On the Shores of Endless Worlds

The PorPor Books Blog: SF and Fantasy Books 1968 - 1988: On the Shores of Endless Worlds


Andrew Tomas (also known as A. Boncza Tomaszewski;1906 - 2001) was a Russian-born author who arguably created the entire 'Ancient Astronauts' genre with his 1935 book The Planetary Doctrine. 

During the 70s, the success of Erich von Daniken's books motivated paperback publishers in the US and UK to release new books Tomas had written on the Ancient Astronauts theme. Among these was Sphere Book's release of On the Shores of Endless Worlds.

Roger Zelazny - Roadmarks

After a quite intense 2016, let's see what 2017 brings. I'm looking forward to many things:

There will be a big wedding in june, some traveling to the good ol' UK and to France, an evening with a blacksmith, hopefully a comic convention, some big changes in my office, maybe a new position (who knows), evenings with good friends and my family, the sea, many many books and and and....

Plus I plan to get rid of some old stuff (clothes, comics, books, trading cards), because I need more room for new things.

And after all, enjoy life.

Its a bit late, but - Happy New Year to everybody, and have a good time!


P.S. The book of this post - I didn't read it until today, I found it in Notting Hill last October. But I thought the artwork is perfect for a new year.

Dennis Wheatley - The Island where time stands still

It took some time until a new post. Sorry readers!

Bought this one in a used book store, without knowing the author. A little research showed that this one is quite interesting.

During WWII, the author Dennis Wheatley was hired by Winston Churchill to be a part of a highly confidential group of strategists. He was one of the only civilians to be recruited, on the strength that he had shown a flair for deception and cover stories in his novels, particularly through his incarnation of Gregory Sallust - widely regarded as the inspiration for Ian Fleming's James Bond.

And this story is the ninth one in a series of 11 novels. Its a Arrow Book from 1964. Originally, it was first published in the year 1954.

On a pleasure cruise on the South Seas, Sir Pellinore Gwaine-Cust's yacht hits a coral reef and sinks in minutes. Only one survivor is washed to the safety of the shore: Gregory Sallust.

But this is no ordinary Pacific island. When Gregory regains consciousness he finds himself among a Chinese community, ruled by descendents of the ancient Imperial House. Within days the throne becomes vacant, and Gregory joins an expedition to find the true heir - a hazardous search that takes him to San Francisco, and deep into the forbidden heart of China itself.


Check it out, and if you like it, you will find the whole series over at Amazon.