Little Rock, AR, 4/1/2019—
Cirsova Publishing has teamed up with StarTwo to create an all-new, fully
illustrated 70th Anniversary Edition of Leigh Brackett’s original
Eric John Stark Trilogy. Cirsova Publishing aims to bring the action, adventure
and romance of Leigh Brackett to a new generation of readers.
First published in the Summer of 1949, Queen of the Martian Catacombs introduced the world to Eric John
Stark, the black mercenary swordsman. Stark’s adventures continued on Venus in
1949’s The Enchantress of Venus, and
the swordsman returned to the Red Planet in 1951’s Black Amazon of Mars. While Brackett would revisit the character in
1970s with the Skaith trilogy, the original novellas are significant as one of
the last iconic Sword & Planet cycles of the pulp era.
These stories will be presented like never before, featuring
all new original artwork, including new covers paying homage to Allen
Anderson’s originals for Planet Stories and 33 interior illustrations. Each has
been checked and corrected against the original texts as they appeared in
Planet Stories magazine and will feature introductions by Nathan Housley, aka
the Pulp Archivist, Jeffro Johnson, the author of the critically acclaimed Appendix N: The Literary History of Dungeons
& Dragons, and culture commentator, critic, and pulp enthusiast Liana Kerzner.
The 70th Anniversary Illustrated Stark will be
released as individual volumes, in a softcover omnibus, and in a coffee-table hardcover
art edition.
·
Queen of
the Martian Catacombs + Illustrated
Stark (Hardcover) – 4/30/2019
·
The
Enchantress of Venus – 5/31/2019
·
Black
Amazon of Mars – 6/28/2019
·
The
Complete Illustrated Stark (Paperback) – 7/31/2019
Our end-goal is to put these classic works of science
fiction back in the hands of readers, young and old.
Little Rock, Arkansas based Cirsova Publishing was founded
in 2015. Its flagship publication Cirsova Heroic Fantasy and Science Fiction
Magazine was a 2017 Hugo Award finalist for Best Semi-Pro Zine.
For More Information, visit http://cirsova.wordpress.com/Illustrated-Stark
StarTwo: http://www.startwo.net/
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