Sara and Gisela of StarTwo sent us this fantastic piece to help us celebrate our 10th Anniversary!
This piece features Berild, Varra, Ciara, and Eric John Stark from Leigh Brackett’s Planet Stories-era Stark adventures.
See more of these characters in our fully-illustrated anniversary editions of Brackett’s stories:
You can find more of StarTwo’s work here at their website.
Happy New Year, everyone!
As you all know, last year, we terminated our relationship with our printer/distributor Ingram Spark due to their perpetual quality issues and refusal to distribute Cirsova Classics. In the switchover, a few of our titles fell out of print, and we’ve had to deal with some issues in getting several of them available on Amazon again. One of these that hurt the most, though, were out Illustrated Stark books, which should have been an evergreen title for us.
Well, after lots of wrestling and wrangling, we managed to get the first, Queen of the Martian Catacombs, back into print! Now that we’re sure that we can get them back up, the other two will follow soon.
It’s Leigh Brackett the Queen of Science Fiction’s 105th Birthday today!
Don’t let this day go uncelebrated.
Watch one of her many movies [Hatari! is a personal favorite], or read one of her many excellent short stories or books.
Our own editions of the Illustrated Stark are currently on significant discount at Amazon, particularly Queen of the Martian Catacombs and Black Amazon of Mars, which are currently under $6.
Additionally, the hardcover omnibus with all of the bonus content is currently more than 50% off!
So treat yourself for the Queen’s Birthday, or pick up some stocking stuffers for the young [or old] Star Wars fan who has everything.
Apparently Amazon is liquidating their stock of Stark.
The hardcover omnibus with over 100 illustrations is currently just $10.00.
Limit one per customer…
This is 80% off and cheaper than even I can get my hands on them [I used my one purchase to send another copy to our artists] Grab this now!
Dark Secrets of an Inhuman Race Lie Hidden Beneath the Seas of Venus!
Eric John Stark travels the shores of Venus’ gaseous red seas seeking the whereabouts of a missing comrade. Pursuing this mystery puts him in the hands of the Lhari, a cruel and power-hungry family that rules over the pirate enclave of Shuruun!
Beneath the waves, the Lhari’s doomed slaves live and toil among ancient ruins, seeking out the lost super-weapon of the precursors. And Stark must join them or die!
If Varra, a vain and petty Lhari princess, can control both Stark and this lost weapon, all of Venus may be within her grasp!
I wrote a short article on the 70th Anniversary of Leigh Brackett’s Stark that was run on Hollywood in Toto. It even got picked up by a few other outlets.
It can be read here.
Be sure to check out Illustrated Stark! And don’t forget Duel Visions and our Spring issue!
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