Adventure House

1914: Alien Marauders Invade the Earth

Strange flying globes—unfathomable aliens from the Fourth Dimension—appear suddenly over major cities, raining destruction and death on defensless millions!

When all hope seems lost, a small team of scientists and airmen—and a daredevil flyer captured by the invaders—rally the planet's primitive air forces for a last, desperate battle to preserve mankind and its civilization.

George Allan England's THE EMPIRE IN THE AIR, a nearly forgotten landmark in science fiction, is now available for the first time in book form—more than 90 years after its initial publication.

Abdul Dost, the Moslem swordsman teams up with the Englishman Sir Ralph Weyand through five consecutive adventures—"The Skull of Shirzad Mir," "Said Afzel's Elephant," "Prophecy of the Blind," "Rose Face, and culminating in the novel, "Ameer of the Sea"—to free the imprisoned rightful ruler Shirzad Mir and restore his lands to him from the tyranny of the evil Uzbek lord, Jani Beg.

The Skull of Shirzad Mir

Said Afzels Elephant

Prophecy of the Blind

Rose Face

Ameer of the Sea

• The Man Who Limped
• The Dragoman's Revenge
• The Dragoman's Secret
• The Dragoman's Slave Girl
• The Dragoman's Confession
• The Dragoman's Pilgrimage
• The Dragoman's Jest

Peter Moore, wireless operator of the Vandalia, notices strange happenings
onboard ship. What do these strange radio messages mean? Who is it that
cries for help? In trying to find out the answers suddenly Peter finds
himself thrust into the underworld clutches of a Chinese crime lord as he
travels into "The City of Stolen Lives," tastes from "The Bitter Fountain"
and barely escapes "The Green Death," all in the pursuit of a beautiful
woman!

Part I
The City of Stolen Lives

Part II
The Bitter Fountain

Part III
The Green Death

Gray was silent while the scientist placed his finger on a wall map of Asia.  He drew his finger inland from the coast of China, past the rivers and cities, past the northern border of Tibet to a blank space under the mountains of Turkestan where there was no writing."This is the blind spot of Asia," Balch said.  "It has grown smaller, as Europeans journeyed through it borders.  Tibet we know.  The interior of China we know, except for this blnkd spot.  It is—"
"In the Desert of Gobi."
"The one place explorers have been prevented from visiting.  And it is here we have heard the Wusun are."
"We want you to start right off.  We know that our dearest foes, the British Asiatic Society, have wind of the Wunsun.  They are fitting out an expedition.  It will have the edge on yours because their will start from India, which is nearer the Gobi."
"Then it's to be a race?" Gray asked.
"A race it is," nodden Balch.

• Zenith Rand, Planet Vigilante
• Revenge on Scylla
• Angels of Oorn

A THOUSAND DEGREES BELOW ZERO - A mad genius threatens to freeze earth's waterways unless he is acclaimed emperor of the planet.  Only a clever young scientist, Teddy Gerrod, and a brash aviator, Lt. Richard Davis, dare to defy his deadly "cold bombs" in a brave battle to preserve the world's freedom.

THE SILVER MENACE - An ecological disaster turns the oceans into masses of much and unleashes a creeping doom on all mankind.  Once again the team of Gerrod and Davis becomes the world's last hope as these heroes strive desperately to defeat the Silver Menace.

WORTS, GEORGE F.

Samuel Larkin Shay, United States citizen from Cairo, Illinois—but for the past six years a restless rover of the Asiatic tropics.  For six hard, weary years, Singapore Sammy has been hunting for a man.  For six years, in every mannor of conveyance, from ox cart to lady liner, from Malay proa to airplane, he had followed the tortuous trail; losing it, picking it up again, it has taken him from Pekin to Punjab, from Ceylon to the Celebes and far beyond.

The man in question is Singapore Sammy's father Bill Shay—whom Sammy has several accounts to settle with.  The old rascal deserted Sammy and his mother when Sammy was but an infant of two.  Upon departing, Bill Shay took Sammy's grandfather's will, which leaves a fortune to Sammy.  The estate cannot be claimed with the will—and Sammy wants that will!

• The Blue Fire Pearl
• Cobra
• South of Sulu
• The Pink Elephant
• Octopus

This collection assembles four pulp heroes who attempted to rival Doc Savage: Secret Agent X, Captain Hazzard, Super Jim Anthony and "Adventurers, Inc.", headed by Rush Randall.

• Secret Agent X - Kingdom of Blue Corpses
• Captain Hazzard - Python Men of the Lost City
• Super Jim Anthony - Dealer In Death
• Rush Randall & Adventurers, Inc. - The Crazy Indian
• 263 pages
• 6x9 Trade Paper

Before CSI, There Was Craig Kennedy!

Known as the "American Sherlock Holmes," Craig Kennedy written by Arthur B. Reeve appeared in many magazines throughout the 20s and 30s. 

Follow America's Sherlock Holmes as he grapples with these challenging cases.  Can you figure out the solutions before they are revealed?  This collection brings together seven unreprinted cases of Craig Kennedy, including his only appearance in Weird Tales.

• 142 pages
• 6x9 Trade Paper

Mo had taken a crystal out of his bag.  It was a pretty thing like the end off a chandelier luster, and jsut about the same size, only it was a double-ended, with two points.

The lizard lay dead upon the ground.  Mo pointed the crystal at it and began stroking the air just above the little corpse.  Over and over it he went with the crystal, making lines of light as the dying fire caught the quartz and drew colors out of it.

I know that no one will believe what happened next, but the lizard moved.  It got up, staggered and walked away.  It was alive.

"Let me look yet again at the crystal," said the Marquis, "It is of course but an instrument of the power—still—"

He took it in his hand, and began examining it.  Mo kept a close watch on it, hovering over us like ahen over her chickens when a hawk is about.  It was plain that he valued his charm quite a good deal.

"The finest crystal I ever saw, with any one of these sorcerers," I declared, handling it.

"It's bigger than the Kohinoor, but not near so big as the Cullinan," I said in a whisper.

"Nevertheless, it is a king's fortune," affirmed the Marquis, "And this sorcerer is using it to make charms."

"If we can get it—"

• 106 pages
• 6x9 Trade Paper

From the pages of The Cavalier [1913] comes this forgotten tale of adventure.  Three men journey into the heart of Borneo, fighting both natives and the jungle itself, to find the Great Parong of Buddha and other fabled treasures missing for more than two centuries!

• 156 pages
• 6x9 Trade Paper

THE RED ROAD TO SHAMBALLAH by Perley Poore Sheehan
High in the mystic Himalayas, weilding the sacred sword of Kubla Kahn, Pelham Shattuck sets off to establish an empire - and recreate the fabled Shamballah! Can he fullfill the prophecy before the monks of the Black Arts can stop him?
Trade paperback, 185 pages, $19.95
Cover art by Tom Roberts

HELL'S HOOFPRINTS by Lester Dent
For the first time, HELL'S HOOFPRINTS collects the complete works of Lester dent from WESTERN TRAILS, including his fiction, articles, vignettes and letters to readers - with a bonus story written for WESTERN TRAILS but never appearing there.

Trade paperback, 230 pages, $24.95

CITY OF CORPSES: THE COLLECTED WEIRD MYSTERIES OF KEN CARTER
Read the stories that led to Norvell Page receiving the commission to write The Spider. Included are: "Hell's Music," "City of Corpses," "Statues of  Horror," "Gallows Ghost," "The Devil's Hoof," "The Sinister Embrace," and "Satan's Sideshow," reprinted from Ten Detective Aces Also included are Page 's nonfiction article, "How I Write," photos, a biography of the author, and an introduction by Robert Weinberg.

Trade paperback, $19.95

"You must cast out your cancer of hate!" warned the
mysterious Dr. Zarkov. "You must forgive this girl or she
will cause your death!" But Bannister wouldn't listen.
A woman had betrayed him! Now she must suffer!
Dr. Zarkov, the Surgeon of Souls, phantasmagorically appears to those who
find themselves at a moral crossroads, offering an alternative ethical and
healthy course of action. He wants to remove the cancerous tumors of hate,
envy, lust, greed from their souls so they may find peace . . . and
redemption.
Regardless of his counsel, in the end they must choose for themselves the
course of their actions. Will those to whom Zarkov speaks adhere to his
advice? Or will they risk the consequences?
ISBN-13: 978-1-928619-84-0 / ISBN: 1-928619-84-3
Trade paperback / 134 pages /Cover design by Tom Roberts
12.95

Best known for her numerous contributions to Weird Tales, G.G.Pendarves
wrote for many magazines. This collection brings together seven of her tales
of adventure and revenge set against the stark backdrop of the Arabian
sands.
ISBN13: 978-1-928619-85-7 / ISBN10: 1-928619-85-1
Cover art by Howard Brown.
Trade paperback / 146 pgs / $14.95 US