Along with your crew you are ship-wrecked on a mysterious archipelago As the sondaughter of the gravely injured captain you take charge & set up a camp for the survivors Since food resources are limited you plant your own crops & establish a small farm Your goal is to eventually build a new ship So you search all islands for useful treasures & forage deeper & deeper into the wilderness On your excursions many exciting quests await you as well as numerous dangers & threats Will you solve the secret of the cursed islands? It's the only way to escape Awaken the adventurer deep inside! Features Experience a relaxed open world farming adventure Farm & cook to survive Master story-driven quests full of adventure Discover the islands to find new plants & useful items Watch your energy reserves & choose the right food Provide food for your crew & improve their level of happiness Explore several excitingly different islands Manage the creation & expansion of a survivors' camp Fight against supernatural dangers Solve the secret of the cursed islands Prove your skills as a ship builder Experience a survival adventure with day & night cycle ...

Don't miss this collection of science fiction short stories from some of Vertigo's all-time greats as well as the hot new talents of tomorrow! From the far reaches of space to the not so distant future this anthology is loaded with unsettling short stories that will hijack your imagination & take you to strange mysterious places Collects Strange Adventures 1 & Mystery in Space 1 ...

Advance-solicited; on sale March 31 o 256 pg FC 1999 US Written by Jim Starlin o Art by Manuel Garcia Jim Starlin Rafael Albuquerque Scott Mc Daniel & others o Cover by Ed Benes & Rob Hunter A deadly peril threatens the universe & it up to Adam Strange to stop it Meanwhile a contract is put out for the death of Comet while Bizarro finds a new purpose in life in this collection of the cosmic 8-issue miniseries! ...

There are Shadows in Sharon Hollow Strange Things are afoot at the Circle Q Not to mention there is some Double Trouble at Skateland! Will a bunch of Boxcar Boys face a Minor Threat of Ghosts & Steel? Or will there be a Culling in Cheyenne? Only YOU can find out! Strange Adventures 1 is a non-core book of adventure hooks & story guidelines to help you find new adventures in the RPG Kids on Bikes Featuring 20 unique towns under the writing expertise of both new & seasoned story writers such as Ross Watson Scott Woodard Elisa Teague Matt Colville Sen-Foon Lim & Amanda Harmon Kunz Find out more in this edition of STRANGE ADVENTURES! ...

Sixteen-year-old Dru's worst fears have come true
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Will you answer the call to adventure? Egypt the 1930’s Erased from ancient history & buried in a nameless tomb for 4000 years Seteki the Witch Queen has risen once again Only one troop of daring heroes can stand against the fearsome power of Seteki & her army of mummified monstrosities The Strange Brigade! Explore remarkable ruins solve perilous puzzles & uncover tantalising treasure while blasting your way through an array of undead enemies in thrilling third-person action that’s certain to bring out your inner adventurer Features One Gripping Adventure Hunt the foul Seteki through a rip-roaring campaign filled with dangerous dig sites prodigious pyramids & crumbling caves packed with bountiful foes to send back to the afterlife Explore alone or team up in 2-4 player online co-op Four Fearless Fortune Hunters Travel the ancient world as one of four dashing agents trained to tackle the supernatural Unleash devastating magical powers & unload powerful prototype weapons such as the fire-spitting Krakatoa the ice-cold Chill Burster & the brain-busting Blunderbuss A Legion of Malevolent Monsters Seteki is not the only mythological menace to have awoken … she’s brought an army of loyal beasts with her! Face her many nefarious ne’er-do-wells including moaning mummies fire-breathing assassins armour-plated minotaurs giant scorpions & much much worse Tons of Terrifying Traps Keep an eye on your environment to find creative ways to boff your enemies! Decapitate the undead with spinning blades fry them to a crisp with fire traps crush them with a well-placed boulder & more You wouldn’t set them on your team mates … would you? Oodles of Puzzling Predicaments Keep those peepers peeled for suspicious clues secret entrances & ancient contraptions that need re-awakening! Who knows what alluring treasures & buried riches await you on the other side… ...

Will you answer the call to adventure? Egypt the 1930’s Erased from ancient history & buried in a nameless tomb for 4000 years Seteki the Witch Queen has risen once again Only one troop of daring heroes can stand against the fearsome power of Seteki & her army of mummified monstrosities The Strange Brigade! Explore remarkable ruins solve perilous puzzles & uncover tantalising treasure while blasting your way through an array of undead enemies in thrilling third-person action that’s certain to bring out your inner adventurer Features One Gripping Adventure Hunt the foul Seteki through a rip-roaring campaign filled with dangerous dig sites prodigious pyramids & crumbling caves packed with bountiful foes to send back to the afterlife Explore alone or team up in 2-4 player online co-op Four Fearless Fortune Hunters Travel the ancient world as one of four dashing agents trained to tackle the supernatural Unleash devastating magical powers & unload powerful prototype weapons such as the fire-spitting Krakatoa the ice-cold Chill Burster & the brain-busting Blunderbuss A Legion of Malevolent Monsters Seteki is not the only mythological menace to have awoken … she’s brought an army of loyal beasts with her! Face her many nefarious ne’er-do-wells including moaning mummies fire-breathing assassins armour-plated minotaurs giant scorpions & much much worse Tons of Terrifying Traps Keep an eye on your environment to find creative ways to boff your enemies! Decapitate the undead with spinning blades fry them to a crisp with fire traps crush them with a well-placed boulder & more You wouldn’t set them on your team mates … would you? Oodles of Puzzling Predicaments Keep those peepers peeled for suspicious clues secret entrances & ancient contraptions that need re-awakening! Who knows what alluring treasures & buried riches await you on the other side… ...

Sport can bring moments of joy & huge emotion It can also bring moments of supreme weirdness! Some of sport's oddest stories are almost too strange to be believed From lucky socks & alligators on the golf course to marathon runners who let the train take the strain this book uncovers some of the strangest true stories in the history of sport It's a great fun read for any sports fan aged 8 If you enjoyed this book why not look out for Strange but True Football ...

One of Stevenson's most famous & enduringly popular works Strange Case of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde describes the mysterious relationship between a respectable & affable doctor & his brutal associate Set in the grimy streets of Victorian London this tale of murder split personality & obscure science with its chilling final revelation became an instant horror classic when it was first published in 1886 & has enthralled & terrified generations of readers ever since ...

' Instantly the spirit of hell awoke in me & raged I was suddenly struck through the heart by a cold thrill of terror' Stevenson's short novel published in 1886 became an instant classic It was a Gothic horror that originated in a feverish nightmare whose hallucinatory setting in the murky back streets of London gripped a nation mesmerized by crime & violence The respectable doctor's mysterious relationship with his disreputable associate is finally revealed in one of the most original & thrilling endings in English literature In addition to Jekyll & Hyde this edition also

Includes:: a number of short stories & essays written by Stevenson in the 1880s minor masterpieces of fiction & comment ' The Body Snatcher' ' Markheim' & ' Olalla' feature grave-robbing a sinister double & degeneracy while 'A Chapter on Dreams' & 'A Gossip on Romance' discuss artistic creation & the 'romance' form Appendixes provide extracts from contemporary writings on personality disorder which set Stevenson's tale in its full historical context ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more

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