Category: Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Warlord of Mars [Large Print]

The Warlord of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

In this, the third of his tales of Barsoom, Burroughs concludes the trilogy that tells the story of the romance between John Carter and Dejah Thoris, who was trapped by the evil false goddess Issus in the Temple of the Sun at the end of “The Gods of Mars”. When his enemies flee north, taking Dejah Thoris and two other Martian princesses with them, John Carter pursues all the way to the polar region, discovering bizarre creatures and a hidden race of Martian men.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, the former Confederate officer is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and leading the armies of his allies in battle in this epic adventure that will leave John Carter astride an entire planet as “The Warlord of Mars”. Continue reading “The Warlord of Mars [Large Print]”

The Gods of Mars [Large Print]

The Gods of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

In this, the second of his tales of Barsoom, Burroughs returns to the romance between John Carter, mysteriously and unexpectedly returned to Earth at the end of a “Princess of Mars”, and Dejah Thoris. A decade after being torn away from his family on Barsoom, Carter is once again transported by mysterious forces to the red planet and, materializing in the Valley Dor, where Barsoomians make a last pilgrimage as life nears its end, finds himself thrust into a weird adventure involving the truth behind Martian beliefs in the afterlife and the Gods of Mars.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, the former Confederate officer is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, discovering a lost race of Barsoomians and the awful secrets behind the Gods of Mars while battling Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and discovering perfidy and treachery among both allies and enemies while leading armies and airborne navies in battle in the course of this epic adventure. Continue reading “The Gods of Mars [Large Print]”

A Princess of Mars [Large Print]

A Princess of Mars
Unabridged Large Print Edition
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

This, the first of dozens of popular tales spun by Burroughs, is the story of the romance between John Carter, mysteriously transported to Mars from the Arizona desert, and Dejah Thoris, the “Princess of Mars” for whom the tale is named.

In Edgar Rice Burroughs’ trademark style, former Confederate officer John Carter is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, with the earthling pitted against a variety of Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries and adventure on seemingly every page and finding a few friends – and the love of his life – in the course of this epic adventure. Continue reading “A Princess of Mars [Large Print]”

The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight & The Unseen

The Great Keinplatz Experiment
and Other Tales of Twilight & The Unseen
by Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, born the third of ten children on May 22, 1859 in Edinburgh, Scotland, is known the world over as the creator of Sherlock Holmes. A prolific writer, Doyle was also a physician, an avid sportsman and a political activist.

The stories collected here are classic examples of Conan Doyle’s not-infrequent forays into the off-beat, the macabre, the mystical and the mysterious. While he became a full-blown spiritualist and paranormal enthusiast later in life, tales of this nature were part of his repertoire from fairly early in his career. Continue reading “The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight & The Unseen”

The Time Machine [Large Print]

The Time Machine
The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic
by H. G. Wells

While this tale involves the theme of time travel, Wells not only constructed an adventure story around the theme, but also delved into human nature and the role of humans in forming societies and the relationship of humans, collectively and individually, to the society in which they live.

Now a common theme in the science fiction genre, this “time travel” tale by Wells represents one of the earliest and most influential such stories and is credited with being the first appearance of a “vehicle” which travels through time, controlled by a time traveler acting as pilot or passenger. In the context of this story, Wells invites the reader to ponder the possible future of humanity, what factors influence the development of human societies, and the range of possible human responses. Continue reading “The Time Machine [Large Print]”

Caspak: The Complete “Land That Time Forgot” Trilogy

Caspak
The Complete “Land That Time Forgot” Trilogy
by Edgar Rice Burroughs

This quality edition has been prepared by human editors and is not a machine-scanned reproduction of old editions. It includes the complete text of all three novels comprising Edgar Rice Burrough’s “Caspak” trilogy, “The Land that Time Forgot”, “The People that Time Forgot” and “Out of Time’s Abyss” in a freshly edited and newly formatted volume printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover.

Originally written under the working title “The Lost U-Boat” and published as a three-part serial in 1918, the three tales chronicle the adventures of the survivors of a torpedoed ship and the German u-boat crew on the lost island of “Caprona”, called “Caspak” by the native inhabitants, and the members of the expedition that sets out to rescue the survivors. Continue reading “Caspak: The Complete “Land That Time Forgot” Trilogy”

Tales of Terror & Mystery

Tales of Terror & Mystery
by Arthur Conan Doyle

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) is known around the world as the creator of the famous detective Sherlock Holmes, and to a lesser extent, his Professor Challenger is known to generations of readers. But Conan Doyle was a prolific writer who produced a large body of work ranging from non-fiction and full-length novels to a wide-ranging collection of short stories.

This particular collection of stories, titled as “Tales of Terror and Mystery”, was first published in 1923 and includes examples of Conan Doyle’s frequent forays into the off-beat, the macabre, the mystical and the mysterious. While he became a full-blown spiritualist and paranormal enthusiast later in life, tales of a “dark side” nature were a part of his work from fairly early in his career. Continue reading “Tales of Terror & Mystery”

The Invisible Man [Large Print]

The Invisible Man
The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic
by H. G. Wells

The Invisible Man originally appeared in serialized form in Pearson’s Weekly in 1897 and was published as a novel the same year telling the story of “Griffin,” a former medical student and scientist who has, through research into the science of optics, invented a process to make a human body invisible. He has successfully applied the procedure to himself but finds that he is unable to reverse the effects, leading to a series of events that spiral out of control. The extent to which “runaway science,” Griffin’s personal psychological makeup, or human nature in general drive the events echoes a theme that recurs throughout Wells’ works. Continue reading “The Invisible Man [Large Print]”

The Island of Dr. Moreau [Large Print]

The Island of Dr. Moreau
The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic
by H. G. Wells

In this 1896 science fiction classic, a shipwrecked Englishman named Edward Prendick is rescued from the sea and subsequently abandoned on a secluded island, which he soon finds is owned by a once-eminent British physiologist named Dr. Moreau. Shunned when his gruesome experiments with vivisection were exposed, Moreau continued his experiments on his island with horrific results, creating animals surgically altered to mimic human beings. Continue reading “The Island of Dr. Moreau [Large Print]”

The War of the Worlds [Large Print]

The War of the Worlds
The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic
by H. G. Wells

This tale involves the theme of humanity coming into conflict with strange alien societies, in this case the invasion of the earth by hostile Martians. Wells would revisit this theme, in the context of the encounter between human explorers and the native inhabitants, in The First Men in the Moon. A common theme in the science fiction genre, these tales by Wells represent two of the earliest and most influential such stories. But unlike so many of the similar stories that have followed, Wells did not posit either the innate superiority of humanity or man’s scientific achievements as the earth’s salvation. Rather, Wells’ story portrays humanity as more or less at the mercy of forces beyond its control, reflecting an underlying fear that scientific discovery and progress might not make man the unchallenged master of the universe after all. Continue reading “The War of the Worlds [Large Print]”