Synopses & Reviews
Fortune hunter Billy Newman is not a man of great strength or physical courage. Like a young Johnny Depp, he gets by on his wit, wiles and good looks. And he’s had quite a good run—striking gold in the Philippines and buying his very own island in the South Seas. . . .
But there’s trouble in paradise, and Billy’s in the thick of it. The island’s crops are failing. The island’s people are dying. And the island’s owner—Billy—is taking the heat. Why? Because he’s angered the 75-foot-tall big-boss god of the island.
75-foot tall? To Billy it’s a laughable superstition—until he finds out just how serious the islanders are. They’re out to sacrifice a beautiful young woman to the supposed god. The only way Billy can save her is to humor the locals and pretend to take the spirit on. But the joke may be on Billy…as he has to screw up some very real courage to face the very real Danger in the Dark.
Hubbard lived on Guam in 1927, while his father was assigned to the US naval station there. In his journals he describes a local superstition: “the great cheese ghost” named Tadamona. He wrote that the devil had the shape of a man, attained the height of coconut trees and was the cause behind all sickness and disease. To dispel the superstition, Ron descended into Tadamona’s supposed abode, a great underground stream—an encounter reflected in Danger in the Dark.
Includes the fantasy adventures The Room, in which Uncle Toby goes to his room, never to return, leaving it to his nephew to explore the magic and mystery of the place, and He Didn’t Like Cats, the story of one man’s feline phobia and the hauntingly high price he pays for it.
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“The fascinating thing to me is that L. Ron Hubbard’s fantasy stories, first published 50 and 60 years ago, are not dated in style, content or
language. They are as fresh and interesting for times right now as they
were when he conceived them.”
—Anne McCaffrey“A master of adventure.”
—Anne McCaffrey
“. . . unabashedly entertaining books.”
—Kevin J. Anderson
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"A master of adventure." —Anne McCaffrey
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". . . unabashedly entertaining books." —Kevin J. Anderson
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"When Billy Newman purchases a South Sea island he finds it to be haunted by the giant shark-god Tadamona who is bent on destroying the entire island and everyone on it--including Billy! L. Ron Hubbard was a master storyteller and Galaxy Press is to be congratulated for bringing these vibrant and entertaining stories back in print as 'time lost' classics and the enjoyment of a whole new generation of appreciative readers." —Midwest Book Review
Synopsis
Explore this fantastic tale. After Billy Newman strikes gold while mining in the Philippines, he believes Lady Luck favors him so much that he buys his own South Seas island for a bargain price . . . or so he thinks.
But when the natives fall ill from plague and crops start failing, the tribal chiefs blame Billy for angering the local god Tadamona. Their solution: sacrifice a beautiful young girl before the 75-foot god. Appalled, Billy argues to stop the ritual, but the chiefs demand he cure their ills in just one day or allow the killing to go forward. Desperate, he denies that the deity even exists and dares Tadamona to show himself. Not only does Billy get his wish, he draws a beastly wrath upon the entire island. ALSO INCLUDES THE FANTASY FICTION STORIES "THE ROOM" AND "HE DIDN'T LIKE CATS"
“Pulp fiction devotees need to put Hubbard's works on their must-read lists." —Booklist
Synopsis
Fortune hunter Billy Newman is not a man of great strength or physical courage--he gets by on his wit, wiles and good looks. And he's had quite a good run--striking gold in the Philippines and buying his very own island in the South Seas.
But there's trouble in paradise, and Billy's in the thick of it. The island's crops are failing. The island's people are dying. And the island's owner--Billy--is taking the heat. Why? Because he's angered the 75-foot-tall big-boss god of the island.
75-foot tall? To Billy it's a laughable superstition--until he finds out just how serious the islanders are. They're out to sacrifice a beautiful young woman to the supposed god. The only way Billy can save her is to humor the locals and pretend to take the spirit on. But the joke may be on Billy ... as he has to screw up some very real courage to face the very real Danger in the Dark..
Includes the fantasy adventures "The Room," in which Uncle Toby goes to his room, never to return, leaving it to his nephew to explore the magic and mystery of the place; and "He Didn't Like Cats," the story of one man's feline phobia and the hauntingly high price he pays for it.
Set sail for a land of tropical breezes, white sand beaches and monstrous spirits as Danger in the Dark invites you to share the fantasy ... and fear.
"Vibrant and entertaining." --Midwest Book Review
Synopsis
Billy Newman has purchased a South Seas island only to discover it’s haunted by the giant shark-god Tadamona. Unfortunately the sharp-toothed entity wants more than ritual sacrifice; it’s bent on destroying the entire island unless Billy battles it out like David (without the slingshot) versus Goliath!
Synopsis
Like a young Johnny Depp, Billy Newman gets by on his wit, wiles and good looks—striking gold in the Philippines and buying his own island in the South Seas. But there’s trouble in paradise. The islanders plan to sacrifice a beautiful young woman to the supposed god of the place. Billy humors the locals and pretends to take the god on. But the joke’s on Billy . . . as he has to screw up some very real courage to face the very real Danger in the Dark.
About the Author
With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 230 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most acclaimed and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard.