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181 Waterfront Fists by Robert E. Howard

A Sailor Steve Costigan Story
Steve has an iron jaw in the ring but a glass jaw when it comes to women. First appeared in 'Fight Stories' September 1930 and is in the public domain.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Humor, Pulp Classic
Downloads: 643 Votes: 34 | Score: 6.81
Size: 35KB | 7,048 words | Posted:

182 In Paths of Peril: a Boy's Adventures in Nova Scotia by J. Macdonald Oxley

A young boy braves rugged wilderness, hidden dangers, and thrilling challenges across Nova Scotia. Adventure, courage, and resourcefulness guide him as he navigates forests, rivers, and unexpected perils in a story of youthful daring and discovery.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Coming of Age, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 208 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 89KB | 16,756 words | Posted: Concluded:

183 Facing Oblivion by Thoughts Noir

A valiant sailor is facing a brutal storm alone, and perhaps something else. Despite the steady barrage, his will to survive remains.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Horror, Supernatural, Monsters
Downloads: 610 Votes: 50 | Score: 6.56
Size: 3KB | 718 words | Posted:

184 The Lone Warrior by A19M50

Blades backstory
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Aliens, Space, Supernatural
Downloads: 1086 Votes: 40 | Score: 6.55
Size: 4KB | 890 words | Posted:

185 Light vs Dark by A19M50

The retelling of a legend; Neptar's past.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: War, Aliens, Space, Supernatural
Downloads: 448 Votes: 18 | Score: 6.54
Size: 2KB | 486 words | Posted:

186 Sanders of the River by Edgar Wallace

Commissioner Sanders is called upon by the British Government "to keep a watchful eye upon some quarter of a million cannibal folk, who ten years before had regarded white men as we regard the unicorn." Written when world powers were vying for colonial honor, Sanders of the River encapsulates the beliefs and assumptions that motivated such quests. There is religious palava, raiding palava, and all the while, Bosambo, magnificent chief of the Ochori, watches on.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Novel-Classic
Downloads: 400 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 315KB | 57,843 words | Posted:

187 Victoria Desperado's Mansion of Despair by James Foley

Her boldness blinded her to what lawfulness requires. Beautiful and tragic, she paid the full price.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Romance
Downloads: 504 Votes: 25 | Score: 6.29
Size: 10KB | 1,979 words | Posted:

188 The Importance of Being Ernest Hemingway by James Foley

A novice writer is publishing his novice novel. Rich girl wants him a wealthy writer. Best girl wants him a great writer. Which girl wins?
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Romance
Downloads: 347 Votes: 15 | Score: 5.96
Size: 11KB | 1,959 words | Posted:

189 The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs

The second book in the Tarzan series and continues the thrilling adventures of the jungle hero as he struggles between the world of civilization and the call of the wild.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Romance, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 575 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 479KB | 89,921 words | Posted: Concluded:

190 Mermaid by Grant M. Overton

The story follows a young girl who is rescued after surviving the wreck of the ship "Mermaid" and adopted by a Coast Guard captain.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Romance, Drama, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1092 Votes: 8 | Score: 5.74
Size: 381KB | 72,728 words | Posted: Concluded:
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