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The Scarlet Jaguar: The Memoirs of Pat Wildman, Volume 2 by [Win Scott Eckert, Mark Sparacio]

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When we last saw Patricia Wildman, daughter of Doc Wildman, the bronze champion of justice, six months had passed since the main events of The Evil in Pemberley House. She and her associate Parker, an ex-Scotland Yard Inspector, had set up Empire State Investigations at her Pemberley House estate—and she just received a mysterious phone call from her supposedly late father . . .

Several months later, Pat receives a visitor, a young girl named Emma Ponsonby, whose father, a British diplomat to a small Central American country, has been kidnapped by the Scarlet Jaguar. Pat, following in her father’s footsteps of righting wrongs and assisting those in need, agrees to help, but before they can set off on their quest the Scarlet Jaguar sends a gruesome warning.

Undeterred, the investigation takes Pat, Parker, and their young charge from Pemberley House in the Derbyshire countryside . . . To New York, where they battle agents of the Scarlet Jaguar and meet Pat’s old friend, the icy, pale-skinned beauty Helen Benson, who agrees to join them on their quest . . . To the small nation of Xibum, where the Scarlet Jaguar’s reign of uncanny assassinations threatens to expand to the rest of Central America—and beyond!

Now, it’s a race against time deep in the wilds of the Central American jungle, as Pat Wildman and her crew search for Emma’s father, and confront the Scarlet Jaguar’s weird power to eliminate his enemies from afar, marked only by a wisp of crimson smoke—smoke resembling nothing so much as the head of a blood-red screaming jaguar. But who—or what—is the Scarlet Jaguar? A power-mad dictator determined to reclaim power? A revolutionary movement bent on taking over the country, and the rest of Central America?

Or a front for something even more sinister . . .?

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April 26, 2014
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Editorial Reviews

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"All the influences at work in this book--pulp heroes, old movie serials, classic sixties spy shows etc.--have one common factor; sheer fun adventure! There's certainly no shortage of that in this book."

--David Brzeski, The British Fantasy Society

"Eckert skillfully whips up a truly fun tale that blends both the sensibilities of classic pulp fare with some wonderful seventies James Bond touches that the savvy reader will recognize instantly. It's a heady mash-up that works extremely well. The Scarlet Jaguar is a terrific new pulp actioner you do not want to miss."

--Ron Fortier, author of NOW Comics' Green Hornet, Pulp Fiction Reviews

About the Author

Win Scott Eckert is the coauthor with Philip José Farmer of the WoldNewton novel The Evil in Pemberley House, about Patricia Wildman, thedaughter of a certain bronze-skinned pulp hero. Pat Wildman's adventures continue in Eckert's sequel, The Scarlet Jaguar (the 2014 New Pulp Award winner for best novella). He is the editor ofand contributor to Myths for the Modern Age: Philip José Farmer's WoldNewton Universe, a 2007 Locus Awards finalist. His critically acclaimed, two-volume Crossovers: A Secret Chronology of the World 1 & 2 was released by Black Coat Press in 2010. He has coedited threeGreen Hornet anthologies for Moonstone Books (the third, The Green Hornet: Still at Large, was the 2013 PulpArk Award winner for best anthology), and his tales of Zorro, The Green Hornet, TheAvenger, The Phantom, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Captain Midnight, Hareton Ironcastle, Doc Ardan, TheDomino Lady, and Sherlock Holmes, can be found in the pages of variouscharacter-themed anthologies from Moonstone Books, as well as anthologies such as The Worlds of Philip José Farmer (Meteor House), Tales of the Shadowmen (Black Coat Press), and Tales of the Wold Newton Universe (Titan Books). A Girl and Her Cat(coauthored with Matthew Baugh), the first new Honey West novel in overforty years, was published by Moonstone in early 2014. He is hard at work on the third Pat Wildman adventure. Find him online at winscotteckert.com and@woldnewton (Twitter).

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JZ6VOPK
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Meteor House (April 26, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 26, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 4361 KB
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X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 136 pages
Lending ‏ : ‎ Enabled

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Harvey Cuello-Rojo

I enjoyed this one much more than the first book

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2017

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This is the second book about Patricia Wildman (the first was 'The Evil in Pemberley House'). I enjoyed this one much more than the first book; Win Scott Eckert seems to have a better handle on the character and where he wants to go with her. Other reviewers have mentioned that this outing wasn't as sexually oriented as the first, but I still found it to have a pleasing undercurrent of sexual tension without being blatant. The Pat-Parker-Helen Benson triangle added some nice spice to the proceedings, and will hopefully be more fully explored in later stories. As far as the actual story, you could consider it a 'weaker version of Doc Savage adventures', but I found it to be a perfectly satisfying jungle adventure tale, featuring a lost civilization, a megalomaniac super-villain, a terrifying world-threatening super-science weapon, and a group of adventurers led by an extraordinary hero to oppose the threat... all the things that I used to look forward to when the new Doc Savage Bantam reprint paperback would arrive at the news stand back when I was a lad. Your enjoyment of this will probably depend on your background as well... if you are looking at this, you are probably already aware that Pat Wildman is Doc Wildman's daughter, and that Doc Wildman is the supposedly true life inspiration for the fictional Doc Savage, based on Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton Universe, a fascinating attempt to show relationships between popular characters such as Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, The Shadow and many others, as if they were real people. If the premise appeals to you, there is a lot to enjoy in reading these stories; there are tons and tons of references to everything from James Bond to Fu Manchu to The Man from UNCLE and much much more! In fact, there are so many call-outs and references that it is almost impossible to catch them all on one reading... which makes this a story that can be read multiple times and have something new to find with each reading. I think that this character will appeal most to people like me, who enjoyed the Doc Savage stories that included his cousin, Patricia Savage (I admit to having a teen-age crush on the character back in those simpler, more innocent times). It isn't Doc Savage (and isn't meant to be), but I enjoy the character and the concept immensely, and can't wait for the next adventure in what will hopefully be a long series.

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Michael Howard

Familiar (in a good sort of way) tale of larger than life heroines and heroes foiling a master criminal's murderous plot

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2017

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The greatest enjoyment of this book will come from fans (believers?) of the Wold Newton Universe because this tale is firmly set in that crossover continuum. But those unfamiliar with Philip Jose Farmer's work can still appreciate this adventure because it riffs on popular adventures series like James Bond, Man From UNCLE, and, appropriately enough, Doc Savage. Eckert is one of the most readable of the WNU authors and his story-telling abilities are full display here. Recommended reading.

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Not as sexy as the first installment.

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2016

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Not quite as much fun as the first installment. The sexual charge of the first Pat Wildman adventure is lacking this time around. Pat Wildman, Doc Savage's daughter is a phenomenally sexy woman.While I very much enjoyed this salute to Doc Savage, the Man From UNCLE ,and every James Bond baddy every committed to paper or celluloid, Pat stays essentially chaste throughout. She is thrown in with the woman with whom she had her first lesbian experience AND the man currently sharing her bed and it's a glorified camping trip! What this novel lacked was the simmering sexuality of Phillip Jose Farmer, Scot Eckert seems incapable of the same erotic edge that Farmer excelled at. Farmer was not shy about exposing his female or male protagonists. For example, when the baddies nab Pat and her cohorts they KNOW they are dealing with Doc Savage's daughter. Knowing the abilities and the secretive nature of one with Doc Savage's skills, wouldn't you strip search them after you capture them and examine every inch of their skin for signs of trickery? Had the bad guys done this, this novel would have had a very different ending. I hated the fact that I was yelling "bad guy 101" at the villains. Enemies that stupid DESERVE to lose. Don't get me wrong, this is a well written, fast paced novel that does a fair job of honoring, Phillip Jose Farmer's legacy. Eckert did a much better job,however, when he had Farmer's outline to work from, Here he flounders a bit, not enough to completely derail the novella but more than enough for you to miss Farmer's ability and sexiness. Recommended for readers of Pat's first adventure and fans of Lester Dent and James Bond. Others may have trouble making sense of the goings on. With the right erotic slant this could of been a novel not to miss. As it is, it's not bad, just a bit short of the mark.

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Maurice Mottoulle

Adventurous and delicious.

Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2018

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The new era of the adventures novels is here.And that book is full of what please us in this kind of books.Patricia Wildman is the great-daughter of The greatest of the thieves and the daughter of one of the great adventurers.Criminals, heroes,lost tribe,weapon of great power,...all in a great novel with the flavour of yesteday and the more realistic take of today.Congratulations to W.S.Eckert.

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Pete Knifton

Maid Of Metal.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 19, 2014

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Patricia Wildman, woman of bronze is back ,and off on another mission, this time to thwart the schemes of the deadly Scarlet Jaguar. Unashamedly revelling in its pulp inspired origins this read is a joyous mash up tale, referencing characters from literature, film, tv. If you love pulp fiction, ripping yarns and great big adrenaline powered action read this!

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Brad Mengel

A great read.

Reviewed in Australia on April 29, 2014

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This is the sequel to The Evil in Pemberley House.

Let me start by saying that the cover is beautiful. Pat Wildman looks amazing. Mark Sparacio does an amazing job on the cover that pales compared to the piece he did for the signature page which took my breath away. Meteor House has done an amazing job on this book (just as they did for their previous novella Exiles of Kho).

So to quote the proverb, you can't judge a book by its cover. So how does the book measure up to the cover? For me, the cover is a great ad for the book that hints at the awesomeness that we find in the book. When the book arrived, I was in the middle of The Complete Domino Lady (which reprints the seven pulp stories and a new story by Steranko who also provides some amazing artwork). I put it to one side to read The Scarlet Jaguar, fully intending to go straight back. I finished The Scarlet Jaguar with a big grin on my face and proceeded to reread the whole thing again. That's how much I enjoyed the book.

When we left Pat Wildman at the end of The Evil in Pemberley House, she had founded Empire Investigations with Charles Peter Parker. The Scarlet Jaguar opens a year later with Empire Investigations being hired to investigate the disappearance of a British Diplomat in a South American country that was moving towards democracy. What follows is a slam bang pulp ride with Wildman and Parker joined by Helen Benson, the daughter of The Domino Lady and The Avenger. Our trio of heroes face a weapon that can turn people and objects into red glass and The Scarlet Jaguar has threatened to use the weapon on the Panama Canal. Pat Wildman and her team race to stop this from happening.

Eckert has given us another exciting story, liberally sprinkled with references to other stories series and characters. One of Win's great talents is that he can drop these easter eggs and not bog the story down. I was pleasantly surprised to see an appearance of another of Philip Jose Farmer's creations in a cameo role with a hint of an earlier adventure with Pat Wildman. (which I want to read now - The Midget Airplane Heist is such a tantalising hint)

If The Evil in Pemberley House left us wanting more adventures of Pat Wildman, The Scarlet Jaguar lives up to that promise and further whets our appetite. In The Foreword, Eckert tells of his 2009 meeting with Lady Patricia and how he got permission to edit and publish the Memoirs of Pat Wildman and how she gave him notes that form the basis for a number of other stories (his three Avenger stories, The Adventure of the Falling Stone, The Wild Huntsman and Honey West/T.H.E. Cat: A Girl and her Cat.)

Win's stories are like those photo mosaics; each picture is complete but when you step back and look at the big picture it is a part of the larger tapestry.

The scene on the cover does happen in the story. If I had to make a complaint it would be that Mark Sparacio didn't give us a drawing of Helen Benson (who I'd also like to see in a solo adventure).

This is a great story and well worth getting if you can.

This won The New Pulp Awards Best Novella & Best Cover Art