Bøger af P J Thorndyke

The second Lazarus Longman novel sees the British archaeologist-turned-secret agent head to Egypt for an encounter with the undead... His mission was to bring home the wayward fiancé of a British politician who just might be a French spy. But for Lazarus Longman - former explorer and secret agent for the British Empire - things are never that simple. The politician in question was once his friend but is now his bitter rival. The fiancé is France's leading Egyptologist, a woman whose dealings with a renegade Confederate scientist have drawn the attention of more than the British Secret Service. From the seedy dens of Cairo's black market to the backwater villages of the Nile where the burst of Gatling gun fire is the nationalist war cry, Lazarus finds himself up to his neck in sinister plots, political machinations and the stench of the dead given frightful mobility by modern science. But an unlikely ally blows in on the desert wind - Katarina Mikolavna; an old acquaintance and the Russian Tsar's deadliest weapon. Once again the two agents find themselves on opposing sides in a clandestine war of empires that casts its dirigible-shaped shadow over the burning sands of North Africa.

In a cataclysmic war of the gods, the fate of one world will be decided in another ...The year is 1987 and life is rough for Billy Kurgen. His dad has split, his mom barely notices him, and his satanically inclined big brother has gone off the deep end big time. Picked on at school and at home, Billy's only form of escape is in heavy metal, fantasy comic books and video games. And one game in particular is gradually consuming him, not to mention his quarters. It's violent, it's addictive and it's called Bladereaper ...Meanwhile, in the distant land of Skaldheim, an ancient evil has awoken. A sorceress dabbles with dark forces and begins a war between the very gods themselves. Thief and sword-for-hire Bladereaper finds himself thrust into an interdimensional conflict which takes him beyond the realms of his own world ...Part sword and sorcery yarn, part suburban coming-of-age tale, Bladereaper and the Game Zone of Fate is a thrilling slice of '80s nostalgia in the spirit of Stranger Things and Ready Player One.

Journey into the realm of VHS tapes and midnight showings where brawny barbarians rescue nubile virgins from evil wizards, giant snakes, and armies of the undead!Although originating in the era of the pulp magazines, sword and sorcery fiction enjoyed a cinematic boom in the 1980s; a decade that gave us Conan the Barbarian and The Beastmaster as well as more low-budget offerings like the Roger Corman-produced Deathstalker series and the Italian entries like Conquest and the Ator saga.Some of these movies are fondly remembered as cult classics today but many were released directly to VHS and lurked on the shelves of video rental stores before vanishing into obscurity. While some have long since lost their lustre, there are plenty of diamonds in the rough to be found. This book takes a comprehensive look at over 40 sword and sorcery movies from the 1980s, from the towering titans to the bargain basement sleaze-fests, unearthing them from their tombs and dusting them off so that they may shine once more.

The third Lazarus Longman novel sees the archaeologist-turned spy return to the British capital for a showdown with a group of radical anarchists who want to overthrow the British state. In two months' time, Otto Von Bismarck - the Prussian Prime Minister - will arrive in London on a diplomatic visit that could prevent all out war with the German Empire. The city is on tenterhooks. Absolutely nothing must go wrong. That's why it may be risky to give disgraced agent Lazarus Longman the job of smoothing the way for the dignitary's visit. Given a second chance by his superiors, Lazarus reluctantly finds himself in the company of Mr. Clumps - a steam-powered bodyguard - with a mission that plunges him deep into the filthy bowels of the British capital, where danger lurks around every corner. But timing is rarely convenient. A figure from Lazarus's past has reappeared and a chance to learn the truth about his biological parents is too hard for him to pass up. And as if the political conspiracies, riots and revolutionist clubs of the Big Smoke weren't distraction enough, a deranged killer is stalking the gin-soaked slums by night, killing prostitutes and mutilating their corpses. And Lazarus believes that the killings may be connected to his friend; a prominent actor whose erratic behavior and mysterious blackouts could mark him out as a suspect.

Steampunk and the lost world genre collide in a thrilling adventure that will decide the fate of America... The North American continent has been torn apart by civil war. Steam-powered behemoths stalk the landscape, dirigibles prowl the skies and society stands on the back of a new class of slaves known as 'mechanicals'. The conflict between the Union and the Confederacy has dragged on for twenty-five years with neither side coming close to victory. Something is needed to tip the balance. Lazarus Longman - antiquarian, explorer and treasure hunter for the British Empire - had heard of the Seven Golden Cities of Cibola, but he never believed they really existed. So when he was ordered to track down the only two men rumored to have seen the fabled land he was skeptical to say the least. His skepticism turned to desperation when he found out that his quarry was Gerard Vasquez; a degenerate gambler, drinker and pistoleer and his companion, Hok'ee; a towering Navajo with a ferocious temper and a mechanical gun-arm. The British want these men delivered into the hands of the Confederacy so that the war can be brought to a swift resolution. But not everybody wants the Confederacy to win. Especially not Tsar Alexander III who has dispatched his own deadly assassin to ensure the Confederates never get their hands on America's golden heart."Steampunk the way it's supposed to be. Hero Lazarus Longman is Allan Quatermain with added retro technology." - SCIFI365.net