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"At the Earth's Core" is a fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, part of his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar. David Innes is a mining heir who finances the experimental "iron mole," an excavating vehicle designed by his elderly inventor friend Abner Perry. In a test run, they discover the vehicle cannot be turned, and it burrows 500 miles into the Earth's crust, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar.

"The Chipmunk" is a short story that documents observations of the comings and goings of the adorable little creatures in the yard.

His Majesty’s Prison BlackRock is where Evil is sent to die. None of the killers imprisoned on the island prison, 30 miles off the coast of Scotland, will ever leave. When Scottish billionaire, social philanthropist, and prison reformer, Ethan Mackay, is murdered during a VIP visit to the island, it becomes dangerously clear that not all the murderers are behind bars. Cut off from the mainland during a ferocious winter storm, the rest of the VIP tour take refuge in the Governor’s residence and patiently wait for the storm to pass. But what secrets lurk beneath the surface? What ...

The Cave Girl is an action-packed tale of survival and self-discovery. Shipwrecked intellectual Waldo Emerson Smith-Jones must adapt to life on a jungle island filled with primitive tribes and deadly beasts. As he transforms from weakling to warrior, he fights for the love of the beautiful Nadara.

In Tarzan and the Ant Men, Lord Greystoke finds himself in one of his most unusual adventures yet—shrunk down to the size of the warlike Minunians, a miniature race embroiled in endless conflict. As Tarzan navigates their perilous world, he must use his strength, intelligence, and survival skills in a battle where size no longer determines power. Will the jungle hero triumph in a land where the smallest warriors are the fiercest? A thrilling mix of action, fantasy, and classic adventure!

This book was an instant best-seller and became (and remains to this day) an international sensation, much like Harry Potter today. The story of the infant son of an English Lord and Lady marooned on the coast of Africa made its author famous and wealthy. Adopted by the she-ape, Kala, Tarzan becomes a "mighty hunter, mighty fighter" - the first superhero in American literature.

The Gods of Mars begins with John Carter's arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a 10-year hiatus, separated from his wife Dejah Thoris, his unborn child, and the Red Martian people of the nation of Helium, whom he has adopted as his own. Unfortunately, Carter materializes in the one place on Barsoom from which nobody is allowed to depart: the Valley Dor, which is the Barsoomian afterlife.

At the end of the first book, A Princess of Mars, John Carter is unwillingly transported back to Earth. The Gods of Mars begins with his arrival back on Barsoom (Mars) after a 10-year separation from his wife, Dejah Thoris; his unborn child; and the Red Martian people of the nation of Helium, whom he has adopted as his own. Unfortunately Carter materializes in the one place on Barsoom from which nobody is allowed to depart: the Valley Dor, which is the Barsoomian afterlife.

An innocent solo airplane excursion plunges Tarzan into a previously unknown jungle valley, where he meets new races of astounding humans. Tarzan finds himself not only enslaved, but imprisoned by an advanced technology that may prevent his return to his former life forever. Tarzan and the Ant-Men is the 10th book in the Tarzan series, continuing the saga a year after Tarzan and the Golden Lion.

Carson Napier and the beautiful Duare are kidnapped by a Thorist spy and transported across the lands of Venus to his home where they can look forward to nothing but torture and eventual death. Strange places, creatures, and stranger people lie in wait for our intrepid hero.

Man-Eater is a thrilling African adventure of survival, revenge, and inheritance. When a young woman’s family is torn apart by betrayal, she embarks on a perilous journey to the heart of the jungle to reclaim her past. Filled with danger, suspense, and Burroughs’ signature action, this is a gripping tale of justice and perseverance.

The Master Mind of Mars follows an Earth soldier who finds himself on Mars, learning the dark arts of suspended animation and brain transplantation. As he fights to rescue his beloved from an evil Martian ruler, he assembles a bizarre team of allies—including a resurrected warrior, a brain-altered beast, and an infamous assassin. A thrilling sci-fi romance filled with action and satire.

In Tarzan the Terrible, Tarzan’s search for his kidnapped wife Jane leads him to the lost world of Pal-ul-don, a prehistoric land filled with dinosaurs and strange humanoid creatures. As he navigates this savage landscape, he must fight to prove himself among its warring inhabitants. A thrilling blend of fantasy, adventure, and jungle action!

When small-town girl Kennie Sue Ledbetter wakes up in a Reno hotel between two guys in rumpled tuxedos, she thinks things can't get any worse. When she steps on the wedding bouquet and sees the ring on her finger, she knows things can't get any worse. But then she finds out she's married to the guy who won her in a coin-toss in front of the wedding chapel, and "worse" has a name and a face: Alexander Carruthers, the gorgeous silver-tongued devil who believes in love at first sight, in fate, and in doing whatever it takes to keep her.

"The Land That Time Forgot" is a fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. The novel is set in World War I and opens with a thermos off the coast of Greenland. It contains a story, the narrative of Bowen J. Tyler, an American passenger on a ship sunk in the English Channel by a German U-boat, U-33, in 1916. He is rescued by a British tugboat with another survivor, Lys La Rue. The tug is also sunk, but its crew manages to capture the submarine when it surfaces.

After a 10 year absence, John Carter returns to Mars and seeks to be reunited with his wife, the princess Dejah Thoris. Along the way, he both befriends, and often combats, a fantastic array of alien creatures and humanoids, while discovering the true nature of the Martian religions.

The Edgar Rice Burroughs Works Collection offers a complete library of his thrilling adventures, from the lost cities of Africa to the uncharted territories of Mars. A must-listen for fans of classic adventure and sci-fi.

John Carter is a veteran looking to make his way in the world after the Civil War. After finding gold in Arizona, he is chased into hiding in a cave that turns out to house a portal to Mars. He quickly discovers that Mars is inhabited by many intelligent lifeforms who have used advanced science to create a welcoming natural environment on the red planet. John is soon drawn into a tribe of nomadic Martians and quickly rises in their ranks due to his otherworldly strength. Eventually, John’s group gets into a dispute with a rival tribe.

Performed by David Stifel, Out of Time's Abyss is the sequel to The Land That Time Forgot and The People That Time Forgot, and continues the lost world saga begun in the earlier stories. Burroughs completes the revelation of his lost world's unique biological system, hinted at in the previous installment, in which the slow progress of evolution in the world outside is recapitulated as a matter of individual metamorphosis.

Billy Byrne is a tough, a hoodlum, and a mucker. His adventures take him from the streets of Chicago to the wilds of the South Pacific to the hobo rails of America to the flatlands of Pancho Villa's Mexico. And even a mucker can be redeemed by the love of a beautiful girl. This is quintessential Americana from the pen of one of the 20th century's most popular authors.