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    Death Waits Sundown: Stories from the Golden Age
    Death Waits Sundown: Stories from the Golden Age
    Death Waits Sundown: Stories from the Golden Age
    Audiobook2 hours

    Death Waits Sundown: Stories from the Golden Age

    Written by L. Ron Hubbard

    Narrated by R.F. Dailey

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    A three-dimensional entertainment experience. Lynn Taylor is a hard-riding, two-fisted Texan who isn’t interested in depriving the town of Pioneer of its necktie party—he just wants to save his wrongly accused brother and substitute another victim.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGalaxy Press
    Release dateMar 21, 2012
    ISBN9781592124381
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    L. Ron Hubbard

    With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard. Then too, of course, there is all L. Ron Hubbard represents as the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology and thus the only major religion born in the 20th century.

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      Although L. Ron Hubbard is best remembered as a writer of classic science fiction pulp stories he was equally adept in other genres such as Westerns. In fact, 15 of the 80 volume "Stories from the Golden Age" series will be Westerns. That's a key point for any scholar or fan of pulp fiction that are following this landmark series. The latest release, Death Waits at Sundown, is a great example of the high quality in Hubbard's fiction.As expected, Hubbard's writing is a treat. He paints his scenes with strong images that put the reader right into the action. Death Waits at Sundown takes place in that mythical west of pulp fiction where "The wind was soughing lonesomely through the scrub pines and far off an owl added his mournful dirge to the spooky scene." Lynn Taylor is intent on clearing his brother's name but that won't be easy considering his brother is accused of robbery, cattle rustling and murder. The action heats up fairly quickly, and not everything is as it seems in this little gem from 1938. And readers expecting a traditional Western might be surprised by a few things by the time they finish reading this story. There won't be any spoilers in this review, but just read Death Waits at Sundown for another example of L. Ron Hubbard's mastery of genre writing.Included are two bonus stories. The first, Ride `Em Cowboy!, is a romance about two rodeo riders at odds with each other. This tales falls into the category of western romance and it's really a fine story. In fact, Ride `Em Cowboy! Is my favorite of these three stories, although the other two stories are equally entertaining.The last story, Boss of the Lazy B, is far more traditional than the other two but still features that vaunted surprise ending that L. Ron Hubbard was so good at. Susan Price, a headstrong young cowgirl whose father was a lawyer, takes it upon herself to defend Spick Murphy. Little does she know that Big Bill Bailey has other plans, but will Susan find herself on the right side of the law? Boss of the Lazy B is a strong story with a highly satisfying ending that will please readers of classic pulp fiction.The three tales found in Death Waits at Sundown reaffirm Hubbard's place as a writer of popular western fiction. Hubbard follows a dictum of pulp writers by opening his story with a concise statement that propels the readers immediately into the action. The idea, of course, was to keep them turning the pages because a writer was finished if he couldn't keep his readers interested in the action. Hubbard demonstrates this technique beautifully with the opening line from Death Waits at Sundown: "Sometime before dawn the posse had surrounded the shack and now with the horizon streaking with gray they lay on their stomachs in the tall grass, chilled by the desert wind but hot for battle."All of L. Ron Hubbard's pulp fiction offers such accelerated action, coupled with memorable characters and brisk dialogue. These stories are a real treat for western fans.