Greeting loyal airmen.  For the past three years I've had the good fun of producing lots of great pulp adventure books.  In the past two years, with artist Rob Davis joining the team, we've put out some truly fun titles filled with action ala those great old pulps.  Today I want to beat the drums about Airship 27 Production's newest release.  It is something truly unique and not at all like anything we've ever done before.
 
                      

THE LIGHT OF MEN by Andrew Salmon is an amazing science fiction thriller that takes place in a horrible Nazis concentration camp during the last few days of World War II.   It is a brutally realistic look at one of the darkest chapters in history of mankind and deserves your attention and support.   Andrew spent the last 15 years of his life researching and writing this book.  Over 14 million “undesirables”, six million of them Jews, were murderd by those Nazis monsters in what our history books have properly labelled, The Holocaust.   Both Rob and I, and publisher Michael Poll of Cornerstone Books, are extremely honored and proud to have produced THE LIGHT OF MEN.  We hope you'll take a moment to check it out.   Right now the book is on sale at our on-line store.  Simply click on the flying dirigible logo to the left of the entry and you'll be taken to the store.  Click on the cover image and you'll pull up a page with more information and a sneak-preview of the book's first few pages.   Also, Rob provided the cover and the interior illustrations, producing his best work ever.  Please, believe me when I say you do not want to miss THE LIGHT OF MEN.  It is truly something special.

Last year your old Airship Chief had the distinct honor of being part of a brand new anthology of Phantom stories produced by Moonstone Books.   It was such a treat to write a tale based on one comics' earliest costumed heroes.  Well, that marvelous book featured gorgeous interior illustrations by my new friend, Ruben Procopio.  Ruben is the same fellow who surprised the hell out of me a few weeks ago by sending me statues of the Green Hornet and Kato produced for his studio, Masked Avenger.   Well, lo and behold, as yet another UPS truck showed up at the house a week ago and this time delivered the original art to the very illustration that had graced my short Phantom story, THE FASTEST ANIMAL.   Above you see a very happy Air Chief showing off his latest art acquisition.  Thanks so much, Ruben.  The piece is just fabulous.  Oh, and any interested parties, The Phantom Chronicles are still available at the usual on-line book outlets.  If you don't have a copy, what are you waiting for?

And speaking of buying stuff…a big Air Chief  THANKS to all of you who over the past few months have bought our adult graphic novel, DAUGHTER OF DRACULA at Indy Planet.com – the book continues to sell steadily and for a self-published project, that is saying a great deal.  So thanks for you continued support, airmen, it means the world to Rob and me.   And if you still haven't picked up a copy of this 108 pg. gothic horror romance, go to the Air Fare page and click on Mark Maddox's super cover.  See for yourself what the fuss is all about.

And that pretty much wraps up this week's Log, loyal airmen.  Save to say the allergy season continues and both Val and I really fed up with it.  We are experiencing a drought here in Southern New Hampshire with no rain for the past three weeks.  Pollen continues to settle on everything stationary and making life hell for us sufferers.  Here's hoping for a few rain clouds this weekend.

Finally, LOST wrapped up it's best season last night with a two hour slam-bam episode that was just simply fantastic.  Now I'm going to be watching my DVD collection of Season 3 until they come back next year.  What a wild and fun run.

Take care, see you all in seven.  Ron – Over & Out.