Stranded in the lethal jungles of Venus, the famed Polaris unit must outrun a towering tyrannosaurus—only to stumble into a conspiracy that could shatter the entire solar system!In the distant year of 2353, Space Cadets Tom Corbett, Astro, and Roger Manning look forward to a thrilling summer vacation hunting rogue dinosaurs on the misty frontier planet of Venus. But the perilous Venusian wildlife is the least of their worries. A shadowy, militaristic organization k...

Nature is not merely wild; it is watching, waiting, and relentlessly hungry.When two friends embark on a scenic canoe trip down the remote, untamed reaches of the Danube River, they expect a peaceful communion with the elements. But after pitching their tent on a shifting, desolate island overgrown with countless, swaying willow bushes, an uncanny dread takes hold. The river is violently rising, the wind howls like a living beast, and their fragile camp is besieged...

A hidden valley. A legion of lost ancient warriors. And an unearthly intelligence made of living, thinking metal.Follow botanist Dr. Walter Goodwin as he ventures into the remote and uncharted Trans-Himalayas, seeking peace but finding a living nightmare. Along with young adventurer Dick Drake and the stranded Ventnor siblings, Goodwin is plunged into a desperate game of survival. Hunted by the bloodthirsty, armored legions of ancient Persia, their only salvation l...

Outgunned. Outmatched. Invaded by an enemy faster than light itself. Can one rogue scientist save the solar system?Buck Kendall is a billionaire genius slumming it as a lieutenant in the Interplanetary Patrol—until his tiny six-man cruiser encounters a colossal, impossible warship. The invaders are the Mirans, a terrifyingly advanced extraterrestrial race armed with invisible neutron beams, magnetic vortexes, and rays that crumble solid tungsten to dust. As this un...

Three worlds plunge into chaos as simultaneous assassinations spark an interplanetary war for the ultimate prize: eternal life.The year is 2430. Jac Hallen, an ambitious news-gatherer, stands in the bustling mega-city of Greater New York when the President of the Anglo-Saxon Republic is murdered before his very eyes. Within the hour, the rulers of Earth, Venus, and Mars are also assassinated. A ruthless dictator from the icy wastelands of Venus—the cunning and char...

Open the antique desk, find the hidden fairy, and cross the threshold into a world where dreams are fatal and shadows come alive.On the morning of his twenty-first birthday, Anodos opens an ancient secretary desk and unwittingly unlocks a portal to Fairy Land. Suddenly, his waking life is washed away by a mystical river, and he is thrust into a sprawling, surreal wilderness. Here, the flora and fauna are sentient, and beauty is inextricably tangled with mortal dang...

"The dead travel fast."Originally excised from the manuscript of his immortal vampire masterpiece, Bram Stoker's title story plunges an unwitting English traveler into the freezing, snow-swept wilderness of Bavaria on Walpurgis Night. Ignoring the desperate warnings of his terrified coachman, the arrogant wanderer finds himself trapped inside an abandoned, desecrated graveyard. As a fierce blizzard descends, he must survive the unholy horrors that stir within a sha...

Before Apollo, before the Space Race, there was the Baltimore Gun Club and a daring dream to conquer the stars.The American Civil War has ended, and the brilliant, eccentric artillerists of the Baltimore Gun Club find themselves bored and yearning for a new target. Enter their cold, calculating, and wildly ambitious president, Impey Barbicane. When Barbicane casually proposes a plan to construct a cannon of unimaginable proportions—capable of firing a massive proje...

Be careful what you wish for—especially if your wishes are granted by a grumpy, furry, prehistoric sand-fairy!When Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane, and their baby brother move to a quiet house in the English countryside, they expect a perfectly ordinary summer. But while digging in a local gravel-pit, they unearth something utterly extraordinary: a Psammead. This ancient, spider-shaped, bat-eared creature has the power to grant exactly one magical wish a day. The catch...

Hidden deep within the hollows of the mountain, a monstrous goblin army plots revenge against the sunlit kingdom above.Princess Irene has always lived a sheltered life in her majestic mountain home, completely unaware of the subterranean horrors lurking below her feet. But when she accidentally ventures out after dark, she discovers a terrifying reality: grotesque, scheming goblins who are furiously tunneling upward to unleash a sinister plot against humanity. Her ...

Step into the original space race and embark on a harrowing journey beyond the atmosphere!In the direct sequel to From the Earth to the Moon, President Barbicane, Captain Nicholl, and the flamboyant Frenchman Michel Ardan find themselves sealed inside a hollow aluminum shell, fired from a colossal cannon directly at the lunar surface. But from the moment of ignition, their mathematically precise mission derails into a fight for survival. Enduring the crush...

Before space travel, there was the endless sky—embark on the aerial expedition of a lifetime where one man's mad scientific vision defies the boundaries of the known world!In 1862, the brilliant and unflappable Dr. Samuel Ferguson shocked the Royal Geographical Society with an audacious proposition: he will cross the perilous, uncharted wilderness of the African continent from east to west. His vessel? A revolutionary hot-air balloon named the Victoria. Jo...