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Rick Brant Science AdventureSeries
series24 books1947
completed
Adventure, adventurous in tone, set in mid 20th century.
“From Wikipedia: Rick meets Scotty and investigates sabotage occurring on his father's rocket experiment.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Rocket's Shadow →
Tolkien's legendariumUniverse
universe163 books1923
Fantasy, set in secondary world.
“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →
includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The History of Middle Earth
Dinosaur SummerNovel
Greg Bearstandalone novel1998
Science fiction, about expeditions and survival, set in latin america.
“Less than fifty years after Professor Challenger's famed journey to the Lost World, America's last dinosaur circus is closing down... but the adventure of a lifetime is about to begin.”
from the catalogue
TarzanUniverse
universe100 books1912
Set in early 20th century.
“Deep in a jungle no map has tamed, an English lord's orphaned son is suckled by a she-ape and grows to manhood knowing neither his name nor his kind.”
from the catalogue
Start with Tarzan of the Apes →
includes Tarzan, The Tarzan Trilogy, The Wild Adventures of Tarzan, Tarzan's Africa / Opar / Khokarsa, Tarzan and the Martian Legion
The Ghost in the Noonday SunNovel
Sid Fleischmanstandalone novel1965
Fantasy, about pirates, set in 19th century and north america.
The Black PearlNovel
Scott O'Dellstandalone novel1967
About coming of age and survival, set in latin america.