The night ringed the fire with deep purple. From beyond the flames, killer eyes regarded Hawks with reflected fire--green, yellow, red. His ears caught the cough of a panther, the snort of a rooting tapir, the snuffling of a jackal, the distant howls of wild dogs. Once there was a thunderous crashing in the underbrush, which might have been an elephant. Or a tiger. Or a Himalayan bear. Only a great beast, powerful and unafraid, could advertise his presence with such noise.

1965

 

 

 

This is Dad's pulp mystery and science fiction collection from 1951-1971 when he died. You'll see front and back covers from pulp science fiction books like 'Amazing' and 'Astounding' Science Fiction plus covers from pulp mystery writers like Mickey Spillane, Richard Prather, Nick Carter and Edward Aarons' novels. Also, the complete collection of Ian Fleming. Over 400 titles! Enjoy the fantastic cover artwork. Read a sample of their writing about protagonists 'Doc Savage', 'Shell Scott', 'Mike Hammer', and 'James Bond'. Run your cursor through the alphabetic listing to pick from the selection. Check out the links page under 'L'. Rick Davids (Facebook).