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31 An Antarctic Mystery by Jules Verne

Jeorling, a wealthy American, has entertained himself with private studies of the wildlife on the Kerguelen Islands and is now looking for a passage back to the USA. Halbrane is one of the first ships to arrive at Kerguelen, and its captain somewhat reluctantly agrees to have Jeorling as a passenger as far as Tristan da Cunha. Underway, they meet a stray iceberg with a dead body on it...
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Travel, Science Fiction, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 2153 Votes: 20 | Score: 7.66
Size: 434KB | 78,919 words | Posted: Concluded:

32 Life Is Uncertain - Eat Dessert First! by Stultus

Is it possible for a woman to cheat on her husband without ever having sex with another man? A former Navy officer and marine researcher discovers the answer, when his wife and her Navy boyfriend show an unhealthy interest in his invention. Years later she returns into his life informing him that his invention may be the only means of finding that same Navy officer alive. An odd unconventional sort of Cheating Wife story with no sex.
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Romance
Tags: Romance, Drama, Travel
Downloads: 2676 Votes: 208 | Score: 7.62
Size: 59KB | 11,009 words | Posted: Concluded:

33 At the Earth's Core by Edgar Rice Burroughs

David Innes, a mining heir, finances the experimental "iron mole", an excavating vehicle designed by his elderly inventor friend Abner Perry. In a test run, they discover the vehicle cannot be turned, and it burrows 500 miles into the Earth's crust, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Travel, Science Fiction, Alternate Universe, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 2954 Votes: 52 | Score: 7.40
Size: 261KB | 49,655 words | Posted: Concluded:

34 Eight Hundred Leagues on the Amazon by Jules Verne

In 1881, Joam Garral, a ranch owner who lives near the Peruvian-Brazilian border on the Amazon River, is forced to travel down-stream when his past catches up with him
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Travel, Novel-Classic
Downloads: 1944 Votes: 15 | Score: 7.33
Size: 517KB | 94,149 words | Posted: Concluded:

35 We Three Kings by Celtic Bard

A Dark Wars Tale
One of the greatest prophets in human history was just born in an out-of-the-way inn's stable and already his destiny is in jeopardy. The King in Jerusalem and the religious elders, warned of his coming, seek out the child in order to assure fate does not play out as is foretold. Shocked by this vision, the master of a school for the arcane in the city of Taksasila summons three of his best masters for a mission into the Roman Empire to lay protections upon the child and save his destiny.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: Fantasy
Tags: Spiritual, Religion, Historical, Secret Agents, Travel, Christmas, Supernatural, Magic, Royalty
Downloads: 2735 Votes: 168 | Score: 7.30
Size: 24KB | 4,410 words | Posted:

36 The Wanderer by Celtic Bard

A Story of the Am'mortal
Humanity has seen its end and the Gods have spoken to the last one hundred sorcerers and seers, witches and magi, healers and priests who were wise enough to see the end and flee it. But now they have been doomed to immortality by the Father of the Universe who cannot bear the idea of letting go of all Humans. The wisest of them leaves the rest to find solitude and meditate on eternity. But what will he find as he searches his soul for answers? NOTE: Sequel to "The Doom of Immortality"
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Age Rating: Older than 13 | Genre: Fantasy
Tags: Religion, Travel, Supernatural, Fantasy, Magic
Downloads: 2583 Votes: 140 | Score: 7.13
Size: 55KB | 10,717 words | Posted: Concluded:

37 German Unification Day by Wizard of Odds

A true account of my trip from the Black Forest to the Mediterranean coast of France.
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Age Rating: Older than 7 | Genre: True
Tags: Historical, True, Travel
Downloads: 634 Votes: 40 | Score: 7.02
Size: 14KB | 2,822 words | Posted:

38 Youth: a Narrative by Joseph Conrad

Short story in which Marlow tells a group of companions about his very first voyage to the East.
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Action/Adventure
Tags: Drama, Travel, Vignettes
Downloads: 98 Votes: * | Score: *
Size: 69KB | 13,408 words | Posted:

39 Weekend in Paris by Wizard of Odds

True account of a weekend in Paris.
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Age Rating: Anybody | Genre: True
Tags: True, Travel
Downloads: 542 Votes: 28 | Score: 6.95
Size: 19KB | 3,704 words | Posted:

40 And the World Went White by Andyhm

'The world went white' is flash story I wrote as an exercise earlier this year. There's no sex, just a lot of blood and guts. The aim was to write a short piece about the last two people in the world. This was my take on the subject. It is very tongue in cheek and was a piece that I had a lot of fun writing. / (Reviews)
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Age Rating: Older than 17 | Genre: Science Fiction
Tags: Humor, Horror, Travel, Science Fiction, Time Travel
Downloads: 943 Votes: 55 | Score: 6.95
Size: 5KB | 1,049 words | Posted:
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