Stones of Death
Savage Society of Bronze 2
December 1982
When a mysterious curse turns Barnstable Ferns’s kidney into deadly, knife-like “stones,” Doc Savage and his rugged band of allies must unravel a twenty-year-old tontine, unmask a shadowy caller, and race across the Pacific to protect the remaining survivors. From frantic hospital wards to sabotage‑ridden skies and the sun‑baked reefs of Savage Island, the Man of Bronze tackles poison, betrayal, and a seductive island woman tied to a buried secret. Equal parts medical mystery and high‑adventure pulp, this fragment teases a globe‑spanning hunt for Tend Retsel, the enigmatic Enui Mafulafa, and the legendary Cave of Doom where answers and danger wait.
“And as Joel DiGiacimo mentioned, Shelby Peck was writing stories in Savage Society of Bronze. Unfortunately, after the first two (Until We Meet Again and Stones of Death), Bantam took notice, and so in the third story, The Wizard on Gallows Hill, Peck was forced to change the names. Doc became “Doc King”, Monk became “Midge”, Ham became “Beau” (as in Beau Brummel), and Long Tom & Johnny were combined into one character, “Long John”.” — Darryl A. Elliott
