Audio Books on CD - Pulp Fiction Adventure Collections Now Available at GoldenAg

eStories.com
These hard-hitting, rough-riding, outrageous and far-flung adventures and specta
cular tales are offered in the "Stories from the Golden Age" audio book collecti
on by New York Times bestselling author L. Ron Hubbard, published by Galaxy Pres
s. Each volume painstakingly recreates the pulp style with a historical perspect
ive.
Hollywood, CA - October 22, 2010 -- Over the past twenty years we have seen huge
Hollywood blockbusters featuring heroic characters like Indiana Jones, Superman
, Luke Skywalker and Iron Man. All of these characters are grounded in the pulp
fiction genre, which saw a huge resurgence during America's Great Depression. Du
ring this time, readers sought to escape the tough economic conditions into the
world of adventurous possibilities offered by pulp fiction authors. These author
s understood that people were searching for characters that were larger-than-lif
e and could overcome any problem in their way.
One of the top authors of the pulp fiction era was L. Ron Hubbard. His first sto
ry, The Green God, was published in 1934 in Thrilling Adventure magazine. So beg
an one of the most remarkable writing careers in history. Once his imagination f
lared to life there was no turning back. And he was prolific. He could crank out
thousands of words in a burst of creativity energy, producing numerous short st
ories and novels at an astounding pace. He didn't simply participate in the pulp
era, he helped define it. His stories were so popular that readers wrote to the
editors, demanding more from his typewriter.
"There is something intrinsically patriotic about Hubbard's stories," says Thoma
s McNulty, author of Errol Flynn: The Life and Career. "They are a slice of Amer
icana, cut from the fabric of our lives, reaffirming the principles of hard work
, and never losing sight of our basic humanity."
Stories From the Golden Age is a collection of 153 stories that have been reprod
uced in their original format as a trade paperback, using original pulp artwork
and inside illustrations, and also as unabridged, multicast audio books with ori
ginal music and fully produced, movie-like sound effects. The first round of eBo
oks is now available through the iPad bookstore, Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com
and on the Stories From the Golden Age website at http://GoldenAgeStories.com/au
diobooks
These stories are legendary among connoisseurs of the pulp era. Galaxy Press has
reproduced Hubbard's work as exciting collections of audio books on CD, availab
le through their website. Over 80 actors have worked on this project including:
Michael Fairman, Karen Black, Josh Robert Thompson, Tom Kenny, Charles Durning a
nd Jim Meskimen.
Highly prized by pulp fiction fans, these audio book editions ( http://www.golde
nagestories.com/audiobooks ) have become very popular gifts as the holiday seaso
n begins.
Hubbard's classic stories from the 1930's and 40's have been generating rave rev
iews, including this one from Publishers Weekly:
"Demonstrating his unique ability to relate even the most complicated story with
a keen eye for detail and realism, Hubbard's stunning writing ability and creat
ive imagination set him apart as one of the greatest literary figures of the 20t
h century."
A short video introduction to the Stories From the Golden Age series, entitled "
The Pulp Revival", can be seen on the Golden Age Stories YouTube page at http://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8RKKlt35ek
About Stories From the Golden Age:
Stories From the Golden Age is a line of 80 books and multi-cast, unabridged aud
io books, featuring 153 stories written by L. Ron Hubbard in the 1930s and 1940s
in any of the several popular genres of the day - mystery, thriller, adventure,
science fiction, fantasy and western - with tales appropriate for all ages from
middle school and up. The covers for the complete available library are display
ed in the iBookstore and purchasing is a breeze on the new iPad. The eBooks are
also available at Amazon.com, BarnesAndNoble.com and on the Stories from the Gol
den Age website.
For more information on Stories from the Golden Age, go to http://www.GoldenAgeS
tories.com
Contact:
Tiffany Holmes
VP Marketing
Galaxy Press
7051 Hollywood Blvd.
Suite 200
Hollywood, CA 90028
(323) 466-7815
tholmes@galaxypress.com
http://www.GoldenAgeStories.com