Sweet, Sweet Candy!

Seriously though, if I should die tomorrow, have them carve this review on my tombstone:

Do you like your action two fisted? Do you like your banter fast and sassy?
Is pulp something other than your preference in the orange juice cooler at your
local grocery mart? If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then
the Tales of the Red Panda: The Crime Cabal is a book that you should clasp to
your bosom. This is pure Pulp joy filled with mystery men, sassy sidekicks,
villainous mobsters, zombies, fist-fights, gun-fights, sword-fights, and enough
squirrel-fu to fill the most voluminous can of rodent whoop-arse. Open with
caution. In taking his Radio-serial characters into print, Greg Taylor has not
lost a whit of the humour and sense of wonder and excitement that they bring.
The Red Panda swears it. - Shayne Dark

More reviews!

There are many lovely reviews up on the Amazon Page... though I'd sure love to see more! Here are a couple of recent highlights:

Things you will find in this book:

1) Heroic action coupled with clever
repartee, truly reflecting the spirit and style of the great shows of old time
radio

2) Fun, edge-of-the-seat suspense, with a healthy dollop of
can't-put-it-down

3) Pugilistic Canadians

4) Zombies

The Crime Cabal isn't a parody or an attempt to take the mickey out of the pulp-hero genre. Rather, it brings the larger-than-life fiction of the 30's and 40's into the modern era.
It's witty and fun and clever and serious and unashamedly heroic. So if you like
action, adventure, and curvaceous Torontonian ladies that could punch your local
crime boss into next week, then run, don't walk, to the "Add to Shopping Cart"
button now, and get on with the clicks.

- William Merlock

When you get this book, as you should, take time to savor the story. Don't rip through it like a bag of chips. Stop, curl up in your favorite reading place and give yourself time to fall into the rhythm of the narrative.

Tales of the Red Panda: The Crime Cabal has good guys that you wish truly existed, bad guys that deserve everything they get, action that would make a stuntman jealous and romantic banter that leaves you wanting more.

If you can't wait until the book arrives, you can get your Red Panda and Flying Squirrel fix by using Amazon's Look Inside feature to find the location of the Decoder Ring Theatre and home to The Red Panda and The Flying Squirrel. You won't be disappointed.

- psbelle

Early Reviews!

Here's a sampling of some of the early reviews folks have contributed to the Amazon.com page - Thanks to everyone who is helping us reach new readers and fans! I'll add some more here soon, but please keep 'em coming! I'd love to see 100 reviews up there... even if it's just a line or two!

This is a great book both for long time fans/listeners of the Decoder Ring podcast as well as people who haven't heard of the characters yet. Gregg Taylor has been writing these characters for a while now for audio drama and it shows in this book with each character having their own distinctive voice. There is plenty of action, mystery and intrigue and the end of each chapter will have you wanting more. - Bryan Kennedy

Harken back to the early days of radio and the larger than life adventures of the masked avengers of pulp fiction. A great read that peels those decades away, transporting us back to an age of heroes. - Michael Maloney

This is a great story for both the avid Decoder Ring Theatre fan or for the newly initiated. The Red Panda and The Flying Sqirrel are pulp hero characters. The Crime Cabal has all the humor and daringdo that we have come to expect from Mr. Taylor. Grab this book and hang on for the ride. - Kurtis Workman

Gregg Taylor's Red Panda audio adventures thrill internet and radio audiences twice a month with exciting, funny, and romantic tales of the Red Panda, a "The Shadow"-style pulp hero heavy on gear and hypnotic tricks, and his sidekick and love interest, The Flying Squirrel, who dishes out the licks to the bad guys. This story gives a rare in-depth view into the adventures of the Red Panda and the Flying Squirrel, and lets readers see into the minds of these characters in a way that's impossible to do in audio form. If you love pulp heroes, and you want to see some bad guys get their butts kicked, then this is the story for you!!!! - T.L. White

Read All About It!

Yes, it's finally time, brothers and sisters... the Mass Market Edition of Tales of the Red Panda: The Crime Cabal is now available! Get on board and show some love! If you've already read the book in it's earlier Direct Market Edition, please go to the Amazon.com page and post a review, a rating, some tags and/or some "tags for search". Help folks find it and enjoy it! I'd love to see 100 reviews up as quickly as we can manage it!

If you get a chance to post a link to the Amazon page on your blog, facebook, myspace, twitter or any other corner of the internet you own, that would be amazing!

Here is the LINK!

(EDIT: The Amazon page is still being tweaked. The picture keeps appearing and disappearing and the product description hasn't appeared yet, but there are already 10 reviews and we've jumped about 150,000 places on the "hot" list in 24 hours! Keep 'em coming!)

Tomorrow, the world!

Yes folks, the long, dark tea-time of the soul that was the pre-order is over at last, and everyone who has been waiting for a book should have it in their hands in a few days. It hasn't been pretty, and there are still a few issues on this end, but the important thing is those International Orders are en route!

Which makes it a perfect moment to announce that Tales of the Red Panda: The Crime Cabal will have it's Mass-Market edition release this summer through BookSurge and be available on Amazon.com - and will be joined this fall by the second book in the series, Tales of the Red Panda: The Mind Master!

So those of you who missed the pre-order (you lucky buggers) will soon have an opportunity to get your paws on this in-continuity story that falls somewhere between seasons one and two of The Red Panda Adventures

This edition is substantively identical to the Direct Market edition. The cover still features Chuck Lukacs' beautiful artwork and Allan Cooke's stunning design. But the text has been more fetchingly re-set and it's had a good deal of editorial TLC from the series' new editor deluxe, Erin Fife.

Watch this space for more details (and listen for the shameless pimping that will no doubt follow in the Decoder Ring Theatre Podcast)! I hope those of you who've read the book through the pre-order will take the opportunity to post a review on Amazon when the book makes it's debut!

Astonishing Adventures! Preview

Last year Tales of The Red Panda: The Crime Cabal first saw the light of day as a part of the debut issue of e-Pulp Astonishing Adventures! Magazine. AA!M Has continued to grow and reach new heights, and I'm thrilled to have been a part of their first outing!

If you're curious for a sneak peek at the new Red Panda novel, use the handy widget below to read Astonishing Adventures! #1 - you'll find Chapter 1 of The Crime Cabal featured for your dining and dancing pleasure.

Okay, probably not dancing.

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Coming Soon!

For almost a year now, fans of Decoder Ring Theatre's podcast radio series The Red Panda Adventures have been waiting for news... and the wait is almost over!

Last fall, the first chapter of an all-new adventure novel featuring the masked protectors of 1930's Toronto appeared in the debut issue of Astonishing Adventures! Magazine. At last the full story can be told!

Titled Tales of The Red Panda: The Crime Cabal, the novel is written in the tradition of the great adventure pulp magazines of the 1930s and '40s. Set within the existing continuity of the radio series, The Crime Cabal makes a fine introduction to our heroes and their world for new readers, and has many surprises in store sure to delight those who are already fans!

The Crime Cabal will first appear in a Direct Market edition from Age of Adventure Publishing - A limited time Pre-Sale offer will begin on August 23rd when Decoder Ring Theatre releases a special Audiobook Teaser episode of their podcast, available at http://www.decoderringtheatre.com/ or via the feed http://decoderring.libsyn.com/rss

Those who order duringthis pre-sale opportunity will order directly from the author, and as soon as the book is available, theirs will will arrive signed by author Gregg Taylor! Watch this space for more information, and visit Decoder Ring Theatre to catch up on the thrilling audio adventures of.... The Red Panda!