Collecting tales of Roman glory and decadence written by science fiction authors, this melding of past and future themes includes stories by Poul Anderson, Gordon R. Dickson, David Drake, and Robert E. Howard...
Hot on the trail of seven talking parrots that have seemingly vanished into thin air, the Three Investigators are in more trouble than ever. Danger lurks at every turn as they search for the birds, each of whom can quote part of a coded message from ...
A deserted old building by day -- by night a castle of terror! For more than twenty years no one has slept the night through within the walls of Terror Castle. Ghostly moans and groans, fearful screams and screeches, frighten off the bravest soul. ...
When Ra-Orkon, a 3,000-year-old mummy, begins to whisper strange words in an ancient Egyptian tongue, the Three Investigators are determined to find out the facts: Why is he speaking? What is he saying? And how is the horrible curse of Ra-Orkon about...
A green ghost oozes through the walls of a crumbling old mansion, leading The Three Investigators to an open coffin and a grinning skeleton wearing a string of priceless Chinese Ghost Pearls. When the ghost disappears--along with the pearls--the sle...
Missing: One fabulous, jewel-encrusted belt, once owned by the ancient emperors of Japan. The Three Investigators are ready to jump into action, but officials at the Peterson Museum turn them away for being too young. Then a strange twist of fate bri...
Jupe, Pete, and Bob's next case sends them to Skeleton Island, an eerie spot inhabited only by pirates' bones and a young girl's ghost. A movie company has chosen the island as the perfect place to make a scary film, but mysterious events are disrupt...
Gus needs help! Great-uncle Horatio had died and left him a fortune. At least, Gus thinks there’s a fortune -- in something called the Fiery Eye. But all he has to start with is a mysterious message from Horatio -- a message full of riddles. ...
Cancel the coronation! That’s what the prince of Varania will have to do if he can’t find the royal badge of office -- a jeweled silver spider. No prince can be crowned without it. But the silver spider has been stolen! Luckily for the prin...
El Diablo -- The Devil! The very name of the legendary outlaw strikes fear in the hearts of California ranch owner. Many years ago, the young El Diablo disappeared into a mountain cave, never to be seen again. But the ranchers think he may still b...
The alarm clock went off with the bloodcurdling scream of a woman in mortal terror! Who could have made such a clock -- and why? The Three Investigators immediately set out to discover where the mysterious clock came from. When they come across a ...
It all started with a dollar. One dollar paid at auction by Jupiter Jones for a dusty old trunk that once belonged to The Great Gulliver, a magician who vanished as mysteriously as one of his tricks. The trunk attracts a host of bizarre characters, l...
Twenty years had left no trace inside Sam Kee's little shop on Mott Street. There were the same dusty jars of ginseng root and tigers' whiskers, the same little bronze Buddahs, the same gim-cracks mixed with fine jade. Edith Williams gave a little mu...
Short story written science fiction author, Robert Arthur....
This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic, timeless works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them....
The Bougainvillea tree is a coming of age story highlighting what it is like to be part of the tapestry of growing up in the Caribbean, mainly of course, the island of Barbados. There is an absolute pleasure living in a tropical paradise but not with...
Jupe, Pete, and Bob's next case sends them to Skeleton Island, an eerie spot inhabited only by pirates' bones and a young girl's ghost. A movie company has chosen the island as the perfect place to make a scary film, but mysterious events...
The young Bostonian Harry Langham travels to Paris while researching his thesis on Cagliostro, who was reputedly the most powerful black magician of the eighteenth century, although equally likely to have just been a clever charlatan.
Professor...