Shadow on the Moon Pre-Release Sale Begins on June 26! The Moon Man—Frederick C. Davis’ masked outlaw—storms back in a daring new caper, defying personal peril to smash a ruthless crime league! My newest pulp revival—Shadow on the Moon—is now…
Counter-Earth in Early Sci-Fi: Edison Marshall’s Lost Classic This week, I dive into Edison Marshall’s short story, “Who is Charles Avison?” (1916)—a long-overlooked gem of early science fiction. In this story, a man returns from a test flight in his…
Font design is critically important to good book design. In this era of endless templates, good typography has become a lost art. But not here. At Lucina Press, every book cover is built from the ground up—including the fonts. As…
At Lucina Press, we pride ourselves in producing new pulp books that recall the pulp era. We use pulp-era illustration techniques such as traditional pen & ink and casein paint to create illustrations for our books. Every pulp release is…
I’m proud to announce that the Lucina Press blog has once again been selected for FeedSpot’s Top 40 Pulp Novel Blogs on the Web! Based in the Pacific Northwest, Lucina Press has published four illustrated new pulp stories and contributed…
Watch the Dramatic Cover Reveal for Shadow on the Moon, a new Moon Man novelette! The wait is over! The “Moon Man” storms back in a thrilling new pulp caper—Shadow on the Moon—by Sara Light-Waller. This week, I’m revealing the…
Centralia, Washington author, Sara Light-Waller, joins pulp legends A Merritt and E.E. “Doc” Smith in “The Ultimate Cosmos”—a 1933 space-opera gem resurrected by First Fandom Experience. Light-Waller penned a contest-winning alternate ending to Edmond Hamilton’s Chapter 17, putting her on the…
“Shadow on the Moon,” a new novelette with original artwork, launches in June 2025 and continues the original Moon Man’s adventures! Broadcasting from the rainy Pacific Northwest, the Rocketeer podcast picks up the Moon Man’s trail … In his first…
Pacific Northwest pulp author Sara Light-Waller will speak at Seattle WorldCon 2025. Her academic paper outlines how science fiction served as a creative safety valve during the Great Depression. Does this have any resonance with today’s world? Visit Seattle WorldCon…
You may have already figured out that I love crafting pulp stories. You haven’t yet seen my newest, I announce the title in this week’s podcast! (And the cover reveal is planned for June 18th.) I’m very proud of it.…
