Library Journal
Aging gunfighters, fancy flyers, noble officers, and rowdy rebels can all be found in Galaxy Press's latest four entries in its "Stories of the Golden Age" series, also available in trade paperback. Despite the titles' distinct differences, all are rife with action and adventure and laced with melodramatic overtones. All except Hostage to Death include additional stories besides the title feature. While each delivers its own slice of genre fiction dredged up from the pulp magazine in which it was published, together they represent an impressive and stylistically similar whole. From the musical introduction to the final credits, these full-cast, sound effects-laden productions will engage listeners of all ages, particularly fans of old-time radio, Westerns, genre fiction, action and adventure, and full-cast performances. [More info at www.goldenagestories.com.—Ed.]—Lance Eaton, Peabody, MA
From the Publisher
"Aging gunfighters, fancy flyers, noble officers, and rowdy rebels can all be found in Galaxy Press’s latest four entries in its ‘Stories from the Golden Age’ series, also available in trade paperback. Despite the titles’ district differences, all are rife with action and adventure and laced with melodramatic overtones. All except Hostage to Death include additional stories besides the title feature. While each delivers its own slice of genre fiction dredged up from the pulp magazine in which it was published, together they represent an impressive and stylistically similar whole. From the musical introduction to the final credits, these full-cast, sound effects-laden productions will engage listeners of all ages, particularly fans of old-time radio, Westerns, genre fiction, action and adventure, and full-cast performances." —Library Journal
"Hostage to Death follows Legionnaire Bill Reilly, challenged by a renegade Berber chieftain to rescue a kidnapped American named Kay MacArthur, possibly from a fate worse than death, even though he knows that he may be plunging headlong into a deadly trap. Also present in the story preview Yukon Madness." —Mid West Book Review
"Bugles sound, and rifles crack amid the world of the French Foreign Legion. In 1920s Morocco, the Spanish and the French are in an uneasy alliance against the Berbers and the Rifs. Explorer and adventurer Hubbard wrote this grand adventure, which dramatizes the story’s danger, treachery, and romance with vivid detail of North Africa. It’s all fare for the sound-rich drama of audio theater. Campy and colorful, this audio program takes listeners back to 1950s Hollywood movies, with bold men, exotic locales, high action, and adventure. The cast pulls out the stops with accents for the motley Legionnaires , the feisty American girl, and the bold Lieutenant Reilly. Share with the family or inspire a youngster to write an adventure tale. Good fun!" —AudioFile Magazine
