Scarlet Riders is a collection of Northern

Northern (genre)

The Northern or Northwestern is an American and Canadian genre in literature and film made popular by the writings of Rex Beach and Zane Grey. It is similar to the Western genre but the action occurs in the Canadian North and typically features Mounties instead of, for example, cowboys or sheriffs...

 Short stories

Short Stories

Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...

 originally published in pulp magazines. The book's subtitle is "Pulp Fiction Tales of The Mounties". It was edited by Don Hutchison who also provides an introduction covering pulp magazines and the Northern genre as well the writers and stories themselves.

Contents

Scarlet Riders contains the following stories:

1. "Deadly Trek to Albertville" by Talmage Powell
   • Originally published in Posse, March 1957
2. "The Frozen Phantom" by Lester Dent
   Lester Dent
   Lester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in...
   
   
   • Originally published in Western Trails, April 1933
3. "Spoilers of the Lost World" by Roger Daniels
   • Originally published in North-West Romances, Fall 1938
4. "White Water Run" by Hugh B. Cave
   Hugh B. Cave
   Hugh Barnett Cave was a prolific writer of pulp fiction who also excelled in other genres.-Life:Born in Chester, England, Hugh B. Cave moved during his childhood with his family to Boston, Massachusetts, following the outbreak of World War I...
   
   
   • Originally published in Western Story Magazine, 14 February 1942
5. "Red Snows" by Harold F. Cruickshank
   • Originally published in Thrilling Adventures
     Thrilling Adventures
     Thrilling Adventures was a monthly American pulp magazine from 1931 to 1943.Thrilling Adventures was created by editor Leo Margulies and was patterned after the pulp Adventure. It was one of 16 pulps that Margulies founded that incorporated the adjective "Thrilling" in the title...
     
     , February 1938
6. "The Driving Force" by Murray Leinster
   Murray Leinster
   Murray Leinster was a nom de plume of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an award-winning American writer of science fiction and alternate history...
   
   
   • Originally published in Complete Northwest Magazine, July 1938
7. "Snow Ghost" by Lester Dent
   Lester Dent
   Lester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in...
   
   , featuring The Silver Corporal
   • Originally published in Western Trails, May-June 1933
8. "Phantom Fangs" by John Starr
   Hugh B. Cave
   Hugh Barnett Cave was a prolific writer of pulp fiction who also excelled in other genres.-Life:Born in Chester, England, Hugh B. Cave moved during his childhood with his family to Boston, Massachusetts, following the outbreak of World War I...
   
   
   • Originally published in North-West Romances, Spring 1942
9. "The Dangerous Dan McGrew" by Ryerson Johnson
   • Originally published in Ace-High Magazine, 2 March 1931
10. "Death Cache" by Lester Dent
    Lester Dent
    Lester Dent was a prolific pulp fiction author, best known as the creator and main author of the series of novels about the superhuman scientist and adventurer, Doc Savage. The 159 novels written over 16 years were credited to the house name Kenneth Robeson.-Early years:Dent was born in 1904 in...
    
    , featuring The Silver Corporal
    • Previously unpublished
11. "Doom Ice" by Dan O'Rourke
    • Originally published in North-West Romances, Summer 1942
12. "The Valley of Wanted Men" by Frederick Nebel
    • Originally published in North-West Romances, Spring 1940