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This audiobook includes 10 classic novels such as Armageddon 2419 A.D. by Philip Francis Nowlan (1928), In Search of the Unknown by Robert W. Chambers (1904), and The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells (1897).

Mining engineer Anthony Rogers is trapped by a mine collapse and falls into a state of suspended animation due to the presence of radioactive gases. He awakens nearly five hundred years later, to a United States that has been conquered by the Chinese. Using his 20th-century military knowledge, he helps the down-trodden Americans take back their country.

The two original Buck Rogers novellas. Buck Rogers was a huge success, spawning many imitators such as Flash Gordon. Despite being written prior to World War II, the story line accurately foreshadowed several notable advancements in technology: bazookas, consumer e-purchasing, immersive telepresence, night vision devices, optical devices for small arms such as the red-dot sight, paratroopers, remote piloted surveillance and attack drones, telecommuting, and wireless phones - including the flip phone!

"Armageddon 2419 A.D." (1928) is a science fiction novella by Philip Francis Nowlan. The main character and the narrator is Anthony Rogers, who later appears in the various comic strips, radio shows, and film serials as "Buck Rogers". Rogers recounts the events of the "Second War of Independence" that precedes the first victory of Americans over Hans (Mongolian oppressors), in which he plays an important role. Born in 1898, he was a veteran of World War I and was by 1927 working for the American Radioactive Gas Corporation.

"The Airlords of Han" (1929) is a science fiction novella by Philip Francis Nowlan. The main character and the narrator is Anthony Rogers, who later appears in the various comic strips, radio shows, and film serials as "Buck Rogers". Rogers recounts the events of the war between the American gangs and the Mongolian Hans. Excerpt from the book: "We had no more than four long-gunners to the square mile in our first line, but each of these was equal to a battery of heavy artillery such as I had known in the First World War.

Armageddon 2419 A.D. is the first appearance of the character who would become Buck Rogers. First published in the August 1928 issue of Amazing Stories, followed by a sequel in March 1929. These two novellas would spawn a comic strip that would run for more than 40 years, a radio series, a movie serial, and a bevy of imitators.

It is 2420 A.D., one year after mining engineer Anthony "Buck" Rogers awoke from nearly 500 years of suspended animation. The down-trodden Americans have their Han overlords on the run, and victory seems near. But then Rogers is captured, and the Hans try to wring out his secrets - secrets which could send the American war effort crashing to an ignominious defeat.

Nowlan’s novella tells about the United States in the 25th century, conquered by Hans in 2109 AD and only now beginning to rebel. Sometime after World War I, nearly all the European powers joined forces against the United States. Although the US won the war, both sides were devastated by the conflict. Taking advantage of the chaos that followed, the "Russian Soviets" (Soviet Union) joined forces with the "Mongolians" to take over Europe.

The Girl from Nowhere introduces us to Scott Duvenney, the city's premier criminal defense attorney—charming, cunning, and completely captivated by the enigmatic Edna Raalhof. But Edna is no ordinary woman; her mysterious origins and elusive intentions leave Scott endlessly intrigued. As he strives to win her heart, he unwittingly gets tangled in her hidden agenda. Is Edna merely an innocent bystander, or is she entangled with the enigmatic Wildcat Casey—a secret agent as confounding to law enforcement as he is to the criminal underworld?