The Spider Chronicles (Paperback)

by John Jakes (Author), Mort Castle (Author), Bill Crider (Author), Shannon Denton (Author), Chuck Dixon (Author), Steve Englehart (Author), Ron Fortier (Author), Joe Gentile (Author), Rich Harvey (Author), John Helfers (Author), C. J. Henderson (Author), Howard Hopkins (Author), Anthony Kuhoric (Author), Elizabeth Massie (Author), Christopher Mills (Author), Tom Floyd (Author)

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Product Description
Moonstone is proud to present 20 new short stories of searing white hot prose starring pulpdom's most violent and ruthless crime fighter ever: The Spider! Here you will find relentless, hard-fisted action that remains true in tone to his mythic-proportioned adventures. If you crave against-all-odds breathless thrill rides, seeing great evils smashed beyond recognition, and dangers met by true heroes at break-neck speed, then this book is the must by event of your entire freaking life!

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Moonstone (April 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933076186
• ISBN-13: 978-1933076188
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #766,317 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great collection of short stories with that pulp feeling., December 17, 2008

By	J. Thomason "SkyFitsJeff" (Idaho) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a great collection of short stories with the feeling of the old pulp magazines. Each story takes place in the 30s as if it were a "lost" page from the Spider magazine. The authors obviously love the character and the era. The stories are all very different: some are supernatural, some science fiction; some are from the Spider's point of view, some are from the villian's point of view. The illustrations are very well done and add a lot to the stories. I recommend this to anyone who loves great fiction.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rumors of The Spider's demise are greatly overrated!, May 31, 2007

By	Darkendale "Raven" (VA USA) - See all my reviews

As long as there are those who still recall and love the glory days of the hero Pulp Magazine, the heroes will never die! Reprints were our only contact with the Master of Men, the Violent Avenger, until the release of this action-packed trade paperback! Pulp authorities such as Will Murry, Joe Gentile, and C.J. Henderson have cooked up a brand new batch of two-fisted tales that will make the true pulp fan slaver and drool. The earth-shaking artwork is a more realistic version of the Spider as described in the old magazines, but as he seldom appeared on the covers. This collection is a Royal Flush. You can't beat it. It leaves the true pulp fan longing for other hero collections: Doc Savage, The Shadow, The Avenger, G-8, The Green Lama, etc. Now if I went story by story, I might ding a few authors, but as a cillection, solid pulp! Quote the Raven...

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Spider Returns, May 11, 2007

By	George R. Johnson "Randy Johnson" (Eden, NC, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A great collection of stories of the old pulp character, Anyone with an interest in the old pulps of the thirties and forties will enjoy this book. I'm glad to see a resurgeance of interest in these characters, A new series of reprints of the Spider is also on the way. Well worth the price. Buy it!