Leblanc's classic 1906 thriller pits France's notorious "Gentleman Burglar" against England's "Great Detective" in a deadly duel. The legendary Blue Diamond has been stolen by Lupin with the help of the mysterious "Blonde Phantom" and Holmes has sworn to recover it at all costs.

In the Paris sewers, Judex and a young Maigret battle the Frankenstein Monster. Meanwhile in Tibet, Alexander Whateley's plans to bring about the return of Yog-Sothoth are thwarted by the combined efforts of JimGrim and Robur the Conqueror.

For its scope, complexity, ambition and craftsmanship, "The Ice Company" ranks with such science fiction masterpieces as "Foundation" and "Dune." It was first published in 1980 and won the 1982 French Science Fiction Grand Prize and the 1988 Apollo Award. This edition includes a bibliography of the series and detailed summaries of the first 34 volumes.

Carte Blanche The complete freedom to act without restrictions When heroes let their passions or thirst for justice go unchecked, and villains go wild, spreading chaos and destruction Doctor Ardan meet the People of the Pole Doctor Omega teams up with Ki-Gor to find the secret of the Yeti Maigret, Father Brown and Dr. Watson face a terrifying supernatural threat Felifax ends up on Dr. Moreau's island. Sar Dubnotal and the Werewolf of Paris fight the vampires Arsene Lupin duels with Raffles Captain Vampire defies the Reds Rouletabille is trapped on the Mysterious Island Spiridon...

Two thrilling novels featuring scientist and world-saving explorer Doctor Ardan, created in 1928, five years before Doc Savage. These two ground-breaking SF adventures have been translated by award-winning authors Jean-Marc & Randy Lofficier. In The Troglodytes of Mount Everest (1929), young Francis Ardan, who has just earned his title of Doctor, embarks for a cruise around the world, but ends up fighting Captain Mendax, a science pirate and the master of a super-powered flying machine and submarine, The Astaroth, built according to the late Captain Nemo's designs. In The Giants of Black Lake...

The short stories included in this collection are like bottles thrown into the vast ocean, each containing a fragment of a universe inside... Alf... The Ghostbusters... Hellraiser... Judex... The Nyctalope... Arsene Lupin... The Black Coats... From Paris in 1925 to Diaspar at the End of Time, from New York to Alphaville, the walls between the worlds of fiction crumble and fantasies become reality... These legends from Otherwhere and Elsewhen have finally come to rest on the virtual beach of that utopia that stretches from Mexico to Canada and welcomes all dreams and dreamers... PACIFICA."

The French Fantasy Treasury serves as an introduction to French fantasy, which has a long and noble history, quite distinct from its British and American counterparts. Its three volumes chronicle the history of the genre, from its origins through modern times, and include stories, excerpts and novellas by some of the most prestigious authors in French literature. A must for fantasy lovers everywhere. This first volume begins in the 11th century when fantasy helped the medieval people to illuminate the fearsome darkness in which they lived. We meet the brave Lancelot and the doomed Knight...

The French Fantasy Treasury serves as an introduction to French fantasy, which has a long and noble history, quite distinct from its British and American counterparts. Its three volumes chronicle the history of the genre, from its origins through modern times, and include stories, excerpts and novellas by some of the most prestigious authors in French literature.
A must for fantasy lovers everywhere.

This third volume looks at how French fantasy spread its wings from the 19th century to modern times, exploring lost continents and civilizations, revisiting the colorful eras of...

"Let's return to Baker Street, Harry," he said. "The evidence is indisputable; the conclusion inescapable... We face FantOmas "

Southampton, England, 1910. Jack the Ripper is back -- or is he? A series of ghastly murders are reported near the estate of Lord Beltham. Young detective Harry Dickson is mentored by Sherlock Holmes to take over the most perilous case of his budding career. But neither the Great Detective nor his youthful protEgE are as yet aware that someone else is pulling the strings behind the scene: the criminal mastermind known as - FantOmas

The Man in...