Long Term Works in Progress

I was thinking the other day about projects that I have partially completed and projects I have plans to write and came up with this list of collections and novels that are on my slate of things to write and edit. Long time readers may recognize or have read stories featuring some of these characters.

1)Immortals of the Dire Planet
2)Abominations of the Dire Planet
3)Strommand Greatrix novel (airships, swordplay, and genocide on the planet of Carparath)
4) One Foot in My Grave: the autobiography of risk-taker September Peterson and his battles with cystic fibrosis and life.
5) The Samuel T. Ogden Zombies and Skateboards collection
6) Midnight Avengers: The Eel and Adder collection
7) The Gantlet Brothers: Sold Out
8) Lone Crow: Gunmen of the Hollow Earth novel
9) Lone Crow collection
10) Weird Worlds of Joel Jenkins (short story and novella collection)
11) Barclay Salvage (the interplanetary adventures of Aaron Barclay and his intrepid crew of salvagers)
12) Dogs and Sorcerers (Tales from the City of Bathos book 3)
13) The Fiends of Necropolis (Damon St. Cloud)
14) Damage Inc. Collection
15) Monica Killingsworth Collection
16) Jack Scarlet werewolf collection (This guy gets around. He appears in an upcoming Lone Crow story as well as Fiends of Necropolis)
17) Michael and Candice Thunder collection (racecars and the supernatural in a post-apocalyptic world)
18) In the Belly of the Behemoth (Shadrak and Asher)
19) Temple Houston Collection: Guns Against Temple


I've got written material for all but two of these projects. One is complete except for editing, some are twenty thousand words from completion and others still need 70,000 or so words. The book titles are subject to change and this list is by no means drafted in the order I will be tackling these projects. Also, I tend to get side-tracked when new ideas rear their head, so its possible that this list will be expanding.

However, what I realized is that at my current rate of two collections and/or novels a year that it will take quite some time to get all these done. I guess I know what I'll be doing for the next nine years.

Four Bucks Off Lost Tribes

Lost Tribes of the Dire Planet is now available in hard copy and you can find it in two places.  Amazon carries it for $15.95 or now through the end of April 2012 you can pick it up at the Pulp Work Press website for $11.95 by entering the semi-secret code of 5YRZ6A8W.

Also, pick up Lost Tribes of the Dire Planet in Kindle or Epub/Nook formats for just $3.99.

Stranded Astronaut Garvey Dire finds himself in a heap of trouble when an ancient sect of assassins emerges from the icy depths of Velnibus to join with a lost tribe of spider worshipers who are immune to the edge of the steel sword.  Together, these deadly enemies hatch a plot which may result in the extinction of Garvey's adopted tribe.  Lost Tribes of the Dire Planet is a sword and science fiction extravaganza in the tradition of John Carter Warlord of Mars.

"Over the many years since Burroughs created his interplanetary pulp classics there have been dozens of imitators who have attempted to recapture the magic he wielded, but none has ever come as close as Jenkins with the Dire Planet books.  These books are rock!"  --Ron Fortier, Pulp Fiction Reviews

PulpWork Press 2012
ISBN: 9780615592954
Author: Joel Jenkins
Cover art: MD Jackson
Cover design: Damon Orrell
Pages: 354

Lost Tribes on Kindle and in Epub

The fifth book of the Dire Planet series, featuring lost astronaut Garvey Dire, is now available for Kindle at Amazon and for Epub readers at Barnes and Noble.  At 120,000 plus words, this is the longest of the Dire Planet books (or any of my books for that matter) yet published.  The length of the novel (approximately 360 pages) means the hard copy will be a bit more expensive ($15.95) than previous Dire Planet books.  However, the digital copies are just $3.99 and Pulp Work Press will be running an introductory sale on the hard copy once it is released.  Stay tuned for more information on that.

Other than the obvious differences between a physical and digital copy, the one thing that the hard copy includes that the digital copy does not is the extensive footnotes (one hundred of them) which delve into the mythology,history, etymology, and customs of the Martian tribes.  The footnotes are not necessary in order to comprehend or enjoy the novel, but some readers have mentioned that they quite like the deeper background that the footnotes provide.

Outlaw Blues

Ron Fortier of Pulp Fiction Reviews shares his take on Percival Constantine's Outlaw Blues, available at Amazon.

Michael May talks PulpWork Press

Michael May's Pulptacular column delves into the history of Pulp Work Press, and features an interview with me in which I pontificate on various and sundry subjects which I know little about.

Blood and Ink Review

At author Derrick Ferguson's Blood and Ink blog he reviews Through the Groaning Earth and comments on the general state of fantasy fiction.

Coming Soon

I expect this to be available sometime at the end of March. Check out the cool cover: artwork by MD Jackson and cover design by Damon Orrell.