CLIPPERS OF THE CLOUDS
UP SHIP! AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS launches ZEPPELIN TALES!
In the early 20th Century, German Count Ferdinand
von Zeppelin pioneered the creation of rigid, lighter-than-air crafts capable
of long distance flights. During World
War One they were adapted for military use as long range bombers wreaking havoc
upon Great Britain
from their lofty positions high above the clouds where fixed-winged fighters
could not reach them. After the war, the
Zeppelins became pleasure ships utilized in luxury Trans-Atlantic Flights and
highly popular.
The Golden Era of the airship was the 1930s, the same period
as that of the pulps and it is no surprise their romantic images would inspire pulp
writers of the time. The original monthly, ZEPPELIN STORIES, was produced
solely to highlight these magnificent flying machines in exciting, colorful and
fast paced adventures. Now, Airship 27
Productions, itself bearing the image of these high-flying cruisers, launches a
brand new series devoted to airships.
“I doubt there could be a more inevitable title for us than
this one,” joked Airship 27 Managing Editor Ron Fortier. “Even since we started publishing new pulp
novels and anthologies, many of our readers would point to our logo and ask
when we were going to get around doing a book about airships.” Fortier states that as much as he was
always keen on the idea, other projects
kept taking precedence. Then a few years
ago one of their regular contributors pushed the matter to the foreground. “Writer Frank Schildiner wrote one day pretty
much asking if we were ever going to get to this particular theme as it begged
to be done. I no longer had any
legitimate excuse not to tackle the project.
We put out the word and within a few days two of our finest pulp writers
answered the call.”
In this debut volume you will thrill to the exploits of Jim
Beard’s new hero, Tracer Talbot, as he encounters a mysterious pirate airship
and her crew. While writer I.A. Watson
sets off on an aerial adventure aboard an experimental Zeppelin built to
explore the skies of an alien dimension.
Each high flying tale is wonderfully illustrated by Pedro Cruz and the
book features a stunning cover by award winning artist Mike Fyles with Art
Director Rob Davis providing the book’s overall design.
Join us as AIRSHIP 27
– ZEPPELIN STORIES Vol One soars
into the stratosphere of the imagination on this, its maiden flight.
AIRSHIP 27 PRODUCTIONS – New Pulp Fiction for a New Generation!
Available now at Amazon in both hard copy and Kindle.
(http://www.amazon.com/Zeppelin-Tales-1-Jim-Beard/dp/061591554X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1383666100&sr=1-2)
And as a downloadable PDF at our official website.
(http://robmdavis.com/Airship27Hangar/index.airshipHangar.html)
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