When morning came, its arrival was the exact reversal of the coming of night. In the beginning there was darkness, and in the darkness there was horror. The creatures of the night untiringly filled the air with sound, and the sounds were discordant and gruesome and revolti...
It was Nike’s curiosity, perhaps; but Dunne’s curiosity may have had a share in shaping the remaining events. Possibly he unconsciously had some hope that made him look alertly about him. Certainly Haney’s curiosity contributed. Or perhaps Haney didn’t so much want to make sure as he wanted to sw...
The ground was white. But it was not really ground at all, it was ice that covered everything—twenty miles north to the Barrier, and southward to the Pole itself, past towering mountains and howling emptiness and cold beyond imagining. The base was almost buried in snow. O...
It had been necessary twice before on this journey. It was routine. It was so normal an operation that only Howell, who owned the space-yacht and acted as skipper, and Ketch in the engine room, were involved. Howell’s part in it was simply to bring the yacht out of overdrive—the state of being in...
Jean-sur-Seine, instead of one. Harrison and Carroll and Pepe Ybarra and Albert set out together and at once. Pepe was a pathetic figure. He was exhausted when he arrived, and once he’d told his story he seemed to sink into bitter despair. But he, would not stay in Paris while they went back to S...
It was a small house and a snug one, built into the side of a hill, with many trees around it and tall second-growth beginning not far away. Steve and Lucky scouted it cautiously, weapons ready, and at last stood sniffing at smashed-in doors, and it was empty.But they searched it thoroughly in th...