Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Tourist by Jack Everett Now in Print & eBook: “The Diamond Seekers” by UK authors David Coles and Jack Everett. Vancouver, WA, September 11, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Barking Rain Press, a non-profit fiction publisher, announced the paperback and eBook release of the crime thriller "The Diamond Seekers" from the UK author duo of David Coles and Jack Everett. The authors have written on a number of novels, including the historical thriller "The Last Free Men" and the crime thrillers "The Tourist" and "1/1:Jihad-Britain." When a courier for the powerful crime family descended from Niccolò Machiavelli realizes he's being followed by a rival family assassin, he takes a detour through the English countryside to shake his pursuer. He manages to hide his precious cargo—a fortune in blood diamonds from South Africa—before perishing as his pursuer collides with an English family on a holiday drive. Five years later, the head of the Machiavelli crime family, Alberto Lorente, is still in pursuit of his missing diamonds and is ready to launch an ambitious scheme to recover them. What follows is a twisted trail of murder, kidnapping and layers upon layers of subterfuge. Ask for “The Diamond Seekers” at your favorite bookstore, or buy it online at the Barking Rain Press website, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powells, and many other online booksellers. It is also available in most eBook formats through Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Fictionwise, the iBookstore, Kobo, Overdrive, the Sony Reader Store, and many other outlets worldwide. Interested readers can view the first four chapters for free by visiting the Barking Rain Press website at www.barkingrainpress.org. The Diamond Seekers Mystery-Crime, Thriller LCCN: 2012947158. Trade Paperback (224 pp — $13.95 USD) ISBN-13: 978-1-935460-44-2 ISBN-10: 1-935460-44-7. eBook (ePub, Kindle & PDF formats — $5.95 USD) ISBN-13: 978-1-935460-45-9 ISBN-10: 1-935460-45-5. Now in Print & eBook: “The Diamond Seekers” by UK authors David Coles and Jack Everett. Sept. 9, 2012 - PRLog -- Barking Rain Press, a non-profit fiction publisher, announced the paperback and eBook release of the crime thriller "The Diamond Seekers" from the UK author duo of David Coles and Jack Everett. The authors have written on a number of novels, including the historical thriller "The Last Free Men" and the crime thrillers "The Tourist" and "1/1:Jihad-Britain." When a courier for the powerful crime family descended from Niccolò Machiavelli realizes he's being followed by a rival family assassin, he takes a detour through the English countryside to shake his pursuer. He manages to hide his precious cargo—a fortune in blood diamonds from South Africa—before perishing as his pursuer collides with an English family on a holiday drive. Five years later, the head of the Machiavelli crime family, Alberto Lorente, is still in pursuit of his missing diamonds and is ready to launch an ambitious scheme to recover them. What follows is a twisted trail of murder, kidnapping and layers upon layers of subterfuge. Ask for “The Diamond Seekers” at your favorite bookstore, or buy it online at the Barking Rain Press website, Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Powells, and many other online booksellers. It is also available in most eBook formats through Amazon Kindle, Barnes & Noble Nook, Fictionwise, the iBookstore, Kobo, Overdrive, the Sony Reader Store, and many other outlets worldwide. Interested readers can view the first four chapters for free by visiting the Barking Rain Press website at www.barkingrainpress.org. THE DIAMOND SEEKERS Mystery-Crime, Thriller LCCN: 2012947158. Trade Paperback (224 pp — $13.95 USD) ISBN-13: 978-1-935460- 44-2 ISBN-10: 1-935460-44- 7. eBook (ePub, Kindle & PDF formats — $5.95 USD) ISBN-13: 978-1-935460- 45-9 ISBN-10: 1-935460-45- 5. Where did Johnny Depp go wrong? His is the opposite of the Matthew McConaughey story: a downward spiral from quirky, unpredictable performances in acclaimed indies to a slew of blah roles in big-budget Hollywood fare. Depp’s latest, sci-fi thriller “Transcendence,” opens Friday, and it marks his career’s ongoing descent. Our Lou Lumenick gives it one star, deeming it “transcendentally boring.” Is Johnny just in it for the money these days? Surely not; this is a man who owns his own Bahamian island (thanks in large part to one of his few films that was both mainstream and marvelous: “Pirates of the Caribbean”). Did he simply stop caring? Say it ain’t so! Let’s trace the path of Depp’s decline — and hope someone enlists him in the next “True Detective”-type career redemption vehicle that comes along. ’21 Jump Street’ (1987) Who was that soulful pretty boy playing tortured narc Tom Hanson? Depp came out of nowhere (after being devoured by a bed in a quickie role in 1984’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street”), but quickly garnered a huge following on this seminal Fox drama, which would pave the way for a thousand teen-centric shows to follow. ‘Cry-Baby’ (1990) Though many expected him to jump at the mainstream film roles being offered thanks to his “Jump Street” success, Depp opted instead to make a splash in this offbeat John Waters film, playing a greaser with a seriously sensitive side. ‘Edward Scissorhands’ (1990) Depp teamed up for the first of many collaborations with director Tim Burton in this Goth fairy tale; his performance as the sweet, pointy-fingered Edward cemented his status as the decade’s alterna-dreamboat. ‘Arizona Dream’ (1992) One of Depp’s weirdest-ever roles was in this surrealist Emir Kusturica film, which saw him starring alongside Faye Dunaway and Jerry Lewis as a man who counts fish for a living. ‘Ed Wood’ (1994) The actor continued to defy any expectations that he’d become a regular old movie star by pairing up with Burton again to play the cross-dressing B-movie director in this underrated black-and-white comedy. ‘Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas’ (1998) Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Depp befriended gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson in preparation for his portrayal of him in this Terry Gilliam movie, which saw him doing a pitch-perfect impression of the drug-addled author in his most famous story. ‘Before Night Falls’ (2000) It was a relatively small role, but Depp’s turn as a flamboyant cross-dresser named Bon Bon was one of the highlights of Julian Schnabel’s biopic, which starred Javier Bardem as poet Reinaldo Arenas. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ (2003) It was the role that took everyone by surprise: eccentric, bohemian Johnny Depp in a Disney movie based on an amusement park ride? The decision seemed antithetical to everything we knew about him, but the joke was on us: His swaggering, Keith Richards-inflected Jack Sparrow was delightful, as was this lighthearted pirate romp. ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ (2005) Once more unto the breach with Tim Burton. Depp’s creepy Willy Wonka made us start to feel the partnership had gone stale, with the weirdness turned up so loud, it was difficult to remember there was a classic Roald Dahl story behind it. ‘Pirates of the Caribbean,’ parts 2 and 3 (2006, 2007) Too much of a good thing: These sequels, which failed to live up to the original, cast a serious pall over the mainstreaming of Depp. ‘The Tourist’ (2010) Depp and Angelina Jolie? Why not? Oh: Because of movies like this — in which the two stars turned out to have no chemistry and apparently failed to read the script — a half-baked thriller that was released to a critical and popular thud. ‘The Lone Ranger’ (2013) Film still This was the real turning point, the moment Depp’s goofy penchant for overcostuming veered into unintentional caricature — his Tonto was literally wearing a dead bird for a headpiece — and his partnership with Gore Verbinski, who’d done him right in “Pirates” part 1 and in the animated western “Rango,” soured in an overlong, overexpensive and dull disaster of a summer movie. ‘Transcendence’ (2014) Playing a world-famous artificial intelligence expert who morphs into a humanity-endangering computer entity, Depp plays the role like “Keanu Reeves on Quaaludes,” says Lou Lumenick. Once again, his choice of big-budget fare fell way short of the mark in a sea of clichés and long stretches of nothing much happening. Which, more or less, approximates the last few years of his film work. Here’s hoping for an old-school Depp curveball in 2015, though with “Pirates” and “Alice in Wonderland” sequels in the works, I won’t hold my breath. About. Jack Everett works in various media including large scale stone, bamboo, and wood, metal, glass, clay and paper. Clients include ; British Tourist Board. Camden Festival. Madam Tussauds. Queens Theatre. Ace Notions. Action Space. Richard Williams. The Art Factory. Party on the Green. Axiom Arts Centre. Platypus Theatre Co. Glastonbury Festival. Festival Stage Management. Doctor Fosters Theatre Co. G'nawa Drumming and Dancing Band. Le Booskool. Lucky Zamora. The Rocky Mountain Sculpture Retreat. Atsitsa. Joan Halifax. Theatre Experience. Save the Trees Campaign. Gritten Building. Environmental Bamboo Foundation. European Bamboo Society. British Bamboo Society. Eden Project. Land Use Consultants. Arfan Trials Cycle Project. Sir John Cass School. Janet Jack.(arch) The Devon Dojo. Fielden Clegg Bradley.(arch) WOMAD Foundation. Roots Architecture. Orchard Theatre. Opera North. The Law Society. Glastonbury Festival. Russell Beck Studio. Linda Chase Broda. Lam Rim Buddhist Centre. Proper Job. Exhibitions include; Fresh Air, Quenington. Great Western Lights. The Eden Project. Arlington Arts. Mythic Garden. Halikolathi Green Art. (Finland) Hannah Peschar Gallery. Stoneleigh Gardens. Carwinion. Yew Tree Gallery. Brinkkalan Vilakko Gallery.(Finland) Worth Gallery. (Taos NM.) Clay and Fibre Gallery. (Taos NM.) Centrespace Gallery. Practical Lectures on Bamboo Uses include; Nottingham Architecture dept. Edinburgh Engineering and Architecture depts. Oxford Brookes Architecture dept. University of West of England Architecture dept. Eden Project Summer School. YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES: 1952 Edited by Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty. I was struck by the fact that none of these “Best” stories came from Astounding Science Fiction . This breaks a string of Astounding stories from 1949, 1950, and 1951 that were included in Bleiler & Dikty’s previous YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION volumes. Also, various “new” SF magazines like Worlds Beyond and New Worlds are now represented. By 1951, the SF publishing landscape was changing. This volume includes C. M. Kornbluth’s “The Marching Morons” about a future when the average IQ is 45. Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds shocked the SF field with their “Dark Interlude.” Time travel plays a role in several of these stories. My favorite is “Of Time and Third Avenue” by Alfred Bester with its clever ending. Anthony Boucher’s fabulous “Nine-Finger Jack” shows how to defeat a Venusian invasion. Jack Vance’s “Men of Ten Books” explores the positives and negatives of motivation on a societal level. GRADE: A TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction (The Best Science- Fiction Stories: 1952) – (1952) – essay by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty 7 The Other Side – (1951) – shortstory by Walter Kubilius ( SUPER SCIENCE STORIES, April 1951) 21 Of Time and Third Avenue – (1951) – shortstory by Alfred Bester ( The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , October 1951) 38 The Marching Morons – (1951) – novelette by C. M. Kornbluth [as by Cyril Kornbluth] ( Galaxy Science Fiction , April 1951) 47 A Peculiar People – (1951) – shortstory by Betsy Curtis ( The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , August 1951) 81 Extending the Holdings – (1951) – shortstory by Donald A. Wollheim [as by David Grinnell] ( The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , April 1951) 97 The Tourist Trade – (1951) – shortstory by Wilson Tucker ( Worlds Beyond , January 1951) 102 The Two Shadows – (1951) – novelette by William F. Temple ( Startling Stories , March 1951) 113 Balance – [Max Larkin] – (1951) – shortstory by John Christopher ( New Worlds, Spring 1951) 140 Brightness Falls from the Air – (1951) – shortstory by Margaret St. Clair [as by Idris Seabright] ( The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction , April 1951) 159 Witch War – (1951) – shortstory by Richard Matheson ( Startling Stories, July 1951) 166 At No Extra Cost – (1951) – shortstory by Peter Phillips ( Marvel Science Stories , August 1951) 172 Nine-Finger Jack – (1951) – shortstory by Anthony Boucher ( Esquire , May 1951) 190 Appointment in Tomorrow – (1951) – novelette by Fritz Leiber ( Galaxy Science Fiction, July 1951) 196 The Rats – (1951) – shortstory by Arthur Porges ( Man’s World, February 1951) 225 Men of the Ten Books – (1951) – shortstory by Jack Vance (variant of The Ten Books) ( Startling Stories , March 1951) 235 Generation of Noah – (1951) – shortstory by William Tenn ( Suspense , Spring 1951) 258 Dark Interlude – (1951) – shortstory by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds ( Galaxy Science Fiction , January 1951) 271 The Pedestrian – (1951) – shortstory by Ray Bradbury ( The Reporter , August 7, 1951) 280 About the Authors (The Best Science- Fiction Stories: 1952) – (1952) – essay by uncredited 286. 25 thoughts on “ YEAR’S BEST SCIENCE FICTION STORIES: 1952 Edited by Everett F. Bleiler & T. E. Dikty ” What a list of authors ! Btw New Worlds has a very “interesting” history which in later years is intimately connected to M Moorcock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Worlds_(magazine) george Post author June 7, 2018 at 7:17 am. Wolf, NEW WORLDS was rarely seen in the U.S. but had a tremendous impact with the New Wave of SF. There was briefly a US edition at the turn of the ’60s…and we did get best-of anthologies from Berkley and others after Michael Moorcock and his successors took over editorial duties. Of course, A Lot of the New Wave was also birthed by Frederik Pohl’s GALAXY and IF and WORLDS OF TOMORROW, Avram Davidson’s FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, Cele Goldsmith Lalli’s FANTASTIC and AMAZING, Ted Carnell’s NEW WORLDS and SCIENCE FANTASY, Judith Merril’ s best of the year anthology, and eventually the likes of Damon Knight’s ORBIT anthology series, Harlan Ellison’s DANGEROUS VISIONS, and the likes of Samuel Delany and Marilyn Hacker’s QUARK going about as experimental as the Moorcock NEW WORLDS or the Harry Harrison/Keith Roberts SF IMPULSE would in the UK. Todd, I was mildly interested in the New Wave especially Michael Moorcock’s work in the Sixties. Some of the New Wave stories seemed like gibberish to me. Lots of good writers here. Probably read a lot of these in other collections. Big fan of the Bester and Kornbluth. george Post author June 7, 2018 at 7:18 am. Steve, Kornbluth died young. Bester stopped writing for decades. Great losses! He was writing, but not publishing in SF…more like a decade, from the early-mid ’60s (“They Don’t Make Life Like They Used To” 1963/”The Flowered Thundermug” 1964) to the early-mid ’70s (“The Animal Fair” 1972)…he was mostly writing travel journalism and interviews for HOLIDAY magazine in those years, but when Curtis Publishing collapsed, he found himself out of his dream job, and turned back to sf, trying to make a career of it for a while. It didn’t work out so well for him… Todd, you’re right. Bester’s “window of opportunity” closed when he tried to reignite his writing career. Kornbluth’s story seems remarkably prescient! george Post author June 7, 2018 at 7:18 am. Deb, Kornbluth saw “dumbing down” before everyone else did. Yes, Deb, it’s been anthologized many times, but perhaps never more relevant than it is now. Great collection of authors. george Post author June 7, 2018 at 7:22 am. Jeff, you’re right. This anthology is full of great stories. The 1950s, with all the new SF digest magazines, was bursting with new writers and new stories. A good batch of stories / long stories. I’m also surprised no entries from ASF, as there were plenty of good things in the 1952 issues, but apparently not what the editors were looking for. george Post author June 7, 2018 at 12:54 pm. Rick, I think you’ll see some novellas from ASTOUNDING SF tomorrow on my FFB post. I suspect that wither John Campbell, ASTOUNDING’s editor, or Street and Smith, or both, were in some sort of snit with the BOTY editors, and didn’t want to let them reprint any stories. This also happened with the Dutton BEST DETECTIVE STORIES OF THE YEAR when Brett Halliday was editing…ELLERY QUEEN’S MYSTERY MAGAZINE wouldn’t allow any stories from their issues be reprinted, perhaps in part because of Halliday’s association with MIKE SHAYNE MYSTERY MAGAZINE. That should be Either Campbell or S&S or both were in a snit. They were definitely getting into a snit with GALAXY at this point for the GALAXY NOVELS magazine/books for reprinting stories that had been first published in ASTOUNDING. george Post author June 7, 2018 at 8:36 pm. Todd, the Bleiler and Dikty series were published by Frederick Fell. Yes, I know. That doesn’t mean that Campbell or Street and Smith didn’t have a beef, justified or not, with Fell or the annual’s editors, as well. A lot of people like to think of Cyril Kornbluth’s story as endorsing eugenics, and he certainly had an ultraviolet view of humanity, but I think his criticism certainly extends to those who want to rid themselves of their burden of unintelligent people. Perhaps I’m wrong, but I think the last passages in the story suggest this rather strongly. Meanwhile, the film IDIOCRACY is a dumbed-down ripoff of the story, if with some clever touches to it. It was certainly relevant then as much as now…with Nixon as a very activist VP, having come to prominence, as did Robert Kennedy, as an aide to Joe McCarthy… george Post author June 7, 2018 at 8:35 pm. Todd, Kornbluth’s “The Marching Morons” is a mashup of eugenics and Malthusian theory. Trying to “fix” the population problem through Time Travel was a very Kornbluthian strategy. Or through outsourcing mass-murder…outsourcing probably not a term anyone used for a few decades after the story was published. Mass- murder, alas, already over-familiar. I still remember the stories and novels by Kornbluth and Pohl – they had a big influence on me! Shouldn’t Gravy Planet (The Space Merchants as a novel) be contained here – or at least be mentioned? Wolf, the LIBRARY OF AMERICA (a non-profit publisher of classic American literature) included THE SPACE MERCHANTS in one of their SF volumes. https://www.loa.org/books/369-american-science-fiction-four-classic-novels-1953-1956. I wish I had more time to read these stories. I wish you had more time to write about them. I want to know more about each year of science fiction. george Post author June 11, 2018 at 7:00 am. Jim, I plan to finish up the Bleiler & Dikty series this Summer. Then I plan to reread one volume of Asimov/Greenberg’s DAW series per month. Like you, I really enjoy these SF stories from the past.