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It's 1937, and America is turning to pulp fiction for relief from the Depression. Meet Walter Gibson, the mind behind The Shadow, and his rival for the nation's newsstands, Lester Dent, creator of Doc Savage. The mysterious murder of Gibson's friend H. P. Lovecraft is about to bring these two writers face to face with a peril sprung from the pulps. This debut novel is a valentine to an old-fashioned genre as well as a modern, meta-literary examination of the classic hero pulp. From the palaces and battlefields of warlord-plagued China to frozen seas and cursed islands to the labyrinthine alleys and tunnels of lower Manhattan, Dent and Gibson, joined by the young pulp writer L. Ron Hubbard and a host of colorful characters, take part in a heroic journey greater than any story they imagined as they race to stop a madman.--From publisher description.
Is The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
This literary adventure features real pulp fiction writers investigating murder and facing pulp-style perils. Contains moderate action violence and occasional mild language appropriate for mature teens and adults.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, no sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include murder and violence.
Who'll love this
Fans of classic adventure stories and literary history will enjoy seeing famous pulp writers become the heroes of their own adventure.