"You speak," said Von Kettler, jeering, "as if you really believed that you had the power of life and death over me."

Dr. Bird, scientific sleuth extraordinary, goes after a sinister stealer of brains.

"I wish to show those of you who failed to see it the sinking of the Stellar, on which I was a passenger and, I believe, the only survivor."

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And then Kay had broken through and was hewing madly with great sweeps of the ax.

Slowly, insidiously, there stole over Allen Parker something uncanny. He could no longer control his hands—even his brain!

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"She's sane," he reiterated. "Though from what you tell me, it's a wonder that she is."

The extraordinary incidents began about 1 A.M. in the night of June 8-9, 1935.

HE sat in a small half-darkened booth well over in the corner—the man with the strangely glowing blue-green eyes.

The story of Tommy Reames' rescue of Professor Denham and his daughter marooned in the fifth dimension.

THE great discovery came when a box was brought to the dingy room and Mr. Collins was asked to show what was inside it.

Adventurers face a complex web of relationships as they navigate a giant palace, confront long-held secrets, and desperately seek ways to escape Polter's grasp.

Join the escape of George, Babs, and Polter from an atomic realm, as they confront danger, shrinking landscapes, and a desperate gamble for freedom.

Facing carnivorous allosauri, Victor and Richard fight for survival. Unexpected ally offers escape. A thrilling struggle unfolds.

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Join Tommy and Smitherson a daring mission to rescue Evelyn and her father, while facing deadly foes and unraveling the mysteries of a 5th dimensional world.

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