Author: jmstine

Romance, Humor and Science Mix in this Space Adventure Classic!

Jake Murchison and his crew love to tackle "impossible" problems in space and make incredible rescues. Sometimes the challenges they take on require them to improvise tools and bend the law a little to succeed. But even they can't bend the laws of science—which constantly work against them!

Cleve Cartmill (1908-1964) was beloved by sf fans of the 1940s for his Jake Murchison-Captain Helen Wall series, which ran in the pages of the colorful action-adventure pulp, Thrilling Wonder Stories. Popularly known as the "Space Salvagers" stories, these tales are a science fictional riff on the classic, and highly-popular, "battle of the sexes" comedies of the era, like Bringing Up Baby, The Bachelor and The Bobby Soxer, and The Thin Man. Cartmill's tales of Jake Murchison and Helen Wall, the sparks they set off between themselves, and their scientifically-premised exploits attempting to salvage abandoned ships and cargo in space, are a delightful change of pace for science fiction fans.

In this one-volume, complete collection of their adventures, Space Salvage, Inc. must retrieve an immensely valuable cargo on a derelict hulk that couldn't be entered; rescue a spaceship trapped by a magnetic asteroid thirty miles in diameter; save ninety-seven people imprisoned under a lake of ooze on which nothing could float; salvage a ship full of fissionable explosives speeding relentlessly toward planetfall; turn a crippled patrol boat as the only available weapon against a pirate fleet; and race unarmed against a deadly enemy to locate one of the greatest scientific secrets of all time!

The Final 3 Adventures of Tom, Astro and Manning!

Here they are, complete and unabridged, three classic science fiction masterpieces from the 1950s: Revolt on Venus, Treachery in Outer Space and Sabotage in Space.

Say goodbye to the crew that won the heart of a nation as they battle a mob of colonists, fight space pirates, and come up against interplanetary crime. And remember the motto of the Space Cadets: "From the rocket fields of the Academy/To the far-flung stars of outer space,/We're Space Cadets training to be/Ready for dangers we may face."

Stand by for danger with Tom, Astro and Manning. They won't be cadets forever!

Four Classics of the Space Patrol!

In this volume, you'll find the first four books in this delightful series, complete and unabridged: Stand by for Mars!, Danger in Deep Space, On the Trail of the Space Pirates and The Space Pioneers.

Revisit the days when spaceships were piloted "by the seat of the pants." When women scientists invented the hyperdrive. When space cadets saved the solar system without the help of their senior officers. Come back, in short, to the glory days of Tom Corbett, Space Cadet!

The cadets, Tom, Roger and Astro were always in trouble with their commanding officers, on the carpet over and over, trying to prove they were innocent of any wrongdoing, even after braving dangerous assignments and the everyday hazards of space flight. Roger had a knack for getting the unit into trouble, which would require them to work as a team and prove their innocence. Many times the cadets' sense of adventure outweighed caution and sent them off without checking in with their supervisor, Capt Strong.

Join them on their first mission as they Stand By For Mars! Then it's a rocketing journey to the reaches of the solar system in Danger In Deep Space. After that, the cadets are On The Trail Of The Space Pirates, Finally they take a hand in helping The Space Pioneers.

The Fantasy Master's Best!

William Morris' novels are "vitally important in the history of fantasy fiction", according to the Reader's Guide to Fantasy, in which "Morris is regarded with good cause as the inventor of the fantasy novel."

Here are the four most celebrated works of this legendary pioneer of the fantasy novel and short story: Water of the Wondrous Isles; The Glittering Plain; Child Christopher; and News from Nowhere. Complete and unabridged.

A Trio of Science Fiction Masterpieces!

Astronomer Garrett P. Serviss was "the most accomplished American writer of science fiction in the early part of the 20th century," according to critic Sam Moskowitz, while The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction hails Serviss' books for their "mythopoetic potency and triumphant narrative tone." Here are his three finest novels—The Second Deluge, The Moon Metal and A Columbus of Space—compete and unabridged in one eBook which, as a hardcover, would span over 1,000 pages.

In The Second Deluge, the entire surface of the earth is submerged when the solar system enters a watery nebula, and only scientist-hero Cosmo Versal, and a small group of friends who believe in him, survive by flying above the flood in a newly invented skyship.

In The Moon Metal, a man and woman struggle against the mysterious Pax, a scientist who may be savior or villain—or both—and who seizes control of the world by creating the new metal to serve as the basis of all wealth.

In A Columbus of Space, the first voyage to another planet, carefully realized in terms of the science of the time, leads a band of friends to romance and danger.

"Engaging Futuristic and Scientific Fantasies!"

Humor, sparkling dialogue, sound biological and scientific speculations, as well as thoughtful exploration of various social and political systems, characterize the novels in this classic science fiction tetrology, which Brian Stableford hails as "engaging futuristic and scientific fantasies."

Homer Eon Flint was one of the early 20th century pioneers of science fiction, best remembered for these four novels featuring the interstellar explorations of Dr. Kinney (and friends) in his Sky Cube, which showcase the author's "deep interest in the emergence of behavioral and historic patterns" (The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction).

In The Lord of Death, Dr. Kinney and friends visit Mercury, where the relics of a war-prone civilization reflect their ideal of survival of the fittest, as carried to its logical conclusion. In The Queen of Life, a matriarchy on Venus struggles with the consequences of preserving every life as precious. In The Devolutionist a cantankerous voyage to a world of Capella brings the space travelers into contact with a benevolent dictatorship. And their final trip brings them face-to-face with a hive-like society on a ring-shaped world of Arcturus in The Emancipatrix.

Classic Edgar Rice Burroughs Trilogy in One eBook!

The Mucker is widely regarded as Burroughs' best novel; its hero, his finest creation. The action moves right along, from a gritty indictment of the post-World War I Chicago slums to South Seas pirates, a shipwreck, a lost race, and Pancho Villa. It's the story of Billy Byrne, forced into crime unwillingly by the harsh political and economic conditions of early 1920s, a man who who redeems himself when faced with tests of loyalty and love in a maelstrom of deadly adventure. Here is Burrough's most accomplished work, a story of the triumph of all that's best in the human spirit—and a trilogy that captivates from beginning to end.

Here for the first time The Mucker is brought together not only with its sequel, Return of the Mucker, but with an unabridged version of The Oakdale Affair. This novel tells us what fate befell Billy Byrne's best friend, Bridge, immediately after the conclusion of Return of the Mucker. This restored edition of The Oakdale Affair contains 174 lines of concluding text left out of most editions.

"A Thriller Of A Story!" Writes Sam Moskowitz in his Book Explorers of the Unknown.

Here is a dazzlingly prophetic masterpiece that seems almost uncomfortably timely today. Written in 1920 by George Allan England, who The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction calls "One of the most popular SF authors of the first half of the 20th century," The Flying Legion is, as the Encyclopedia says, "a heist story of the near future involving advanced weaponry and the theft from Mecca of Islam's holy jewels." It is an act of sacrilege for which most of those involved will pay with their lives, and the few who survive will pay only with the most harrowing suffering and hardship.

No wonder H. P. Lovecraft praised England as "one of the supreme artists of the scientific romance." Sam Moskowitz hails it as "The classic of a giant aircraft and a group of restless adventurers…with a score of devices intended to enthrall the adventure-story lover." The Flying Legion is also an important work of ur-feminism featuring one of the most uncompromising heroines to be found in pre-1960s science fiction.

"Fantomas."

"What did you say?"

"I said: Fantomas."

"And what does that mean?"

"Nothing.... Everything!"

"But what is it?"

"Nobody.... And yet, yes, it is somebody!"

"And what does the somebody do?"

"Spreads terror!"

A century ago, a new villain was born. The Founder of the Criminal Feast of 20th Century Supervillains is one hundred years old now, still surprisingly fresh and spine-tingling with its gory Grand Guignol blood spattering and grisly tortures of flesh and spirit. And even now he is being reconceived and reborn as a film by Christophe Gans, director of Brotherhood of the Wolf.

Fantomas returns yet again to haunt our nightmares. In 1911, French readers discovered their horror-shock, grisly pulp fiction, arch-criminal; their Hannibal Lecter, Freddy Krueger, and Jason Voorhies rolled into one. Europe’s original pulp fiction, the “Lord of Terror” Fantomas, is the anti-hero of France’s best detective thrillers. Written by Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain, it is one of the most influential and enduring works of popular culture published in the 20th Century. From Fu Manchu to Doctor Mabuse, Lex Luthor to Ernst Stavro Blofeld to Dr. Evil, the chameleon face of criminality, ever changing, ever renewing is shaped by the character Fantomas, Emperor of Crime. He relishes the lurid details of criminality, crimes and savage mayhem, clothed in royal robes or the rags of a street musician or the simple habit of a homicidal nun. His last-chapter escapes surpass even those of the legendary Harry Houdini, then in his prime and height of world-wide fame.

The initial five books in the series are collected in this Fantomas Centennial Omnibus Edition. They include Fantomas: The Adventures of Detective Juve in pursuit of a master in crime; Fantomas vs. Juve: In this continuation, Fantomas appears as the leader of a gang of Parisian Apaches, and as a physician of standing; The Vengeance of Fantomas: Filled with hair-raising incidents, this tale is a fascinating recital of remarkable happenings in the life of the master-criminal of Paris; Fantomas and the Nest of Spies: In this volume, Fantomas is an ambassador for a foreign power engaged in obtaining important military secrets for Germany; finally, Fantomas and the Royal Prisoner: This volume tells of the daring exploits of Fantomas in his attempts to get possession of the King of Hesse-Weimar's famous diamond.

In a hilarious fantasy realm that is sure to remind many readers of Discworld and Xanth, a wizard and company promise to fulfill young Cindy's rich father's dream and weave a spell that will make the Crown Prince fall in love with her at the upcoming ball. But the magical Mafia has its own plans for the beautiful Cindy, as does her wicked stepmother...

Meanwhile, the man sworn to see that all goes smoothly and Cinderella marries the Crown Prince finds himself falling in love with her. Comic magical duels and outrageous creatures abound!