Pulp Histoires

- If you get us killed, Hurley, I will personally haunt you for the rest of your miserable afterlife. - Sweetheart, if we get killed, I'll be too busy buying you a drink in hell to care. Florence Thorne is a New York academic in the year of 1933, who is far more comfortable sorting dusty museum archives than dodging jungle traps. But when her obsessive scientist father vanishes into the uncharted depths of the Congo, Flora has no choice but to swap her ink-stained pens for a pair of field boots. Her rescue mission goes disastrously wrong when she is left stranded in the green wilderness. Lost, desperate, and definitely not dressed for a trek, she bumps into Jack Hurley (for her luck... Or not). Jack is a rugged, charismatic, and entirely reckless Australian outfitter with a smirk that should be classified as a hazard. He is broke, incredibly charming, and hunting down the exact same ancient, glowing relic her father is. She thinks he's a crude, reckless brute who doesn't take a single thing seriously while he thinks she's a rigid, rule-following little scholar who won't survive a week in his shoes. To survive the wilderness, criminals, saboteurs and the secrets of a hidden waterfall, this unlikely duo must work together. Can a sharp-witted nerdy girl and a reckless Aussie survive the jungle... And each other? ✨ PEEK ✨ ✦ 1930s Pulp Adventure Vibes ✦ Opposites Attract / Nerdy Girl x Reckless Guy ✦ Strong, Charismatic Australian Guy (With plenty of dry Aussie humor) ✦ Enemies-to-Lovers & Slow Burn Romance (not that slow tho ;)) ✦ Forced Proximity (Only one tree-canopy bed!) ✦ Moral Gray Villains & Dangerous Ancient Mysteries

In 1950s Los Angeles, prolific "people-finder", RICK YOUNGE must find an embezzling mob accountant, a missing dead husband (who might not be so dead after all), a mystery by-mail 'secret admirerer', and his own kidnapped dog, all while trying to keep the lights on for another month and stay sober long enough to ponder what life's all about in this debut adventure for L.A.'s most 'by-the-seat-of-his-wrinkled-pants' private detective.

When the mysterious SAM JETT goes missing from his downtown Paris apartment in broad daylight, it's up to estranged son, David Drake to piece together the circumstances of a larger than life man's larger-than-life life. All while unravelling the many strands that made him who he became. But is it too late to save him? Or will the timing be perfect as usual for this always-lucky old flyboy? The answer could go all the way down to the Minute-Mark.

When the world was plunged into the fires of the man killer virus many believed this would be the end of civilization, it was not. When the United Women attempted to control the world they only faced factions that dared to tell their one world government no, as many look to the skies in this new age of sky piracy and zeppelins with Japan being the only nation with advance technology left.

Impetus: The force with which a body is driven or impelled.... Nascar superstar, MIKEY ANGELO suffers a harsh fall from grace after an accident that nearly kills him. But his brush with mortality pales to that of his brush with humility, and worst of all, anonymity as he follows the long road back to the apex of racing glory with an improbable run for the F1 World Championship. START YOUR ENGINES... BUCKLE UP... AND HANG ON TIGHT for this high-octane 'speed-saga' of life, death, love, sex, money, and endurance, all in pulse-pounding pursuit of the ultimate prize - with every delicious reward it contains: Glory. Adulation. Fame... and one more thrilling victory lap in the coolest, fastest car.

In 1415, on the killing fields of Agincourt, a dying soldier struck a bargain with Death herself. His life, for her to command. Five centuries later, Wil Dunkirk carries a badge instead of a bow, working homicide for the NYPD in a city that never quite realizes what's investigating its murders. When a lawyer turns up drowned in the Hudson with a fortune and a forged will behind him, Dunkirk finds a case that was waiting for him before the body even hit the water. Because in his line of work, the dead don't choose who comes looking for justice. Death does.

In the freezing Northern Lands, where kingdoms rise and fall, and all manner of beasts and bandits prowl the roads, there is much work for a mercenary. Nessalir is a half-dragon, a warrior without a home, and she wanders the land, fighting for coin, eking out a life for herself in these harsh environs. New chapter every Thursday, with a break week between each story arc. Cover art by GAV

Grieg Chapian's Golden Knight returns in a tale of medieval swords and sorcery. Following the massacre of the hostages at the Siege of Acre, the Golden Knight feels he must atone for what has happened. Together with the mysterious scholar, Emrys Wledig, he sets forth for the city of Damascus to find the True Cross. However, Leah of the Brotherhood of the Flame is waiting for him ... .

Questa è la storia violenta, di come un'idiota in un mondo distopico è diventato leggenda. Citando il testo di una sua stessa canzone: Sono il Barone con il trench rosso, figlio di un padre che ho già strangolato. Non servo nessuna corona, non servo nessuno Stato. Sono l'incubo che hai contribuito a creare. Io trascendo, io sono vendetta!

Dans les tréfonds du Sud toxique, certaines guerres ne s'achèvent pas avec une victoire. La Ruche zothique de Va'krasha s'est éveillée, déversant ses castes monstrueuses contre les Vissales d'Yh'Azhrud et leurs alliés. Face à cette marée de chair, de chitine et d'instinct collectif se dresse Karrak l'Implacable, seigneur du Courin de Khorra'nalor, guerrier oszare dont le nom est déjà devenu une menace murmurée jusque dans les profondeurs ennemies : le Tueur des Cent Ruches. Mais Va'krasha n'est pas une Ruche comme les autres. Derrière ses légions se cache une intelligence ancienne, patiente, capable de façonner ses enfants pour la guerre et de transformer chaque défaite en nouvel apprentissage. Parmi ses créatures rôdent des êtres que même Karrak n'a encore jamais affrontés - et quelque chose, au plus profond de la colonie, semble déjà connaître son nom. Pour abattre la Ruche, il faudra aller là où aucun guerrier sensé ne choisirait d'entrer. Et découvrir ce qui attend ceux qui osent défier une multitude qui ne pense que d'une seule voix.

Mythik Imagination #1 is a collection of three sci-fi short stories from the mythik imagination of Jon Mac. "Mythik" tales are sci-fi and fantasy stories in the spirit of the old pulp magazines of the 30s and 40s, but with a modern twist. So sit back, relax, and enjoy some astounding tales beyond belief: YESTERDAY'S EYES A new inmate discovers an incredible secret in an ancient prison. But something about this prisoner is different. Find out what happens to those who see with Yesterday's Eyes. THE FIGMENT OF DOOM What would you do if you woke up in an unknown city and encountered a mysterious stranger who claimed to hold the key to your existence? See what it is like to face The Figment of Doom. GHOSTS OF THE FUTURE A zombie, a ghost, and a phantom are on board the midnight flight of a B-17 bomber as it streaks over World War II France. But things are seldom what they seem when you are dealing with the Ghosts of the Future.

A scourge rides across the deserts of the Holy Land, attacking bands of pilgrims who are on their way to Jerusalem. When Richard of Warwick hears that Lord Charles - an English noble and father of a childhood friend - and his party are missing, he takes it upon himself to deal with the menace of the Red Knight.

In the islands of Vijayas, magic and monsters abound. Here, victory does not come to the strong, nor to the swift, but only to the sly. And Tikum Kadlum might just be the craftiest of them all. A former timawa (warrior-serf) and all-time scoundrel, the man himself is no stranger to the arcane and the mysterious things hidden in the Great Archipelago. He's been through it all, betraying and scamming his way from one adventurous caper to the next. Now, he just wants to return to his hometown with his daughter, Ukok, and live a peaceful life. But things are about to change when the Black Dog starts a cat and mouse chase against Amburukay, the queen of the manghihiwit... Follow Tikum and Ukok journey through the lands of Vijayas and avoid the clutches of a sorceress with a grudge to settle, steal from a powerful babaylan and her bagani sister, slay hungry monsters, fight against bandits, outsmart a cunning foe, escape from a few killers here and there. And perhaps, defeat someone as strong as a demi-god. AUTHOR'S NOTE: This novel is a mash-up of sword and sorcery and dark fantasy set in the Pre-Colonial times of the Philippines long before THE SONGS OF STRIFE story. With excerpts from A Study of Our Baganis by Lamberto Aguilar. Also this will be posted in RoyalRoad under the same username. Disclaimer: Some character names and terms used in the story are taken from the Suguidanon Epics of IloIlo and Panay or from general pre-colonial times. But they are, in no way, accurate representation of the actual characters of the epic chants or exact translations. If you like to read short stories with overarching arcs this one is for you!

K-Pop group BTS one-shots, headcanons, and imagines. (IMPORTANT AUTHOR'S NOTE AT THE END.) Title: "Lifted" by CL. Not affiliated with BTS or Bighit Entertainment.

A collection of fantasy short stories set in Nashoor, the city of Splendor

A glimpse inside the mind of handsome, smart, tinder-using, and self-loving serial killer Ryan Walker

The first adventure of my series Adventure Society Set in the 1930s in the State of Deseret, USA This series focuses on the adventures of 3 young archaeologists Arthur O'Connell aka Illinois Jack Olivia Moulton aka Olive and Dennis Wade Stories of mystery, adventure, fantasy and many twists and turns!

Lundra é um estado da colônia estadunidense de Marte. Um cenário muito parecido com o faroeste, mas tendo a disposição de tecnologias avançadas como : Motos gravitacionais, laser guns entre outras peripécias presentes em demais histórias de ficção científica. E tal qual sua fontes de inspiração : Lundra é um mundo violento, onde conflitos se resolvem no paradigma de matar ou ser morto; ou se preferir em um bom drink de álcool.

In the small town of Exham, not far from the city of Arkham, a mysterious epidemic has broken out. Rats are everywhere, and people infected by them are taken from madness. It's up to a biology researcher to find out what's going on, teaming up with a resolute veteran of the First World War. But the two have no idea of the chain of events they are going to discover, going up to a family tragedy and down to the sewers, where a strange creature is lurking in the shadows.

A miner on a far away world enters a lottery for the opportunity to pull big money. The robot miners will fight to stop him!