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Love and War by Paul Cornell

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The novel “Love and War” by Paul Cornell was published for the first time in 1992. It’s No. 9 in the “New Adventures” range by Virgin Publishing and follows “Nightshade”.

Ace passed through Perivale to go to the funeral of her old friend Julian. Having completed that sad task, the Seventh Doctor takes her forward in time nearly half a millennium to the planet Heaven, on the border between human and Draconian space. It’s a neutral place for the two powers, and life is supposed to be peaceful, but various events suggest otherwise.

The Doctor is searching for a lost manuscript and can’t find it, but he has other things on his mind and seems lost in thought. Ace seeks distraction by contacting a group of Travellers who have been on Heaven for some time. On the planet, the paths of very different entities intersect, while its past seems to interest only archaeologist Bernice “Benny” Summerfield and a few other researchers engaged in an excavation.

At the Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft

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The novel “At the Mountains of Madness” by H.P. Lovecraft was published for the first time in 1936 serialized in the magazine “Astounding Stories” and later as a book.

Professor William Dyer of Miskatonic University in Arkham, Massachusetts, decided to write an account of the expedition he led to Antarctica as a warning of the horrors he encountered there. Dyer discovered a new exploration project and wanted to explain how the horrors in what he decided to call the Mountains of Madness had caused the deaths of nearly all the members of his expedition and all the members of a previous expedition.

Elsewhere by Dean Koontz

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The novel “Elsewhere” by Dean Koontz was published for the first time in 2020.

Jeffy Coltrane lives with his daughter Amity, and things seem to be going well for them, even though seven years earlier his wife, Michelle, had abandoned her husband and daughter. When Ed, a homeless man who makes ends meet in the area, shows up at their house and gives Jeffy a box that he claims holds the key to everything, warning him never to open it, Jeffy thinks he has a screw loose and agrees to take it simply to get rid of the man.

Shortly after that strange visit, a team of agents led by John Falkirk, who has an NSA badge, goes around the area asking everyone for information about Ed, or rather, Dr. Edwin Harkenbach. Surprised and a little scared, Jeffy decides to examine the contents of the box Ed had entrusted to him. The device in the box gets accidentally activated, bringing Jeffy and Amity to a house that isn’t entirely like their own and in a city that has some significant differences from the one they know.

The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket by Edgar Allan Poe

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The novel “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket” by Edgar Allan Poe was published for the first time in a partial version in 1837, serialized in the “Southern Literary Messenger” and in its entirety as a book in 1838.

Arthur Gordon Pym grew up on Nuntucket Island and was deeply attached to the sea. Despite a negative experience, in June 1827, he secretly boarded the brig Grampus, commanded by the father of his best friend Augustus Barnard, who helped him find a hiding place aboard.

What was supposed to be an exciting sea adventure soon turns into a nightmare for Arthur Gordon Pym. Trapped in his hideout, he nearly dies of thirst. Augustus rescues him after several days of agony and Pym discovers that there was a mutiny on the Grampus. More misadventures await Arthur.

Teleport 2: Into the Darkness by Joshua T. Calvert

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The novel “Teleport 2: Into the Darkness” by Joshua T. Calvert was published for the first time in 2023. It’s the second book in the Teleport series and follows “Teleport”.

James Hamilton finds himself on a mission unlike any he’s ever faced. Rescuing a group of scientists who ended up in a dangerous location tests his abilities like never before. Encountering a native population is a great short-term help, but James knows that much more is needed to return home.

The region where the travelers can somehow recover is strange, with a forest seemingly immune to the radiation and storms that represent the main dangers. The decision they have to make is difficult, but the ruins of a city may represent the only real hope.