The Sir Edward Leithen series is cut from the same cloth as John Buchan's other great series, the John Hanay books. The heroes are similar, the pace breathtaking, and their adventures cross all country lines. This volume contains all 5 books in the series.<P> THE POWER HOUSE – The Power-House of the title is an international anarchist organization led by a rich Englishman named Andrew Lumley. Its plan to destroy Western civilisation ...
He was PRTSAC: Permanent Resident Through a Special Act of Congress. A set of initials, a title unique in history. And a human being – the most homesick human being in history. <P> Fred Hunter was the permanent resident of the space station…the doughnut…because a hideous accident had rendered him physically incapable of returning to Earth. For ten years he sweated it out, while others came and went on tours of duty only a few months long ...
The «Golden Age of Science Fiction» Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Winston K. Marks (1915-1979) is one such unjustly forgotten author.<P> Included here are 12 science fiction stories, published between 1953 and 1959, representing some of his best work:<P> THE WATER EATER (1953)<BR> UNBEGOTTEN CHILD (1953)<BR> …SO THEY ...
"The Harold Lamb Megapack" presents 18 classic tales by one of the greatest adventure fiction writers of all time. Lamb inspired countless other authors, including Robert E. Howard (creator of Conan the Barbarian) with his historically accurate tales of exotic lands and peoples, from Cossacks to Arabs and Turks. Included are: <P> HIS EXCELLENCY THE VULTURE (1917)<BR> KHLIT (1917)<BR> WOLF'S WAR (1918)<BR> T ...
Classic American author Stephen Crane (1871-1900) wrote notable works in the Realist tradition as well as early examples of American Naturalism and Impressionism. He is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation. His novel «The Red Badge of Courage» is standard reading in many American schools. This volume collects 94 of his classic works, including:<P> STEPHEN CRANE: AN INTRODUCTION, by Vincent S ...
Pirates! Here are tales of the seven seas (and beyond) by some of the greats of nautical fiction. From classics like «Treasure Island» and "The Ghost Pirates, to pulp tales by Robert E. Howard and J. Allan Dunn to modern swashbucklers set in fantasy worlds, «The Pirate Story Megapack» is a thrill-a-minute compilation of more than 3,100 pages of great pirate tales, both historical and set in fantasy world. And not all pirates sail the seas… Inclu ...
The Sea-Story Megapack presents 30 classic nautical tales, plus a bonus poem, ranging from pure adventure to science fiction, from the depths of the ocean to exotic ports of call. Included are: <P> THE SHIP THAT SAW A GHOST, by Frank Norris<BR> GHOST LANTERNS, by Alan B. LeMay<BR> THE DANGER FROM THE DEEP, by Ralph Milne Farley<BR> THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE, by W. Clark Russell<BR> THE DERELI ...
Victorian author Mary E. Wilkins Freeman (1852-1930) is most remembered today for her ghost stories, but she was a prolific and popular author in many genres: not only the supernatural, but mystery and suspense, romance, and especially contemporary fiction were her speciality. She produced more than two dozen volumes of published short stories and novels. For this volume, we have grouped the most famous of her supernatural stories together at th ...
In the not-quite-Earth of Nova Europa, east is fighting west, in a war of politics, culture, and religion. The King of Korynthia has assembled an army to invest neighboring Pommerelia. Initially, everything seems to favor the invaders–save for the continuing unexplained murders of high-level Korynthia officials. Some malevolent force is at work, driving the combatants forward, driving them toward the climactic battle of Killingford. And there ev ...
