Danger in the Dark L Ron Hubbard 9781459613980 Books
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After Billy Newman strikes gold while mining in the Phillipines, he believes Lady Luck favors him so much that he buys his own South Seas island for a bargain price . . . or so he thinks. But when the natives fall ill from plague and crops start failing, the tribal chiefs blame Billy for angering the local god Tadamona. Their solution sacrifice a beautiful young girl before the 75-foot god. Appalled, Billy argues to stop the ritual, but the chiefs demand he cure their ills in just one day or allow the killing to go forward. Desperate, he denies that the deity even exists and dares Tadamona to show himself. Not only does Billy get his wish, he draws a beastly wrath upon the entire island.
Danger in the Dark L Ron Hubbard 9781459613980 Books
I'm sorry to say that I haven't read any of Hubbard's work aside from `Battlefield Earth'. I'm also sorry that many people haven't read his works, but associate his name more with Scientology (he founded it) & all of the notions (negative & positive) that go along with it. It's far too easy for people to forget that first & foremost, Hubbard was a skilled writer. This book reminded me of that.There are three stories in this volume, all of which have supernatural tones to them. The first story is `Danger in the Dark', a tale about a man who bought himself an island, but didn't take into account that the deity of the natives may actually exist. The second story is `The Room', & is about a man who inherits a strange room from his missing & enigmatic uncle- a room where strange & mysterious things happen. The final story is `He Didn't Like Cats', a dark tale about a man who doesn't like cats... and is in danger of paying the price for that hate.
This book was a very quick read, & I devoured it within an hour or so of picking it up. I wasn't quite sure if I'd like it or not, since I tend to go more for mystery or urban fantasy, but I really enjoyed this book. The stories in it were clearly written in another time, but the basic idea of them comes across very well. I also thought that this would make an excellent gift for those little readers who have started to read the genre (sci-fi/fantasy/horror) & want to get into the more familiar names in the field. (My nephew will love this book, I'm sure!)I also have to give kudos for the cover- it puts me in the exact mind frame for this type of book & brings to mind the pulp fiction age of yore. It's absolutely perfect.
I really can't say enough good things about this slender volume. It's not a very thick book, but what it lacks in length it makes up in quality. For those who are curious about the man behind the book, there's a short biography of Hubbard during what the book editors describe as the "Golden age of fiction". Again, this book will be a must have for fans of Hubbard's work & this is what he is best at- creating stories that tickle our imaginations!
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Danger in the Dark L Ron Hubbard 9781459613980 Books Reviews
Danger in the Dark is the fourth audiobook I have reviewed from Galaxy Press's Stories from the Golden Age. In which all their titles are by L. Ron Hubbard. Many may have different opinions about him because he was the founder of the religion Scientology, but many forget that he was a talented writer. He wrote more than 150 stories during the 1930s and 1940s, mainly being published in Pulp fiction magazines of the time. He published a wide variety of short stories, such as air adventure, sea adventure, far-flung adventure, mysteries, and tales from the orient, science fiction, fantasies, and westerns.
The audiobook consists of three stories, Danger in the Dark, The Room, and He Didn't Like Cats," on 2 discs.
The main character in Danger in the Dark, which was first published in the May 1939 issue of Unknown, is Billy Newman who becomes rich when he strikes gold while mining in the Philippines. He may be rich, but he likes a good bargain as anyone else does. He buys a South Seas island for a low price. Billy believes that he is the luckiest person alive, but the island comes with another price. Soon the crops start dying and the local natives become ill. The tribal chiefs tell Billy that he has angered the island's 75-foot god Tadamona because he bought the island, as the island can not be owned by anyone. The only way to stop the Tadamona is a sacrifice of a young girl. Billy tells them not to go to that extreme and to give him 24 hours to cure their ill ones. Now Billy doesn't actually believe in the god, and dares the god to show himself, but to Billy's surprise Tadamona does exist.
Uncle Tobey, a veterinarian, goes missing in The Room. He is known to go missing for days at a time, but after sixteen days everyone knew that he was not coming home. He was also known for spending countless hours or even days in his room, in which his nephew Joe has now inherited. Joe walks with a limp and plans on taking over the veterinarian business and help his Aunt Cynthia with the farm. There was one rule when he inherited the room; no one else can ever go in it except for him. He found this a bit odd, but then again, his uncle was odd. As soon as he enters the room he learns that it is a gateway to things of the unimaginable.
He Didn't Like Cats is simple story about a Washington D.C. man named Jacob Finley who doesn't like cats! He hates them with a passion. One day he gives a little nudge to a stray cat causing it get run over by two vehicles, but the cat doesn't die right away as it has a slow agonizing death that Jacob witnesses. Unknowingly, his hatred for cats will become his own destruction.
These are three odd little tales that I enjoyed listening to. Once again each one reminded me of the Twilight Zone and Tales from the Crypt! I'm a cat lover, so I instantly disliked Jacob Finley, but let me just say that the cat gets even.
The talented voice cast includes Karen Black (Easy Rider, The Great Gatsby, Day of the Locust and Five Easy Pieces) R.F. Daley, Christina Huntington, Jim Meskimen, Gino Montesinos, Noelle North and Josh R. Thompson.
Danger in the Dark and the other two tales were a delight to listen to and I recommend them to other fantasy fans.
Disclaimer I received the audiobook free from Galaxy Press.
I'm sorry to say that I haven't read any of Hubbard's work aside from `Battlefield Earth'. I'm also sorry that many people haven't read his works, but associate his name more with Scientology (he founded it) & all of the notions (negative & positive) that go along with it. It's far too easy for people to forget that first & foremost, Hubbard was a skilled writer. This book reminded me of that.
There are three stories in this volume, all of which have supernatural tones to them. The first story is `Danger in the Dark', a tale about a man who bought himself an island, but didn't take into account that the deity of the natives may actually exist. The second story is `The Room', & is about a man who inherits a strange room from his missing & enigmatic uncle- a room where strange & mysterious things happen. The final story is `He Didn't Like Cats', a dark tale about a man who doesn't like cats... and is in danger of paying the price for that hate.
This book was a very quick read, & I devoured it within an hour or so of picking it up. I wasn't quite sure if I'd like it or not, since I tend to go more for mystery or urban fantasy, but I really enjoyed this book. The stories in it were clearly written in another time, but the basic idea of them comes across very well. I also thought that this would make an excellent gift for those little readers who have started to read the genre (sci-fi/fantasy/horror) & want to get into the more familiar names in the field. (My nephew will love this book, I'm sure!)I also have to give kudos for the cover- it puts me in the exact mind frame for this type of book & brings to mind the pulp fiction age of yore. It's absolutely perfect.
I really can't say enough good things about this slender volume. It's not a very thick book, but what it lacks in length it makes up in quality. For those who are curious about the man behind the book, there's a short biography of Hubbard during what the book editors describe as the "Golden age of fiction". Again, this book will be a must have for fans of Hubbard's work & this is what he is best at- creating stories that tickle our imaginations!
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