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Coming February 2011 from Paizo Planet Stories!

By Manly Wade Wellman with an introduction by David Drake

In the 1930s, an unusual tale appeared in the influential Amazing Stories magazine. Unlike the usual yarns of robots and interstellar travel, “Battle in the Dawn” featured the brutal exploits of Hok, humanity’s first hero. Written by Pulitzer Prize-nominee Manly Wade Wellman (Who Fears the Devil?),who would later achieve fame for his American folktales of Silver John and beat out William Faulkner for a prestigious writing award, this hit story spawned several additional adventures, in which Hok battles unrelenting cavemen, explores lost Atlantis, discovers new technology, and charts a new destiny for humanity.

Now, for the first time ever, Planet Stories presents a complete authorized collection of all of Wellman’s rare Hok the Mighty tales, including an unfinished story fragment and a brand-new introduction by Wellman’s longtime friend, fantasy author David Drake.

Battle in the Dawn
Hok Goes to Atlantis
Hok Draws the Bow
Hok and the Gift of Heaven
Hok Visits the Land of Legends
Day of the Conquerors

272-page softcover trade paperback ISBN-13: 978-1-60125-289-0

About the Author

Winner of the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Award, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Locus Award for best novel and best compilation, Manly Wade Wellman is one of the best-regarded writers of the Pulp Age, and a foundational figure in the development of fantasy fiction.

In honor of Wold Newton Day (December 13), All Pulp Editor in Chief (sort of) Tommy Hancock is devoting not one, not two, but three days to the celebration, over at the fantastic All Pulp site.

First up is Hancock's introduction to the extravaganza, "The Meteor Has Struck!"

Next is my own Wold Newton Primer, "A Nova of Genetic Splendor."

Also, Michael Croteau, the publisher of Meteor House, has posted a 200 word teaser of the first Wold Newton Origins tale, "Is He in Hell?" from The Worlds of Philip Jose Farmer 1: Protean Dimensions.

Mike had also posted a new update at the Official Philip Jose Farmer Home Page in honor of Wold Newton Day, including incredible markdowns for the PJF estate sale.

The celebration will last for three days over at All Pulp, including articles, interviews, transcripts from speeches, even possibly PJF/Wold Newton inspired music(!), as well as reviews of current work in the Wold Newton Universe.

So head on over to All Pulp, and keep on checking back over the weekend as well as on Monday, December 13, 2010 (the 215th anniversary of the Wold Newton meteor strike).