A Never-Reprinted Pulp Classic. Written during the darkest days of WWII, this thundering novel of a super-scientific secret tended by a mysterious tribe in the remote fastness of the jungle sought for by both sides in the conflict with its color and strong mood setting could only have been penned the the king of pulp sf, Edmond Hamilton. From the author of the Star Kings and the Sun Smasher comes this tale of the legendary Flame of Life that made those who bathed in its fires invulnerable and immortal. As the ...
A Never-Reprinted Pulp Classic. Written during the darkest days of WWII, this thundering novel of a super-scientific secret tended by a mysterious tribe in the remote fastness of the jungle sought for by both sides in the conflict with its color and strong mood setting could only have been penned the the king of pulp sf, Edmond Hamilton. From the author of the Star Kings and the Sun Smasher comes this tale of the legendary Flame of Life that made those who bathed in its fires invulnerable and immortal. As the Japanese close in on the lost city whose priesthood guards the flame, pilot John Terrell and nurse Ruth Dunn must penetrate the Golden City, survive encounters with the deadly Snakemen, battle super-scientific wizardry, and discover the incredible secret of the Flame of Life - before the enemy does! This is the first ever reprinting of this masterful "book-length" novel from the December 1942 issue of Fantastic Adventures. Cover: from a painting for H.W. McCauley for a war era Fantastic Adventures.
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Anonymous
Posted October 31, 2012
Enjoyed it!
Good fun with a classic feel.
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