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"The Inevitable White Man" written by Jack London: So said Captain Woodward. We sat in the parlor of Charley Roberts' pub in Apia, drinking long Abu Hameds compounded and shared with us by the aforesaid Charley Roberts, who claimed the recipe direct from Stevens, famous for having invented the Abu Hamed at a time when he was spurred on by Nile thirst-the Stevens who was responsible for "With Kitchener to Kartoun," and who passed out at the siege of Ladysmith.

At the Mountains of Madness is a science fiction-horror novella by American author H. P. Lovecraft, written in February/March 1931 and rejected that year by Weird Tales editor Farnsworth Wright on the grounds of its length. It was originally serialized in the February, March, and April 1936 issues of Astounding Stories. It has been reproduced in numerous collections. The story details the events of a disastrous expedition to the Antarctic continent in September 1930, and what was found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, Dr.

Have you ever wondered what a UFO abduction is like from the alien’s viewpoint? Can a machine provide comfort to a dying woman? What would it be like to fall into the hands of a get-rich-quick scheming extraterrestrial? All these questions and more are answered in this book of wonderfully crafted short stories by breakout author J.J. Harlan.

A suicide mission on a backwater planet with a cockney-speaking robot and six point two million undead colonists. What could possibly go wrong? When a legal loop-hole allows Earth Government to force Trident Inc, a Private Response Company, to do their bidding, Carter and his team of former soldiers have no choice but to respond. The mission? To investigate the loss of communication from a distant colony on Golan IV and recover any important encrypted data.

A self-marooned recluse, Dr. Noah McAdams thought he had escaped a world gone wrong only to be caught up in the very system he was fleeing. A man of deep regrets, he thought he had buried his past only to see it resurrected before his very eyes. The Babel Resurgence looms. The unique moment in history when humanity reaches its God-given potential. A dream come true for some, a nightmare for those who know the truth. This time, can the world avoid the disaster that comes from the power of human potential being wielded without regard to human purpose?

It's springtime in the forest and the animals are getting ready for Easter. But there's a big problem: Big River is too high. Some of the animals like Oscar the Otter and Megan the Mink have lost their homes. The forest animals ask the people from the nearby village to help them find out what is causing this problem. What will they find downstream? Join Wendy the Warbler, Sebastian the Squirrel, Wally the Woodlark, and William the Woodpecker as they seek help from wise old Olivia the Owl.

The Dragon, the Knight, and the Princess is a fun and entertaining adventure story set in a mythical kingdom long ago. The knight wants to marry the princess, the daughter of the king and the queen. One day, a giant fire-breathing dragon comes to the kingdom and burns everything. The king tells the knight that he can marry the princess, but the knight must first find the dragon and destroy it. The knight goes on a long journey to find the giant dragon, but he becomes trapped in the dragon's cave!

"The Festival" is a short story by H. P. Lovecraft written in October 1923 and published in the January 1925 issue of Weird Tales.