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WHITE ROCKET UNLEASHES GIDEON CAIN ON KINDLE!

Press Release – For Immediate Release
GIDEON CAIN: DEMON HUNTER Now Smites Evil—via Kindle!

Puritan Swordsman’s Adventures Debut on Amazon’s Popular e-Reader


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Smithton, IL (October 27, 2011) White Rocket Books proudly announces the release in Kindle format of
Gideon Cain: Demon Hunter, the multi-award-nominated Sword-and-Sorcery anthology co-created by Van Allen Plexico (SENTINELS; LUCIAN) and Kurt Busiek (Dark Horse’s CONAN; ASTRO CITY), among other New Pulp luminaries.
The book contains seven stories that see the dour Puritan battling evil both demonic and all-too-human, on land and sea, in deserts and forests and frozen wastes.
Having witnessed the travesty of the Salem Witch Trials first hand, Cain leaves his home and family behind to fulfill his divinely-decreed destiny. Now, armed only with his flintlock pistols, imposing mortuary sword engraved with angelic runes, and his unshakeable faith in his holy cause, Cain relentlessly pursues the arch-demon Azazel, corruptor of Mankind, across the globe. Along the way, he clashes with pirates, savages, monsters and madmen.
“New Pulp” all-star scribes Scott Harris, K. G. McAbee, James Palmer, Ian Watson, David Wright, and Brian Zavitz join writer/editor/co-creator Van Allen Plexico in delivering seven savage tales of holy vengeance.
Says Plexico of this new electronic edition: “I was extremely proud to bring GIDEON CAIN to the world as part of another publisher’s paperback line. Now I’m equally excited to see the grim Puritan hacking-and-slashing his way onto Kindles, by way of White Rocket Books! Having the involvement from day one on this project of the guy who wrote one of the greatest CONAN runs ever—Kurt Busiek—should guarantee readers of what kind of Sword-and-Sorcery adventure they have in store here.”
Originally published in trade paperback in 2010 by Airship 27, GIDEON CAIN: DEMON HUNTER was nominated for three Pulp Factory Awards (two for Best Story; one for best artwork). Additionally, Plexico and Watson were nominated for Best Pulp Writer by PulpArk. The new Kindle edition presents all seven stories in their entirety, along with the Introduction by Busiek, at the low price of only $2.99.
White Rocket Books is a leader in the New Pulp movement, publishing exciting action and adventure novels and anthologies since 2005, in both traditional and electronic formats. White Rocket books have hit the Amazon.com Top 15-by-Genre and have garnered praise from everyone from Marvel Comics Editor Tom Brevoort to Kirkus Reviews.
On sale as of October 27, 2011, GIDEON CAIN: DEMON HUNTER is a $2.99 e-book from White Rocket Books.
www.whiterocketbooks.com
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Lance Star: Sky Ranger Volume 3 Launch Interview: Van Allen Plexico.

With the release of the third volume of Lance Star: Sky Ranger from Airship 27 Productions and Cornerstone Books, we here at Sky Ranger Central talked to the creators, writers, artists, and publishers involved with the latest installment in the Lance Star: Sky Ranger series.
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Next up is Lance Star: Sky Ranger writer, Van Allen Plexico.

You can read the full interview at http://www.lance-star.com/.

Van Allen Plexico’s Sentinels Make The List!

All Pulp would like to share a hearty congratulations to New Pulp Author and one of The Spectacled Seven, Van Allen Plexico on the inclusion of his novels on Kirkus Reviews’ list of good original super-fiction!

You can read the entire article at http://www.kirkusreviews.com/blog/science-fiction-and-fantasy/superheroes-lit-part-2

Want to learn more about The Sentinels novels? Learn more about this fantastic novel series at http://www.whiterocketbooks.com/sentinels.

LEADER IN SUPER HERO COSMIC PULP DOES IT AGAIN WITH ‘STELLARAX’

White Rocket Books is proud to announce the publication of the sixth novel in the critically acclaimed Sentinels Saga from Van Allen
Plexico: STELLARAX!

The situation is dire. Four vast and powerful cosmic entities stand poised to destroy the Earth, while the spaceborne nano-virus called
the Blight turns everyone–human and alien–into mindless zombies.

With the mighty Ultraa near death and powerful Vanadium a captive of the enemy, Lyn Li and Esro Brachis have no other choice. They must lead a ragtag group of heroes and villains on a desperate mission. If they’re going out, they’re going out with a bang. It’s one last hurrah– before the end of the world!

Filled with action and adventure, SENTINELS: STELLARAX sees our heroes through their greatest challenges ever–and no one is the same
afterward.

With five full-page illustrations by Chris Kohler. (Trade paperback edition.)

Says Plexico: “This volume brings to a climax the world-shaking events that have been building from the very start. Readers have patiently awaited the  answers to a number of burning questions about the heroes and their predicaments, and a whole lot of answers are to be found in this book. Keen-eyed readers will spot connections that go back as far as the first chapter of the first volume as everything comes together for the big finish of the “Rivals”story arc. It’s the biggest and most ambitious volume yet and I’m
confident longtime and new Sentinels readers will love it. Add in Chris’s awesome artwork in the paperback version and you can’t possibly go wrong.”

Trade paperback: (314 pages; 5 full-page illustrations; $15.95)
Kindle / Nook / Kobo editions: ($2.99)

http://www.whiterocketbooks.com/sentinels

In addition, White Rocket is pleased to announce that–for the first
time ever–all six SENTINELS novels are available for the Kindle,
as well as in Epub format for Nook and other e-readers, at the low
price of only $2.99 each!

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR THE SENTINELS SAGA:

“Nobody – not even Abnett and Lanning – is doing cosmic superheroes as
well as Van Allen Plexico is doing them. Period.” –Barry Reese,
award-winning creator of The Rook

“Wow does the fun come across to the lucky readers.” –Ron Fortier,
Pulp Fiction Reviews

“You’ll find the spirit of Stan Lee’s characters and Roy Thomas’s
plots living and breathing in Plexico’s writing.” –OnceUponAGeek.com

“Excellent reads.” –Ric Croxton, The Book Cave

“I was enthralled. I enjoyed them all and still want more. –Mark
Haleuga, Gotham Pulp Collectors Club

SENTINELS: STELLARAX by Van Allen Plexico
published June 2011 by White Rocket Books
$15.95 paperback; $2.99 Kindle
ISBN 978-0984139248

Learn more about the Sentinels, with links to order in any format, at:
http://www.whiterocketbooks.com/sentinels

Stellarax at Amazon.com in paperback or for Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/Sentinels-Stellarax-Van-Allen-Plexico/dp/0984139249

PULP ARK- WHERE’ RADIO LIVES AGAIN’ ON FRIDAY NIGHT!

Tommy Hancock, Pulp Ark Coordinator and Partner in Pro Se Productions, the company behind the first annual Convention/Creators’ Conference being held in Batesville, AR, May 13-15th, announced a rather unique event being held the evening of the 13th at the Cinnamon Stick, the historic building serving as the inaugural site for the first Pulp Ark.

“Friday night,” Hancock stated, “we will be hosting an event we’re calling ‘Radio Lives Again.‘ The concept is simple in theory and we’ll see how easy or hilarious or both it is in actual practice.  Basically we are taking scenes from various New Pulp stories written by authors in attendance at Pulp Ark and will be dramatizing them live on stage for an audience at 6 PM Friday.  We will do this in the style of old time radio, where actors come up to the microphones with scripts, act out the scene complete with sound effects and even possibly music.  No rehearsal, no second takes, true live radio like entertainment. And our actors, we’ll pick them from the audience in attendance.”

When asked what authors were being spotlighed, Hancock reported, “We have a list of all those we want to make sure get a few minutes of this wonderful experience.  Truthfully, though, this idea is a fairly recent one, so getting even a few pages adapted could be a chore.  The current plan is to have scenes from one of my works as well as from stories by Ron Fortier, Van Allen Plexico, Wayne Reinagel, Bobby Nash, and Barry Reese.  If luck is with us, we will have three-five minutes from each of these fine New Pulp authors to add to this show, a show that will be, again if luck is with us, recorded and made available for free in coming days on the New Pulp website as well as other locations.”

Radio Lives Again will begin at 6PM Friday, May 13th, 2011 at The Cinnamon Stick at 151 W. Main in Batesville, AR.  Stay tuned to ALL PULP for up to the minute updates from this event and others at PULP ARK!

ALL PULP NEWSSTAND-BULLDOG EDITION 2/2/11

ALL PULP NEWSSTAND
BULLDOG EDITION
2/2/11
PULP FACTORY AWARDS BALLOT SET, VOTING BEGINS!
The Pulp Factory, an online mailing list founded and administered by Ron Fortier, noted comic and pulp author, announces its second year of voting for the PULP FACTORY AWARDS.  These awards cover four categories and nominations are made by members of the Pulp Factory and those receiving the most votes make up the ballot.  Factory members also vote on the ballot and voting will be open through March 31, 2011. 
According to Fortier-

This year’s nominees represented twenty-eight writers, twenty-eight artists and a fifteen publishers. Ladies and gentlemen, the Pulp Renaissance is here. Good luck to all our nominees.

OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR THE 2010 PULP FACTORY AWARDS
PULP FACTORY MEMBER NAME __________________________________
Please vote for only one in each category by placing an X in the front of your
Selection. Send as attachment to Ron Fortier (Airship27@comcast.net)

BEST PULP NOVEL
( ) Green Lama Unbound by Adam Lance Garcia
( ) Ghosts of Manhattan by George Mann
( ) Pulp Heroes – Khan Dynasty by Wayne Reinagel
( ) Sun Koh – Heir of Atlantis by Art Sippo
( ) Robin Hood – King of Sherwood by Ian Watson

BEST PULP SHORT STORY
( ) The Red Flame of Death by Van Alan Plexico
From “Van Allen Plexico presents Gideon Cain”
( ) Death Rides the Valkerie by Andrew Salmon
From “Black Bat Mysery.”
( ) The Last Deposit by Ian Watson
From “Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vol. Two”
( ) The Girl in the Glass Coffin by Ian Watson
From “Van Allen Plexico presents Gideon Cain”

BEST PULP COVER
( ) Mike Fyles for “Green Lama Unbound”
( ) Ingrid Hardy for “Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective Vol. Two”
( ) Mark Maddox for “Black Bat Mystery”
( ) Mike Manley for “Robin Hood – King of Sherwood”

BEST PULP INTERIOR ILLUSTRATIONS
( ) Pedro Cruz for “Jim Anthony Super Detective – The Hunters”
( ) Rob Davis for “Van Alan Plexico presents Gideon Cain”
( ) Charles Fetherolf for “Ravenwood – Stepson of Mystery”
( ) Mike Fyles for “Green Lama Unbound”

Seven Realms Publishing is proud to announce the signing of NY Times Bestselling author David L. Golemon!

From Seven Realms Publishing-

It is with great pleasure that we introduce you to David L. Golemon, NY Times Bestselling author of EVENT, LEGEND, ANCIENTS, LEVIATHAN, and PRIMEVAL. David comes to us with a fantastic new tale of terror…The SUPERNATURALS…a classic ghost story that will chill you to the bone. I can honestly tell you…this is one book that will give you sleepless nights.

The SUPERNATURALS will be released in October 2011!

Here’s a quick synopsis of the book:

Summer Placebuilt at the turn of the twentieth century by one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. Tucked away in the pristine Pocono Mountains and used as a summer retreat for the rich and famous, Summer Place was the description of charm and beauty. Built to spec, the twenty-four bedrooms and manicured grounds sparkled. It was truly a home that was as warm and beautiful as any well-appointed resort.

For a retreat that boasted the most glamorous setting in all of America, the gable roofed mansion was the epitome of tranquility…until 1925 when something went horribly wrong. Once homey and inviting, Summer Place had now become a haven for evil incarnate. A dark presence came to the yellow and white trimmed mansion, and it was now collecting the souls it needed to survive and thrive amongst the mountains that surround it.

Closed down by the owners and not lived in since the start of World War II, Summer Place has been maintained in its pristine condition, waiting for the team of men and women to discover its dark secret. In a national television broadcast reminiscent of Orson Wells War of the Worlds broadcast of 1939, America will witness on live television the coming of true evil, and it will be up to Professor Gabriel Kennedy, a disgraced Psychologist who had once faced the evil inside of Summer Place and came away a true believer in its extraordinary power. Now, along with the paranormal ghost hunting team; The Supernaturals, Kennedy will draw out and try to end the haunting that has been going on at Summer Place for over a hundred years.

You are asked to bear witness to the battle of wills as the thing inside of Summer Place will not go down without a fight!

Here’s a brief BIO about David…

David L. Golemon was born and raised in Chino, California. He has raised three great children, Shaune, Brandon and Katie Anne, and has welcomed a new daughter-in-law to the family, Tram, and last year a brand new baby granddaughter named Kiera.

David spent many years in Loveland, Colorado. He now makes his home on Long Island, New York. He was taught at an early age to love books by his father who passed on his love of reading to his son after driving a tank across Europe in World War II. His influences include, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tom Clancy, Clive Cussler, Larry Bond and the greatest character writer in history, Stephen King. He hopes you will find touches each of these authors in his work.

David is the New York Times bestselling author of Event, Legend, Ancients, Leviathan, and Primeval, and in 2011, Legacy, all available through Thomas Dunne Books, a division of St. Martin’s Press, whom David has been a part of since 2006 and where he will continue his tales of the Event Group. David is now thrilled to be a contributor to Seven Realms Publishing where he has another outlet for his wild imagination!

Please join me in welcoming David to our ranks! We couldn’t be more pleased and know that his woeful tale of horror will have you clambering for more. We’ll keep you posted!