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Excerpt:'A heavy fog pressed down upon the city of Washington. To the boy watching it from the vantage point of the window in the top floor of the apartment in which he stood, it spread as mysterious and as sodden as a flood, enveloping streets, parks, houses, indeed all but the tops of the highest structures, the domes and roofs of public buildings and spires of churches, and here and there a dark, drowned mass of foliage. The apartment stood on a height and as the boy looked he saw a glow in the east, followed quickly by thin banners of red and orange. Then the Sun rose and turned the domes and spires swimming on the sea of mist into fairy flotillas wrought of pearl and gold.'

Tom Swift and His Airship is a novel in the Tom Swift series by Victor Appleton. In the story, Tom Swift, the protagonist, builds and flies an airship. He embarks on a journey filled with adventures and obstacles as he tries to prove the worth of his invention. Along the way, he faces challenges such as theft, sabotage, and natural disasters, but ultimately succeeds in his mission. Through determination and resourcefulness, Tom showcases the limitless potential of human ingenuity and the importance of perseverance in the face of adversity.

Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship is a novel by Victor Appleton, part of the popular'Tom Swift'series. The story follows the adventures of the young inventor, Tom Swift, as he builds a new kind of airship and uses it to battle a naval terror that is threatening the seas. With the help of his friends and allies, Tom travels the world, facing dangerous enemies and using his incredible intellect and resourcefulness to overcome every obstacle in his way. The book is filled with action, adventure, and excitement, and is sure to be enjoyed by fans of the'Tom Swift'series, as well as anyone who loves thrilling tales of technological innovation and heroics.

The book'Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice'is a novel by Victor Appleton, part of the Tom Swift series. It follows Tom Swift as he sets out on a daring adventure to find a lost airship in the treacherous caves of ice. He must overcome obstacles and challenges along the way, including treacherous weather conditions, in order to rescue the passengers and recover the valuable treasures they were carrying. With the help of his friends and his technologically advanced equipment, Tom races against time to save the day and bring back the precious cargo.

Tom Swift and His Air Scout is a novel by Victor Appleton and part of the Tom Swift adventure series. In this book, Tom sets out to help Uncle Sam protect the nation's coastlines by building an air scout. With his new invention, Tom embarks on a series of daring adventures and encounters with rival inventors, smugglers and spies as he protects the country and uncovers the secrets of the sky.

This old science fiction novel, Bridges, describes the Earth, largely devastated and devastated by terrible unrest in the solar system. The story tells about the adventures of seven people sailing in a wonderful airship of the future. There is a mortal battle between the two scientists: one is trying to build a new and better world on the ruins of the old, the other is a villain fighting to create a system that will finally destroy what remains on Earth.

The airship Everness makes a Heisenberg Jump to an alternate Earth unlike any her crew has ever seen. Everett, Sen, and the crew find themselves above a plain that goes on forever in every direction without any horizon. They've arrived on an Alderson Disc, an astronomical megastructure of incredibly strong material reaching from the orbit of Mercury to the orbit of Jupiter.Who could have built such a thing? The Jiju, the dominant species on a plane where the dinosaurs didn't die out. They evolved, diversified, and have a twenty-five million year technology head-start on humanity. If they ever get off their plane, and into the worlds of the Plenitude...Everness has jumped right into the midst of a faction fight between rival nations, but can anyone be safe among the warring Jiju, and what is the price of their help?The crew of the Everness is divided in a very alien world, a world fast approaching the point of apocalypse. And back in the Plenitude of Known Worlds, Charlotte Villiers gathers allies and works her way deep into the corridors of power.Praise for Empress of the Sun“YA or not, the Everness series may be the most enjoyable ongoing series that SF currently has to offer.” —Locus“The marvelous Everness series takes readers to a world with highly evolved dinosaurs in this third voyage through parallel universes... McDonald lets his imagination run rampant without abandoning credibility, tackling real scientific concepts such as confirmation bias, a feature lacking in far too much science fiction… Endlessly fascinating and fun.” —Kirkus (Starred Review)“With strong characters covering all ages and genders, fine action sequences, and enough cool SF concepts that could fill a volume twice its size, EMPRESS OF THE SUN is an excellent entry in one of my favorite SF series.” —SF Signal

The Dick Hamilton series chronicles the adventures of a boy who struggles to keep the family fortune after his mother's death. Fortune-seekers, a greedy uncle, and other perils await Dick around every corner. Although it's not always politically correct by current standards, the stories are rollicking adventures. Fans of the original Hardy Boys, Rover Boys, Motor Boys, and other similar series will enjoy them. Included are: DICK HAMILTON'S FORTUNE DICK HAMILTON'S CADET DAYS DICK HAMILTON'S STEAM YACHT DICK HAMILTON'S FOOTBALL TEAM DICK HAMILTON'S TOURING CAR DICK HAMILTON'S AIRSHIP If you enjoy this ebook, don't forget to search your favorite ebook store for'Wildside Press Megapack'to see more of the 300+ volumes in this series, covering adventure, historical fiction, mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, science fiction -- and much, much more!

Segunda entrega de la tetralogía «Mortal Engines», una trepidante y original historia llena de misterio, con una ambientación única en un mundo futurista y postapocalíptico. Las novelas en las que se basa la superproducción cinematográfica de Peter Jackson. En un mundo que se está quedando sin recursos, la ingente ciudad de Londres intenta sobrevivir como puede. Tom y Hester están en un vertedero helado esperando a la muerte tras un fallo en los motores de la Jenny Haniver. Pero, en el último momento, los dos darán con Anchorage, una ciudad de hielo que habría sucumbido tiempo atrás. El oro del depredador es la segunda parte de una saga de cuatro novelas fantásticas escritas por Philip Reeve y que forma parte de la tetralogía «Mortal Engines». La historia se sitúa en un mundo postapocalíptico donde las ciudades de la Tierra deambulan por el mundo sobre ruedas gigantescas, arrasando las unas con las otras, y en el que los recursos cada vez son más escasos. El protagonista de la novela es Tom Natsworthy, un huérfano londinense de 15 años del Gremio de Historiadores, que tratará de revelar un misterio que podría cambiar el orden del mundo. Reseña: «Al leer las novelas, supimos que serían películas geniales. ¡No puedo esperar a verlas!» Peter Jackson

Molly grew up hearing the tales of Haviland Stout, her ancestor who discovered the dangerous magical spirits that inhabit the far corners of the world. Now, on the edge of the New World, in the British Dominion of Terra Nova, Molly and her family collect spirits aboard their airship, the Legerdemain. But when Molly captures a spirit that can speak and claims to have been Haviland's friend, her entire life is upended. What if everything she knows about the spirits, and her own history, is a lie? In her hunt for the truth, Molly will have to challenge the most powerful company in Terra Nova and find the courage to reshape her world.

Tom Swift and His Airship was written in the year 1910 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Tom Swift and His Air Scout was written in the year 1919 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Orphans Mark and Jack are fostered by Professor Henderson, with help from the professor's assistant Washington White and his friend Andy Sudds, the big game hunter. In their first adventures the Professor builds a unique boat/dirigible called the Monarch, which they use to visit the North Pole.

Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship was written in the year 1915 by Victor Appleton. This book is one of the most popular novels of Victor Appleton, and has been translated into several other languages around the world. This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Oh Tom, is it really safe? A young lady—an exceedingly pretty young lady, she could be called—stood with one small, gloved hand on the outstretched wing of an aeroplane, and looked up at a young man, attired in a leather, fur-lined suit, who sat in the cockpit of the machine just above her.'Safe, Mary?'repeated the pilot, as he reached in under the hood of the craft to make sure about one of the controls.'Why, you ought to know by this time that I wouldn't go up if it wasn't safe!'

Are you all ready, Tom?'All ready, Mr. Sharp,'replied a young man, who was stationed near some complicated apparatus, while the questioner, a dark man, with a nervous manner, leaned over a large tank.'I'm going to turn on the gas now,'went on the man.'Look out for yourself. I'm not sure what may happen.''Neither am I, but I'm ready for it. If it does explode it can't do much damage.'

Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, The Naval Terror of the Seas, is Volume 18 in the original Tom Swift novel series published by Grosset & Dunlap. The story was written in 1915, and World War I, known as The Great War, was already in progress. As the story opens, Tom is explaining his newest invention to his friend, Ned Newton. Just as Tom is in the middle of explaining the problems he is having, a fire erupts in one of the sheds, where explosives are stored. After the fire has been put out, careful investigation shows that the fire was set deliberately. In preparation for presenting his new airship to the United States Government, Tom has invited a Lieutenant Marbury, from the Navy, to review his ship. Marbury informs Tom of a possible plot against Tom and his inventions, past and present. Tom scoffs at the idea, but soon finds out otherwise, as his new airship is hijacked by foreign spies with an unknown agenda.

Tom Swift and friends journey to the Arctic in Tom's custom airship to seek the legendary Valley of Gold. When his map is stolen by his longtime nemesis, Andy Foger, who has himself built a competing airship, the race is on across frigid Alaska to see who will be the first to find the limitless fortune.

Get set for rip-roaring fun as the Airship Boys set off in hot pursuit of an ancient Aztec treasure that is said to be buried somewhere in the American West. This novel is the first entry in what went on to become a popular series of juvenile adventure books. It's a quick and pleasureful read for juvenile fiction fans of all ages.

As members of the first crew of astralnauts, Matt Cruse and Kate De Vries journey into outer space on the Starclimber and face a series of catastrophes that threaten the survival of all on board.

Sailing toward dawn, and I was perched atop the crow's nest, being the ship's eyes. We were two nights out of Sydney, and there'd been no weather to speak of so far. I was keeping watch on a dark stack of nimbus clouds off to the northwest, but we were leaving it far behind, and it looked to be smooth going all the way back to Lionsgate City. Like riding a cloud....Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt's always wanted; convinced he's lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers his ship. One night he meets a dying balloonist who speaks of beautiful creatures drifting through the skies. It is only after Matt meets the balloonist's granddaughter that he realizes that the man's ravings may, in fact, have been true, and that the creatures are completely real and utterly mysterious. In a swashbuckling adventure reminiscent of Jules Verne and Robert Louis Stevenson, Kenneth Oppel, author of the best-selling Silverwing trilogy, creates an imagined world in which the air is populated by transcontinental voyagers, pirates, and beings never before dreamed of by the humans who sail the skies.

Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship is the 18th book in the original Tom Swift series.'Every boy possesses some form of inventive genius. Tom Swift is a bright, ingenious boy and his inventions and adventures make the most interesting kind of reading.''These spirited tales convey in a realistic way, the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion and other successful inventions. Stories like these are impressed upon the memory and their reading is productive only of good.'This series of adventure novels starring the genius boy inventor Tom Swift falls into the genre of'invention fiction'or'Edisonade'.

Tom Swift and His Airship is the third book in the original Tom Swift series.'Every boy possesses some form of inventive genius. Tom Swift is a bright, ingenious boy and his inventions and adventures make the most interesting kind of reading.''These spirited tales convey in a realistic way, the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion and other successful inventions. Stories like these are impressed upon the memory and their reading is productive only of good.'This series of adventure novels starring the genius boy inventor Tom Swift falls into the genre of'invention fiction'or'Edisonade'.

Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice is the eighth book in the original Tom Swift series.'Every boy possesses some form of inventive genius. Tom Swift is a bright, ingenious boy and his inventions and adventures make the most interesting kind of reading.''These spirited tales convey in a realistic way, the wonderful advances in land and sea locomotion and other successful inventions. Stories like these are impressed upon the memory and their reading is productive only of good.'This series of adventure novels starring the genius boy inventor Tom Swift falls into the genre of'invention fiction'or'Edisonade'.

Jack Black is thrilled when his father, the captain of the largest airship in the world, invites him on the ship's maiden voyage. Once aloft, Jack overhears a plot to sabotage the ship. But before he can tell his father, Jack falls, plummeting through the air to be caught in the sails of a pirate ship. Now Jack must try to convince a crew of thieves to rescue his father.... In this robust blend of fantasy and whirlwind adventure, Carol Hughes confronts the difficult, real-life issues of trust, loyalty, and deception.