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Liked It “This is written in the style of a classic pulp novel ala The Shadow or Doc Savage, but instead of featuring those imaginary characters the major players are the real writers behind the stories - - Lester Gisbon and Kenneth Robeson. The get embroiled in a pulp adventure equal to the exploits of...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“ This is written in the style of a classic pulp novel ala The Shadow or Doc Savage, but instead of featuring those imaginary characters the major players are the real writers behind the stories - - Lester Gisbon and Kenneth Robeson. The get embroiled in a pulp adventure equal to the exploits of the characters they wrote about - - The Shadow and Doc Savage.
Mike C wrote this review Sunday, March 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Along the way they meet L. Ron hubbard, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Robert Heinlein and others from that era. Of course, Gibson talks about his association with Harry Houdini and L. Ron is just a wannabee writer at this point trying to pick up tips from the masters.
There ensues a discussion about what is pulp and wht is real events, including wht occurs to these characters during the book. Naturally, there is trouble in Chinatown, an actual death cloud, and a peril that threatens the entire planet. Our characters/writers save the day.
And while they are goofing on each other about what really occurred and wht is pulp the writer Malmont is goofing with us as he reveals his background study of these writers - - their interests, philosophies, and back-story - - but plays it out in a way that makes you wonder what is reality about Gibson, etc. . and what is Malmont's fiction. Great fun.”“Didn't pass my 100 page test.”
Dan S wrote this review Friday, October 10 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“having read this book twice, I can safly say that's it's an almost perfect blend of pulp adventure and loveletter to the pulp era it's exploring. It reminded me a lot of a comic book series from the 90's call The Wordsmith about a pulp writer in it's interplay between the world of writers and the world they write about. I would recommend this book for any one who is a fan of the pulp era, or anyone who dug Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kaliver and Klay.”
Eric P wrote this review Friday, May 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Paul Malmount places two of America's most famous pulp writers, Walter Gibson and Lester Dent at the center of his debut novel 'THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL'. When Walter Gibson is called to the funeral of a friend, what he thinks was a tragic but simple case of stomach cancer turns out to be something much more sinister. Gibson's natural writers curiosity forces him to do a little digging into his friends murder only to land him face to face with his very own creation...The Shadow. As Walter follows the man he deemed The Shadow he finds himself in the middle of a war between China and Japan being fought out on the very streets of Chinatown, NY.
dee~kay~tee wrote this review Tuesday, February 26 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
'THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL' features a host of characters, some well known and others a bit more obscure but all very real, such as L. Ron Hubbard, Orsen Wells, H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Heinlein. Anyone familiar with the pulps and that era I am sure have heard of at least a few of these names, however, as someone who is not at all familiar with the pulp genre most of them were new to me.
Everything I know about pulp came from the movie 'PULP FICTION', and obviously, that taught me nothing. I had no idea how big the pulps were in the 1930's or even what they were all about, which is why I am at somewhat of a loss as to how to review such unique novel clearly catering to a specific audience. A pulp lover, I am sure, will quickly devour this action packed novel and love every second of it, while someone more like myself who knows nothing of the genre may not know what to expect from such a novel until the very last page. While I found 'THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL' to be entertaining I also found myself often wondering where the story was going, but after a while I decided to sit back and just enjoy the ride.
Definitely a change of pace from anything I have ever read 'THE CHINATOWN DEATH CLOUD PERIL' is original, very well thought out and a perfect novel for fans of the pulp era.
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“My wife bought this for me for Xmas this year-I could not have received a better present. Paul Malmont, the author, did a bang up job with this novel. Everything rings true, and it is vastly entertaining. And I had no idea who Driftwood really was until the reveal BTW. ”
Nighthawk wrote this review Thursday, January 3 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“This book is a true oddity. I bought it on a whim and loved reading it. Its filled with alternate reality plots for true life events in New York history.
Joe C wrote this review Monday, November 5 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Its great pulp fiction. ”“This is an extraordinary book evoking a an almost forgotten time. There are some interesting cameos of famous literary figures. The main characters are very well rendered as befits real life figures. This is a story about the golden age of Pulp. It is also an examination of what is pulp and what is real. For those of you who have read this book how long did it take you to figure out who Otis Driftwood really is?”
SHOWKINS wrote this review Wednesday, August 22 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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