1 out of 5
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Queen Of the Martian Catacombs - Hero Machine
Berild, Queen of the Martian Catacombs.
1 out of 5
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1 out of 5
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Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Novella
Number of words : 25000
Percent of complex words : 5.0
Average syllables per word : 1.4
Average words per sentence : 12.5
READABILITY INDICES
Fog : 7.0
Flesch : 79.9
Flesch-Kincaid : 5.2
CHARACTERS
Eric John Stark
N'Chaka, Man Without a Tribe. Looking for his lost friend.
Malthor
Captain of the ship Stark takes to Shuruun.
Helvi
A friend of Stark's who disappears in Shuruun.
Larrabee
An Earthman, and now Shuruunian who assists Stark. Survives as a medical practitioner.
Zareth
The young daughter of Malthor, who tries to warn Stark.
Varra
Lhari woman.
Bor
Lhari youth and fond of dragons.
Egil
Lhari man who wants to marry Varra. Slavemaster.
Arel
Older Lhari woman.
Grandmother
Large, monstrous Lhari ruler.
Treon
A cripped and apparently worthless Lhari man, according to the others.
Tika
A dead girl.
Tobal
Helvi's brother, died in Shuruun.
Cond
Lhari and Egil's brother.
PLACES
Red Sea
Venusian Ocean
Mountains of the White Cloud
Beyond which lie the Red Sea.
Shuruun
Venusian pirate city.
Twilight Belt
Mercurian zone inbetween the two sides.
Yarell
A town near where Helvi hails from.
High Plateaus
Area of Venus where the Cloud People come from.
Sinharat
Martian ruined city.
Jekkara
A Low Canal town.
Valkis
A Low Canal town.
Callisto
Has buried tombs.
Arianrhod
Site of the cliff-caves.
RACES
Lhari
The Lords of Shuruun. Rulers and slavers, with access to remnants of ancient possibly alien technology.
Cloud People
Live on the Venusian High Plateaus.
CONCEPTS
The Lost Ones
Those taken by the Lhari as slaves.
ANIMALS
Dragon
A small flying pet of the Lhari.
Lord of the Rocks
A large lizard.
WEAPONS
Black Rod
An energy weapon Egil uses.
Shock-weapons
Used by the guards to control the Lost One slaves.
TECHNOLOGY
Collars
Used to control the Lost One slaves. Hurt or kill if a barrier is crossed.
Cosmic ray machines
Technology used by the Lhari to change living cells. There a variety of types, including tomblike.
PLOT
Eric John Stark is looking for his friend, a barbarian princeling. He has disappeared in Shuruun, a city of outlaws and pirates on Venus. Stark hires one such to take him there over the Red Sea.
He finds a city in the grip of the Lhari, the remnants of an advanced race, using those they can catch as slaves on a technology project to restore their former glory.
The arrival of an uncowed and fearless Stark throws the Wild Man among the pigeons, and draws the attention of one of the women - provoking jealousy in the man who would wed her. He places Stark among the slaves. A bad move, as Stark is not one to be caged. His friend Helvi is there also, to show him the ropes until their can organise a fight for freedom.
There are divisions among the Lhari, too. Treon has been doing his own technology work, unknown to the others, even though the monstrous Grandmother still rules.
The Lhari also have well armed guards and minions like Malthor the pirate who brought Stark to them, and the slaves have to fight their way past these before they can take on the Lhari. Their internal jealousies help the slave revolt, but the slaves and Stark and Helvi are still in trouble, until the arrival of Larrabee with some of the locals.
4 out of 5
http://www.archive.org/details/EnchantressOfVenus
Number of words : 25000
Percent of complex words : 5.0
Average syllables per word : 1.4
Average words per sentence : 12.5
READABILITY INDICES
Fog : 7.0
Flesch : 79.9
Flesch-Kincaid : 5.2
CHARACTERS
Eric John Stark
N'Chaka, Man Without a Tribe. Looking for his lost friend.
Malthor
Captain of the ship Stark takes to Shuruun.
Helvi
A friend of Stark's who disappears in Shuruun.
Larrabee
An Earthman, and now Shuruunian who assists Stark. Survives as a medical practitioner.
Zareth
The young daughter of Malthor, who tries to warn Stark.
Varra
Lhari woman.
Bor
Lhari youth and fond of dragons.
Egil
Lhari man who wants to marry Varra. Slavemaster.
Arel
Older Lhari woman.
Grandmother
Large, monstrous Lhari ruler.
Treon
A cripped and apparently worthless Lhari man, according to the others.
Tika
A dead girl.
Tobal
Helvi's brother, died in Shuruun.
Cond
Lhari and Egil's brother.
PLACES
Red Sea
Venusian Ocean
Mountains of the White Cloud
Beyond which lie the Red Sea.
Shuruun
Venusian pirate city.
Twilight Belt
Mercurian zone inbetween the two sides.
Yarell
A town near where Helvi hails from.
High Plateaus
Area of Venus where the Cloud People come from.
Sinharat
Martian ruined city.
Jekkara
A Low Canal town.
Valkis
A Low Canal town.
Callisto
Has buried tombs.
Arianrhod
Site of the cliff-caves.
RACES
Lhari
The Lords of Shuruun. Rulers and slavers, with access to remnants of ancient possibly alien technology.
Cloud People
Live on the Venusian High Plateaus.
CONCEPTS
The Lost Ones
Those taken by the Lhari as slaves.
ANIMALS
Dragon
A small flying pet of the Lhari.
Lord of the Rocks
A large lizard.
WEAPONS
Black Rod
An energy weapon Egil uses.
Shock-weapons
Used by the guards to control the Lost One slaves.
TECHNOLOGY
Collars
Used to control the Lost One slaves. Hurt or kill if a barrier is crossed.
Cosmic ray machines
Technology used by the Lhari to change living cells. There a variety of types, including tomblike.
PLOT
Eric John Stark is looking for his friend, a barbarian princeling. He has disappeared in Shuruun, a city of outlaws and pirates on Venus. Stark hires one such to take him there over the Red Sea.
He finds a city in the grip of the Lhari, the remnants of an advanced race, using those they can catch as slaves on a technology project to restore their former glory.
The arrival of an uncowed and fearless Stark throws the Wild Man among the pigeons, and draws the attention of one of the women - provoking jealousy in the man who would wed her. He places Stark among the slaves. A bad move, as Stark is not one to be caged. His friend Helvi is there also, to show him the ropes until their can organise a fight for freedom.
There are divisions among the Lhari, too. Treon has been doing his own technology work, unknown to the others, even though the monstrous Grandmother still rules.
The Lhari also have well armed guards and minions like Malthor the pirate who brought Stark to them, and the slaves have to fight their way past these before they can take on the Lhari. Their internal jealousies help the slave revolt, but the slaves and Stark and Helvi are still in trouble, until the arrival of Larrabee with some of the locals.
4 out of 5
http://www.archive.org/details/EnchantressOfVenus
Cosmic ray machines : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Technology used by the Lhari to change living cells. There a variety of types, including tomblike.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Collars : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Used to control the Lost One slaves. Hurt or kill if a barrier is crossed.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Shock-weapons : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Used by the guards to control the Lost One slaves.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Lhari : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
The Lords of Shuruun. Rulers and slavers, with access to remnants of ancient possibly alien technology.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
High Plateaus : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Area of Venus where the Cloud People come from.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Twilight Belt : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Mercurian zone in between the two sides.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Treon : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
A crippled and apparently worthless Lhari man, according to the others.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Egil : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Lhari man who wants to marry Varra. Slavemaster.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Varra : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Lhari woman. Keeper of a dragon. Pursuer of Stark.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Zareth : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
The young daughter of Malthor, who tries to warn Stark.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Larrabee : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
An Earthman, and now Shuruunian who assists Stark. Survives as a medical practitioner.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Helvi : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
A friend of Stark's who disappears in Shuruun.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Malthor : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
Captain of the ship Stark takes to Shuruun.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Eric John Stark : Enchantress of Venus - Leigh Brackett
N'Chaka, Man Without a Tribe. Looking for his lost friend.
5 out of 5
5 out of 5
Enchantress of Venus - Hero Machine
Varra, the Enchantress herself.
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Sunday, April 18, 2010
Martian Quest - Leigh Brackett
Interior story illustration, showing a Khom.
3.5 out of 5
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3.5 out of 5
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Saturday, April 17, 2010
The Queer Ones - de Giunta
Interior illustration from Venture Science Fiction for this story.
3 out of 5
http://www.collectorshowcase.fr/images2/intvent_5703.jpg
3 out of 5
http://www.collectorshowcase.fr/images2/intvent_5703.jpg
The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - William A. Kolliker
Interior illustration from the first magazine appearance of the story in Astounding.
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3 out of 5
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The Vampire's Ghost - Leigh Brackett and John K. Butler
An almost horror movie if you like. Set in a town called Bakunda, in Africa. Multiple deaths of locals have happened, all with puncture marks in the neck.
The outsider in town is a gin-joint owning gambler complete with exotic accented dancer in tow.
Being Africa, got to have a safari - through cheesy sets - and said gin-joint owner tags along. Shootings, traps, and putting people in your power. All that sort of thing. Of course, the bloke he is safari with has a woman of interest (and a not very quick on the uptake variety, being the last of them to defend the vampire).
Hypnotised one, bumps off some more, has plans to vampirise the women - but promptly forgets about his dancer and moves on to other ritual plans.
Some stalwart locals know what the score is, and Phantom fans would be pleased with their jungle telegraph - the drums being the best bit of a cheesy movie with no acting talent. The vampire is around 400 years old, too, he says. Fortunately it is only about an hour long.
Interestingly the vampire can actually wander around whenever he wants - but bright direct light he is not a fan of. Shady jungle not so bad, it appears.
1.5 out of 5
The outsider in town is a gin-joint owning gambler complete with exotic accented dancer in tow.
Being Africa, got to have a safari - through cheesy sets - and said gin-joint owner tags along. Shootings, traps, and putting people in your power. All that sort of thing. Of course, the bloke he is safari with has a woman of interest (and a not very quick on the uptake variety, being the last of them to defend the vampire).
Hypnotised one, bumps off some more, has plans to vampirise the women - but promptly forgets about his dancer and moves on to other ritual plans.
Some stalwart locals know what the score is, and Phantom fans would be pleased with their jungle telegraph - the drums being the best bit of a cheesy movie with no acting talent. The vampire is around 400 years old, too, he says. Fortunately it is only about an hour long.
Interestingly the vampire can actually wander around whenever he wants - but bright direct light he is not a fan of. Shady jungle not so bad, it appears.
1.5 out of 5
The Big Jump - Virgil Finlay
Illustration from the Space Stories magazine version.
4 out of 5
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4 out of 5
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Sunday, April 11, 2010
Los Angeles Noir 2 The Classics - Denise Hamilton
LOS ANGELES NOIR 2: THE CLASSICS
edited by Denise Hamilton
Mystery/Fiction Anthology | Trade Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-936070-02-2 l 300 pages | $15.95
"Classic stories by: Raymond Chandler, Paul Cain, James Ellroy, Leigh Brackett, James M. Cain, Chester Himes, Ross MacDonald, Walter Mosley, Naomi Hirahara, Margaret Millar, Joseph Hansen, William Campbell Gault, Jervey Tervalon, Kate Braverman, and Yxta Maya Murray."
(Yet another publisher that is too hopeless/lazy to list the contents of their anthologies).
1.5 out of 5
http://www.akashicbooks.com/losangelesnoir2.htm
edited by Denise Hamilton
Mystery/Fiction Anthology | Trade Paperback
ISBN-13: 978-1-936070-02-2 l 300 pages | $15.95
"Classic stories by: Raymond Chandler, Paul Cain, James Ellroy, Leigh Brackett, James M. Cain, Chester Himes, Ross MacDonald, Walter Mosley, Naomi Hirahara, Margaret Millar, Joseph Hansen, William Campbell Gault, Jervey Tervalon, Kate Braverman, and Yxta Maya Murray."
(Yet another publisher that is too hopeless/lazy to list the contents of their anthologies).
1.5 out of 5
http://www.akashicbooks.com/losangelesnoir2.htm
Friday, April 9, 2010
PageTurner Editions - Leigh Brackett
Planets of Adventure #4: Red Witch of Mercury by Emmett McDowell & The Beast Jewel of Mars by Leigh Brackett
Another of this fine series, and another double, too.
4 out of 5
http://shop.pageturnereditions.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ST-PD-213
Another of this fine series, and another double, too.
4 out of 5
http://shop.pageturnereditions.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ST-PD-213
PageTurner Editions - Leigh Brackett
Here they have a Brackett and Gardner Fox 'double'
Planets of Adventure #5: The Man the Sun Gods Made by Gardner F. Fox & The Black Amaazon of Mars by Leigh Brackett.
(I definitely recommend all the 'Planets of Adventure' series for fans of this sort of work, too.)
4 out of 5
http://shop.pageturnereditions.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=STINE-PT-03
Planets of Adventure #5: The Man the Sun Gods Made by Gardner F. Fox & The Black Amaazon of Mars by Leigh Brackett.
(I definitely recommend all the 'Planets of Adventure' series for fans of this sort of work, too.)
4 out of 5
http://shop.pageturnereditions.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=STINE-PT-03
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
The Planetary Adventures of Eric John Stark - Leigh Brackett
Looks like Wonder ebooks has done their own version of the public domain Eric John Stark stories - which you can find at archive.org too, of course - links on this site.
However, if you want a nice multiformat package, these are on sale with a multiformat rebate right now.
5 out of 5
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b107547/The-Planetary-Adventures-of-Eric-John-Stark/Leigh-Brackett/?si=0
However, if you want a nice multiformat package, these are on sale with a multiformat rebate right now.
5 out of 5
http://www.fictionwise.com/ebooks/b107547/The-Planetary-Adventures-of-Eric-John-Stark/Leigh-Brackett/?si=0
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Lorelei of the Red Mist - Leiji Matsumoto
(If anyone has seen this manga, would love to hear more!)
From Kinejun Magazine (August, 1978):
"Interviewer: You once adapted a story co-written by Ray Bradbury and Leigh Brackett in an old SF magazine.
Matsumoto: Yes, it was titled Lorelei of the Red Mist. But it was difficult to draw as a manga [in 1958]. When I draw, it's much easier to use my own inclinations. My best parts don't come out when I adapt a novel written by someone else."
3.5 out of 5
http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=305
From Kinejun Magazine (August, 1978):
"Interviewer: You once adapted a story co-written by Ray Bradbury and Leigh Brackett in an old SF magazine.
Matsumoto: Yes, it was titled Lorelei of the Red Mist. But it was difficult to draw as a manga [in 1958]. When I draw, it's much easier to use my own inclinations. My best parts don't come out when I adapt a novel written by someone else."
3.5 out of 5
http://www.starblazers.com/html.php?page_id=305
Japanese Translations - Leigh Brackett
Is what I think this list is. My Japanese skills are non-existent, so if anyone knows more here would love to hear.
4 out of 5
http://homepage1.nifty.com/ta/sfb/brackett.htm
4 out of 5
http://homepage1.nifty.com/ta/sfb/brackett.htm
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Meet the Artists - Marcus Boas
""Frank Frazetta was my main influence," said Boas. "I started seeing his stuff on Creepy and Eerie and Vampirella magazines and the Conan paperbacks. So when I first started out I took a couple of my favorite Frazetta paintings and I just tried to copy it, to see if I could do it. That's how I actually started and got an idea of how to do it."'
...
""One of my favorite authors was Robert E. Howard. I was reading the Conan paperbacks, I got into illustrating the Conan hardcover books and I did a lot of magazine covers and paperback covers for a lot of Robert E. Howard characters back then.""
http://www.kasocomics.com/marcusboas.html
...
""One of my favorite authors was Robert E. Howard. I was reading the Conan paperbacks, I got into illustrating the Conan hardcover books and I did a lot of magazine covers and paperback covers for a lot of Robert E. Howard characters back then.""
http://www.kasocomics.com/marcusboas.html
Lorelei of the Red Mist - Marcus Boas
I have one of the Lorelei of the Red Mist comics now, number 2. This is the rear cover art (and will scan a bigger version some time)
http://www.kasocomics.com/boasprints/evilqueenofvenusL.jpg
The artist is Marcus Boas and he does sell prints at pretty good prices it appears.
Fans of sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy not to mention John Carter of Mars type artwork should definitely have a browse.
4.5 out of 5
http://www.kasocomics.com/boasprints/barbarian.html
http://www.kasocomics.com/boasprints/evilqueenofvenusL.jpgThe artist is Marcus Boas and he does sell prints at pretty good prices it appears.
Fans of sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy not to mention John Carter of Mars type artwork should definitely have a browse.
4.5 out of 5
http://www.kasocomics.com/boasprints/barbarian.html
Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Novel
Number of words : 40000
Percent of complex words : 5.7
Average syllables per word : 1.4
Average words per sentence : 9.6
READABILITY INDICES
Fog : 6.1
Flesch : 80.2
Flesch-Kincaid : 4.5
CHARACTERS
Richard Gunn Urquhart
Rick, man with a destiny, and ability to cast a long Shadow.
Llaw's grandmother
A seeress who forsees Rick's destiny.
Karadok
Ancient Martian king of Ruh.
Beudach
Chief of the fighting men of the Ruh.
Llaw
A Martian dwarf.
Haral
Last of the line of Karadoc.
Parras
Seer of Ruh.
Ed Fallon
Head of the Terran Exploitations Company.
Jaffa Storm
His right hand man. Rather large Terro-Mercurian.
Hugh St. John
Unionist politician.
Vargo
Venusian muscle leader.
Mayo McCall
Anti-Terran activist and technician.
Jimmy
Press-ganged rebel.
Eran Mak
Civilised Martian Low-Canaler bandit and leader.
Christy
One of Fallon's.
Kyra
A Winged One woman.
William Lee Yancey
A young ship crewman Rick leaves money too that helps him get back on Mars.
ANIMALS
Black Apes
Used as press-gang hounds by the Terran Exploitations Company.
ORGANISATIONS
Terran Exploitations Company
Just as bad as they sound.
Crimpers
Press-gang groups.
Moderates
Political group of compromise between Earth and Mars.
Pan-Martians
Pro Mars political group.
Union Party
Unionist political group that wants to promote Earth's role on Mars.
Interplanetary Co-ordination Authority
Interworld legislative body.Has a Labor Board.
First Interplanetary Bank of Mars
Has an office in New York.
MPG
Martian Planetary Government.
MPP
Martian Planetary Patrol.
PLACES
Thieves' Quarter
Dodgy part of Ruh.
Phobos
Moon of Mars.
Street of Nine Thousand Joys
Street where you can purchase time with ladies of questionable virtue, in Ruh.
Ruh
Martian City-State.
King City
Capital of Ruh.
Deimos
The other Moon of Mars.
Administration Pylon
Large building, holds the TEC offices.
New Town
City being built.
Arianrhod
Has cliff caves.
Old City
In Ruh.
Kahora
Martian Trade city.
Polar Cities
The Thinkers live here, in a fabled cold region.
Darkside
Cold shadowed side of the planet.
Number Five Drift
Where one of the press gangs works.
Tower of Destiny
Place of seers.
Vhia
Trade City of Venus.
Jekkara
Martian Low Canal city.
Caer Hebra
Ancient city.
Thieves' Quarter
Dodgy part of Ruh.
Losanglis
Earth city.
Valkis
Low Canal city.
Jekkara Port
City spaceport.
Madame Kan's
Dodgy bar in Jekkara.
RACES
Marshies
Derogatory term for the locals.
Middle-Swampers
Venusians. Used as muscle by Fallon.
The Thinkers
First race of Mars. Still live in the Polar Cities.
Winged Ones
Ancient Martian flyers.
Shunni
Martian tribe.
PLANTS
Yrl-wood
Martian tree.
CONCEPTS
Low Martian
Common dialect.
Goliath
Biblical giant.
High Martian
Ancient dialect.
TECHNOLOGY
Venusian spider-silk
Used to make clothes.
Blaster
Energy hand weapon.
Collar of Ruh
Symbol of authority.
Visaplate
Part of a telescreen.
Fallonite
The chemically amorphous substance that was already beginning to revolutionize the Terran plastic industry.
Florent mirror
Uses infra red instead of visible light.
Tsamo
A Martian knockout drug.
Thought Projector
Thinker shield to keep people out.
MEDIA
Banner of the Twin Moons
Ruh war symbol.
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Old earth statue.
WEAPONS
Banning Shocker
Large non-lethal beam weapon.
Mickey shocker
Handgun beam weapon, non-lethal.
Disintegrators
Thinker weapon.
Mental amplifiers
Thinker weapon.
Energy projectors
Thinker weapon.
VEHICLES
Mary Ellen Dow
Ship they wanted Rick to leave on.
PLOT
Rick is not too keen on being pressganged into the rapacious and growing aptly named Terran company.
He also runs into prophecy when it is told that he will be an important player in the future of Mars - although he is not anyone of any particular note.
Others of import include a Winged Race woman, a technician who also opposes Fallon and company, a local gangster and a politician. If they can work out some sort of arrangement and leadership they will have the resources to oppose Fallon and his even less scrupulous and violent enforcer Jaffa Storm and his force of hired Venusian thugs.
3.5 out of 5
Number of words : 40000
Percent of complex words : 5.7
Average syllables per word : 1.4
Average words per sentence : 9.6
READABILITY INDICES
Fog : 6.1
Flesch : 80.2
Flesch-Kincaid : 4.5
CHARACTERS
Richard Gunn Urquhart
Rick, man with a destiny, and ability to cast a long Shadow.
Llaw's grandmother
A seeress who forsees Rick's destiny.
Karadok
Ancient Martian king of Ruh.
Beudach
Chief of the fighting men of the Ruh.
Llaw
A Martian dwarf.
Haral
Last of the line of Karadoc.
Parras
Seer of Ruh.
Ed Fallon
Head of the Terran Exploitations Company.
Jaffa Storm
His right hand man. Rather large Terro-Mercurian.
Hugh St. John
Unionist politician.
Vargo
Venusian muscle leader.
Mayo McCall
Anti-Terran activist and technician.
Jimmy
Press-ganged rebel.
Eran Mak
Civilised Martian Low-Canaler bandit and leader.
Christy
One of Fallon's.
Kyra
A Winged One woman.
William Lee Yancey
A young ship crewman Rick leaves money too that helps him get back on Mars.
ANIMALS
Black Apes
Used as press-gang hounds by the Terran Exploitations Company.
ORGANISATIONS
Terran Exploitations Company
Just as bad as they sound.
Crimpers
Press-gang groups.
Moderates
Political group of compromise between Earth and Mars.
Pan-Martians
Pro Mars political group.
Union Party
Unionist political group that wants to promote Earth's role on Mars.
Interplanetary Co-ordination Authority
Interworld legislative body.Has a Labor Board.
First Interplanetary Bank of Mars
Has an office in New York.
MPG
Martian Planetary Government.
MPP
Martian Planetary Patrol.
PLACES
Thieves' Quarter
Dodgy part of Ruh.
Phobos
Moon of Mars.
Street of Nine Thousand Joys
Street where you can purchase time with ladies of questionable virtue, in Ruh.
Ruh
Martian City-State.
King City
Capital of Ruh.
Deimos
The other Moon of Mars.
Administration Pylon
Large building, holds the TEC offices.
New Town
City being built.
Arianrhod
Has cliff caves.
Old City
In Ruh.
Kahora
Martian Trade city.
Polar Cities
The Thinkers live here, in a fabled cold region.
Darkside
Cold shadowed side of the planet.
Number Five Drift
Where one of the press gangs works.
Tower of Destiny
Place of seers.
Vhia
Trade City of Venus.
Jekkara
Martian Low Canal city.
Caer Hebra
Ancient city.
Thieves' Quarter
Dodgy part of Ruh.
Losanglis
Earth city.
Valkis
Low Canal city.
Jekkara Port
City spaceport.
Madame Kan's
Dodgy bar in Jekkara.
RACES
Marshies
Derogatory term for the locals.
Middle-Swampers
Venusians. Used as muscle by Fallon.
The Thinkers
First race of Mars. Still live in the Polar Cities.
Winged Ones
Ancient Martian flyers.
Shunni
Martian tribe.
PLANTS
Yrl-wood
Martian tree.
CONCEPTS
Low Martian
Common dialect.
Goliath
Biblical giant.
High Martian
Ancient dialect.
TECHNOLOGY
Venusian spider-silk
Used to make clothes.
Blaster
Energy hand weapon.
Collar of Ruh
Symbol of authority.
Visaplate
Part of a telescreen.
Fallonite
The chemically amorphous substance that was already beginning to revolutionize the Terran plastic industry.
Florent mirror
Uses infra red instead of visible light.
Tsamo
A Martian knockout drug.
Thought Projector
Thinker shield to keep people out.
MEDIA
Banner of the Twin Moons
Ruh war symbol.
Winged Victory of Samothrace
Old earth statue.
WEAPONS
Banning Shocker
Large non-lethal beam weapon.
Mickey shocker
Handgun beam weapon, non-lethal.
Disintegrators
Thinker weapon.
Mental amplifiers
Thinker weapon.
Energy projectors
Thinker weapon.
VEHICLES
Mary Ellen Dow
Ship they wanted Rick to leave on.
PLOT
Rick is not too keen on being pressganged into the rapacious and growing aptly named Terran company.
He also runs into prophecy when it is told that he will be an important player in the future of Mars - although he is not anyone of any particular note.
Others of import include a Winged Race woman, a technician who also opposes Fallon and company, a local gangster and a politician. If they can work out some sort of arrangement and leadership they will have the resources to oppose Fallon and his even less scrupulous and violent enforcer Jaffa Storm and his force of hired Venusian thugs.
3.5 out of 5
Florent mirror : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Uses infra red instead of visible light.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Fallonite : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
The chemically amorphous substance that was already beginning to revolutionize the Terran plastic industry.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
The Thinkers : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
First race of Mars. Still live in the Polar Cities.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Number Five Drift : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Where one of the press gangs works.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Polar Cities : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
The Thinkers live here, in a fabled cold region.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Administration Pylon : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Large building, holds the TEC offices.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Friday, April 2, 2010
Street of Nine Thousand Joys : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Street where you can purchase time with ladies of questionable virtue, in Ruh.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
First Interplanetary Bank of Mars : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Has an office in New York.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Interplanetary Co-ordination Authority : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Interworld legislative body. Has a Labor Board.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Union Party : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Unionist political group that wants to promote Earth's role on Mars.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Moderates : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Political group of compromise between Earth and Mars.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Terran Exploitations Company : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Just as bad as they sound.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Black Apes : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Used as press-gang hounds by the Terran Exploitations Company.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
William Lee Yancey : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
A young ship crewman Rick leaves money too that helps him get back on Mars.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Eran Mak : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Civilised Martian Low-Canaler bandit and leader.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Jaffa Storm : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
His right hand man. Rather large Terro-Mercurian.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Llaw's grandmother : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
A seeress who forsees Rick's destiny.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Richard Gunn Urquhart : Shadow Over Mars - Leigh Brackett
Rick, man with a destiny, and ability to cast a long Shadow.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Thursday, April 1, 2010
The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
Novelette
Number of words : 10000
Percent of complex words : 7.5
Average syllables per word : 1.4
Average words per sentence : 11.4
READABILITY INDICES
Fog : 7.6
Flesch : 74.1
Flesch-Kincaid : 5.8
CHARACTERS
Max Brandon
A grave-robber. Or adventurous explorer, depending on who you ask.
Jarthur
Head of the Society for the Preservation of Martian Relics.
Sylvia Eustace
Wants to marry Brandon. A bit of an adventurer herself.
Dhu Kar
Venusian. Brandon's rival.
Tobul
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Dead.
Kymra
Tobul's rival.
ORGANISATIONS
Society for the Preservation of Martian Relics
Respecters of Martian culture.
RACES
Prira Cen
The Blue Hairs, the oldest race of Mars.
Sorcerers of the Lost Islands
Rulers of Mars 40,000 years ago.
PLACES
Rhiannon
Place where the Lost Sorcerers ruled.
Lost Islands
Sorcerer hangout.
Phobos
Moon of Mars.
TECHNOLOGY
Circlet
Allows one of the dead minds to control a body.
WEAPONS
Needle gun
Handgun.
Projector
Can finish off one of these dead minds.
Prism
A negative energy device of destruction.
PLOT
Max Brandon is a charismatic archaeologic of questionable ethics, that ends up in trouble in the desert. He is looking for the Lost Islands of Rhiannon, where the ancient Sorcerer race dwells.
He gets more than he bargained for when he is possessed by a dead sorcerer, thanks to good old-fashioned super science crown. Even worse, the woman who wants to make an honest man of him is also taken by Tobul's arch enemy of another race.
Super science destruction looms, until a rival archaeologist arrives and they decide to make a deal - two ancient Martian figures with a body sharing arrangement could make a differenc for Mars.
3.5 out of 5
Number of words : 10000
Percent of complex words : 7.5
Average syllables per word : 1.4
Average words per sentence : 11.4
READABILITY INDICES
Fog : 7.6
Flesch : 74.1
Flesch-Kincaid : 5.8
CHARACTERS
Max Brandon
A grave-robber. Or adventurous explorer, depending on who you ask.
Jarthur
Head of the Society for the Preservation of Martian Relics.
Sylvia Eustace
Wants to marry Brandon. A bit of an adventurer herself.
Dhu Kar
Venusian. Brandon's rival.
Tobul
Lord of the Seven Kingdoms. Dead.
Kymra
Tobul's rival.
ORGANISATIONS
Society for the Preservation of Martian Relics
Respecters of Martian culture.
RACES
Prira Cen
The Blue Hairs, the oldest race of Mars.
Sorcerers of the Lost Islands
Rulers of Mars 40,000 years ago.
PLACES
Rhiannon
Place where the Lost Sorcerers ruled.
Lost Islands
Sorcerer hangout.
Phobos
Moon of Mars.
TECHNOLOGY
Circlet
Allows one of the dead minds to control a body.
WEAPONS
Needle gun
Handgun.
Projector
Can finish off one of these dead minds.
Prism
A negative energy device of destruction.
PLOT
Max Brandon is a charismatic archaeologic of questionable ethics, that ends up in trouble in the desert. He is looking for the Lost Islands of Rhiannon, where the ancient Sorcerer race dwells.
He gets more than he bargained for when he is possessed by a dead sorcerer, thanks to good old-fashioned super science crown. Even worse, the woman who wants to make an honest man of him is also taken by Tobul's arch enemy of another race.
Super science destruction looms, until a rival archaeologist arrives and they decide to make a deal - two ancient Martian figures with a body sharing arrangement could make a differenc for Mars.
3.5 out of 5
Prism : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
A negative energy device of destruction.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Projector : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
Can finish off one of these dead minds.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Circlet : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
Allows one of the dead minds to control a body.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5
Rhiannon : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
Place where the Lost Sorcerers ruled.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Sorcerers of the Lost Islands : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
Rulers of Mars 40,000 years ago.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Prira Cen : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
The Blue Hairs, the oldest race of Mars.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Society for the Preservation of Martian Relics : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
Respecters of Martian culture.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Sylvia Eustace : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
Wants to marry Brandon. A bit of an adventurer herself.
3.5 out of 5
3.5 out of 5
Jarthur : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
Head of the Society for the Preservation of Martian Relics.
3 out of 5
3 out of 5
Max Brandon : The Sorcerer of Rhiannon - Leigh Brackett
A grave-robber. Or adventurous explorer, depending on who you ask.
4 out of 5
4 out of 5