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Tag Archives: Lost Race
Rediscovered: H. Rider Haggard
Okay, I know what you’re thinking: What kind of Lost Race Auto Weekend is this, anyway, if you don’t lay down an H. Rider Haggard? I agree, so we sent Brian Leno into the darkest corners of his cubbyholes and … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Andrew Lang
Continuing today’s Autograph Hound Super-Sunday theme of Lost Race — sometimes known as Lost World, guess the fine line drawn depends on how exotic the race involved in the action may be, but the baseline is the Lost part — we bring … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Andrew Lang, Autographs, Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series, Brian Leno, Clark Ashton Smith, H. Rider Haggard, Lin Carter, Lost Race, Lovecraft
Rediscovered: Wings of Danger
Months ago I was emailing back and forth with Kevin Cook and he mentioned that he was thinking about getting rid of a couple of his Lost Race novels, because they were duds and he’d never read them again. Now, … Continue reading
Posted in Lit, REH
Tagged Arthur A. Nelson, Autographs, Kevin Cook, Lost Race, Vikings, Wings of Danger
Rediscovered: Mark Channing White Python Slugfest
Autograph Hound Saturday once more, and it looks as if the theme for the weekend is “Lost Race” John Hancockery. You know the Lost Race genre, where one dude or another — Alan Quartermain or Tarzan, usually the athletic type — often as … Continue reading
