DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Polaris of the Snows" by Charles B. Stilson. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Book 1 of a Trilogy: Polaris was born in the Antartic. After the death of his father, he heads north to America. Ere long, he rescues Rose Emer and they soon discover a long, lost Greek City in a lost valley at the South Pole. Death, love, and intrigue follows them through their adventures.
From its inception in 1939, Famous Fantastic Mysteries was an important title in the pulp magazine field for fans of classic science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It reprinted many of the best stories by the most legendary authors in the field, from H. P. Lovecraft to Robert Heinlein, from Robert E. Howard to Lord Dunsany. It was able to introduce a completely new generation of readers to the best genre fiction, bringing forward authors whose work may not have seen print for decades. This ebook presents large, full-color scans to all 81 covers from FFM's run, along with complete story and author information, trivia, and more. This is Volume 1 of The Complete Pulp Magazine Cover Library.
Wondrous worlds abound in the stories within. Heroes go on great adventures through magical realms, encounter alien races, and use their ingenuity to overcome impossible difficulties. From Robert E. Howard's thrilling stories of Conan the Barbarian to Nathaniel Hawthorne's subtle tale "The Artist of the Beautiful," the power of the imagination is breathtaking. The settings range from the frozen wastes of Antarctica to the red plains of Mars. Themes of space travel, apocalypse, magic, and power permeate these stories, but at their heart, as with all good fiction, are the characters - who remain as human as you or I. During the 19th century many writers such as Nathaniel Hawthorne and Ambrose Bierce, tried their hand at fantasy and science fiction, but few fully devoted themselves to the genre. It took two men to change this: H. G. Wells and Robert E. Howard. Wells was a founder of the science fiction genre whose novels The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds established him as one of the greatest writers of the time. Howard was nearly as influential on the fantasy genre, as his character Conan the Barbarian has remained immensely popular for generations. In the early 20th century, fantasy and science fiction truly established themselves in the pulp magazines. Writers like Charles B. Stilson, John York Cabot, and Harry Gore Bishop struggled to make a living even though they wrote prolifically for these magazines. The literary landscape as we know it today was established through the writing of these devoted individuals. This collection features several of the premier writers of speculative fiction. Authors include: W. L. Alden Robert Barr Ambrose Bierce Harry Gore Bishop John York Cabot Nictzin Dyalhis Francis Flagg George Griffith Nathaniel Hawthorne Robert E. Howard Kenneth Morris William Morris Charles B. Stilson H. G. Wells
Alternate Worlds was first published in 1975 and became an instant classic, winning a Hugo award. This third edition brings the history of science fiction up to date, covering developments over the past forty years--a period that has seen the advent of technologies only imagined in the genre's Golden Age. As a literature of change, science fiction has become ever more meaningful, presaging dangers to humanity and, as Alvin Toffler wrote, guarding against "the premature arrival of the future." The world has begun to recognize science fiction in many different ways, incorporating its elements in products, visual media and huge conventions.
The second volume within this series presents more than fifty series characters within pulp fiction, selected to represent four popular story types from the 1907-1939 pulps--scientific detectives, occult and psychic investigators, jungle men, and adventurers in interplanetary romance. Some characters--Tarzan, John Carter of Mars, Craig Kennedy, Anthony (Buck) Rogers--became internationally known. Others are now almost forgotten, except by collectors and specialists.
"North! North! To the north, Polaris. Tell the world-you must go, Polaris!" Such was the popularity of Tarzan and creator, Edgar Rice Burroughs that many imitators popped up over the years-Charles B. Stilson was one of the best. For the fist time in one collection, the entire trilogy is included, complete & unabridged: "Polaris-of the Snows," "Minos of Sardanes" and "Polaris and the Goddess Glorian."
