Books by L Ron Hubbard

Portrait of L Ron Hubbard

L. Ron Hubbard was a remarkably prolific twentieth‑century author whose work spanned adventure, science fiction, fantasy, and western genres. Known for his energetic storytelling and cinematic pace, his fiction often explores courage, ingenuity, and the human spirit under pressure, reflecting the popular pulp traditions that first brought him to prominence.

His legacy includes a vast catalogue of novels, short stories, and audio adaptations that continue to attract readers who enjoy classic action and imaginative settings. Whether encountering his speculative tales or his high‑adventure yarns, readers will find a distinctive voice that helped shape mid‑century popular fiction and remains a notable part of genre history.

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  • Black Towers to Danger

    Galaxy Press Black Towers to Danger

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    Book SynopsisDrilling for oil is a dirty business, and for Bill Murphy, it's about to turn positively filthy. But Murphy's as big and tough as his home state of Texasa man in the mold of a young John Wayneand he's more than a match for everything the oil-rich land of Venezuela can throw at him. Everything, that is, except for one woman.Her name is Marcia Stewart. She's fiery, she's brave, and she's beautiful and she'd like nothing better than to see Bill Murphy dead. Her oilman father's been killed, and Marcia tags Murphy as the murderer.Murphy's guilty of a lot of things, but murder's not one of them. He's drilling down for the truth, and now it's his land, his love for Marciaand his lifethat are on the line. With so much at stake, he'll go to any length to come out on top of the Black Towers to Danger.When Black Towers to Danger was first published in 1936, the editor wrote: L. Ron Hubbard, as you know, is a pilot, a writer, and an engineer. The one thing he doesn't work at is engineering. He was in China at 15 and has covered a lot of territory since then. If he's on a flying fieldor anywhere elseyou can't miss himhe's a tall, slender chap with very fair skin and bright red hair. Something picturesque about him as there should be about a flyer. And not only was he a man with a commanding presence, so too did he have command over his material, researching the entire oil drilling process for this story.Roars to life. Publishers Weekly

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  • The Tramp

    Galaxy Press The Tramp

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  • A Matter of Matter

    Galaxy Press A Matter of Matter

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  • Danger in the Dark

    Galaxy Press Danger in the Dark

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  • The Crossroads

    Galaxy Press The Crossroads

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  • Greed

    Galaxy Press Greed

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  • One Was Stubborn

    Galaxy Press One Was Stubborn

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  • Beyond all Weapons

    Galaxy Press Beyond all Weapons

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  • The Carnival of Death: A Case of Killer Drugs and

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  • The Great Secret

    Galaxy Press The Great Secret

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  • Sea Fangs

    Galaxy Press Sea Fangs

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  • Twenty Fathoms Down

    Galaxy Press Twenty Fathoms Down

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  • When Shadows Fall

    Galaxy Press When Shadows Fall

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  • Golden Hell

    Galaxy Press Golden Hell

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  • All Frontiers Are Jealous

    Galaxy Press All Frontiers Are Jealous

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  • Arctic Wings: A Story of Crime and Justice on the

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  • Beyond All Weapons

    Galaxy Press Beyond All Weapons

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  • Branded Outlaw: A Tale of Wild Hearts in the Wild

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  • Brass Keys to Murder

    Galaxy Press Brass Keys to Murder

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  • Yukon Madness

    Galaxy Press Yukon Madness

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  • Under the Diehard Brand

    Galaxy Press Under the Diehard Brand

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  • Hell's Legionnaire

    Galaxy Press Hell's Legionnaire

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  • Dead Men Kill: A Murder Mystery of Wealth, Power,

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  • Devil's Manhunt

    Galaxy Press Devil's Manhunt

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  • The Bold Dare All

    Galaxy Press The Bold Dare All

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    Book SynopsisAs brash and bold and daring as Steve McQueen, Lieutenant Lee Briscoe will never back away from a good cause or good fight. And when it comes to heroism, he and McQueen are in the same band of brothers.Briscoe's gone undercover to infiltrate a slave-labor camp on an island in Southeast Asia, knowing full well that once he goes in, he may never get out. Posing as a man on the run for murder, he may soon wish he had run in the opposite direction. His adversary on the island is Schwenka man who is not only a connoisseur of cruelty, but an expert at delivering it.And for Briscoe, the stakes have just shot up. An innocent young woman has landed on the island and fallen into Schwenk's clutches, sold to him to do with her as he pleases. Escape is the only option . . . or both Briscoe and the girl are sure to face a fate worse than death.L. Ron Hubbard once wrote in his journal: There must be wide spaces in which to think, strange music to hear, odd costumes to see and the elements to battle against. Money, nice cars, good food and a good job' mean nothing to me when compared to being able to possess the thought that there is a surprise over the horizon. Venturing toward that horizon, at age seventeen Ron set sail for the South Pacific in July 1927, and after spending time getting to know the local natives, he signed aboard a working schooner bound for China's coast. Along the way, Ron encountered many dangers lurking in the thick jungle mistsfirsthand experience that contributed to stories like The Bold Dare All.

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  • The Carnival of Death: A Case of Killer Drugs and

    Galaxy Press The Carnival of Death: A Case of Killer Drugs and

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    Book SynopsisIn the movie The Big Sleep, Bogart as Philip Marlowe follows a trail of decadence and murder on the dark side of L.A. But even the seamy underside of the city of angels pales in comparison to the freak show found by undercover U.S. narcotics agent Bob Clark . . . in The Carnival of Death. Clark?s investigation begins with cocaine and leads to cold-blooded murder?the discovery of one, and then another, headless corpse. Who is behind the slaughter? Are the killings tied to the drug traffic? Or is a deeper, darker, and even more sinister conspiracy unfolding in the carnival? There are plenty of distractions?bright lights and beautiful girls?but Clark better find the murderers of the midway fast. Because the next head that rolls could very well be his own.In 1934, while living in New York, the heart of the publishing industry, Hubbard struck up a friendship with the city?s medical examiner?a relationship that started his education in undetectable crime and provided him with authoritative clinical background for his detective stories. Also includes the mystery The Death Flyer, in which a man and woman find themselves trapped on a ghost train and bound for a deadly crash . . . unless they can find a way to derail fate and cheat death?on the fly. Experience the spinning wheels, the pleasure-seeking crowds and the screams of horror as the audio version of The Carnival of Death takes you on a roller-coaster ride of suspense. ?Roars to life.? ?Library Journal

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  • Mouthpiece

    Galaxy Press Mouthpiece

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  • The Slickers

    Galaxy Press The Slickers

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    Book SynopsisTex Larimee is a grizzled Arizona sheriff who's leaving the deserts of Cactus County behind, blazing a trail east to mix it up with The Slickers in the canyons of Manhattan. Years later Clint Eastwood would follow the exact same trail in Coogan's Bluffa western lawman on the loose in New York City.Tex's welcome to New York is a rude one. Robbed of his cash, gun and badge, he's locked in a room in back of a run-down bar. Breaking out of the bar, he goes looking for his best friend only to find him dead, his throat cut. And the cops accuse Tex of committing the murder.But none of that's going to keep a good Arizona lawman down. Discovering he's been the subject of an elaborate frame-up job, Tex has got a few tricks of his own up his sleeveand in his recovered Colt .45to make even the toughest of city birds sing a different tune.Much like Tex, L. Ron Hubbard was born and bred on the western frontier and made his way east to explore and experience life in New York City. But unlike the sheriff, Hubbard enjoyed his time in the city, where his writing career took off as he became a leading figure in its literary world. He came to know the streets and haunts of Manhattan as well as he knew the arroyos and canyons of the west, giving him the kind of insights he needed to write stories like The Slickers.Also includes the mysteries Killer Ape, in which a man frees a mistreated orangutan, only to end up with a monkey on his back, as he's accused of aiding and abetting the ape in a case of murder, and Murder Afloat, the story of a top narcotics cop in the U.S. Secret Service who's pursuit of a million-dollar score could land him in some hotand deadlywater.

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  • Forbidden Gold: An Adventure in Love and Money

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  • Golden Hell

    Galaxy Press Golden Hell

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  • Gun Boss of Tumbleweed

    Galaxy Press Gun Boss of Tumbleweed

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  • Gunman's Tally

    Galaxy Press Gunman's Tally

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  • Killer's Law

    Galaxy Press Killer's Law

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  • The Phantom Patrol

    Galaxy Press The Phantom Patrol

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  • The Falcon Killer

    Galaxy Press The Falcon Killer

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  • Sabotage in the Sky

    Galaxy Press Sabotage in the Sky

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  • False Cargo

    Galaxy Press False Cargo

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  • Brass Keys to Murder

    Galaxy Press Brass Keys to Murder

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  • When Shadows Fall

    Galaxy Press When Shadows Fall

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    £9.89

  • Hurtling Wings: Hurtling Wings

    Galaxy Press Hurtling Wings: Hurtling Wings

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  • Inky Odds

    Galaxy Press Inky Odds

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  • Killer's Law

    Galaxy Press Killer's Law

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  • The Headhunters

    Galaxy Press The Headhunters

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  • Loot of the Shanung

    Galaxy Press Loot of the Shanung

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  • If I Were You

    Galaxy Press If I Were You

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  • Man-Killers of the Air

    Galaxy Press Man-Killers of the Air

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  • Hurricane

    Galaxy Press Hurricane

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  • Destiny's Drum

    Galaxy Press Destiny's Drum

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    £14.35

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