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BLACKTHORN:
THUNDER ON MARS

In the spirit of Thundarr the Barbarian and John Carter of Mars!
White Rocket Books proudly announces
BLACKTHORN: THUNDER ON MARS
,
a science fiction action-adventure anthology set on far-future post-apocalyptic Mars.

Order in paperback from Amazon.com HERE.

Order for your Kindle reader or iPad HERE.

Created by Van Allen Plexico (Sentinels, Lucian), the book features stories by New Pulp luminaries Mark Bousquet, Joe Crowe, Bobby Nash, James Palmer, Sean Taylor, I. A. Watson, and Plexico, along with six full-page illustrations by Chris Kohler (Sentinels).  In addition, the Kindle edition includes two bonus stories not included in the upcoming trade paperback edition, by Mark Beaulieu and Danny Wall.  Cover art and design are by James Burns (Lance Star: One Shot).

In the spirit of “Thundarr the Barbarian” and “John Carter of Mars” comes the gripping saga of US General John Blackthorn.  Betrayed and left for dead on the battlefield, Blackthorn awakens many thousands of years later to find himself trapped amidst the ruins of a post-apocalyptic Mars, his only companions a savage Mock-Man and a mysterious sorceress.  They battle to free this strange new world from oppression, but it won’t be easy, for arrayed against them are the tyrannical First Men:  the Black Sorcerer, the Sorcerer of Fatal Laughter, Lord Ruin, and the Sorcerer of Night—masters of magic and technology alike—the dreaded Sorcerers of Mars!

“The awesome array of talent assembled on this book really speaks for itself, and guarantees a fun time will be had by all,” promises Editor Van Allen Plexico.  “Each of the writers jumped on the project with huge enthusiasm and each brought something unique and very exciting to the table.  And there’s no question Chris Kohler, who is also interior artist on my Sentinels superhero novels, has done some of the best work of his career here with BLACKTHORN.”

Says noted New Pulp author Wayne Reinagel, “BLACKTHORN is one of the best sword-and-sorcery spaceman anthologies to arrive on Earth, or Mars, in the last century or more.  Clearly inspired by an equal combination of Hanna-Barbera’s ‘Thundarr the Barbarian,’ DC Comics’ ‘Kamandi,’ and Edgar Rice Burroughs’ ‘John Carter of Mars,’ BLACKTHORN is an original, entertaining, action-packed saga.”

Order in paperback from Amazon.com HERE.

Order for your Kindle reader or iPad HERE.

Promo video clip:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRvtgCzEY6s

 


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