Sax rohmer, creator of fu manchu and most popular living mystery writer, weaves the weird background and ageold mysteries of ancient egypt into the swift and absorbing pages of this new novel. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. President fu manchu by sax rohmer abebooks passion for books. The books in this list and similar items can be found on our website by searching for sax rohmer in the author or title search field on the right side of our banner. The first book in the paul harley series, written by sax rohmer, author of the insidious dr. Sax rohmer the bat flies low collier orient edition. The shadow of fu manchu fu manchu, book 11 by sax rohmer. One night in march of 1912, rohmer was sent to the lime house section of london to cover a vicious murder that had been committed in the squalid tenement section. Summary by mark nelson for further information, including links to online text, reader information, rss feeds, cd cover or other formats if available, please go to the librivox catalog page for this recording. Mysterious events unfold at an archaeological site in egypt. Its the fifth of his books and if you havent heard already, fu manchu was the prototype for the james bond supervillain.
Some of the published credits of sax rohmer include the yellow claw unabridged, the golden scorpion unabridged, bat. Comic books and novels written after rohmers demise have kept the name of his evil genius alive. Sax rohmer will forever be identified with his infamous oriental villain, fu manchu. The second novel of the gaston max series written by author sax rohmer was published under the titled the golden scorpion. See all books authored by sax rohmer, including the mystery of dr. Born in birmingham to irish immigrant parents, the family moved to london in about 1886, where rohmer was schooled. Sax rohmer pseudonym of arthur henry sarsfield ward.
But as a source on the contemporary view of the drug and nightclub scene, its very useful, and rather entertaining. In 1988 gary lovisi of gryphon books visited mitchell hooks at his manhattan homestudio. Sax rohmer 1883 1959 a swan suffers a mysterious death, its neck wrung by apparent supernatural forces. Cover is uncredited for brood of the witchqueen novel by sax rohmer. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, rss feeds, cd cover or other formats if available, please go to the librivox catalog page for this recording.
The cover of fu manchu in detective comics was enough to push me towards reading some of the longdownloaded ebooks of sax rohmer including the insidious dr. In addition to her comics work, robbins is the author of several important nonfiction books on the history of women in comics. Sax rohmer 1883 1959 burmese commisioner nayland smith and his faithful friend dr petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of dr fumanchu when they seek to save the good doctors lost love and protect the british empire from disaster when their malignant enemy returns to england. The mask of fu manchu book cover art, pulp fiction comics, pulp. When most sax rohmer fans think of his works they generally first touch upon such pulp fiction staples as his dr. Below is a list of sax rohmer s fu manchu books in order of when they were originally released which is the same as their chronological order. Book covers, mystery, baseball cards, books, movies, livres, films, cover books, film movie. Lincoln hayes, new yorks most eligible bachelor, has found in a chapter of the centuriesold book of thoth a secret which he believes will enable him. Below is a list of sax rohmers book in order of when they were originally released. The anunnaki cannot be fully understood until you know this extraordinary information duration. Craving a classic mystery, complete with welldrawn characters, plenty of twists and turns, and an airtight story. Sax rohmer books list of books by author sax rohmer. His debut as sax rohmer came in 19 with the novel the mystery of dr. Originally serialized in a british magazine, this intriguing egyptian tale of ancient curse and black magic takes you from london to cairo involving a great adventure.
The crime magnet is a collection of sixteen short stories of crime and mystery written by sax rohmer that are only now being collected between the covers of a book. Imagine a person, tall, lean and feline, highshouldered, with a brow like shakespeare and a face like satan. Daughter of fu manchu, fourth book in the series, is yet another great thriller from sax rohmer. Sax rohmer was a british writer of songs sketches, plays and stories. Arthur henry sarsfield ward 18831959, better known as sax rohmer, was a prolific english weird fiction and occult writer. The best of the worst identifies the artist responsible for this 1964 digit books cover of the moon is red as michel johnson. Science fictionfantasy brood of the witch queen is one of the creepiest and scariest books of sax rohmer the creator of the fiendish fu manchu and sumuru. His formal education finished in 1901, following the death of his alcoholic mother. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit librivox. A unique archive of biker covers and interior illustrations at their most savage, with history and context. Sax rohmer, internationally popular british writer who created the sinister chinese criminal genius fu manchu, the herovillain of many novels.
The book is bound in shiny paper covers, with the title in red letters and a design consisting of a photo of the palm of a mans hand against a black background. Sax rohmer, author of fu manchu series book covers, authors. A cover gallery for gold medal books beginning an appreciation of one of my favorite comics of all time marvels master of kung fu. Contents the mysterious mummy nov 1903 the leopard couch jan 1904 the green spider oct 1904 the mystery of the marsh hole 1905 who was the rajah. After attempting careers in the civil service, as well as the. The series lasted 14 books until the posthumously published collection the wrath of fu manchu in 1973.
Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. The shadow of fu manchu fu manchu, book 11 by sax rohmer book cover, description, publication history. The plot of this novel continues to deal with the main character of the series, gaston max, and his frequent battles with the mastermind villain of the series, mr. The fu manchu stories, written by sax rohmer 18831959, consisted of novels originally published between 1912 and 1959 and one novel published after his death. It was released by the echo library publishing house in the year 1919. The pages are yellowed with age, but the binding is solid, though slightly cocked.
The character fu manchu later appeared in motion pictures, radio, and television. Includes the disintegration machine by arthur conan doyle. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Fu manchu and friends the books of sax rohmer youtube. Fu manchu is a fictional character first featured in a series of novels by english author sax rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. Like john carter of mars and tarzan, fu manchu made his debut appearance in 1912. The mask of fu manchu, by sax rohmer pyramid f740, 1962 cover art by ron lesser. Fu manchu series, fast paced, relentless tales of adventure, hairbreadth escapes, cunningly crafted murder, and above all, action. Case of the greek room sax rohmer, by arun kumar the ingenious game of murder. A very special thanks to lawrence knapp for providing source information from his and other private collections dedicated to archiving the insidious dr. Sax rohmer began his fu manchu series in 19 with the novel the mystery of dr.
Dope by rohmer, sax and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This novel originally appeared in twelve instalments in colliers magazine. She then went on to become the first woman to draw a wonder woman comic book for dc comics. Im certainly no expert on the publication history of the novels of sax rohmer, but it seems unlikely to me that they have ever been as attractively and appropriately packaged as they were when pyramid was the publisher and joe lombardero was. This is a limiteddistribution book, only available from a few sources. From october 1912 to june 19, beginning with the zayat kiss, rohmer s first stories in the saga of fu manchu ran in the british magazine the storyteller. In this novel, the scheming doctor has returned with a vengeance, hellbent on making a mint with his. Reenter fu manchu by sax rohmer gold medal books 1957 sax rohmer s fu manchu, father of shangchi. Fu manchu series by sax rohmer goodreads share book. From childhood rohmer was interested in ancient egypt, the middle east. The character was also featured extensively in cinema, television, radio, comic. It is a bit different from the other books in the series. Book condition boards are green in color with print on spine and front board boards have some edge wear, bumpingfraying to spinecorners, soiling. Fu manchu which you have mentioned, the hand of fumanchu, and the return of dr.
Ward 15 february 1883 1 june 1959, better known as sax rohmer, was a prolific english novelist. He is best remembered for his series of novels featuring the master criminal dr. After working as a poet, songwriter, and comedy sketch writer in music hall, ward turned to weird fiction, writing under the pseudonym sax rohmer. Fu manchu as sax rohmer envisioned him without facial hair and resembling the pharaoh seti i. Lawrence knapp is penning the foreword for the special hardcover edition of the book that also includes a bonus 20page standalone chapter. Originally intended as a collaboration by rohmer and his wife, the book draws on a series of articles titled pipe dreams written by rohmer as early as 1918, as well as anecdotes and memories of rohmers wife. All 63 published books and also the uncollected fiction. Interestingly, the author, for a time, worked as a journalist. Sax rohmer made his debut as a published author in 1910, with an anonymously published book entitled pause. Sax rohmer is a published author of childrens books. During the early 80s, robbins created comic book adaptations of tanith lees the silver metal lover, and sax rohmer s dope. Pyramid books printing, sax rohmer cover art by len goldberg the book in the series the writing of sax rohmer turns up all over chronicles.
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