Rick Lai

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About Rick Lai

During the 1980's and 1990's, I wrote articles expanding on the Wold Newton Universe concepts of Philip José Farmer for pulp magazine fanzines. Most of these articles have been collected by Altus Press. My short stories have appeared regularly in the Tales of the Shadowmen anthologies published by Black Coat Press. Wild Cat Books has just started started to publish collections of my short stories. All of these stories will be set in a shared universe where the major characters of Victorian crime fiction interact with the ancestors of American pulp heroes. I reside in Bethpage, New York, with my wife and children.

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Shadows of the Opera: Retribution in Blood Mar 3, 2015

by Rick Lai

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"The Revenant's bounty shall be paid by me personally. The Revenant's killer must present her head to me." Such was the decree of Colonel Bozzo-Corona, all-powerful master of the Black Coats. For years, the female vigilante had used the methods of her late mentor, the mysterious Phantom of the Opera, to foil the schemes of that sinister criminal conspiracy. Now they, in turn, marshal their forces in a vast venture to strike back at their enemy and gain mastery of Europe. They create their ultimate assassin, a true Lord of Terror. They forge an alliance with the diabolical, green-eyed mandarin who dominates the Asian underworld. And, finally, a new Countess Cagliostro emerges from their midst as a seductive siren who shall control the destinies of all the great men of France. As the Revenant and her Acolytes of the Shadows combat these threats, an even more dangerous force interferes in the form of an ageless witch from Martinique!

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Chronology of Shadows: A Timeline of The Shadow's Exploits Apr 5, 2014

by Rick Lai

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For the first time in print, Rick Lai's "Chronology of Shadows" (his timeline of the pulp character The Shadow) has been updated & assembled in an easy-to-navigate package.

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The Revised Complete Chronology of Bronze Oct 29, 2012

by Rick Lai

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Completely revised and expanded, Rick Lai's authoritative chronology has been heavily updated to include Lester Dent's radio scripts and new data unearthed from the recent restored Doc Savage reprint editions.

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The Return of Judex (French Mystery) Aug 27, 2013

by Arthur Bernede, Louis Feuillade, Rick Lai

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In 1918, silent film director Louis Feuillade and writer Arthur Bernède resurrected one of their greatest characters for a second adventure: a mysterious avenger, wearing a slouch hat and a dark cloak -- Judex! His name means "Judge," and he has sworn to mercilessly punish criminals. On the eve of World War I, the Paris underworld is dominated by the Secret Raiders, a vicious gang of spies and extortionists. Their leader is a one-eyed mystic who meticulously records all the crimes that he intends to commit in the future. This mastermind has hypnotic powers that allow him to telepathically force honest citizens to commit crimes. Assisting this diabolical mesmerist is a seductive baroness. Besides being an expert cat burglar, she is also a superb pugilist capable of beating a man to a pulp. Only one man can stop these criminals: the shadowy vigilante known as Judex! However, the Secret Raiders discover that Judex is really the wealthy Jacques de Trémeuse. They strike at him through his family! Worse yet, Judex finds his efforts to protect his loved ones constantly sabotaged by the incompetence of one of his own agents! Read an exciting

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Rick Lai's Major Sabbath Aug 8, 2016

by Rick Lai, Erik Franklin, Frank Schildiner

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MANHUNTERS & SPAGHETTI WESTERNS

Throughout the history of American western movies, iconic characters were used over and over again until they became staples of these cowboy flicks. There were always the good guys who were the pioneers, farmers, and lawmen and then the other side of the coin with the outlaws, raiding Indians and tyrannical cattle barons. It seemed if you were doing a western, these types were always present.

Then in the 1960s with the invasion of Italian-made oaters, a little used character suddenly seemed to take center stage; the bounty hunter. He was the cold, calculating man in black who hunted the meanest, deadliest owlhoots for a cash reward.

Inspired by these action-packed Spaghetti Westerns, writer Rick Lai has created a terrific new hero in Major Sabbath. A veteran of the Civil War, he now roams the Wild West as the most efficient manhunter of them all. Lai, along with Erik Franklin and Frank Schildiner, offer up a trio of gun-blasting tales featuring this man with the penetrating angel eyes and lightning fast draw. Once you meet Major Sabbath, you’ll never forget him.

Judex (French Mystery) Aug 27, 2013

by Arthur Bernede, Louis Feuillade, Rick Lai

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In 1917, silent film director Louis Feuillade and writer Arthur Bernède created the character of a mysterious avenger, wearing a slouch hat and a dark cloak -- Judex! His name means "Judge," and he has sworn to mercilessly punish criminals! Judex appears and disappears like a living shadow. Trained by the vindictive Woman in Black, he is a master of disguise and an excellent fighter. His loyal followers include a female athlete, a reformed ex-convict and a pack of vicious bloodhounds. Beneath the ruins of a castle is his secret lair, where he interrogates his prisoners through a "television" screen. His nemesis is Favraux, a corrupt banker who has left a trail of ruin and misery in his wake. In this epic saga, Judex not only challenges Favraux, but also the evil Diana Monti, Favraux's fiancée who is as ruthless and powerful as he is. But as our hero struggles against the villains, he falls in love with Favraux's daughter, the beautiful, innocent Jacqueline...

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Rick Lai’s Secret Histories: Criminal Masterminds Apr 26, 2014

by Rick Lai

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The follow-up to Lai's Daring Adventurers collection, this volume contains the following: “The Chronological Crimes of Wu Fang and Yen Sin,” “The Secret History of Captain Nemo,” “A Brief Biography of Dr. Caber (1883-1945?),” “The Bride of Shiwan Khan,” “The Mask of Erik,” “The Life of Dr. Antonio Nikola (1856-1898?),” “The Brothers Zaroff,” “The Savage Killer,” “Irma of the Ilsa,” “The Trail of the Feathered Serpent,” “Zanigew the Killer,” “The Balkan Tigress,” “Astar of Opar: The Secret Origin of Sumuru,” “The Hansoms of John Clay,” “The Tiger of Haiti,” “Professor Moriarty's Other Daughter,” “The Third Most Dangerous Man in London,” “Some Chronological Observations on the Fu Manchu Series,” “Fu Manchu Vs. Cthulhu,” “Ah Ling, Brother to Fu Manchu,” “The Legacy of Hanoi Shan,” “The Secret of Erlik Khan,” “Partners in Crime: Fu Manchu and Carl Peterson,” “Alias Dr. Natas,” “Sirens of the Si-Fan,” “The Hidden Hand of Shiwan Khan,” and “John Sunlight and the Si-Fan Succession.”

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Rick Lai's Secret Histories: Daring Adventurers Apr 26, 2014

by Rick Lai

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The first in a series of article collections by one of the Wold Newton authors. This volume contains the following: "A Chronology for the Avenger," "Yasmini of India," "The Life and Times of Steve Harrison," "The Legend of El Borak," "The Life and Times of Wild Bill Clanton," "The Saga of Singapore Sammy," "The Sgt. Jaeger Chronology," "The Mystery of Harry Quatermain and Other Conundrums," "The Saga of John Gorman," "Secrets of Sir Henry Merrivale," "The Lecoq Universe," "Peter the Brazen: The Inconsistencies," "Peter the Brazen Vs . Fu Manchu," "The Hand of Kong," "The Contradictions of Khlit the Cossack," "The A .J . Raffles Chronology," "The Insane Captain Wentworth," "The Anomaly of Professor Challenger's Daughter," "A Scandal in Ruritania," "The Holmes-Lupin Rivalry," "The Savage Family of India," "The Tragic Case of John Blakeney" and "The Jules de Grandin Chronology" (co-authored with Matthew Baugh). Look for the next volume soon!

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Sisters of the Shadows: The Cagliostro Curse (Shadows of the Opera Book 2) Mar 3, 2015

by Rick Lai

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In the 1890s, Josephine Balsamo, a.k.a. Countess Cagliostro, is poised to take over the powerful crominal conspiracy known as the Black Coats. One person stands in her way: Irina Putine, a female detective, who happens to be the half-sister of Arsène Lupin, the notorious gentleman-thief! Sisters of the Shadows recounts the brutal vendetta between these two women, a merciless decades-long war which involve the greatest gunslingers of the American West, the most dangerous assassins of Europe, the terrifying Fantômas, an immortal sorceress, and the ruler of all vampires, Count Dracula!

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