Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook

I am reliably informed by my pal Matthew Baugh that Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook is now available. This was the last book edited by our friend Howard Hopkins before he passed away, and I can't wait to read it. The lineup of contributing writers is superb, and includes Baugh, Hopkins, Joe Gentile, Richard Dean Starr, Martin Gately, Will Murray, Don Roff, Chris Sequiera, Martin Powell, and Barbara Hambly.

My tale, "The Adventure of the Fallen Stone," involves Holmes with other detectives in the Sherlockian vein, Blake of Baker Street and Harry Dickson, as well as a Rohmerian femme fatale. Holmes' brother Mycroft has a significant role, and he sends the intrepid group off to the sleepy village of Wold Newton, where a certain meteor once fell.

The story also follows directly from the events of The Peerless Peer, which was edited for publication by Philip Jose Farmer, although you need not read Peer to enjoy and understand "The Fallen Stone."

Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook is available from:
Amazon.com
B&N.com
Moonstone direct

THE GREEN HORNET: STILL AT LARGE pre-order and final covers

The third volume of short stories from Moonstone Books about the 1960s Green Hornet and Kato continues to move forward. 

I revealed the final art for the limited edition hardcover by Rubén Procopio several months ago, and now I'm pleased to also show off the trade softcover by Douglas Klauba! (I'm also thrilled that I was able to purchase this painting from Mr. Klauba, and it will hang proudly in my basement Cave of Geek. :-)


The Green Hornet: Still at Large is edited by Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert, and Matthew Baugh, and will be available either June 30, or July 17, 2012, depending on which listing you believe. :-)

• Amazon - limited edition hardcover

• Amazon - trade softcover (link coming soon)

• B&N - limited edition hardcover

• B&N - trade softcover

Check out that discount on B&N! Get your pre-orders in now!

FarmerCon VII / Pulpfest 2012

I've finalized my plans to be at FarmerCon VII  / Pulpfest 2012 in August. I'll be at the Meteor House table, where I'll have copies of the new Titan Books editions of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton books The Other Log of Phileas Fogg and Time's Last Gift, as well as Lord Tyger. I imagine I'll also have news about more Farmer reissues from Titan (hint, hint). My friend Christopher Paul Carey will be there promoting Gods of Opar.

I'll also have copies of the recent Tales of the Shadowmen 8: Agents Provocateurs (Black Coat Press) and I imagine Moonstone Books' Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook will be out by then, so I'll bring copies. Lots of Wold-Newtony goodness in my stories in those volumes.

I also have hopes that Moonstone's The Green Hornet: Still at Large, which I'm co-editing with Joe Gentile and Matthew Baugh, will be out by then, although that's not confirmed yet. If it's available, of course I'll have copies with me.

Hope to see you there!

P.S. Stay tuned to this space; I hope to have an announcement about the new edition of The Other Log of Phileas Fogg soon!

2011 Review & 2012 Preview!

2011 Review of publications:

Short Fiction

• "Zorro's Rival" in More Tales of Zorro by Richard Dean Starr (ed.) (Moonstone Books, March 2011)
• "Happy Death Men" in The Avenger: The Justice, Inc. Files by Joe Gentile and Howard Hopkins (eds.) (Moonstone Books, August 2011)
• "Bad Medicine" in The Green Hornet Casefiles by Joe Gentile and Win Scott Eckert (eds.) (with Vito Delsante) (Moonstone Books, August 2011)
• "Marguerite's Tears" in Tales of the Shadowmen Volume 8: Agents Provocateurs by Jean-Marc and Randy Lofficier (eds.) (Black Coat Press, December 2011)

Books Edited

• The Green Hornet Casefiles (with Joe Gentile), Moonstone Books, August 2011.

Short Nonfiction

• "Afterword" to The Peerless Peer by Philip José Farmer (Titan Books, June 2011) 
• "Introduction" to Scarlet in Gaslight by Martin Powell (Pulp 2.0 Books, December 2011) 

2012 Preview:

Short Fiction (completed)

• "The Adventure of the Fallen Stone" in Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook by Howard Hopkins (ed.) (Moonstone Books, forthcoming)
• "Progress" in The Green Hornet: Still at Large by Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert, and Matthew Baugh (eds.) (Moonstone Books, forthcoming)
• "Zombies under Broadway" (a Green Ghost tale, written with Eric Fein) (Moonstone Books, forthcoming)

Short Fiction (to be written)

• "A Girl and Her Cat" for Moonstone's Honey West anthology
• As-yet untitled "Wold Newton Origins" tale for Meteor House's third The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer anthology
• As-yet untitled story for Moonstone's third Avenger anthology, The Avenger: Tales from Bleek Street (the plan is to wrap up the storyline from my first two tales, including a return engagement for the Domino Lady)
• Story for a Moonstone anthology crossing over a well-know pulp secret agent for which Moonstone has acquired the license, and the Green Ghost (more info when I can make it available!)

Books Edited

• The Green Hornet: Still at Large (with Joe Gentile and Matthew Baugh), Moonstone Books, forthcoming.

 Short Nonfiction

•  Much bonus material for Titan Books' new reissues of Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Novels; more details coming soon!

 Other: I may still write a Sherlock Holmes novel, but Titan has more Wold Newton reissues waiting in the wings, so I'll need to see what my schedule allows. Stay tuned to this space!

The Green Hornet: Still at Large - "Progress"

Just in time to conclude 2011, I finalized my contribution to Moonstone Books' The Green Hornet: Still at Large today. My story is called "Progress," and it's a Britt/Casey tale which also features the return, in an unexpected way, of a villain from The Hornet's past (hint: the villain appeared in my story "Fang and Sting" from 2010's The Green Hornet Chronicles).

The Green Hornet: Still at Large is edited by Joe Gentile, Win Scott Eckert, and Matthew Baugh, and is due out from Moonstone in 2012 (more details and a solicit coming soon), with gorgeous covers by Ruben Procopio and Doug Klauba.

 

Happy New Year!

The Green Hornet Casefiles - Now Shipping from Moonstone!

Softcover: Direct from Moonstone

Hardcover: Direct from Moonstone

In addition to co-editing the book with Moonstone publisher Joe Gentile, I contributed a tale, co-written with Vito Delsante, called "Bad Medicine."

Presumably the book will be in stock at Amazon and B&N soon.

The Green Hornet: Still at Large!

Yes, that's right, folks... there will be a third volume of short stories from Moonstone Books about the 1960s Green Hornet and Kato. Feast your eyes on the cover by Rubén Procopio!

This time around, Joe Gentile and I will be joined by Matthew Baugh in sharing the editorial duties. Our lineup of writers is complete and they are getting busy. Look for the book some time in 2012!

Going Digital: Captain Midnight at Ultima Thule

Yesterday Christopher Paul Carey and I posted about the eBook publication of our story "Iron and Bronze" on both Kindle and Nook.

Today, I'm pleased to announce the availability of my tale "Captain Midnight at Ultima Thule" at iPulpFiction.com.

MIN. AGE: YA
GENRE: Ad­ven­ture
TYPE: Short Sto­ry
PUB­LISH­ER: Moon­stone Books
AU­THOR: Win Scott Eckert

Born in the blaz­ing cru­cible of war, but sworn to fight for peace, the mys­te­ri­ous ob­sid­i­an avi­a­tor known on­ly by the co­de­name Cap­tain Mid­night… flies again!

An ace pi­lot, su­per se­cret agent, and as­tound­ing sci­en­tif­ic ge­nius, the hero­ic Cap­tain Mid­night ruled the ra­dio air­waves and starred in com­ic books, film se­ri­als and a clas­sic tele­vi­sion se­ries.

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Cap­tain Mid­night at Ul­ti­ma Thule (6,100 words)

Sab­o­tage, a cur­va­ceous foe, a se­cret mis­sion, a hid­den city… and Nazis. Who could ask for any­thing more of a pulp ac­tion-ad­ven­ture?

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iPulpFiction.com is a cloud-based reading service that publishes classic and contemporary short stories that are accessible from any device with an up-to-date browser and an Internet connection.

Coming soon to iPulpFiction: Lance Star: Shadows over Kunlun.

Green Hornet Casefiles - final cover (softcover)

Final cover by Michael Wm. Kaluta!

Notice the new, neato-keen Hornet 75th anniversary logo!!

Green Hornet Casefiles - final cover (hardcover)

Final cover by Rubén Procopio!

Notice the new, neato-keen Hornet 75th anniversary logo!!

The Green Hornet Rides Again!

Interiors/galleys are complete and Moonstone Books' second all-original volume of Green Hornet short stories, The Green Hornet Casefiles, is off to the printer!

We're putting final touches on the covers, and those will be complete in short order.

The Green Hornet Casefiles features 18 original short stories (the Limited Edition hardcover includes a 19th story) set squarely in the continuity of the classic 1960s Green Hornet television series featuring Van Williams and Bruce Lee, penned by a roster of top-notch writers who understand and honor the characters and their legacy.

• Edited by Joe Gentile and Win Scott Eckert
• Cover Art (Limited Edition Hardcover): Rubén Procopio
• Cover Art (Trade Edition Softcover): Michael Wm. Kaluta
• 336pgs, b/w, Squarebound, 6x9

Contents:

• "The Outlaw Hero" - Introduction by Ron Fortier
• "Sting of the Yellowjacket" by Howard Hopkins
• "Lair of the Living Dead" by Joe McKinney
• "Through a Green Haze" by Dan Wickline
• "The Black Widow" by John Everson
• "A Thing of Beauty" by Bobby Nash
• "The Insincerest Form of Flattery" by Paul D. Storrie
• "Bad Medicine" by Vito Delsante and Win Scott Eckert
• "The Gray Line Between" by F.J. DeSanto, Michael Uslan and Joe Gentile
• "Up in Smoke" by Deborah Chester
• "The Worst Angels of Our Nature" by Paul Kupperberg
• "Now That Would Be Telling" by Bradley H. Sinor
• "Summer of Death" by Barry Reese
• "The Wet and the Wicked" by David Boop
• "The Carlossi Caper" by Arthur A. Lyon
• "Soldanus, the Sultan of Crime" by Gary Phillips
• "The Dangerous Game" by Eric Fein
• "Beauty Is As Beauty Dies" by James Mullaney
• "Auld Acquaintance" by Matthew Baugh
• "Memories of My Grandfather, Raymond J. Meurer" - Afterword by Lisa Meurer Long
• "Raymond J. Meurer: Man with Many Hats" - Afterword by Tim Lasiuta
  
• Bonus Story in Limited Edition: "If These Walls Could Buzz" by Tim Lasiuta and Rafael Nieves

Moonstone Direct
Amazon
B&N

More Tales of Zorro illustration

Artist extraordinaire Rubén Procopio has posted several spot illustrations from the recently released More Tales of Zorro (Moonstone Books, April 2011).

His envisioning of my story, "Zorro's Rival," is below!

Thanks Rubén!

The Avenger returns to Moonstone!

From co-editor, and Avenger expert, Howard Hopkins:

"Interiors/galleys are finished and Moonstone Books' second all-original volume of Avenger short stories, The Justice, Inc. Files, is on its way to press! Besides co-editing, writing a story for the book and penning the introduction, I have also written six vignettes for the special hardcover edition, which, for this volume, will include the first three, each featuring one of The Avenger's associates. First up: Nellie Gray, Fergus MacMurdie & Cole Wilson. Writing these insights into Benson's band was a lot of fun, and tougher than I thought it would be. Exploring six individuals, all different, and getting into their heads left me a bit schizophrenic at times, but it has been a life long ambition to take a look behind what motivated these folks to join and stay with Richard Henry Benson, placing themselves in constant danger to help others.

The Avenger: The Justice, Inc. Files includes 14 original short stories by a line up of excellent authors and top notch stories that includes:

East Wind, Rain by Paul Kupperberg
Invisible Empire by Matthew Baugh
Vengeance, Inc. by Howard Hopkins
Whiteout by Robin Wayne Bailey
Happy Death Men by Win Scott Eckert
Vengeance is Mine by Ron Fortier
The Devil's Workman by Barry Reese
Dead Man's Vengeance by Eric Fein
The Breath of Destruction by Frank Schildiner
Devil's Dark Harvest by Christopher Paul Carey
Snow Blind by Mark Ellis
The Changeling by Will Murray
The Medicine Murders by B.C. Bell
The Blood Moon by David Michelinie

And for the first time anywhere, The Avenger, courtesy of Win Scott Eckert, will team-up with the lusty Domino Lady in one tale, and with The Master of Men, The Spider, in another--and against the Prince of the Undead, Dracula himself, from Iron Man scribe David Michelinie!

The softcover is painted by E.M. Gist, an extraordinarily talented artist (who is also doing the cover for the third Avenger volume, Tales from Bleek Street) with the hardcover special edition sporting a cover by Tom Gianni."

I'm immensely pleased to be a part of this book. What a lineup!

For the first time ever... The Avenger and the Domino Lady!

I'm pleased to announce that two pulp greats, The Avenger and the Domino Lady, will meet for the first time in my tale "Happy Death Men!"

The story was originally scheduled for Moonstone Books' third volume of Avenger stories, but now will appear in the forthcoming second volume, edited by Joe Gentile and Howard Hopkins, The Avenger: The Justice Inc. Files!

Check out these beautiful covers by E.M. Gist (trade edition) and Tom Gianni (limited edition):








Trade edition pre-order: Amazon

Limited edition pre-order: Moonstone Books direct

More Tales of Zorro...

... is now in stock at Amazon.

Also available direct from Moonstone.

My tale is "Zorro's Rival," and I've already gotten a kind word or two about it from some early readers.

Check it out, won't you?

Green Hornet Chronicles - "Fang and Sting" Reviewed!

Brad Mengel has kindly reviewed my Green Hornet Chronicles tale "Fang and Sting," and I think its safe to say to say he liked it.

Read Brad's review here

Brad plans on reviewing the whole book soon, and I'm looking forward to it!

• Order from Amazon
• Order from Moonstone Books

Free fiction online: The Green Hornet "Fang and Sting"

It's Moonstone Monday over at All Pulp, and in response to the release of the Green Hornet feature film, Moonstone Books and All Pulp have teamed up to provide readers my Hornet tale "Fang and Sting" in its entirety.

The tale is from Moonstone's anthology The Green Hornet Chronicles, edited by Joe Gentile and yours truly, which has been available for three months. The story features The Green Hornet and Kato vs...???

Read The Green Hornet: "Fang and Sting"

In case you just haven't gotten around to the book yet, here are some of the latest reviews:

• Dr. Wesley Britton, Bookpleasures.com
• Greg Hatcher, Comic Book Resources
• John Allen Small, Yahoo Book Reviews
• Evan Lewis, Davy Crockett's Almanac

And if you're wondering... yes, with the recent finalization and acceptance of my tale for Moonstone's Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook, I am back at hard work editing the second Hornet book, The Green Hornet Casefiles. :-)

New Green Hornet Chronicles review!

Evan Lewis over at Davy Crockett's Almanac has favorably reviewed The Green Hornet Chronicles!

Check it out!

Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook

I'm quite pleased to announce that "The Adventure of the Fallen Stone" by John H. Watson, M.D. (edited for publication by yours truly) will appear in Moonstone Books' forthcoming Sherlock Holmes: The Crossovers Casebook.

Other contributors include Matthew Baugh, Larry Engle, Martin Gately, Joe Gentile, Barbara Hambly, Kevin Van Hook, Howard Hopkins, Will Murray, Martin Powell, Don Roff, and Chris Sequeira.

Edited by Howard Hopkins, with a cover by Timothy Lantz.

Dr. Watson and I are in very good company.

The Game is Afoot!

Green Hornet - '60s TV series marathon on SyFy!

The 1960s series The Green Hornet--featuring the versions of The Hornet and Kato seen here on the cover of Moonstone's The Green Hornet Chronicles (plug, plug)--will run in its entirety on SyFy Channel, all 26 episodes, on Tuesday January 11 (8 am-9 pm Mountain Time, check your local listings).

My DVR is set. :-)

Yes, I have 'em all on video tape, tapes off of television long ago.

And yes, I've found 'em on the web in (--ahem--) various places. But I'm looking forward to watching these in HD--even if they might be edited for time.

Can an authorized DVD set be far behind?