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    Trouble on His Wings: Golden Age Stories
    Trouble on His Wings: Golden Age Stories
    Trouble on His Wings: Golden Age Stories
    Audiobook2 hours

    Trouble on His Wings: Golden Age Stories

    Written by L. Ron Hubbard

    Narrated by R.F. Daley, Jennifer Aspen, Bob Caso and

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    About this audiobook

    Flying into action, daredevil photojournalist Johnny Brice is always looking for trouble ... and more often than not, finding it. But he doesn't know what real trouble is until he rescues the beautiful woman he calls Jinx from a sinking ship.

    Get the picture? Well, Johnny always does. The problem is, with Jinx now in the picture, all his photo-scoops are going down the drain—losing his film to water, fire or war. And it all comes to a head on assignment in China, when the Japanese shoot his plane down and take Jinx and Johnny prisoner.


    Their lives at risk, it's time for Johnny to get the real story about the lady. Is she really a jinx ... or something even more sinister? In an adventure full of surprising discoveries, getting at the truth leads to the most shocking twist of all.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGalaxy Press
    Release dateMar 21, 2012
    ISBN9781592125388
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    L. Ron Hubbard

    With 19 New York Times bestsellers and more than 350 million copies of his works in circulation, L. Ron Hubbard is among the most enduring and widely read authors of our time. As a leading light of American Pulp Fiction through the 1930s and '40s, he is further among the most influential authors of the modern age. Indeed, from Ray Bradbury to Stephen King, there is scarcely a master of imaginative tales who has not paid tribute to L. Ron Hubbard. Then too, of course, there is all L. Ron Hubbard represents as the Founder of Dianetics and Scientology and thus the only major religion born in the 20th century.

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    • 3/5
      This multi-cast audio performance was fantastic for the daily commute to my children's school and work. My 11 year old really enjoyed it and would get upset when I listened ahead of her. I received several of these "Stories from the Golden Age" audio books and we've decided to save them for an upcoming roadtrip.
    • 5/5
      Trouble On His Wings


      Reprints of LRH pulps continue with this gem from the 1930s before the USA got into WWII. Johnny and Irish are the best of the best when it comes to news cameramen for World News. The stereotypical publicity hound boss, the crazy sidekick and the newsman who can do no wrong is plastered all over this tale.

      When word of a disaster taking place on a ship in the Atlantic hits, Johnny is on a plane and bound to get some pictures for the newsreels (remember those, kiddies?). Through some pretty farfetched plotting (it is a pulp after all) he gets a girl. A girl who is a mystery, who says it’s best if Johnny does not know her; it’s best if he is careful and it could mean the death of him if he finds out who she really is.

      The story really pulls no punches as Johnny runs into more and more bad luck as he drags this gal and Irish across the country. Losing film, wet cameras, burning forest fires and the Japanese Imperial Fleet have nothing on Johnny’s ability to bring the news that’s fit to watch.

      Fast paced, silly at times, and a surprise ending to a short story tale. Nice way to knock off an hour or so.

      Recommended.


    • 5/5
      In this exciting pulp classic from 1939, Johnny Brice is working as a flyer and photographer for World News publications. He's a typical brash young man, intent on making a dollar and willing to take chances. Constantly putting himself at risk is second nature to him. Determined to get the first newsreel footage of disasters as they happen, he goes so far as to parachute into the ocean in order to get picked up by a rescue ship on its way to save the survivors of a burning vessel. Then one day he inadvertently saves the life of a beautiful girl, and as you would expect from a piece of pulp fiction the plot heats up from there.Trouble On His Wings is one of many air-adventure stories penned by L. Ron Hubbard, himself a barnstorming pilot in his youth. This is one of his longer stories from the 30s and what a wonderful tale it is. Johnny Brice is identical to the male lead characters in Hubbard's best fiction; immediately likeable, handsome and resourceful. I'm particularly fond of Hubbard's air-adventure tales because his love of flying and adventure comes across in the writing. His characters speak to the joy of flight and the grand sweep of landscape below them: "She watched the country unroll below them, small ripples of pleasure going through her at the variety of colors of the checkerboard earth, of the dollhouse towns, always with their guardian church spires..." Such strong writing makes reading Trouble On His Wings all the more pleasurable. You can see and feel the action of the story.And what would a great pulp fiction story be without a little romance? Trouble On His Wings is flavored with a blossoming romance as Brice takes note of his beautiful rescued passenger as they fly across the country: "Her honey-gold hair was delightfully real." But naturally their fate is undecided as Brice begins to think the girl, who refuses to tell him her name, has jinxed him. His best efforts at getting newsreel footage are crushed time and again with a string of incredible bad luck. The girl may be beautiful, but he can't shake either her or the trouble that keeps coming his way. Written in eleven thrilling chapters Trouble On His Wings is a robust and heartfelt adventure. The plot takes a few turns and twists that will keep readers guessing as they whip through the pages.This was such a fun book to read. I was swept along myself on this cross-country thrill ride. Readers will be rooting for Johnny Brice and "Jinx" to not only work out their problems, but survive the inexplicable poor fortune that plagues Johnny at every turn. What you get with every story by L. Ron Hubbard is a dedication to the characters, the plot and a devotion to the readers who are expecting the best, and then receiving the best. Books like Trouble On His Wings can be enjoyed again and again along with the entire 80 volume series.
    • 4/5
      I have received several of these Hubbard audio books from librarything.com. "Jinx" is what ace reporter and airman Johnny Brice dubs the nameless young woman who seems to be causing all his troubles. Since he plucked her out of the sea he has lost every set of news photos he has shot - and they were some of the best of his career.From a burned intercontinental passenger liner, to a raging forest fire, to a diplomatic incident between China and Japan, Johnny and his associate "Irish" follow the news and take the photos. Then a jinx, or maybe THE Jinx appears and they lose their photos, their cameras, the company plane, and their jobs. The fact that Jinx is a beautiful blond makes it all the worse. And who is she anyway? Who is chasing her?All questions are answered in the end and love triumphs, as it should in pulp fiction.The story is preposterous but very very exciting. The multicast performance is excellent. The sound effects are wonderful. My copy of the CD did not seem to have the problems reported by other reviewers.We can imagine that Galaxy Press, publishers of these audiobooks, is a Scientologist outfit, but there is nothing that points directly to a link.You need to save the cast list that comes in the mailer because there seems to be no other list online or in the main packaging of these Galaxy Press audio books.
    • 4/5
      L. Ron Hubbard was the master of the pulps. But when I read the blurb on the back of the audiobook, I had my doubts that Trouble On His Wings , a story about a guy who worked for the news reels, was going to be entertaining. I was wrong - it was a first-rate pulp story full of action. The book is about a “picture chaser” who covers disasters for a news-reel company. But after he pulls a beautiful blonde out of the ocean while cover an ocean liner disaster, his luck turns bad. Could it be the blonde, who he calls “Jinx,” that is causing his bad luck? And what about her mysterious past? It’s a riveting pulp novel that lovers of that genre will enjoy.The audio version is professionally done with great voice work done by a cast of actors.
    • 4/5
       I received "Trouble on His Wings" through Library Thing Early Reviewers. Trouble on his Wings by L. Ron Hubbard is about Johnny Brice a hard working "picture chaser" for the newsreels. He loves to fly into the mouth of danger and get the story first, shoot it and send the film back fast so it can be turned into newsreels for theaters across America.He is the best there ever was as a "top dog" reporter; up until the day he inadvertently saves the life of girl he pulls out of the ocean while covering a ship burning at sea. The dame, or "Jinx" as Brice calls her, seems to bring bad luck. She keeps Brice on his toes and waist deep in trouble. No matter how hard he tries or how good the story is, Johnny can't seem to get good shots or shake the girl.Trouble on His Wings has many twists and turns that keeps you guessing. The sound effects are amazing, you feel like you are in the sky riding in the airplane. This story has a surprise ending that reveals who "Jinx" really is.
    • 4/5
      Excellent production and acting make for a fun listen. Questionable content for younger listeners. Content is not edited for current political correctness, so overly sensative listeners may balk. No Scientology within.
    • 4/5
      Reviewed for LibraryThing as an early reviewer.Story synopsis: A passenger ship has burned to the water line, a forest fire has caused their plane to crash, the Chinese Ambassador almost dies at the hand of the Japanese, and Johnny Brice, video-photographer for a news outlet, misses all of his shots because, he thinks, of a young woman he’s named Jinx.Review: Trouble on His Wings, set in New York and China is intriguing. Many of the chapters are cliff-hangers, keeping the listener’s attention through the very quickly passing two hours. The actors do an excellent job with multiple parts and the sound effects are very well done. Until very near the end, the listener does not know the fate of Jinx until very near the end of the second CD. Unfortunately, both CDs have glitches; CD1 has an issue on Track 10 and CD2 has one on Track 1.
    • 2/5
      This is the fourth audio book that I have listened to of L. Ron Hubbard. This was my least favorite. I did not really like the main character. He was too rude although brave but perhaps fool hardy. The story was somewhat odd. He has other stories that are more entertaining. I suggest that you listen to one of them.
    • 3/5
      This is one of many short stories that the author put out in pulp magazines back in the 30s and 40s. I found the 'multi-cast' production to be distracting. It was meant to sound like an old radio show but some of the voices bordered on the ridiculous. It was OK but nothing to write home about.
    • 4/5
      This audio edition of Trouble on His Wings was actually a lot of fun. Unlike a typical audio book, it is performed like a radio drama which works excellently with this 1939 adventure story of a new photographer who will do whatever it takes to get the scoop...and the jinx he picks up along the way. If you are looking for an exciting blast from the past, this is definitely it.