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King Solomon's Mines is an 1885 classic Victorian adventure novel by H. Rider Haggard. It follows Allan Quatermain, a hunter and explorer, who leads an expedition into uncharted Africa to find a wealthy man's missing brother and discover the fabled diamond mines. It birthed the "lost world" genre. King Solomon's Mines PDF

Published in 1912 by William Hope Hodgson, The Night Land is a visionary science-fantasy and cosmic horror novel. Set millions of years in the future after the sun dies, it follows the last remnants of humanity hiding in a colossal metal pyramid. A lone hero ventures into the perilous "Night Land" to rescue his reincarnated love. The Night Land PDF

The Land That Time Forgot is a classic pulp adventure created by Edgar Rice Burroughs, originally published as a novel serial in 1918. It follows World War I survivors who commandeer a German U-boat and discover a mysterious, uncharted island named Caspak (or Caprona) where dinosaurs and various stages of evolving human tribes coexist. The Land That Time Forgot PDF

At the Earth's Core is a foundational 1914 science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It is the first book in his acclaimed Pellucidar series, establishing a "Hollow Earth" world 500 miles beneath the surface where prehistoric creatures, stone-age humans, and telepathic, ruling reptiles coexist in a land of eternal daylight. At the Earth's Core PDF

The Chessmen of Mars (1922) is the fifth science-fantasy novel in the Barsoom series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It shifts focus from John Carter to his headstrong daughter, Tara of Helium, who gets swept away by a fierce Martian storm into terrifying lands and forced into gladiatorial games of living chess. The Chessmen of Mars PDF

A Princess of Mars (1912) by Edgar Rice Burroughs is the foundational science-fantasy novel that launched the iconic Barsoom series. It follows John Carter, a Confederate veteran mysteriously transported to Mars (Barsoom), where Earth's gravity grants him superhuman abilities. He becomes a warrior, allies with alien tribes, and fights to win the heart of a Martian princess. A Princess of Mars PDF

The Gods of Mars is a classic science fantasy novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, originally serialized in 1913 and the second installment in the Barsoom (Mars) series. The Gods of Mars PDF

The Metal Monster is a 1920 science fiction and fantasy novel by American author Abraham Merritt. The story follows botanist Dr. Walter T. Goodwin, who travels to the Himalayas and discovers a mysterious alien civilization of living, geometric metal creatures ruled by an enigmatic woman named Norhala. The Metal Monster EPUB

The Moon Pool by A. Merritt is a 1919 classic pulp science fiction and "lost world" adventure. Set in the South Pacific, the story follows explorers who uncover a subterranean realm of ancient civilizations, inadvertently unleashing a terrifying, luminous entity known as "the Dweller". The Moon Pool PDF

Written by Samuel Butler and published anonymously in 1872, Erewhon (an anagram of "nowhere") is a philosophical and satirical novel. Erewhon PDF