Lester Dent (1904–1959)

Author of The Land of Terror (The Fantastic Adventures of Doc Savage, #8)

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Includes the name: Lester Dent

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Best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.

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Works by Lester Dent

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The Land of Terror (The Fantastic Adventures of Doc Savage, #8) (1933) — Author — 157 copies

Honey in His Mouth (2009) 137 copies

The Red Skull (1933) — Author — 113 copies

The Magic Island = OST (1937) 88 copies

Crime, Insured | The Golden Vultures (2006) 69 copies

Python Isle (1991) — Author — 63 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #9: The Invisible-Box Murders | Birds of Death | The Wee Ones | Terror Takes 7 (1989) 48 copies

The Jade Ogre (1992) 36 copies

Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts Of Lester Dent (2009) — Author — 19 copies

Lester Dent's Zeppelin Tales (2006) 19 copies

Cards of Death (1933) 17 copies

Cry at Dusk (1952) 13 copies

Spook Hole [and] Three Times a Corpse (2010) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

OST [and] According to Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic (2011) — Author — 9 copies

Pirate of the Pacific [and] The Red Skull (2004) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

Thrilling Adventure Yarns (2019) 9 copies

Hades and Hocus Pocus (1979) 9 copies

Dead at the Take-Off (2013) 8 copies

The Weird Adventures of The Blond Adder (2010) 7 copies

Lady to Kill (2013) 7 copies

Lady Afraid (2013) 6 copies

Red Snow [and] Death Had Yellow Eyes (2011) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

Wired for Scandal [and] Lady in Peril (1959) 5 copies

Sinister Ray (1987) 5 copies

Dead Men's Bones: The Air Adventure Stories of Lester Dent (2009) 5 copies

Hell in Boxes: The Exploits of Lynn Lash and Foster Fade (2012) 5 copies

The Shadow: "The Golden Vulture" and "Crime, Insured" 4 copies

The Skull Squadron: The Air War Stories of Lester Dent (2009) 4 copies

Hell's Hoofprints: The Complete Western Trails Tales of Lester Dent (2008) 3 copies

"Haunted Ocean" & "The Spook of Grandpa Eben" (2014) 3 copies

Genius Jones (The Argosy Library) (2015) 3 copies

Lady in Peril (2013) 3 copies

Mad Eyes [and] The Land of Fear (2005) — Author — 3 copies

Terror, Inc. (2013) 2 copies

The Midas Man (Doc Savage #46) 2 copies

Black Mask - Fall 2017 (2017) 2 copies

Pulp Review #11 (July 1993, Reprint 2008) (2008) 2 copies

The Adventures of Doc Savage (Audiobook) (2010) — Author — 2 copies

Up from Earth's Center / The Devil's Black Rock / The Pure Evil (2016) 2 copies

Fists of Fury: The Adventures of Curt Flagg (2011) 2 copies

Murder by Circles 1 copy

A Man and a Mess 1 copy

The Crime Spectacularist (2006) 1 copy

Black Mask (Fall 2017) (2019) 1 copy

Lady to Kill - Punch with Care - the Case of the Borrowed Brunette 1 copy

Luck: The Complete Black Mask Cases of Oscar Sail (2021) 1 copy

White-Hot Corpses 1 copy

The Flaming Mask 1 copy

The Tank of Terror 1 copy

The Wild Indians 1 copy

The Diving Dead 1 copy

Run 1 copy

The Hairless Wonders 1 copy

The Skeleton's Clutch 1 copy

The Little Mud Men 1 copy

Windjam 1 copy

The Scared Swamp 1 copy

The Desert Demons 1 copy

Den vita döden : detektivroman 1 copy

Doc Savage: The Lost Radio Scripts of Lester Dent 1 copy

The Remarkable Zeke 1 copy

Talking Toad 1 copy

Death Was Silent 1 copy

Funny Faces 1 copy

The Mummy Murders 1 copy

The Green Birds 1 copy

The Frightened Yatchsmen 1 copy

The Minks and the Weasels 1 copy

Dödsfåglarna : Detektivroman 1 copy

The Mysterious Jugs 1 copy

Six White Horses 1 copy

The Midas Man (Doc Savage, #46) 1 copy

The Man of Bronze: A Doc Savage Adventure (1933) 1 copy

The Devils Smelled Nice 1 copy

The Itching Men 1 copy

Doc Savage: The Infernal Buddha 1 copy

Death in Boxes 1 copy

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Associated Works

The Man of Bronze (1933) — Author, some editions — 377 copies

The Thousand-Headed Man (1934) — Author, some editions — 183 copies

Meteor Menace (1934) — Author, some editions — 179 copies

100 Crooked Little Crime Stories (1994) — Contributor — 165 copies

Brand of the Werewolf (1934) — Author, some editions — 163 copies

The Polar Treasure (1933) — Author, some editions — 162 copies

The Secret in the Sky (1935) — some editions — 158 copies

Quest of Qui (1935) — Author, some editions — 156 copies

The Sargasso Ogre (1933) — Author, some editions — 148 copies

The Ghost Legion (1935) — Author, some editions — 146 copies

The Fantastic Island (1935) — Author, some editions — 145 copies

The Man of Bronze [and] The Land of Terror (1933) — some editions — 137 copies

The Lost Oasis (1933) — Author, some editions — 133 copies

Fear Cay (1934) — Author, some editions — 127 copies

The Monsters (1934) — Author, some editions — 123 copies

Land of Always-Night (1935) — Author, some editions — 121 copies

Death in Silver (1934) — Author, some editions; Author, some editions — 120 copies

The Big Book of Adventure Stories (2011) — Contributor — 116 copies

The Mystic Mullah (1935) — Author, some editions — 112 copies

The Phantom City (Doc Savage #10) (1933) — Author, some editions — 109 copies

The Squeaking Goblin (1934) — Author, some editions — 105 copies

Fortress of Solitude (1938) — Author, some editions — 103 copies

Pirate of the Pacific (1933) — Author, some editions — 102 copies

The Mountain Monster (1938) — Author, some editions — 101 copies

The Living Fire Menace (1938) — Author, some editions — 99 copies

The Man Who Shook the Earth (1934) — Author, some editions — 98 copies

The Annihilist (1934) — Author, some editions — 98 copies

Devil on the Moon (1938) — Author, some editions — 96 copies

The Midas Man (1936) — Author, some editions — 95 copies

The Other World (1940) — Author, some editions — 95 copies

Hex (1939) — Author, some editions — 95 copies

The Seven Agate Devils (1936) — Author, some editions — 95 copies

Quest of the Spider (1933) — Author, some editions — 93 copies

The Boss of Terror (1940) — Author, some editions — 91 copies

Mad Mesa (1939) — Author, some editions — 91 copies

The Angry Ghost (1940) — Author, some editions — 91 copies

Red Snow (1935) — Author, some editions — 91 copies

World's Fair Goblin (1939) — Author, some editions — 91 copies

The Devil Genghis (1938) — Author, some editions — 90 copies

The Flaming Falcons (1939) — Author, some editions — 90 copies

The Czar of Fear (1933) — Author, some editions — 89 copies

The South Pole Terror (1936) — Author, some editions — 89 copies

The Terror in the Navy (1937) — Author, some editions — 89 copies

The Red Terrors (1938) — Author, some editions — 89 copies

The Feathered Octopus (1937) — Author, some editions — 88 copies

The Green Eagle (1941) — Author, some editions — 88 copies

The Freckled Shark (1939) — Author, some editions — 88 copies

The Sea Magician (1934) — Author, some editions — 87 copies

The Mystery on the Snow (Doc Savage #69) (1934) — Author, some editions — 86 copies

The Stone Man (Doc Savage #81) (1939) — Author, some editions — 86 copies

The King Maker (1934) — Author, some editions — 86 copies

The Dagger in the Sky (Doc Savage #40) (1939) — Author, some editions — 86 copies

The Crimson Serpent (1939) — Author, some editions — 85 copies

Dust of Death (1935) — Author, some editions — 85 copies

The Metal Master (1936) — Author, some editions — 85 copies

The Munitions Master (1938) — Author, some editions — 84 copies

The Submarine Mystery (1938) — Author, some editions — 84 copies

The Land of Fear (1937) — Author, some editions — 83 copies

The Motion Menace (1938) — Author, some editions — 83 copies

The Derrick Devil (1937) — Author, some editions — 83 copies

The Roar Devil (1935) — Author, some editions — 83 copies

Spook Hole (1935) — Author, some editions — 83 copies

The Deadly Dwarf (1937) — Author, some editions — 83 copies

The Spotted Men (1940) — Author, some editions — 82 copies

Resurrection Day (1936) — Author, some editions — 81 copies

The Vanisher (1936) — Author, some editions — 81 copies

Mystery Under The Sea (1936) — Author, some editions — 80 copies

The Pirate's Ghost (1938) — Author, some editions — 80 copies

The Mental Wizard (1937) — Author, some editions — 79 copies

The Gold Ogre (1939) — Author, some editions — 78 copies

The Yellow Cloud (1939) — Author, some editions — 78 copies

The Green Death (1938) — Author, some editions — 77 copies

The Purple Dragon (1940) — Author, some editions — 76 copies

The Evil Gnome (1940) — Author, some editions — 75 copies

The Majii (1935) — Author, some editions — 75 copies

Merchants of Disaster (1939) — Author, some editions — 74 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #1: The All-White Elf | The Running Skeletons | The Angry Canary | The Swooning Lady (1986) — Author, some editions — 74 copies

Poison Island (1939) — Author, some editions — 72 copies

The Giggling Ghosts (1938) — Author, some editions — 71 copies

The Sea Angel (1937) — Author, some editions — 68 copies

The Red Spider (1979) — Author, some editions — 67 copies

Fortress of Solitude [and] The Devil Genghis (1938) — Author, some editions — 67 copies

The Awful Egg (1940) — Author, some editions — 65 copies

The Golden Peril (1937) — Author, some editions — 65 copies

The Forgotten Realm (1993) — Author, some editions — 63 copies

Satan Black [and] Cargo Unknown (1980) — Author, some editions — 63 copies

Tunnel Terror (1940) — Author, some editions — 62 copies

Resurrection Day | Repel (1936) — Author, some editions — 61 copies

Hell Below [and] The Lost Giant (1980) — Author, some editions — 60 copies

The Lost Oasis [and] The Sargasso Ogre (1933) — Author, some editions — 59 copies

The Hate Genius (1945) — Author, some editions — 58 copies

White Eyes (1992) — Author, some editions — 57 copies

Mystery on Happy Bones (1943) — Author, some editions — 56 copies

The Pharaoh's Ghost [and] The Time Terror (1943) — Author, some editions — 55 copies

Death in Silver [and] The Golden Peril (1934) — Author, some editions — 53 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #4: Mystery Island | Rock Sinister | Men of Fear | The Pure Evil (1987) — Author, some editions — 51 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #3: Measures for a Coffin | The Three Devils | The Spook of Grandpa Eben | Strange Fish (1987) — Author, some editions — 49 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #2: The Mindless Monsters | The Rustling Death | King Joe Cay | The Thing That Pursued (1986) — Author, some editions — 49 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #8: The Mental Monster | The Pink Lady | Weird Valley | Trouble on Parade (1989) — Author, some editions — 49 copies

The Frightened Fish (1992) — Author, some editions — 49 copies

Brand of the Werewolf [and] Fear Cay (2008) — Author, some editions — 48 copies

Land of Always-Night [and] Mad Mesa (1935) — Author, some editions — 48 copies

The Polar Treasure [and] Pirate of the Pacific (1933) — Author, some editions — 47 copies

They Died Twice [and] The Screaming Man (1981) — Author, some editions — 46 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #10: The Devil's Black Rock | Waves of Death | The Too-Wise Owl | Terror and the Lonely Widow (1989) — Author, some editions — 46 copies

The Hardboiled Dicks (1965) — Contributor — 45 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #7: The Men Vanished | Five Fathoms Dead | The Terrible Stork | Danger Lies East (1988) — Author, some editions — 44 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #11: Se-Pah-Poo | Colors for Murder | Three Times a Corpse | Death Is a Round Black Spot | The Devil… (1990) — Author, some editions — 44 copies

The Whisker of Hercules [and] The Man Who Was Scared (1944) — Author, some editions — 43 copies

Cold Death [and] The South Pole Terror (1936) — Author, some editions — 43 copies

Pirate Isle [and] The Speaking Stone (1983) — Author, some editions — 42 copies

The Talking Devil [and] The Ten Ton Snakes (1982) — Author, some editions — 42 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #6: The Awful Dynasty | The Magic Forest | Fire and Ice | The Disappearing Lady (1940) — Author, some editions — 41 copies

Dust of Death [and] The Stone Man (1935) — Author, some editions — 41 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #5: No Light to Die By | The Monkey Suit | Let's Kill Ames | Once Over Lightly | I Died Yesterday (1988) — Author, some editions — 40 copies

Flight into Fear (1993) — Author, some editions — 40 copies

The Majii [and] The Golden Man (1936) — Author, some editions — 40 copies

The Whistling Wraith (1993) — Author, some editions — 39 copies

The Shape of Terror [and] Death Had Yellow Eyes (1944) — Author, some editions — 38 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #12: Bequest of Evil | Death in Little Houses | Target for Death | The Death Lady | The Exploding… (1990) — Author — 38 copies

Doc Savage Omnibus #13: The Derelict of Skull Shoal | Terror Wears No Shoes | The Green Master | Return From Cormoral |… (1990) — Author, some editions — 38 copies

Jiu San [and] The Black, Black Witch (1981) — Author — 38 copies

The Spook Legion [and] The Submarine Mystery (1935) — Author, some editions — 37 copies

One-Eyed Mystic [and] The Man Who Fell Up (1982) — Author, some editions — 35 copies

The Monsters [and] The Whisker of Hercules (2008) — Author, some editions — 35 copies

The Desert Demons (2011) — Author, some editions — 34 copies

The Laugh of Death [and] The King of Terror (1984) — Author, some editions — 34 copies

The Goblins [and] The Secret of the Su (1943) — Author, some editions — 34 copies

The Sea Magician ; The Living-Fire Menace (1935) — Author, some editions — 33 copies

The Secret in the Sky [and] The Giggling Ghosts (2008) — Author, some editions — 33 copies

Black Mask 1: Doors in the Dark and Other Crime Fiction from the Legendary Magazine (2011) — Contributor — 32 copies

The Thousand-Headed Man [and] The Gold Ogre (2008) — Author, some editions — 31 copies

The King Maker [and] The Freckled Shark (2008) — Author, some editions — 30 copies

Up from Earth's Center (1949) — Author, some editions — 29 copies

The Squeaking Goblin [and] The Evil Gnome (1934) — some editions — 29 copies

The Golden Man ; Peril in the North (1984) — Author, some editions — 29 copies

Mystery Under the Sea [and] The Red Terrors (2008) — Author, some editions — 29 copies

Devils of the Deep ; The Headless Men (1984) — Author, some editions — 27 copies

The Three Wild Men [and] The Fiery Menace (1984) — Author, some editions — 26 copies

The Fantastic Island [and] Danger Lies East (2008) — Author, some editions — 25 copies

The Red Spider | Terror Wears No Shoes | Return From Cormoral (2008) — Author, some editions — 24 copies

Miami Noir: The Classics (2020) — Contributor — 24 copies

Horror in Gold (2011) — Author, some editions — 23 copies

The Czar of Fear [and] World's Fair Goblin (2008) — Author, some editions — 23 copies

The Czar of Fear [and] Fortress of Solitude (1982) — Author, some editions — 23 copies

Death's Dark Domain (2012) — Author, some editions — 19 copies

The Sinister Shadow (2015) — Author, some editions — 18 copies

Hex [and] The Running Skeletons (2008) — Author, some editions — 18 copies

The Infernal Buddha (2012) — Author, some editions — 17 copies

Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze [1975 film] (1975) — Original story — 17 copies

No Light To Die By (1947) — Author, some editions — 17 copies

Bequest of Evil (1941) — Author, some editions — 17 copies

The Death Lady (1947) — Author, some editions — 17 copies

The Green Eagle [and] The Devil's Playground (1941) — Author, some editions — 16 copies

The Annihilist [and] Cargo Unknown (2009) — Author, some editions — 16 copies

The Exploding Lake (1946) — Author, some editions — 16 copies

Death in Silver [and] Mystery Under the Sea (1934) — Author, some editions — 15 copies

Devil on the Moon [and] I Died Yesterday (2009) — Author, some editions — 15 copies

The Awful Dynasty (1940) — Author, some editions — 15 copies

Danger Lies East (1947) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

The Golden Man (1941) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

Devils of the Deep (1940) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

Let's Kill Ames (1947) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

Once Over Lightly (1947) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

Death in Little Houses (1946) — Author — 14 copies

The Terrible Stork (1945) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

The Black, Black Witch | Hell Below | The Shape of Terror (2009) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

According to the Plan of a One-Eyed Mystic (1944) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

Quest of Qui [and] The Devil's Playground (2010) — Author, some editions — 14 copies

The Green Master (1949) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

Rock Sinister (1945) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

Three Times a Corpse (1946) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

Terror And The Lonely Widow (1946) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

The Miracle Menace (2013) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

The Red Skull [and] The Awful Egg (2009) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

The Men Vanished (1940) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

I Died Yesterday (1948) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

The Man Who Was Scared (1944) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

The Derelict of Skull Shoal (1944) — Author, some editions — 13 copies

The Thing That Pursued (1945) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

Five Fathoms Dead (1946) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Screaming Man (1945) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

Colors for Murder (1946) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Whisker of Hercules (1944) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Monkey Suit (1947) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Pure Evil (1948) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

Death Had Yellow Eyes (1944) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

Return From Cormoral (1949) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Rustling Death (1942) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Black, Black Witch (1943) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Feathered Octopus [and] The Goblins (2009) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Metal Master [and] The Vanisher (2009) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Magic Forest (1942) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Man Who Fell Up (1942) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The All-White Elf (1941) — Author, some editions — 12 copies

The Man Who Shook the Earth [and] The Three Devils (2010) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

Fire and Ice (1946) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

Death Is A Round Black Spot (1946) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

Phantom Lagoon (2013) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

The Scarlet Riders: Action-Packed Mountie Stories from the Fabulous Pulps (1998) — Contributor — 11 copies

Terror Wears No Shoes (2010) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

The Shape Of Terror (1944) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

The Fiery Menace (1942) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

Satan Black (1944) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

The Lost Giant (1944) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

Strange Fish (1945) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

The Ten Ton Snakes (1945) — Author, some editions — 11 copies

Se-Pah-Poo (1946) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

Cargo Unknown (1945) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

Birds of Death (1941) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Three Devils (1944) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Pharaoh's Ghost (1944) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Mental Wizard ; The Secret of the Su (2009) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

Mystery Island (1941) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

Weird Valley (1944) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

Men of Fear (1942) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Running Skeletons (1943) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Devil Is Jones (1946) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Swooning Lady (1948) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Too-Wise Owl (1942) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

They Died Twice (1942) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Wee Ones (1945) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Speaking Stone (1942) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Devil's Black Rock (1942) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Time Terror (1943) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

King Joe Cay (2010) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

Waves Of Death (1943) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The King of Terror (1943) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

The Talking Devil (1943) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

Peril In The North (1941) — Author, some editions — 10 copies

Pirate Isle (1942) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

Quest of the Spider [and] The Polar Treasure (2004) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

Quest of the Spider [and] The Mountain Monster (2009) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

The Mystic Mullah [and] Terror Takes 7 (1935) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

Murder Melody [and] Birds of Death (2010) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

The Laugh of Death (1942) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

The Three Wild Men (1942) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

The Invisible-Box Murders (1941) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

Jiu San (1944) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

Trouble on Parade (1945) — Author, some editions — 9 copies

The Secret of the Su (1943) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

The Goblins (1943) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

Terror Takes 7 (1945) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

The Mental Monster (1943) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

Hell Below (1943) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

They Died Twice [and] Poison Island (1939) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

The Man Who Fell Up [and] The Three Wild Men (2006) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

Six Scarlet Scorpions (2016) — Author — 8 copies

The Pink Lady (1941) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

The Pirate's Ghost [and] The Green Eagle (2011) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

The Phantom City [and] No Light to Die By (2010) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

Measures for a Coffin (1946) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

The Spook of Grandpa Eben (1943) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

Glare of the Gorgon (2016) — Author, some editions — 8 copies

Mystery on Happy Bones | Jiu San | The Lost Giant (2010) — Author, some editions — 7 copies

Weird Valley | Let's Kill Ames | The Green Master (2011) — Author, some editions — 7 copies

The Invisible-Box Murders [and] Target for Death (2013) — Author, some editions — 7 copies

The Munitions Master [and] The King of Terror (2013) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

The Motion Menace [and] Fire and Ice (2014) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

Mystery Island [and] Trouble on Parade (2013) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

The Purple Dragon [and] Colors for Murder (2013) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

Merchants of Disaster [and] Measures for a Coffin (2011) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

The All-White Elf [and] The Wee Ones (2013) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

The Dagger in the Sky | The Death Lady | The Monkey Suit (2012) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

The Flaming Falcons [and] The Too-Wise Owl (2012) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

The Sea Angel [and] The Golden Peril (1937) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

The Mystic Mullah [and] The Red Snow (2004) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

Empire of Doom (2016) — Author — 6 copies

The Secret of Satan's Spine (2015) — Author — 6 copies

The Angry Ghost [and] The Disappearing Lady (2013) — Author, some editions — 6 copies

The Black Spot [and] The Terrible Stork (2012) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Crimson Serpent [and] The Exploding Lake (2013) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Czar of Fear [and] The Phantom City (1933) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

Murder Mirage [and] Mystery Under the Sea (2005) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

Dead at the Take-Off | Go Down, Death | Benefit Performance (1946) 5 copies

The Majii [and] Dust of Death (1935) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Awful Dynasty [and] The Men Vanished (2005) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

Land of Always-Night [and] The Spook Legion (1935) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Black Spot [and] The Midas Man (2005) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Awful Dynasty | The Angry Canary | The Swooning Lady (2012) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Seven Agate Devils [and] Haunted Ocean (1936) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Yellow Cloud [and] Men of Fear (2011) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

Brand of the Werewolf [and] The Man Who Shook the Earth (1934) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Secret in the Sky [and] The Roar Devil (2004) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

Violent Night | Strange Fish | The Screaming Man (2011) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Time Terror [and] The Talking Devil (2012) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

The Seven Agate Devils [and] The Flying Goblin (2010) — Author, some editions — 5 copies

He Could Stop the World [and] OST (2005) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

The Sea Magician [and] The Annihilist (1934) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

Fear Cay [and] Death in Silver (2004) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

Resurrection Day [and] The Vanisher (2005) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

The Mental Wizard [and] The Terror in the Navy (2005) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

The Derrick Devil [and] The Spotted Men (2012) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

The Midas Man [and] The Derelict of Skull Shoal (2013) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

The Land of Fear [and] The Fiery Menace (2011) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

The Land of Long Juju [and] Se-Pah-Poo (2014) — Author, some editions — 4 copies

The Land of Long Juju [and] The Derrick Devil (2005) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

He Could Stop the World [and] The Laugh of Death (2012) — some editions — 3 copies

The Headless Men | The Angry Canary | King Joe Cay — Author, some editions — 3 copies

Meteor Menace [and] The Monsters (2004) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

The Mystery on the Snow [and] The King Maker (1934) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

The Thousand-Headed Man [and] The Squeaking Goblin (2004) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

Lady to Kill | Punch With Care | The Case of the Borrowed Brunette (1946) 3 copies

Hex [and] The Dagger in the Sky (2005) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

The Invisible-Box Murders [and] Peril in the North (2005) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

Quest of Qui [and] Spook Hole (2004) — some editions — 3 copies

The Devil's Playground [and] Bequest of Evil (2005) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

The Giggling Ghosts [and] The Munitions Master (2005) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

The Headless Men [and] King Joe Cay (2012) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

The Living Fire Menace [and] The Mountain Monster (2005) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

The All-White Elf [and] The Golden Man (2005) — Author, some editions — 3 copies

The Gold Ogre [and] The Flaming Falcons (2005) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

The Black, Black Witch [and] The King of Terror (2006) — Author — 2 copies

The Too-Wise Owl [and] The Magic Forest (2005) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

Mad Mesa [and] The Yellow Cloud (1939) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

The Rustling Death [and] Men of Fear (2005) — Author — 2 copies

Merchants of Disaster [and] The Crimson Serpent (2005) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

The Talking Devil [and] The Running Skeletons (2006) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

The Mindless Monsters [and] Mystery Island (2005) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

The Metal Master [and] The Men Who Smiled No More (2005) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

The Spotted Men [and] The Evil Gnome (2005) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

The Pink Lady [and] The Headless Men (2005) — Author, some editions — 2 copies

They Died Twice [and] The Devil's Black Rock (2006) — Author, some editions — 1 copy

Poison Island [and] The Stone Man (2005) — Author, some editions — 1 copy

Mystery on Happy Bones [and] The Mental Monster (2006) — Author, some editions — 1 copy

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Hell Below [and] The Goblins (2006) — Author, some editions — 1 copy

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Devil on the Moon [and] The Pirate's Ghost (2005) — Author, some editions — 1 copy

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Legal name: Dent, Lester
Other names: Robeson, Kenneth
Birthdate: 1904-10-12
Date of death: 1959-03-11
Burial location: La Plata cemetery, La Plata, MO, USA
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: La Plata, Missouri, USA
Places of residence: Pumpkin Buttes, Wyoming, USA
La Plata, Missouri, USA
Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA
Chickasha, Oklahoma, USA
New York City, New York, USA
Education: Chillicothe Business College
Occupations: telegrapher
writer
Organizations: Explorers Club
Disambiguation notice: Best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.

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Magic Island (Doc Savage, No. 89) by Kenneth Robeson

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beskamiltar | Apr 10, 2024 |

Hell in Boxes: The Exploits of Lynn Lash and Foster… by Lester Dent

Doc Savage legend Lester Dent created Lynn Lash and Foster Fade in the early 1930s, before he began writing Doc Savage and during his early days writing the stories which would make him immortal. All six stories are great pulpy fun as long as you like early pulp, Lester Dent, and don’t try to compare it to Doc Savage.

There are three stories each featuring two different weird-science detectives in this collection. Lynn Lash is a blending of those wild and wooly pulp adventures which involve a strange crime with old-fashioned detective work. He is known in these stories as the living Sherlock Holmes. The Lash stories are quite fun, but not as good as Dent would be in a couple of years when he created Foster Fade.

There are similarities between Dent's two creations. Both use gadgets and science to solve weird crimes which are baffling police. Both series have a Manhattan setting. Interestingly, Fade works as an investigator for a major paper in New York called - The Planet. It’s logo and lobby are marked by a huge globe. Call to mind anyone you know?

Well, the similarity ends there, but it’s fun to note. Fade is The Crime Spectacularist. He has a secretary at the paper named Dinamenta Stevens, a platinum blonde of the hard-boiled variety who ghostwrites all his adventures for the Planet. In the story, Hell in Boxes, she gives a little tart who got the better of her during the case what for, making it a pulpy delight.

This stuff is great fun and has a place in pulpdom history. It’s a shame Dent simply didn’t have time — and was possibly discouraged from doing so — to continue writing Foster Fade stories once Doc Savage became so huge. One of the Lynn Lash stories, The Flame Horror, was originally rejected and never published in Dent’s lifetime. It is speculated, however, that he slyly pushed it over to his pal, the legendary Norvell Page, who reworked it as a Spider story. Spider aficionados might get a sense of déjà vu when reading The Flame Horror for that reason. But it’s here in this collection as Dent’s original Lynn Lash story.

The LYNN LASH stories are as follows:

THE SINISTER RAY

THE MUMMY MURDERS

THE FLAME HORROR

The FOSTER FADE stories are as follows:

HELL IN BOXES

WHITE-HOT CORPSES

MURDER BY CIRCLES

Following the six early pulp stories is Dent’s outline for a Lynn Lash story, showing how he planned it out, which is interesting. And there is some interesting information about some of the early pulp magazines in the forward. Norvell Page and Lester Dent are two important figures in pulp, and it’s great to have Dent’s Lynn Lash and Foster Fade stories available to readers in some format. Depending on what you know about early pulp and this sub-genre, your mileage may vary on these stories, but if you have an appreciation for the origins of pulp, or Lester Dent — a.k.a. Kenneth Robeson — this one is worth picking up.… (more)

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Matt_Ransom | Oct 6, 2023 |

Lady in Peril by Lester Dent

Jefferson City, Missouri is the unlikely setting for Lady in Peril, the final novel by prolific pulp author Lester Dent. (In fact, it was published in the same month that Dent died: March 1959.) A grocer turns up dead after testifying before the State Senate about price fixing; the death is ruled a suicide, but his sister believes that he was murdered. When she tries to uncover the truth, she falls into the clutches of the bad guys and it's up to her husband (who sits on the board of a local food co-op) to rescue her.

Sounds like a lame premise, but it works reasonably well; there's just enough characterization to make you give a damn about the people in the book and the things that are happening to them. And, while there's not much physical action, Dent has a good sense of storytelling momentum and even conjures a few moments of genuine suspense. (Fans of "Sail" and "Angelfish," the two rough-and-tumble Oscar Sail stories that Dent wrote for Black Mask in 1936, are bound to be disappointed since this novel bears little resemblance to them. If you haven't read those stories, you should: they represent his primary contribution to the field of hard-boiled crime fiction.)

Not exciting by any stretch of the imagination, but readable.… (more)

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Jonathan_M | Jul 18, 2022 |

The Land of Terror (The Fantastic Adventures of Doc… by Kenneth Robeson

Book number two. Only 179 to go!

This one, to me, is the stereotypical Doc Savage adventure. A wild criminal device, dependent on something only found in a far off place. A mysterious villain. And lots of dumb criminal lackeys to throw at Doc and the gang to provide the action.

Along the way, this particular adventure also includes dinosaurs! pseudo-science! an obvious identity of the mysterious villain! Ham and Monk bantering! more pseudo-science (the atomic theories are hilarious)! lots of over-written scenes! and more exclamation marks than you can shake a stick at!

Of course (spoiler alert) Doc uses his big brawn and big brain to save everyone's asses in the end.

Fun stuff.… (more)

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TobinElliott | 3 other reviews | Sep 3, 2021 |

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