronze man.“You said it,” he agreed. “I wouldn’t last a day in his shoes, if half of what I’ve heard is true.”If the bronze man was aware of their attention, he gave no sign. Many persons turned to stare at him; newsboys stopped shouting abruptly when they saw him; but the bronze man merely went on with long, elastic strides.“He’s not often seen in public,” some one breathed.“And no wonder!” another exclaimed. “The newspapers say his enemies have made countless attempts to kill him.”The heads of the tallest individuals on the New York street did not top the bronze man’s shoulders. He was a giant. Yet it was only the manner in which he towered above the throng that made him seem as huge as he really was, so symmetrically perfect was his great frame developed.“They say he can take a piece of building brick in one hand and squeeze it to dust,” offered a man.
Devil on the Moon. E-book. Formato EPUB Lester Dent - Librorium Editions, 2022 -
A roaring sound was probably the first evidence of what was to come to be known as the mystery of the Devil on the Moon. A sick red light accompanied the roaring. It lighted up the surroundings, and struck the earth near the Spanish Plantation.The Spanish Plantation was situated in Virginia, near Washington, and its old Colonial architecture was pleasantly distinguished. There was a colored orchestra and a sign which advertised chicken dinners. It was a nice place.Lin Pretti was one among a number who heard the roar. She happened to be standing in a secluded spot on the Spanish Plantation lawn.
Black Mask (Fall 2017). E-book. Formato EPUB Lester Dent - Black Mask, 2019 -
Black Mask, the greatest American detective magazine of all time is back with an all-new story by the creator of Doc Savage, Lester Dent. Also featuring classic hard-boiled detective stories by Horace McCoy, Wyatt Blassingame, Day Keene, Herbert Koehl, Kent Richards, Stephen McBarron, Dwight V. Babcock, Hugh B. Cave, and Edgar Franklin, all from the golden age of pulp fiction. With vintage brush illustrations by Arthur Rodman Bowker, as well as a previously-unpublished interview with the author of Donovan’s Brain, Curt Siodmak.