Who hasn’t engaged in the luxury of creating an alternate reality (for example) where one can fly or have a conversation with an imaginary animal or occupy an unusual landscape? One could safely say that from the time we are children, thoughts such as these and many others have occurred in all of us.

Although there are many different definitions for the word fantasy, the common thread between all of them could be summed up as; imagination unrestricted by reality! Anything goes in fantasy! A child’s fantasy often can be as simple as, what will I be when I grow up, to spontaneously mocking up a character they’ve perceived and temporarily adopt that character in play. There was a fantastic culture created for teens who immersed themselves in the game “Dungeons and Dragons” followed by graphic video games and super hero movies, such as X-Men where each characters displays a unique ability far surpassing man’s current ability.

Geography plays an important role in fantasy novels. Take for example Arabic based stories such as; Aladdin, Sinbad or Ali Baba, all have elements of its culture. The Genie that is common in such stories may have been born out of the hallucinatory and desperation of men traversing the desert. Pre-twentieth century Briton produced many sword and sorcery novels, many of them historically based but still having elements of fantasy. Asian cultures brought to the table many a dragons tale.

Some individuals maintain a high degree of imagination and have the uncanny ability to conceptualize especially wondrous and strange fancies. Many of these people are writers. The extravagant and unrestrained mental image pictures of the realistic coupled with the unrealistic from the vision of its creator, have fueled generations of satisfied readers and budding authors world wide and continue to entertain current and future generations.

One such author was L. Ron Hubbard. His extensive travels around the globe as a young man gave him a unique prospective about various cultures, traditions and superstitions which is demonstrated in his prose. As a writer in many genres such as mystery, western, air and sea adventures, far-flung adventure, tales of the orient and science fiction, his unique blend of fantasy stories continue to inspire new writers and readership of his works that remain in high demand to this day.

His early fiction stories from the Golden Age of Pulp Fiction are still available today. One such story is a fantasy fiction called “The Tramp”. This story tells the tale of a down-on-his-luck tramp, Doughface Jack, who survives a terrifying scull crushing accident running from a cop and a train brakeman. Miraculously, not only does he survive but as a result of patching up his brain injuries, he develops phenomenal mental powers where he can heal or kill instantaneously and make the old young again. Terrified of the new found abilities, he flees from the university that has been keeping a watchful eye on him. As is wont with a good story, the evil person in the story turns out to be a beautiful but vengeful power lusting individual who wants to use Jacks ability to obtain her goal and nothing will stand in her way!

This story was published in 1938 so you will experience the flavor of the story that reflects the time period. As fantasy goes, Hubbard knew what would spark the imagination and then some. Its an enjoyable read all around.

Lawrence Hail is a huge fan of pulp fiction stories and loves to experience them in all formats from print to audiobooks to video and movie. Click here for a list of audiobooks at: http://www.goldenagestories.com/audiobooks

Lawrence Hail is a huge fan of pulp fiction stories and loves to experience them in all formats from print to audiobooks to video and movie. Click here for a list of audiobooks at: http://www.goldenagestories.com/audiobooks

Author Bio: Lawrence Hail is a huge fan of pulp fiction stories and loves to experience them in all formats from print to audiobooks to video and movie. Click here for a list of audiobooks at: http://www.goldenagestories.com/audiobooks

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