{"product_id":"alien-souls-14-tales-by-achmed-abdullah-paperback","title":"Alien Souls: 14 Tales, by Achmed Abdullah (Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eAchmed Abdullah remains one of the most under-appreciated authors of the early 20th century, and this fine collection shows why he needs to be rediscovered. His gripping writing and superior characterization (particularly of Asian and Middle Eastern characters) were remarkable for the age in which they were first published, when Yellow Peril stories or romances featuring whitewashed sheiks were in vogue. Abdullah found a home in the pulp magazines, publishing a significant body of novels and short stories that were popular because they were exotic. Often they featured the sympathetic treatment of non-Caucasian characters—a novelty in the 1910s and 1920s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded in this volume are 14 of Abdullah's fine short stories:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eFeud Reprisal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe Home-Coming\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe Dance on the Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe River of Hate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe Soul of a Turk\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eMorituri\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe Jester\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe Strength of the Little Thin Thread\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eGrafter and Master Grafter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe Logical Tale of the Four Camels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe Two-Handed Sword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eBlack Poppies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eThe Perfect Way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eTao\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43185013063889,"sku":"9781479450305","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/5981\/5377\/files\/9781479450305_FC.jpg?v=1784122438","url":"https:\/\/startlingstories.us\/products\/alien-souls-14-tales-by-achmed-abdullah-paperback","provider":"Startling Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}