The publishing memoirs of Charles Nuetzel, legendary paperback author, editor, publisher, and packager. Interviews, reminiscences, tips and tricks of the trade -- everything you ever wanted to know about the early days of publishing from one of the authors who lived through it! "I was lucky enough not only in selling my work to publishers but also ending up packaging books for some of them, and finally becoming a 'publisher' much like those who had bought my first novels. From there it as a simple leap to editing not only a science-fiction anthology, but also a line of SF books for Powell Sci-Fi back in the 1960s." -- Charles Nuetzel
A raw, bold look into the world behind the parties, the Hollywood scenes, the prostitutes and big money managers Here is the land that Jim Norton knew: show business from top to bottom. But that was his problem. Once he'd been on top and now he was at rock bottom. After two years, the "why" was still a mystery. This is a romantic novel taking a savage look behind the scenes of how big business has, many times, perverted the art of movie making. Originally published in 1961, this edition has been revised and updated.
A wild collection of startling, shocking, and somewhat revealing seductive pieces designed to entertain the weak of mind and heart . . . Or, liberally minded and romantic lost souls!
It looked as if Joe Dickenson might actually make it in the filmland jungle. But first there were some very nasty roadblocks to demolish. Mainly, he had to bring the famous and powerful Carole Clement into line for the studio. Or his job would quickly be yanked out from under him. Then there was the personal issue of tearing lovely, sweet Ann -- with whom he had fallen in love -- from the the clutches of the lustful Mari! And he knew it would take a master of emotions to pull it off...
When Dan Benton learned that a longtime friend was in trouble, he cut short his vacation in Las Vegas and flew back to L.A. From that point on, he became involved in one of the most intriguing cases in his career as a trouble-shooter and private investigator. A mystery that keeps the reader guessing until a final series of twists that leaves one electified to the chair in shock!
GREED, PASSION, AND GUTS SHOVED THEM INTO THE HUNGRY ARMS OF DEATH! In South America, two desperately competing teams race in search of ancient treasure.They dare the unknown terrors of the Lost City of the Damned, determined to strip it of every valuable artifact. But they didn't know it was protected by an ancient science lost to modern man! First published in 1961 as a paperback original, then reprinted in the book ""Jungle Jungle"" in 1961, Lost City of the Damned has been long out of print. Now the author offers this special revised and expanded edition.
It seemed like any other gig, and the small town just another one of many dots on the map. Then Glen Fletcher met Lynn and his upward climb in the jazz world was quickly threatened by her powerful father.
Bill Carter's life was the wold of jazz, blowing a trumpet, and his career was blooming, and soon he'd be married. Everything looked wonderful at last. Then the accident happened, and his life was crushed -- career, everything, went down the tubes in a rush to escape the pain. What does a person do when he loses the most important thing in his life? A story of one man's journey through hell to happiness, set on a stage of show business and Las Vegas in the 1960s . . . Glamour USA!
A lost love returned to haunt him, and there was no turning back. Now their lingering memories rekindled new fires that demanded feeding . . . It was a time for surrender, a time to be in the arms of the first woman he had ever loved!
They came for ancient treasure . . . and discovered death, destruction, and love! Two tales of jungle adventure, "Tropic of Passion" and "Amazon Gold Fever"!
Johnny had come to Hollywood to get a fresh start, after too many years of living off lovely widows as their paid lover. This was a new beginning, and he was determined to make the most of his chance for a new life, a new start. But it wasn't that simple. Things might have worked out if Laura Henderson, his uncle's young wife, hadn't wanted him as her personal slave lover. Uncle Ben was a dangerous and violent man, connected to the porno business, owner of a classy strip club where Johnny was put to work. In desperation to break free from Laura, Johnny becomes involved with two other women: a stripper and a struggling young actress who had made the wrong king of films -- for his uncle! But Laura isn't about to let him escape her clutches. And all hell breaks loose when Ben Henderson discovers the truth!
Hell started for Steve Floyd when the woman offered him $2,000 to take her to a distant island that very night. She led him to a golden Virgin Idol locked away in the ancient temple ruins of a lost civilization. A curse was supposed to have protected it for at least a thousand years. And she would have it at all costs!
Running from a sordid affair, Jean found herself trapped in another kind of sordid web -- in the arms of a man she hardly knew! A novel that probes deep into the torment of a woman's mind and emotions, JEAN is a story of loneliness, desperation, and the ultimate escape.
A picture of life in West Germany just as the Berlin wall was built to split the town. For a young woman, it was next to impossible to survive on her own. And because of that, Krista had been forced to live in her mother's home -- even after the woman's death -- sharing it with her step-father, who couldn't keep his eyes off her young, sensual body...
On this new world of primitive city-states, dominated by the mysterious Muties, Torlo falls in love with a beautiful princess -- only to discover a terrible truth that made her untouchable! Originally published in two volumes as "Warriors of Noomas" and "Raiders of Noomas," here for the first time is the complete saga of Torlo Hannis of Noomas!
This is an "adult fairy tale" concerning an ancient document discovered in a small shop in India. Or is it an ancient document discovered in a little shop in India, here published as an "adult fairy tale"? Well, even the publisher couldn't get that one right! The Land of Speaking Walls is filled with wizards, witches, and other wonderous folk, like the Snake that Speaks; a beautiful princess; and warriors who must go out and seek TerribleRex Dragons to kill. But most of all there are the Walls that Speak, including the most powerful, popular Wall of all: Godwall, and the most deadly of the Walls, Deathwall itself!
The Body Merchants boldly used people like pawns on a chessboard, to be moved around at will! Money bought them hook, line, and as suckers, and reeled them in like dead fish.
In the third book of this epic science-fantasy series, Torlo Hannis leads a series of missions against the tyranny of Kamina. When he's captured and forced to entertain savage Mutis in their cruel killing arenas, the strange Muti, Sziat, guides Torlo on a puzzling journey that reveals the true extend of the empire's malice. Now the Prophet Kalinis is demanding that all must submit to its absolute power. Can Torlo and Sziat successfully challenge this...CONQUEST OF NOOMAS? The thrilling conclusion to the Noomas Saga, which began with "Torlo Hannis of Noomas" and continued with "Slavegirl of Noomas.
Mystery, intrigue, and passion mix in a blend of double-cross and betrayal, as Greg Hern mixes business with pleasure in the South Pacific. He is drawn into a web of international spies, narcotics rings, and terrorists. And into the arms of two passionate women, determined to have him at all cost. And into this mix an undercover agent, named Agent Green, is determined to break up the ring of smugglers and desperate international gangsters that flock around Hern Industries. A story where romance and danger link arms to create a tense action thriller. In this book Mr. Nuetzel offers a tense thriller, now updated to reflect present day realities of the 21st century.
Some people are born killers: they deal out death without thought beyond their own selfish needs. These monsters feed on the bodies of their victims, for they are the merchants of death! Two short novels of demanding women and dangerous men, all determined to have their way at any price!
In a world where universal peace, population control, and boredom drove people to the edge of violence, the ersatzes were the ideal solution to social rage. Nagged by your wife? Whack your ersatz instead of her! Have a husband who is cheating on you? Blow off your ersatz's head! That's what they were made for. And published for the first time..."The Talisman.
The old man looked at the large neon sign on the top of the roof entrance to the thirty-story building. INTERNATIONAL FREEZE, INC. He paused long enough to take one last look at the city of Los Angeles Major, a sprawling jungle of steel buildings clawing its way into the smog-filled sky like some perverse gray monster. Through the thick, artificial eye lens, it was difficult to take in every detail, impress it on his mind. This image would have to last a long time -- if things worked out right. Slowly he faced the entrance to International Freeze. Hal Grant was about to enter a future world which could offer immortality . . . or death!
A psycho-killer holds the lives of half a dozen people in his hands. With a bloody trail of dead bodies behind him, he has nothing to lose by killing all six, and he has everything to gain. What each person asks is: Who will be first to die? And when will my turn come?
Running from a sordid affair, Jean found herself trapped in another kind of sordid web -- in the arms of a man she hardly knew! A novel that probes deep into the torment of a woman's mind and emotions, JEAN is a story of loneliness, desperation, and the ultimate escape.
It seemed like any other gig, and the small town just another one of many dots on the map. Then Glen Fletcher met Lynn and his upward climb in the jazz world was quickly threatened by her powerful father.
In the depths of the African jungle, passion and terror mate! Unaware that the man's popular "true adventures" were pure pulp fiction, Bob Lake's publisher sent him on a safari into Africa. When the plane crashes in an unexplored region of the jungle, death lingers at every hand, from savage beasts to primitive natives -- all determined to ravish the white invaders! Originally published as Jungle Nymph and later in a somewhat altered form as Jungle Goddess, here is the author's preferred text, complete with new, fresh material written especially for this edition.
A raw, bold look into the world behind the parties, the Hollywood scenes, the prostitutes and big money managers Here is the land that Jim Norton knew: show business from top to bottom. But that was his problem. Once he'd been on top and now he was at rock bottom. After two years, the "why" was still a mystery. This is a romantic novel taking a savage look behind the scenes of how big business has, many times, perverted the art of movie making. Originally published in 1961, this edition has been revised and updated.
She had been murdered in her bedroom. And Robert Bradley was determined to find those responsible! A book that rips naked the hard truth of what can happen to any young woman willing to pay the price for survival in the big city!
Bill Johnson came to the island to find out what happened to his sister. To his surprise, he discovers a sex cult devoted to pagan rites, including weekend orgies. Some people actually live there year round, while other come on weekends for the wild parties where anything can happen in a raw, no-holds-barred ritual dance of free love and passion. Shocked at what he learns, he becomes even more determined to uncover the nasty secrets tangled around his sister's dead body. But there are those who do not want the island's hidden truths revealed -- including the King of the Castle of Eros, a charming and dangerous man perfectly capable of killing anyone who gets in his way!
The publishing memoirs of Charles Nuetzel, legendary paperback author, editor, publisher, and packager. Interviews, reminiscences, tips and tricks of the trade -- everything you ever wanted to know about the early days of publishing from one of the authors who lived through it! "I was lucky enough not only in selling my work to publishers but also ending up packaging books for some of them, and finally becoming a 'publisher' much like those who had bought my first novels. From there it as a simple leap to editing not only a science-fiction anthology, but also a line of SF books for Powell Sci-Fi back in the 1960s." -- Charles Nuetzel
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