Shayler David

Andrew Salmon

Michael D. Shayler

MARSWALK ONE: First Steps on a New Planet addresses the question of why we should embark on a journey to Mars, documenting what the first human crew will do when they place their feet in the red dust of the planet. The book also addresses why we need to carry out these tasks and, more importantly, what a human crew could achieve that an automated mission could not. Understanding the clear benefits of sending a human crew to the surface of Mars, and how these benefits can be seen back on Earth, is the key to sustained long-term public and political support for the programme in terms of cash and commitment. The book accepts that the journey will be made, but does not specify precisely when. Flight time, and how to get to and from the planet are discussed briefly, to understand why the suggested duration spent at Mars is reasonable. The main objective of the work is to look at what science will be done on the surface – supported by orbital operations – and what hardware and technology will be employed to achieve the mission objectives. This analysis is drawn from previous experiences in manned and unmanned space programmes, including Apollo, Skylab, Salyut/Mir, Shuttle and ISS, Viking, Luna/Lunokhod, and recent Mars missions such as Pathfinder and Global Surveyor. In addition, new interviews with key personalities involved in planning Martian exploration, and discussions about current thoughts on what we need to accomplish on Mars when we get there, will provide a lively and thought provoking account that could generate fresh debate. When the decision is finally made to go to Mars, it will be made in the knowledge that most of the world knows why we are going and what benefits mankind will see for the effort. The authors’ primary objective is to begin this understanding.

First Steps on a New Planet

Marswalk One

In no nation on earth has history accelerated with such speed as in Korea. A medieval dynasty at the end of the 19th century, it underwent a traumatic colonization, then, in its hour of liberation was divided by the great powers at the end of World War II. Devastated by a fratricidal war, the peninsula has remained divided ever since. South Korea is the greatest national success story of the 20th century. From the ashes of war, it transformed itself, against the odds - and against much advice - into an industrial powerhouse and thriving democracy. Now a high-tech wonderland, it is undergoing social and cultural transformations that add further layers to its dynamic DNA. North Korea is an economic, social and political disaster, successful only at totalitarianism. Having transmogrified from a blood-and-iron communist dictatorship into a bizarre, neo-fascist monarchy, it is a black hole at the heart of Asia. Engulfed by paranoia, the regime presides over a malnourished populace, a 1.1 million man army and a nuclear arsenal. From nuclear missiles to Samsung smartphones; from assassins to salarymen; from Kim Il-sung to Psy; this is the extraordinary story of the flashpoint peninsula that dominates talk in boardrooms and newsrooms. Korea, the author argues, provides two stark benchmarks for national development: Epic success and catastrophic failure. And its final chapter has yet to be written.

Modern Korea: All That Matters

This title covers the modern history of both North and South Korea and the vast differences in government, society, and economy of these countries.

Modern Korea

Gary Lovisi

Ken Janssens

Erwin Roberts

The Robin Hood of the Pulps! Detective Sgt. Stephen Thatcher is the son of Police Chief Peter Thatcher. Sickened by the effects of the Great Depression on Great City, the young lawman cannot reconcile the rich society elite living the good life while across town the poor of Great City go hungry. Unable to correct this injustice through the system he represents, Thatcher assumes the role of the vigilante thief the Moon Man by disguising himself behind a one-way Argus glass globe. In this get up he then proceed to rob the rich and give to the needy via his loyal aide, former boxer Ned "Angel" Dargan. He is also aided by the lovely Sue McEwen, the daughter of the man sworn to capture him, his own boss, Lt. Detective Gil McEwen. Created by pulp legend Frederick C. Davis, the Moon Man's exploits appeared in the pages of "Ten Detective Aces" and was a reader favorite. Now he returns to the streets of Great City in five new thrilling adventures written by writers Ken Janssens, Gary Lovisi, Erwin K.Roberts and Andrew Salmon. Pulpdom's most bizarre hero is back on the case with a cover by Rob Davis & Rich Woodall as well as twelve interior illustrations by Ralf Van Der Hoeven.

The Moon Man Volume One

Jinny Salmon

Seoul Food Finder

From Ellis Award nominee Andrew Salmon comes The Forty Club -- a hilarious and insightful tale of aging and its consequences.Jack Russo is turning forty and there's not much he can do about it. He's had a lifetime to get ready for this milestone but nothing can prepare him for what he is about to face. For you see, turning forty means more than just candles on a birthday cake. It comes with the expectation that one will join the Forty Club, leaving Jack faced with a decision which will change his world forever. In fact, you might say his life depends on it. Well, no one ever said getting old was easy.Don't trust anyone over thirty? That's a laugh! It's the older crowd you've got to watch out for.

The Forty Club

Will Murray

John Linwood Grant

"There's an east wind coming, Watson." "I think not, Holmes. It is very warm." "Good old Watson! You are the one fixed point in a changing age. There's an east wind coming all the same, such a wind as never blew on England yet. It will be cold and bitter, Watson, and a good many of us may wither before its blast. But it's God's own wind none the less, and a cleaner, better, stronger land will lie in the sunshine when the storm has cleared. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson August 2nd, 1914 "His Last Bow" On August 4th, 1914, England declared war against Germany, after the latter's invasion of Belgium earlier that day. Just days before that, Germany had declared war on Russia and France and Luxembourg. Soon much of the world was dragged in. Europe was a tinderbox, and the fuse was lit. To anyone living in those times, it must have seemed that the world had suddenly gone mad. But in fact, the events leading to The Great War and the deaths of millions had been in the making for decades, as the European nations scrambled to outdo one another around the world in terms of escalating military might and colonial expansion, while strangling themselves with convoluted treaties and intermarried royal families. Although a dozen other Canonical Holmes adventures would be published after "His Last Bow", that story, covering just a few minutes on the evening of August 2nd, 1914 - "the most terrible August in the history of the world" - was chronologically the last Canonical adventure, . But even though that narrative - included in this collection - relates what Holmes and Watson were doing at the very beginning of the War, there is much more to tell . . . . Contained in this collection are 36 Canonical adventures in three companion volumes by many of today's best Sherlockian pasticheurs, relating some of Holmes and Watson's wartime adventures, and then telling us what happened afterwards during those years immediately following the Armistice, and on through the 1920's. Join Holmes and Watson as the thunderous Guns of War begin to fire, through the nightmarish years that followed, and then through the other side when the storm has cleared . . . . The game is afoot! Part I: The East Wind Blows (1914-1918) The Rescue at Ypres - David Marcum The Silent Sepoy - John Linwood Grant The Odd Telegram - Kevin P. Thornton The Adventure of the Synchronised Pup - Wayne Anderson The Conundrum of the Questionable Coins - Will Murray The Intrigue of the Kaiser Helmet - Shane Simmons The Adventure of the Floating Rifles - John Davis The Adventure of the Singular Needle - Andrew Salmon The Singular Case of Dr. Butler - Paula Hammond The Adventure of the Incomplete Cable - Dan Rowley The Case of the Despicable Client - John Lawrence The Adventure of the Absconded Corpse - I.A. Watson Checkmate - Robert Stapleton

After the East Wind Blows Part I: The East Wind Blows (1914-1918)

Sherlock Holmes

Ron Fortier

Ghost Squad # 1: Rise of the Black Legion, is the first in a brand new pulp series from Airship 27 Prod. & Cornerstone Book Publishers. Set in the 1930s, this fast paced thriller is pure purple prose from start to finish. GHOST SQUAD by Ron Fortier and Andrew Salmon. Cover by Chad Hardin. Illustrations by Rob Davis.

Ghost Squad # 1

Greg Gick

John Bear Ross

Get ready to blast off for futuristic action and adventure as Captain Mars McCoy and the Space Rangers fight to bring law and order to the far flung galaxies of the universe. Here are three old fashion space thrillers by Andrew Salmon, Greg Gick and John Bear Ross that will delight any fan of Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers. Cover by Chad Hardin, interiors by Michael Youngblood.

Mars McCoy - Space Ranger Vol One

The first year of the Korean War was a tumultuous series of epic battles, ending in a legendary and harrowing retreat. In the summer of 1950, British and Australian troops were dispatched to fight with UN forces in the savage struggle against communism in Korea. After both triumph and tragedy while breaking out of the “Pusan Perimeter,” 27th Brigade – the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and the Middlesex battalions, soon joined by the Royal Australians – spearheaded the UN drive north. After a spectacular series of battles, victory beckoned. 27th Brigade was halted to allow the Americans the glory of reaching the Chinese border. But across the rugged border, in a shock counter-offensive, China stormed south. In a desperate action, 27th Brigade fought its way out of the trap, to join the UN Command on a harrowing, 200-mile ‘bug out.” And across the peninsula, surrounded by eight enemy divisions in terrain higher than Cassino and temperatures colder than Stalingrad, 41 Commando fought alongside US Marines at Chosin Reservoir – ‘Hellfire Valley’, the most nightmarish battle fought by American or British troops in living memory - and escaped annihilation by a hair’s breadth.

Andrew Salmon

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