Another timeless tale from pioneering author Homer Eon Flint.

A desperate need for certain chemical elements to save Saturn sends a space traveler to Earth. Once there, however, he is forced to declare Earth too primitive to be of any use. Determined to do what he must, the traveler kidnaps several scientists and turns pirate. Written nearly 100 years ago, Planetary Pirate demonstrates Flint’s fascination with and knowledge of science—and serves as a lesson in humanity.

Old Man Gary never guessed he’d end his days in a home for the indigent. Trapped there with others who have lost everything, he has nothing—except for a lifetime of stories highlighted by the one about how he lucked his way through a duel. If only luck had stayed with him as long as his colorful attire. But he can dream, remember, and yes, smile.

Pioneer pulp writer Homer Eon Flint was renowned for his speculative fiction. He also loved twisting and turning plots in unexpected directions and had a keen sense of humor. Nothing pleased him more than backing crooks or cons into corners and watching them squirm.

Throw in more than a little greed and you have No Fool, a short, fast-moving tale of a young man determined to protect the family fortune—for himself.

First published in 1919 and read by over four million readers, The Lord of Death/The Queen of Life showcases speculative fiction author Homer Eon Flint’s interest in the Darwinian rule, Survival of the Fittest.

In The Lord of Death, four scientists, aided by reverse-magnetism, travel to a dead planet where they discover that one human’s lust for power destroyed all life there—except for him. In suspended animation, he awaits the newcomers.

In The Queen of Life, (considered a feminist tale) the scientists (one has revealed herself as a woman) travel to a planet encased in a glass sphere to protect the overpopulated planet from the sun’s radiation. Conflict leads to a riot.

Will Bastion has been prospecting for cinnabar–the ore that produces quicksilver–for years. Everyone in the valley knows it and most just think he’s crazy. So when Bastian turns up dead in a deserted old mine, most folks dismiss it as an accident.

Except for Sheriff Rogers, who just can’t shake the feeling that there’s some other reason for the old prospector’s death. So begins a game of cat and mouse between murderer and lawman–a game that would end up in a draw if it weren’t for one strange event the Sheriff noticed from his flying bloodhound–his blue-painted plane.