Achmed Abdullah wrote for the pulp magazines of the early 20th century, becoming one of the most popular and talented writers of the field. His exotic locales and vivid characterizations made him highly sought after. Now, The Achmed Abdullah Megapack collects 20 of his classic stories, ranging from fantasy and ghost stories to mystery and adventure. Great tales from a forgotten master!Included are:INTRODUCTION, by Darrell Schweitzer WINGS LIGHT FEAR THE CHARMED LIFE FRAMED ...

If you've picked up this volume, you may already be familiar with Achmed Abdullah's work from the first volume, "The Achmed Abdullah Megapack." If not, no harm done; both Megapacks contain short stories which can be read in any order. The only real difference is that Volume 1 contains quite a few supernatural stories, while Volume 2 focuses more on "contemporary" (early 1900s) life in exotic locales, like the Middle East, China, and New York City (primarily in Chinatown). Crime is frequent...

Our fourth volume of Achmed Abdullah's collected works presents 15 more tales of mystery, adventure, and romance. Includes an introduction by Darrell Schweitzer. Here are:THE TALE THE DRUM TOLDTHE STOLEN APPLES SYSTEMTHE ROCK WHENCE YE WERE HEWNTHE PURPLE PALETTE OF LIFETHE MAN WHO WISHEDTHE INFIDELTHE LAST WORDTHE GUERDONTHE GAMUTTHE FLOWERING STONETHE FETISH OF REMORSETHE EVENING RICETHE COMMONSEN...

Our third collection of Achmed Abdullah's classic fiction presents 15 more great pulp tales, mixing crime, mystery, historical adventure, and romance in exotic settings. Here are:A WOMAN OF THE BENNI-FUHARACOBBLER’S WAXDELIGHTFUL LAN-FANGFOR THREE CAMELSMOST JUST AMONGMOSLEMSA MATTER OF FACEHOUND OF THE WILDERNESSBLACK LILYAFTER YOUTHACCORDING TO HERBERT SPENCERA FULL HOUSEHENRI ALWAYS SAY...

The Dance on the Hill by Achmed Abdullah is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within classics and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: BEHIND him the Koh Haji-Lal, the "Mountains of the Red Pilgrim," closed like a ragged tide. In front of him the snowy peaks o...

Thingumajee Thingumabob Jones by Achmed Abdullah is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within classics and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: THE fellow shouldn't he allowed in the Club. He makes the whole White community lose face," said Sir Silas Holden, th...

Fear by Achmed Abdullah is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within classics and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: The fact that the man whom he feared had died ten years earlier did not in the least lessen Stuart McGregor's obsession of horror, of a certai...

Feud by Achmed Abdullah is offered here in a clean English digital edition prepared for fluent ebook reading. The work stands within classics and gives modern readers direct access to a public-domain classic with navigable structure and a restrained typographic presentation. The opening pages establish the book's atmosphere with this first movement: TO-DAY he lives In Bokhara, in the old quarter of the desert town that the natives call Bokhara-i-Shereef. He has a store in a bazaar not far ...

Alien Souls by Achmed Abdullah is a haunting and imaginative exploration of identity, human nature, and the mysterious forces that separate individuals from the worlds around them. Blending psychological depth with elements of suspense and speculative intrigue, the novel examines what it means to feel unfamiliar—not only to society, but even to oneself. Abdullah crafts a richly atmospheric narrative populated by characters who exist on the margins of understanding, driven by desires, fears...

In a smoky Seattle speakeasy, a bitter debate ignites between two men of starkly different worlds. Professor Herschel W. Giddens, a diminutive scholar of psychology, confronts Mr. Jerome Harrington, a rugged pioneer who carved his fortune from the raw Northwest. Their clash is not just about intellect versus muscle; it’s a clash of eras, of the old frontier spirit against the new age of science. As the night deepens, the conversation turns into a primal test of wills, revealing how each ma...

The Man on Horseback by Achmed Abdullah is a gripping tale of power, destiny, and the turbulent forces that shape leadership in times of conflict. Set against a backdrop of political unrest and shifting loyalties, the story follows the rise of a commanding figure whose presence on horseback becomes a symbol of authority, ambition, and inevitable confrontation with fate. Abdullah's vivid storytelling brings to life a world where courage and calculation exist side by side, and where individu...

A red-haired rider in the Idaho Hoodoos thinks he’s found a simple stroke of luck: a half share in a rough little mine that suddenly assays far richer than anyone expects. The strike promises a clean way out of hard country and harder jobs—until the ore begins to leave men uneasy, as if the rock itself carries a faint, distant echo.Then the attention starts. Smooth buyers offer astonishing prices and ask odd questions about shipping, water, and secrecy. When refusal isn’t enough, t...