ABOUT THE STORY
Hubbard’s story “The Death Flyer,” is his earliest blending of mystery and the supernatural. In this superbly crafted story, a runaway passenger train speeds forever from the past into the future, racing toward an unknowable destiny.
And so begins a strange encounter with a young girl in a flame-colored dress.
This masterful tale still holds the same unremitting suspense today that it did more than six decades ago, in April 1936, upon its original release. It embodies qualities detailed in the article “Suspense,” included in this volume, of which L. Ron Hubbard said “the most intangible thing in this business of writing is that quantity ‘Suspense.’”
ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR
Ven Locklear is a concept artist and illustrator whose imaginative work involves bizarre creatures, epic fantasy scenes, menacing monsters, and surreal characters. Ven currently creates concept art and illustrations for Liquid Development, where he works on projects for WB Games, Zynga, Disney Interactive, 343 Industries, and Bethesda. Previously, he worked at Triptych Games, where he was lead concept artist on Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock’s Big Game Hunt. He has also taken on projects in the music industry, where he develops creative projects for DJ/Producer Excision.
Ven graduated with a BFA in Illustration from Pacific Northwest College of Art. He is a former quarterly winner of the Illustrators of the Future award. His artwork was published in L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 26.