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Silver Wings by Joe J

The story of a young man from high school to Vietnam.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Coming of Age, Romance, Humor, Historical, Military
46.8k words,  98%,  Author's average score: 9.07   More Info

Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini

Peter Blood, an Irish physician and soldier in England in the 1680's, is wrongly convicted of treason and sentenced to indentured slavery in the Caribbean. He escapes and becomes the most feared pirate captain on the Spanish Main, but all the glory of his adventures cannot help him, for the woman he loves cannot love a thief and pirate. Even when he destroys England's enemies, even at his most triumphant...
Genre: Action/Adventure
Age Rating: Older than 7
Tags: Novel-Classic
114.5k words,  98%,  Author's average score: 8.51   More Info

Plea for an American Hero by Misguided Child

This is an old man's last rant to an anonymous visitor. You probably shouldn't read it.
Genre: Politics
Age Rating: Older than 7
Tags: Politics
1.6k words,  97%,  Author's average score: 8.80   More Info

Mosley Station by UtIdArWa

Mosley Station, The Deadwood of the asteroid belt, is taken over by pirates. Seeking riches and more.
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Rating: Older than 7
Tags: Crime, Drama, Science, Military, Pirates, Science Fiction
26.3k words,  96%,  Author's average score: 8.64   More Info

I Want to Be Around by woodmanone

He wanted her to hurt like she had hurt him and he wanted to watch. He asks a friend to help teach her a lesson.
Genre: Romance
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Drama
11.1k words,  95%,  Author's average score: 7.96   More Info

Harry and Dante by Lazlo Zalezac

Dante is an artist, or at least he was an artist until his girlfriend left him for his best friend. For two years he has been unable to create anything. Then one day, a young man gives him a commission to create a statue. It's not just any statue, it's a statue of Happy Harry.
Genre: Romance
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Romance, Humor, Drama
20.3k words,  95%,  Author's average score: 8.93   More Info

The Hidden Mine by Joseph A. Altsheler

A vivid and thrilling description of adventures encountered on the great plains of America by a party of gold hunters in the days of '49. The story abounds in dramatic situations, daring deeds, and miraculous escapes. The two books "The Rainbow of Gold", and "The Hidden Mine" tell how the adventurers found their treasure, and their struggles with freebooters to keep it. It is a fascinating story of experiences on the frontier.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Novel-Classic, Young Adult
92.8k words,  94%,  Author's average score: 8.37   More Info

Having It All by JimWar

This is a short story about a man who has a pretty good life, you might even say a rich life. He has things and yet he is lonely. Like most of us he doesn't realize that he is missing something. This is also a story about a young woman who is also missing something in her life. Well to say more would be to give you too much information.
Genre: Romance
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Romance
8.8k words,  93%,  Author's average score: 8.10   More Info

Plague Ship by Andre Norton

Exotic Gems and Valuable Oils Were the Lures That Drew the Space Trader Solar Queen to the New Planet Sergol - and Also Called Forth Their Most Ruthless Competitor. the Solar Queen's Men Tried to Play Fair - Even According to the Sly Rules of Sargol's Feline People - but After Takeoff the Real Assault Began. for the Solar Queen's Most Desperate Hours Were to Come When the Ship and It's Crew Were Branded Pariahs of the Stars - to Be Destroyed at Sight.
Genre: Action/Adventure
Age Rating: Older than 7
Tags: Novel-Classic
60.0k words,  93%,  Author's average score: 7.71   More Info

Spacehounds of IPC by E. E. Smith (Edward Elmer)

When the Inter-Planetary Corporation's (IPC) crack liner, "IPV Arcturus", took off on a routine flight to Mars, it turned out to be the beginning of an unexpected and long voyage.
Genre: Science Fiction
Age Rating: Older than 13
Tags: Science Fiction, Aliens, Space, Futuristic, Novel-Classic
85.8k words,  93%,  Author's average score: 8.25   More Info