Review: Out of Time's Abyss

Out of Time's Abyss by Edgar Rice Burroughs
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The third entry in Burroughs Caspak trilogy introduces a new heroic main character named Bradley, one of the crewmen from Fort Dinosaur. Bradley, Tom Billings and Tyler Bowen, the main characters from the first two books, are pretty much indistinguishable anyway. The story has been building up to an encounter with the mysterious and predatory flying Weiroo people and when Bradley is captured he becomes a one-man action hero in his battle to escape from his violent captors and rescue a lovely native woman. Burroughs does a terrific job answering the unresolved questions from the first two books, and tying up all the loose ends. Great pulp action/adventure storytelling from a master.

View all my reviews

Hopalong Cassidy Ultimate Collector's Edition (66-Film Collection)

My recent Hopalong Cassidy movie reviews have been fueled by this collection which I purchased online recently. All 66 of the Hoppy films are represented here in restored condition and I've been impressed with the quality of the picture and sound. I'm sure that I'll tire of watching these before I see them all, however I've really enjoyed the ones that I've watched so far. I picked up this DVD set on sale at Oldies.com. Here's a link Hopalong Cassidy Ultimate Collector's Edition (66-Film Collection)

Western Pulp: 10 Story Western - May 1940

I picked this one up at PulpFest primarily for the Harry Olmsted story, which I'm reading today. I can't say that I know much about the other writers that include Bart Cassidy, John G. Pearsol, Tom W. Blackburn, Moran Tudury, William Benton Johnson, Ruel McDaniel, Costa Carousso, Gunnison Steele, and H. M. S. Kemp, nor who painted this exciting cover.

Review: The Land That Time Forgot

The Land That Time Forgot by Edgar Rice Burroughs
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The first book in Burroughs Caspak trilogy is one of the most famous of the “Lost World” type adventures and rightly so with high pulpy action that includes submarines, sabotage, prehistoric beasts, and romance. The linear narrative is provided by Tyler Bowen’s journal which he seals in a thermos and tosses into the ocean and the end, a nice setup for the next book. The inventive biology where tribes of men are at different stages of evolution is hinted at here which helps link the succeeding stories in this classic pulp adventure trilogy.

View all my reviews