It’s almost Halloween and we have a special spooky offering for you! If you preorder any edition (paperback, hardcover, or Collector’s Edition) of Return of the Monster Men by Josh Reynolds from our webstore, we will send you a FREE exclusive ERB Universe trading card featuring Virginia Maxon, with spine-chilling artwork by fan-favorite illustrator Mike Wolfer!
For those who don’t know, Virginia Maxon is the dauntless heroine first introduced in The Monster Men, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ classic novel of horror. She is featured on the artwork of this bonus collectible trading card along with a nameless “Monster Man” about whom you can soon read in Josh Reynolds’ new novel!
Simply preorder ANY paperback, hardcover, or Collector’s Edition of Return of the Monster Men directly from our webstore to receive the bonus card! And if you already preordered Return of the Monster Men, we’ve got you covered—we have the trading card reserved for you.
SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM OUR VP OF PUBLISHING, CHRISTOPHER PAUL CAREY
I can’t heap enough praise on Josh Reynolds’ Return of the Monster Men, a worthy sequel to ERB’s classic The Monster Men. It’s one of my personal favorites among the new books we’ve been publishing, and I’m excited to announce that Josh and I are in talks for him to write a third Monster Men novel, making it a full trilogy! Josh certainly dangled enough tantalizing threads in Return of the Monster Men that I am intrigued and shivering in anticipation (and not a little terror!) for the next installment, which will be titled…Trail of the Monster Men!
I’m also pleased to say that we wrapped up production on The Monster Men and Return of the Monster Men a couple weeks ago, and both books are being printed as you read this. We are still hopeful that we will get preorders from our webstore into the hands of customers in time for Halloween! —CPC
RETURN OF THE MONSTER MEN by Josh Reynolds
Thirteen months after their horrifying experiences in the East Indies, Bulan—the man once known as Townsend J. Harper, Jr.—and his fiancée Virginia return the isle of terror where their adventures began. In their hearts lies a burning question: What truly happened to Number Thirteen, the soulless monster unleashed from Professor Maxon’s vats? But they are little prepared for the answer, or to confront the shadowy faction of a foreign power that has seized the island hoping to unearth its dread secrets for nefarious purposes. And when a new brood of monsters emerges from the vats and is let loose upon the island, no one is safe…for Number Thirteen is alive and well, and he is angry—as are his terrifying, monstrous kin, who seek vengeance for their own unholy creation.
Includes the Bonus Novelette “Weird Worlds: Dead on Venus” by Mike Wolfer
Unable to return to Earth, the crew of the fantastic airship Favonia finds themselves thrust into a life-or-death battle for survival in the storm-drenched jungles of the planet Amtor…also known as Venus! Trapped within an ancient fortress, the only hope for Captain Douglas Conover and two of his shipmates lies in their new Amtorian ally, Carson Napier. But how can the Earthly heroes and a squad of Amtorian warriors hope to prevail against the attacking horde of zombie soldiers intent on their destruction?
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THE MONSTER MEN by Edgar Rice Burroughs
On a secluded jungle island in the East Indies festers a horrifying secret. There Professor Maxon has fled with his daughter Virginia following the success of his immoral experiments to subvert the laws of nature and create life. Twelve misshapen, hideous things have risen from Maxon’s vats on the island—but Number Thirteen is almost human. Just how human, the latter will soon discover when he encounters Virginia, who awakens him to a strange new potential. But a treacherous ally and a cutthroat band of pirates have their sights on both Virginia and her father’s treasure chest, and they will stop at nothing to possess them. Now Number Thirteen must confront not only his own abominable past and the cruelty of his human antagonists, but also the frightful, soulless monsters that rove the isle of terror thirsting for violence and blood.
Includes the bonus story “Elmer: A Tale of Stone Age Resurrection” by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the rare original draft of “The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw”!
A prehistoric man from the Old Stone Age wakes up in fifty thousand years later in a world of corruption, vice, and greed.
The first published version of this story appeared in the February 20, 1937 issue of Argosy Weeklyunder the title “The Resurrection of Jimber-Jaw” and was heavily rewritten by the magazine editor. The version of the tale included in this new edition of The Monster Men is taken from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ original manuscript, and has seen only a single publication in a rare, out-of-print hardcover collection.
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