Lester Dent's Zeppelin Tales Now Available!

Lester Dent penned many pulp adventures before he created Doc Savage in 1933 under the house name Kenneth Robeson. Lester Dent's Zeppelin Tales collects five airship-themed stories published from 1930 to 1932, and includes material restored from Dent's original manuscripts!

Lester Dent's Zeppelin Tales is nearly 100,000 words of pulpy goodness, and is available now as a PDF from e23. It should be available from most online booksellers shortly (it is currently listed with BarnesAndNoble.com and Amazon.co.uk), and you can special order it from your local bookshop: just tell them it is available from Ingram or Baker & Taylor in the US or Blackwell's or Bertram's in the UK.

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Viscount Thaarlton Discovers Wells of Seldon

The Viscount Thaarlton, in a privately funded expedition, has reportedly discovered the lost Wells of Seldon north of the city of Polodaar. Thaarlton, travelling in an aerial flyer of his own design, the HMS Sunfish, was fired on by natives worshipping at the Wells. Unable to obtain a sample from the wells, the Viscount and his crew took photographs and mapped the area, before being attacked by skrill-riding High Martians. After tactically withdrawing, the Sunfish returned to Syrtis Major, where the Viscount was greeted by a delegation from the Royal Martian Geographical Society. It is believed that the Viscount is seeking to return to the wells with funding provided by the RMGS.

New Belgian Atrocities Reported

The Lieutenant Governor's Office has released evidence that the Belgian government participated in the massacre of 500 Martians near the city of New Amsterdam. Early reports indicate that the Martians had gathered together to protest a new expansion of gumme plantations onto sacred Martian burial grounds. According to Her Majesty's officials, the Martians were believed to be unarmed and their protest to be peaceful. The Belgian authorities, however, responded by sending a regiment of Chausseurs to disperse the crowd and arrest the ringleaders. The Belgian government's official explanation states that the troops were fired on when they ordered the crowd to disperse, and therefore were protecting themselves when they returned fire into the crowd. Initial reports indicate that there were more than 100 Martian causalities, and no Belgians wounded or killed. Her Majesty's officials have expressed their continued outrage at the atrocities in the Belgian Coprates.

Gilbert and Sullivan Play Opens to Tragedy

The Gondoliers, the latest play to open at the Royal Opera House, Syrtis Major, met with tragedy last night when a disturbed man fired a revolver at Nigel Claymont, the company's lead actor, killing him instantly. The disturbed man was apprehended by patrons and turned over to constables of the Royal Martian Constabulary. Officials of the RMC have learned the identity of the assassin, one Umberto Cuomo, an Italian national who had arrived on Mars only two days earlier. It is believed that Mr. Cuomo, a native of Venice, was disturbed by the comedic portrayal of Venetian gondoliers in the opera and had been responsible for several accidents which have plagued the company since the opening of the opera. Mr. Claymont, of 19 Park Row, Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, will honoured by a special mass to be held tomorrow at 10 am, in the Syrtis Major Cathedral. Mr. Claymont leaves behind a wife and two children. All shows have been cancelled for the remainder of the week, in respect for the late Mr. Claymont.

Cadbury's Chocolate

Cadbury's Chocolates, purveyors to Her Majesty's household, are happy to introduce a new line of chocolate products specially produced for consumption in the Martian heat. Our new line of milk chocolate is guaranteed not to melt in temperatures up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. No more sticky hands or choco- smudges with Cadbury's Special Martian Milk Chocolate. Marbury and Mason, retailers of fine consumables, are the exclusive agent on Mars for this new chocolate. They invite the public to call on their establishments in Syrtis Major and Meepsoor. Ask for it by name: Cadbury's Special Martian Milk Chocolate

Posted Tuesday, 20-Nov-2001 10:59:00 PST

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