num_pages: 896
description: A hair-raising collection of adventure stories that's so big and enthralling if you open it you may never be seen enter at your own risk. Everyone loves adventure and Otto Penzler has collected the best adventure stories of all time into one mammoth volume. With stories by Jack London O. Henry H. Rider Haggard Alastair MacLean Talbot Mundy Cornell Woolrich and many others this wide-reaching and fascinating volume contains some of the best characters from the most thrilling adventure tales including The Cisco Kid; Sheena Queen of the Jungle; Bulldog Drummond; Tarzan; The Scarlet Pimpernel; Conan the Barbarian; Hopalong Cassidy; King Kong; Zorro; and The Spider. Divided into sections that embody the greatest themes of the genreSword &amp; Sorcery Megalomania Rules Man vs. Nature Island Paradise Sand and Sun Something Feels Funny Go West Young Man Future Shock I Spy Yellow Peril In Darkest Africait is destined to be the greatest collection of adventure stories ever compiled. Lawless open seas Ferocious army ants Deadeyed gunmen Exotic desert islands Feverish jungle adventures The story that introduced The Cisco Kid The complete novel of Tarzan the Terrible
language: English
title: The Big Book of Adventure Stories: The Most Daring, Dangerous, and Death-Defying Collection of Adventure Tales Ever Captured in One Mammoth Volume
publisher: Vintage