The Falcon Killer

Originally published in 1939, this is another in Galaxy Press's series of reprints of Hubbard's pulp adventures. Set in China during the Japanese invasion, before the U.S. entered the war, it now serves as an interesting piece of historical fiction. It's a very fast-paced short adventure novel, pres......more

I found this to be a fairly interesting story. It's a little slow in parts (and considering how short it is, I was a bit surprised by this!) but it's kind of fun. I did kind of like the glimpses of world views that I found in the book. It's very dated and as such very un-PC, but that seems to be par......more

King Gaylord is a great name......more

Not as prejudiced as the previous L. Ron Hubbard book I read. Shoutout to these second hand bookstores during my travels that have his books though. I am creating quite the collection.......more

Nenchang, once a proud and important port city in China, now little more than a war-ravaged ruin. When it became clear that the Japanese forces would not be turned away, the Chinese army set the city ablaze and retreated, leaving the population to fend for themselves. Having nowhere else to go, many......more