Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Red Nails

Robert E. Howard

The story opens in a tangled, primeval forest where a strikingly dressed woman, Valeria of the Red…

A Martian Odyssey

Stanley G. Weinbaum

A Martian Odyssey is a science‑fiction adventure set in a near‑future era when humanity has just begun to…

Shadows in the Moonlight

Robert E. Howard

The story opens in a tangled reed‑filled marsh where a terrified young woman, Olivia, has just been unseated…

The People of the Black Circle

Robert E. Howard

The story opens in a sweltering night inside the gold‑domed throne room of Vendhya, where the dying king…

De la terre à la lune, trajet direct en 97 heures 20 minutes

Jules Verne

Ce roman de science‑fiction, signé Jules Verne, débute en plein cœur de la guerre de Sécession, où un groupe…

Shadows in Zamboula

Robert E. Howard

The story is a Conan adventure set in the bustling, multicultural bazaar of Zamboula, a desert outpost where…

Astounding Stories, August, 1931

Various

Astounding Stories, August 1931 is a pulp‑era science‑fiction magazine, and its opening story thrusts the…

Astounding Stories, May, 1931

Various

This May 1931 issue of *Astounding Stories* presents a single, self‑contained adventure that thrusts its…

Rinkitink in Oz

L. Frank Baum

Rinkitink in Oz is a youthful adventure that begins far from the familiar Emerald City, on the pearl‑rich…

Jewels of Gwahlur

Robert E. Howard

The story is a classic Robert E. Howard adventure that places the legendary Cimmerian barbarian Conan in a…

The warlord of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

The novel places you squarely in Edgar Rice Burroughs’s Barsoomian saga, a swash‑buckling science‑fiction…

The Secret of the Ninth Planet

Donald A. Wollheim

Donald A. Wollheim’s *The Secret of the Ninth Planet* is a mid‑century science‑fiction adventure that opens…

Anthem

Ayn Rand

The work is a speculative, psychological narrative that blends science‑fiction ideas with a stark,…

Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930

Various

Astounding Stories of Super‑Science, December 1930, is a pulp‑era magazine anthology that plunges the reader…

Astounding Stories, June, 1931

Various

Astounding Stories, June 1931 is a pulp‑era science‑fiction magazine, and this excerpt plunges the reader…

The Chessmen of Mars

Edgar Rice Burroughs

The opening places you squarely in Burroughs’s barsoomian adventure, a science‑fiction tale set on a vividly…

Himmelsvolk: Ein Buch von Blumen, Tieren und Gott

Waldemar Bonsels

Das Werk ist ein fantasievolles Jugendbuch, das sich um das Leben auf einer abgelegenen Waldwiese dreht, wo…

Rip Van Winkle

Washington Irving

Washington Irving’s tale is a fanciful snapshot of early‑American life, set in the Catskill region of New…

The Colors of Space

Marion Zimmer Bradley

The Colors of Space is a juvenile science‑fiction adventure that opens aboard the Lhari‑run starship just…

Brood of the Dark Moon (A Sequel to "Dark Moon")

Charles Willard Diffin

Charles Willard Diffin’s Brood of the Dark Moon continues the high‑octane adventure begun in Dark Moon,…

Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope

Victor Appleton

Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope is a juvenile adventure that plunges the reader straight into the bustling…

Triplanetary

E. E. Smith

Triplanetary is a science‑fiction adventure that begins aboard the interplanetary liner Hyperion, a massive…

The Land That Time Forgot

Edgar Rice Burroughs

The work is a pulp‑era adventure that blends science‑fiction with prehistoric fantasy, as indicated by its…

Vingt mille Lieues Sous Les Mers — Complete

Jules Verne

Ce roman de science‑fiction, ancré dans le contexte maritime de 1866‑1867, débute par un compte‑rendu…