Monsters Adventure Fiction

Visiting the train museum, Miles and Louis say at the same time, “Wouldn’t it be neat to ride on these model trains!” Suddenly, they shrink smaller and find themselves on the platform of the model train station. Around them are plastic models of people.

Charlie Ovid, despite surviving a brutal childhood in Mississippi, doesn't have a scar on him. His body heals itself, whether he wants it to or not. Marlowe, a foundling from a railway freight car, shines with a strange bluish light. He can melt or mend flesh. When Alice Quicke, a jaded detective with her own troubled past, is recruited to escort them to safety, all three begin a journey into the nature of difference and belonging, and the shadowy edges of the monstrous.

Life was less complicated when they were lost in a cursed forest... Still raw after the harrowing escape from the Warplands, Denin, Towenaar, and Else must find their place in the world. Headstrong and naive about the cosmic consequences, Denin enters Gramarye--the realm of fairies--in search of his father. Towenaar tries to assimilate to life in Simondom while he struggles against the demon haunting his blood. Else must stay on the run from deadly Walkers while she leads her family's merchant company on her own. Justus's goals to hunt Else and fight devils are frustrated by the most ...

Fresh off her victory in the Verdant Forest, the Greater Temporal Fox-turned-Dungeon Core discovers that the next stop in her journey to free her family (and save the world) is the Charwell Desert, located south of the Kingdom. This barren region is a far cry from the lush forest she had just left, as there is nothing living amongst the endless sand dunes that sweep across the landscape.

“Hollyweird” comes to Middletown! Wally’s a superstar! A movie company has chosen our hero to be eaten by their mechanical “Mutant from Mars!” It’s a close race as to which will consume Wally first - the disaster-plagued special-effects “monster” or his own out-of-control pride...until he learns the cost of true friendship and of God’s command for humility.

On Marin’s island, sunrise doesn’t come every 24 hours - it comes every 28 years. Now the Sun is just a sliver of light on the horizon. The weather is turning cold and the shadows are growing long. Because sunset triggers the tide to roll out hundreds of miles, the islanders are frantically preparing to sail south, where they will wait out the long night. Marin and her twin brother, Kana, help their anxious parents ready the house for departure. Locks must be taken off doors. Furniture must be arranged. Tables must be set. The rituals are puzzling - bizarre, even.

For twelve-year-old Nox Winters, the town of Evergreen isn’t home—it’s a tourist trap in middle-of-nowhere Maine for amateur cryptozoologists hoping to spot its infamous legend, a batlike creature known as the Evergreen Devil. But his twin brother, Noah, has been wasting away from an illness that has left medical professionals stumped, and the doctors here in Evergreen are his last hope. And Nox goes where Noah goes.

Two stories that follow the adventures of two of Sherlock Holmes's best friends. 1. Pumpkin Nightmare Harry Houdini is forced to tangle with pirates who use supernatural powers and a giant monster man named Pumpkin. 2. Ghost of a Chance Professor Challenger and a young Queen Mary of Scots go on an adventure that turns into a nightmare, when they decide to prank a Baker.

Dr. Goodwin is on a botanical expedition in the Himalayas. There he meets Dick Drake, the son of one of his old science acquaintances, and other friends. They are witnesses of a strange aurora-like effect, but seemingly a deliberate one. The group is saved from death in the mountains by a magnificent woman they get to know as Norhala. They are led to a hidden valley occupied by what they name "The Metal Monster", a strange metal city occupied by the metal animate "Things" Norhala commands.

Stephi, Kirby, Ron, Derek, and Glenn survived their first adventure into the Dark Heart Swamp and are approached to once again enter the dismal marshland. An elf maiden has been taken captive by a band of goblins, and gold is offered for her rescue. Gold is needed, not only if the party hopes to escape the game world, but to live and survive its perils. Glenn and his party take the mission, even though they weren’t the first choice. Beyond that, the foul swamp and its evil denizen may not be the greatest danger. A seer warns that their greatest threat lies in betrayal.

A mischievous goblin has been giving bullies a taste of their own medicine at Rutherford School. With the headteacher threatening to shut down all the school's clubs if the chaos continues, the race is on to catch the culprit! Join Marcus and his friends as he uncovers clues, questions suspects and cracks the case of another spooky school mystery.

Taught in the ways of a holy brotherhood, the men of the Order of the Blessed Knights pray for divine guidance, defend the weak, and challenge evil.The legend of one such knight, Tracs, is captured in this heroic tale set against the backdrop of a grand tournament and swelling demonic powers. Called upon to seek out mythical weapons to save his people, Tracs encounters unforeseen hardships, brutal villains, and a deadly challenge. From the outset, the clash of steel is in the air, painting his blade crimson while bolstering his courage.Travel along on a quest to unshackle the innocent, ...

Demons are abounding, and the fate of the world is cast into the hands of a chosen few. Knights from a holy order who are graced with skill and honor, are all that stand between a demonic horde and tyranny. Tracs is one of those gifted knights leading the charge to confront and destroy the Blood Knights; but he isn’t alone in this endeavor. By his side are Tonles the Mighty and the fearsome warrior Konafar- a man inflected with a curse called Wraith that causes him to go berserk in battle. This heroic adventure backdrops the sadistic capture of Sybil by fearsome demons and a cataclysmic ...

Meet Ash Mistry: eighth grader, pretty good video gamer, guy with a massive crush on the beautiful Gemma... Oh, and the Eternal Warrior of the death goddess Kali. Just when Ash has settled back into his everyday London life, his friend Parvati arrives with a mission: The evil Lord Alexander Savage is plotting to steal the Koh-I-Noor diamond from England's crown jewels. Ash and Parvati manage to intercept it, but at a terrible price - Gemma's death.

Griffin Ranger: The Monster Lands concludes the story begun in Griffin Ranger: Crossline Plains, as Ranger Harrell seeks to discover the fate of his missing daughter and the other creatures taken by the greenies.

In the race to create the Undefeatable Minion, Dr. Critchlore’s longtime rival, Dr. Pravus, is winning. As Dr. Critchlore rallies his troops, Runt is kidnapped. As the last prince of Andirat, he must lead the rebellion in his home country. Isolated from his minion friends, Runt grows suspicious of the rebels, who seem to be working with Dr. Pravus. Runt knows he must escape and tell Dr. Critchlore, but reaching him activates Runt’s curse, giving him just days to live! His only chance for survival: Stop Dr. Pravus and win the allegiance of the witch who cursed him.

What’s not to love when a quartet of cousins visit their wacky uncle’s private island, complete with a horror-themed amusement park, on Halloween? The attraction is closed to the public for the night, too, so they have it all to themselves! No crowds! No lines! No waiting! A personal tour guide to take them around from attraction to attraction!

Ray Bradbury's The Monster Maker unravels a chilling narrative that delves into the darker realms of human ambition and the consequences of playing god. Set in a world where science blurs the line between creation and destruction, the story follows the protagonist as they grapple with the moral implications of their scientific pursuits. Bradbury weaves a tale that explores the fragile balance between innovation and hubris, raising poignant questions about the nature of humanity and the responsibilities that come with wielding knowledge.

For generations Finn's family has protected Darkmouth from the fierce magical creatures known as Legends. Now the Legends are plotting a major attack, and it's Finn's turn to defend his hometown. So it's too bad he's the worst Legend Hunter in history.

The year is 1520. Jonah Munday and his crew of adventurers set sail for the New World on a quest to find a mysterious island and a lost city of gold. Unbeknownst to them, government scientists in the year 1985 are about to conduct an outlandish experiment which will tear the fabric of space-time and unleash unspeakable terrors upon Jonah and his crew. In the ensuing fallout, survivors, both past and future, must face the monsters of their own making in a battle to undo the damage of the experiment and set right what once went wrong.